ENERGY TECH - NANO DAILY

Thousands of Bombs Dumped in Gulf of Mexico Pose Huge Threat to Oil Rigs

Oct 04, 2012 (SPX)

After World War II the US government dumped millions of kilograms of unexploded bombs into the Gulf of Mexico. This is no secret; many governments dumped their ...

Individual protein complex generates electric current

Oct 04, 2012 (SPX)

An team of scientists, led by Joachim Reichert, Johannes Barth, and Alexander Holleitner (Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Clusters of Excellence MAP and NIM),...

Western Riverside County's HERO Financing for Energy Efficiency Improvements

Oct 04, 2012 (SPX)

Momentum continues to grow for the HERO Financing Program, which allows homeowners in Western Riverside County to finance home energy and water efficiency impro...

Big Oil Funding US Politics

Oct 04, 2012 (SPX)

U.S. Rep. John Boehner, speaker of the House of Representatives, received nearly twice as much financial support from donors tied to the energy sector than did ...

Chinese ships enter disputed waters: Japan

Oct 03, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese government ships entered territorial waters off disputed Tokyo-controlled islands for the second straight day Wednesday, Japanese coastguards said. Thre...

Glum Chinese data sinks oil prices

Oct 03, 2012 (AFP)

US oil prices dropped more than four percent Wednesday, hit by glum data on China's services sector and lowered forecasts for Asian growth. Despite a fall in US...

Volcano power plan gets U.S. go-ahead

Oct 03, 2012 (UPI)

A Seattle company says it plans to begin a project intended to exploit an untapped source of clean geothermal energy -- a dormant Oregon volcano. AltaRock Energ...

Time bomb: Military ordnance in Gulf poses threat to shipping

Oct 02, 2012 (SPX)

Millions of pounds of unexploded bombs and other military ordnance that were dumped decades ago in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as off the coasts of both the Atl...

The Japanese insist on gas pipeline construction from Sakhalin to Hokkaido

Oct 02, 2012 (Voice of Russia)

The Japanese have once again urged Russia to start the construction of a gas pipeline between the two states. Japan's JPDO Corporation, one of Gazprom's partner...

Nickelblock: An element's love-hate relationship with battery electrodes

Oct 02, 2012 (SPX)

Anyone who owns an electronic device knows that lithium ion batteries could work better and last longer. Now, scientists examining battery materials on the nano...

Oil prices drop as Chinese manufacturing shrinks

Oct 01, 2012 (AFP)

World oil prices fell on Monday as figures showing that China's manufacturing activity contracting for the second month running in September added to concerns a...

Iraq September oil exports slightly higher

Oct 01, 2012 (AFP)

Iraq's oil exports were slightly higher in September compared to the previous month of August, oil ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said on Monday. Iraq exported ...

Thousands protest against Malaysia petroleum hub

Sep 30, 2012 (AFP)

Thousands rallied in southern Malaysia on Sunday against a government-backed $56-billion petroleum hub they say will force thousands out of their homes and dama...

India pursuing Canadian oil sands

Sep 28, 2012 (UPI)

India is becoming more interested in Canadian energy assets, a government official says. "Discussions have been initiated," said Indian Consul General Preeti Sa...

Less chemicals found in Wyo. fracking zone

Sep 28, 2012 (UPI)

The U.S. government has released results of groundwater testing in Wyoming where residents allege "fracking" has contaminated their drinking water. The testing ...

Lebanon faces problems over hunt for gas

Sep 27, 2012 (UPI)

Lebanese Energy Minister Gebran Bassil says economically battered Lebanon is "technically ready" to start drilling for natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean,...

Russia expanding gas exports eastwards

Sep 27, 2012 (Voice of Russia)

Russia is expanding gas exports to the Asian Pacific region. This year it is to supply 16 extra batches of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan as part of the S...

Oil rebound on China stimulus hopes

Sep 27, 2012 (AFP)

Oil prices recovered on Thursday on talk of fresh Chinese stimulus moves and one day after New York crude had plunged close to a two-month low point on eurozone...

Cambodia gears for offshore drilling

Sep 27, 2012 (UPI)

Cambodia aims to begin its first offshore oil production next year, a government official said. "We would like to proceed quickly, on a fast-track basis," Sok K...

Total head against environment risk of Arctic oil: FT report

Sep 26, 2012 (AFP)

Oil companies should not drill for oil in Arctic waters, the head of French oil group Total, Christophe de Margerie, told the Financial Times in an interview pu...