ENERGY TECH - NANO DAILY

Nov 15, 2013 (SPX)

Although oxygen is required to sustain life, oxygen sucks the life out of fusion by radiating away too much power from the high-temperature plasma. Accordingly,...

Lifting fusion power onto an (optimized) pedestal

Nov 15, 2013 (SPX)

In a collaborative effort, researchers in the United States and the United Kingdom have developed a new technique that will help them optimize the transport bar...

New antenna spreads good vibrations in fusion plasma

Nov 15, 2013 (SPX)

If you want to catch a firefly, any old glass jar will do. But when you're trying to bottle a star-the goal of fusion energy research-the bottle needs to be ver...

Turkey proposes to mediate Iraq energy dispute

Nov 15, 2013 (AFP)

Turkey said Friday it has proposed to mediate a long-running dispute between Baghdad and its autonomous Kurdistan region over dividing oil revenue. "The system ...

Turkey rejects further reduction of Iran oil imports

Nov 15, 2013 (AFP)

Turkey rejects making further reductions in its oil imports from neighbouring Iran, which is under US sanctions over its nuclear programme, the energy ministry ...

Bring a 50,000-degree plasma into your living room

Nov 15, 2013 (SPX)

With the rise of online open course platforms such as Khan Academy, MIT OpenCourseWare and iTunes U, it has never been easier to teach yourself everything from ...

Hot lithium vapors shield fusion facility walls

Nov 15, 2013 (SPX)

Recent experiments provide the first assessment of the toughness of a novel lithium coating in the face of intense bombardment by very hot plasma in the diverto...

Better batteries through biology?

Nov 15, 2013 (SPX)

Lithium-air batteries have become a hot research area in recent years: They hold the promise of drastically increasing power per battery weight, which could lea...

Plasma experiment demonstrates admirable self-control

Nov 15, 2013 (SPX)

A team of Chinese and American scientists has learned how to maintain high fusion performance under steady conditions by exploiting a characteristic of the plas...

New Approach Advances Wireless Power Transfer for Vehicles

Nov 15, 2013 (SPX)

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed new technology and techniques for transmitting power wirelessly from a stationary source to a mo...

Sensor Suitcase Brings Energy Efficiency to Small Commercial Buildings

Nov 14, 2013 (SPX)

Most buildings in the U.S. don't perform as energy-efficiently as they could simply because energy-using equipment in the building have never been set up to max...

Boeing and RER Hydro to Provide Quebec with Clean Hydrokinetic Power

Nov 14, 2013 (SPX)

Boeing and its partner RER Hydro of Montreal have entered into a multiyear agreement with the government of Quebec to provide 40 hydrokinetic turbines that will...

Lure of Israel's gas may dampen Turkish ire

Nov 14, 2013 (UPI)

Israel is on the cusp of becoming a natural gas exporter and key energy power in the Middle East, a move that could produce significant geopolitical changes in ...

Wireless device converts 'lost' energy into electric power

Nov 14, 2013 (SPX)

Using inexpensive materials configured and tuned to capture microwave signals, researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering have designed a powe...

East Libya breakaway blocks bid to reopen oil ports

Nov 13, 2013 (UPI)

Efforts to revive Libya's oil industry, crippled by militia fighting and post-revolution chaos, have suffered a major setback with a unilateral declaration of a...

PetroChina to pay $2.6 bn for Peru oil and gas assets

Nov 13, 2013 (AFP)

PetroChina will pay $2.6 billion to acquire oil and gas interests in Peru, the company said Wednesday, in China's latest move to secure crucial energy supplies....

Briton hurt in Iraq oilfield row over 'Shiite insult'

Nov 12, 2013 (AFP)

Residents angry over alleged religious insults beat up a Briton working at an energy company camp in southern Iraq, days after another firm suspended operations...

Drilling for hydrocarbons can impact aquatic life

Nov 11, 2013 (SPX)

The degradation of drilling sumps associated with hydrocarbon extraction can negatively affect aquatic ecosystems, according to new research published November ...

Expanded Energy Savings Chilling Out at DoubleTree by Hilton

Nov 11, 2013 (SPX)

American DG Energy is now operating a chiller to provide chilled water to DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Tarrytown, New York. The highly efficient chiller will p...

GE Aims To Accelerate Environmental Performance Of Alberta Oil Sands

Nov 11, 2013 (SPX)

GE Canada announced a second phase of investment to develop technology that addresses environmental performance in the Alberta oil sands. GE will partner with C...