ENERGY TECH - NANO DAILY

Mar 06, 2014 (SPX)

Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Tubingen describe a process that suppresses the formation of methane in soils that are rich in humic substance...

Iceland environmentalists protest as China joins Arctic oil race

Mar 05, 2014 (AFP)

An Icelandic environmental group poured cold water over the Arctic nation's dreams of becoming an oil-producer Wednesday, following the approval of a Chinese-le...

'Tribo-electric,' the buzzword of the future?

Mar 04, 2014 (AFP)

Out at sea, gentle waves provide power for thousands of homes. In cities, dancefloor moves generate electricity for nightclubs. In the countryside, hikers use l...

Chevron wins US case against $9.5 bn Ecuador fine

Mar 04, 2014 (AFP)

A US judge Tuesday upheld Chevron's allegations that an Ecuadoran court decision ordering it to pay $9.5 billion for oil pollution in the Amazon jungle was frau...

How Junior Companies Survive in the Exploration Wild

Mar 04, 2014 (SPX)

by James Stafford of Oilprice.com Only the fittest can survive in today's market for junior oil and gas companies, which must demonstrate a great deal of ingenu...

Big Step for Next-Gen Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers

Mar 04, 2014 (SPX)

A big step in the development of next-generation fuel cells and water-alkali electrolyzers has been achieved with the discovery of a new class of bimetallic nan...

Nanotracer tester tells about wells

Mar 04, 2014 (SPX)

A tabletop device invented at Rice University can tell how efficiently a nanoparticle would travel through a well and may provide a wealth of information for oi...

Saft to supply lithium-ion batteries to power US military satellite

Mar 03, 2014 (SPX)

Saft has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from Lockheed Martin to provide Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for Advanced Extremely High Frequency commu...

Iraq oil exports hit 25-year high in February: minister

Mar 01, 2014 (AFP)

Iraq exported 2.8 million barrels of oil per day in February, a top minister said Saturday, a sharp month-on-month gain and the highest such figure in at least ...

Boundless Natural Gas, Boundless Opportunities

Feb 28, 2014 (SPX)

The Energy Information Agency (EIA) has predicted that natural gas production in the US will continue to grow at an impressive pace. Right now output is close t...

Swelling oil fund makes every Norwegian a millionaire

Feb 28, 2014 (AFP)

A bumper 2013 for Norway's sovereign wealth fund, which invests surplus oil revenue, has made every Norwegian a virtual millionaire in kroner. After posting its...

'Greener' aerogel technology holds potential for oil and chemical clean-up

Feb 28, 2014 (SPX)

Cleaning up oil spills and metal contaminates in a low-impact, sustainable and inexpensive manner remains a challenge for companies and governments globally. Bu...

ExxonMobil chief, neighbors sue over fracking concerns

Feb 27, 2014 (AFP)

ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson has been a zealous advocate of the US shale boom and the controversial use of "fracking," but not when it hits too clos...

Kerry stays mum on Keystone pipeline deliberations

Feb 27, 2014 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry Wednesday refused to give away any hint on whether he will approve a controversial Canada to US oil pipeline, saying he was int...

Nanoscale pillars could radically improve conversion of heat to electricity

Feb 26, 2014 (SPX)

University of Colorado Boulder scientists have found a creative way to radically improve thermoelectric materials, a finding that could one day lead to the deve...

Smart glass

Feb 26, 2014 (SPX)

Porous films, which use similar properties to those seen in moth eyes in combination with nanoparticles, are being developed into robust, self-cleaning antirefl...

New, inexpensive production materials boost promise of hydrogen fuel

Feb 24, 2014 (SPX)

Generating electricity is not the only way to turn sunlight into energy we can use on demand. The sun can also drive reactions to create chemical fuels, such as...

A battery small enough to be injected, energetic enough to track salmon

Feb 23, 2014 (SPX)

Scientists have created a microbattery that packs twice the energy compared to current microbatteries used to monitor the movements of salmon through rivers in ...

ORNL microscopy system delivers real-time view of battery electrochemistry

Feb 23, 2014 (SPX)

Using a new microscopy method, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory can image and measure electrochemical processes in batter...

Kinetic battery chargers get a boost

Feb 23, 2014 (SPX)

New technology to capture the kinetic energy of our everyday movements, such as walking, and to convert it into electrical energy has come a step closer thanks ...