ENERGY TECH - NANO DAILY

No more leakage of explosive electrolyte in battery

Jul 02, 2013 (SPX)

A research team at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), S. Korea, found a new physical organogel electrolyte with two unique characterist...

China to reconsider shale target?

Jul 01, 2013 (UPI)

China is likely to reconsider its target for shale gas development, says a Chinese energy sector expert. China's 12th five-year plan calls for natural gas to pr...

Iraq's Maliki discusses oil project in Russia

Jul 01, 2013 (AFP)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held talks in Moscow on Monday with the Russian oil company Lukoil about enacting an existing energy contract and possible p...

21 percent of homes account for 50 percent of greenhouse gas emissions

Jul 01, 2013 (SPX)

Energy conservation in a small number of households could go a long way to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, scientists are reporting. Their study, which measu...

Transporting Diluted Bitumen Through Pipelines Does Not Increase Likelihood of Release

Jul 01, 2013 (SPX)

Diluted bitumen has no greater likelihood of accidental pipeline release than other crude oils, says a new report from the National Research Council. The commit...

Philippines vents anger at China over naval buildup

Jun 30, 2013 (AFP)

The Philippines accused China on Sunday of a "massive" military buildup in the disputed South China Sea, warning at a regional security forum that the Asian gia...

Iraq mulls $620B energy strategy

Jun 28, 2013 (UPI)

The Iraqi Oil Ministry is expected to decide within months what its energy strategy will be for the next 17 years, while building up the infrastructure it will ...

Violence against Brazil natives up sharply: report

Jun 27, 2013 (AFP)

Violence against indigenous Brazilians more than tripled between 2011 and 2012, often due to land feuds, a new report said Thursday. A total of 1,276 natives we...

Jordan seeks energy security with shale oil plant

Jun 27, 2013 (UPI)

Jordan is pushing ahead with plans to build the Middle East's first shale oil-fired power plant, a major step toward achieving energy security by the resource-p...

Israeli companies order Aura's power generation system

Jun 27, 2013 (UPI)

Aura Systems Inc. has announced new contracts for its mobile Viper power systems from Israeli military use and a U.S. Coast Guard support contract renewal. Aura...

Getting the carbon out of emissions

Jun 27, 2013 (SPX)

Many researchers around the world are seeking ways to "scrub" carbon dioxide (CO2) from the emissions of fossil-fuel power plants as a way of curbing the gas th...

Japan vows to help Philippines amid China sea row

Jun 27, 2013 (AFP)

Japan pledged Thursday to help the Philippines defend its "remote islands", as both governments expressed concern over China's robust moves to stake its claims ...

Outside View: Azerbaijan decides Europe's energy security

Jun 27, 2013 (UPI)

Azerbaijan on Wednesday decide the fate of energy security in Central and Southern Europe. After more than a decade of diplomatic and commercial wrangling, the ...

Qatar succession and the gulf's aging monarchies

Jun 26, 2013 (UPI)

The handover of power by the emir of Qatar to his 33-year-old son is a rare occurrence among the Persian Gulf's aging ruler-for-life monarchs, but it could show...

Chinese secure foreign oil in $100B buying spree

Jun 26, 2013 (UPI)

State-owned Chinese oil companies have paid $1.5 billion for a stake in an Angolan oil field and bought a $4.2 billion share in an offshore Mozambique gas field...

Obama: Keystone pipeline must not add to global warming

Jun 25, 2013 (AFP)

President Barack Obama signaled Tuesday that the Canada-US Keystone XL oil pipeline will be approved only if it does not increase emissions of the greenhouse ga...

Stray gases found in water wells near shale gas sites

Jun 25, 2013 (SPX)

Homeowners living within one kilometer of shale gas wells appear to be at higher risk of having their drinking water contaminated by stray gases, according to a...

Argentina struggles to raise cash for shale develoment

Jun 25, 2013 (UPI)

Argentina is struggling to raise cash to develop its lucrative shale oil and gas resources. The problem, industry analysts say, is not that the shale deposits a...

Bangladesh to exhaust gas reserves?

Jun 25, 2013 (UPI)

Bangladesh risks running out of existing recoverable gas reserves within the next decade if no new gas fields are discovered, experts warn. "Bangladesh urgently...

Oil prices ease on US, China concerns

Jun 24, 2013 (AFP)

Oil prices dropped on Monday as traders focused on economic stimulus concerns surrounding the United States and China, the world's two biggest consumers of crud...