ENERGY TECH - NANO DAILY

Feb 27, 2013 (UPI)

France moved this week to accelerate the development of its marine renewable energy sector, hoping to tap the promising potential of its tidal basins. Minister ...

Shell freezes Alaska drilling until 2014

Feb 27, 2013 (AFP)

Oil giant Shell put its controversial oil drilling plans for the Alaskan Arctic on hold through 2013, following multiple embarrassing problems with its two dril...

A new look at high-temperature superconductors

Feb 26, 2013 (SPX)

While the phenomenon of superconductivity - in which some materials lose all resistance to electric currents at extremely low temperatures - has been known for ...

Choosing the Right Oil Company to Own in 2013

Feb 26, 2013 (SPX)

I have been making the point about crude oil production and capex absolutely CONTROLLING the energy space right now and through 2013 and this week's entry is pe...

Germany lays down rules for 'fracking'

Feb 26, 2013 (AFP)

The German government drew up Tuesday rules for the oil and gas technique of "fracking" to be carried out in Germany in a move slammed by opposition parties as ...

IEA: Gas trading hubs needed for Asia

Feb 26, 2013 (UPI)

Asia is on course to become the world's second largest gas market, after North America, by 2015, a new report from the International Energy Agency says. Yet the...

Stretchable battery for flexible circuits

Feb 26, 2013 (UPI)

U.S. researchers say they've developed stretchable batteries that can be used to power a new generation of flexible electronics. Scientists at Northwestern Univ...

Potential benefits of inertial fusion energy justify continued R and D

Feb 25, 2013 (SPX)

The potential benefits of successful development of an inertial confinement fusion-based energy technology justify investment in fusion energy research and deve...

The End of the Shale Era: Big Shift in Junior Oil Exploration

Feb 25, 2013 (SPX)

The oil and gas game can be a tricky one for junior companies, but if played right the pay-off can be massive. At a time when juniors are risking a lot in volat...

Turning carbon dioxide to fuel

Feb 25, 2013 (SPX)

Researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington are pioneering a new method for using carbon dioxide, or CO2, to make liquid methanol fuel by using copper...

Vortex pinning could lead to superconducting breakthroughs

Feb 25, 2013 (SPX)

A team of researchers from Russia, Spain, Belgium, the U.K. and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory announced findings last week t...

Scaling up production of graphene micro-supercapacitors

Feb 25, 2013 (SPX)

While the demand for ever-smaller electronic devices has spurred the miniaturization of a variety of technologies, one area has lagged behind in this downsizing...

Sinopec buys $1bn US shale stake from Chesapeake

Feb 25, 2013 (AFP)

Chinese oil giant Sinopec is investing $1.02 billion in a US shale field as it teams up with Chesapeake Energy Corp. in a 50-50 joint venture, the companies sai...

BP accused of greed, lax safety at US oil spill trial

Feb 25, 2013 (AFP)

The US government accused BP of letting greed triumph over safety Monday in the opening arguments of a multi-billion dollar trial over the devastating 2010 Gulf...

Wireless power transfer technology for high capacity transit

Feb 25, 2013 (SPX)

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) have developed a wireless power transfer technol...

Chinese oil giant CNOOC buys Canada's Nexen

Feb 25, 2013 (AFP)

The Chinese oil giant CNOOC completed its $15.1 billion purchase of Canada's Nexen energy group on Monday, in what analysts have said is China's largest foreign...

Chevron pursues Australian shale

Feb 25, 2013 (UPI)

Energy giant Chevron is entering Australia's shale natural gas sector. Under a deal announced Monday, Chevron will pay up to $349 million to farm into two shale...

Shell sells Aussie refinery, gas stations

Feb 24, 2013 (UPI)

Shell has agreed to sell its downstream business in Australia -- including the Geelong refinery and its 870 gas stations -- to Vitol, the world's largest indepe...

BP heads to court in 2010 oil spill

Feb 23, 2013 (UPI)

The case against BP in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is set to go to trial but the New York Times said Saturday government lawyers want to settle out of court. L...

US plans $16 billion Gulf spill settlement with BP: report

Feb 23, 2013 (AFP)

US authorities plan to propose a $16 billion settlement to British energy giant BP for civil claims related to the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexi...