ENERGY TECH - NANO DAILY

Ukraine eyeing Chinese gasification tech

Aug 10, 2012 (UPI)

Ukraine indicated this week it will seek access to Chinese coal gasification technologies as a way to wean its power plants from Russian natural gas. Ukrainian ...

A KAIST research team has developed a high performance flexible solid state battery

Aug 08, 2012 (SPX)

The team of Professor Keon Jae Lee from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST has developed a high performance flexible all-solid-state bat...

AREVA and AEG Power Solutions present a new software-free battery-charging rectifier

Aug 08, 2012 (SPX)

AREVA and AEG Power Solutions have jointly developed and qualified Profitec SN1, a new battery-charging rectifier which ensures the continuous availability of t...

Oil flow from Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline to resume: minister

Aug 08, 2012 (AFP)

The oil flow from the Turkish-Iraqi pipeline will resume Wednesday following a blast that damaged the pipeline, Turkey's energy minister said. "In addition to s...

Indonesia warns of further South China Sea tension

Aug 08, 2012 (AFP)

Indonesia warned Wednesday of a "risk of further tensions" between nations with overlapping claims to swathes of the South China Sea if a "collective and common...

Correlation between injection wells and small earthquakes

Aug 08, 2012 (SPX)

Most earthquakes in the Barnett Shale region of north Texas occur within a few miles of one or more injection wells used to dispose of wastes associated with pe...

Taiwan probes punishment over navy drill near Japan

Aug 08, 2012 (AFP)

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou Wednesday ordered an investigation into the navy's decision to punish a senior officer for sailing too close to a Japanese-held is...

Venezuela to aid Argentina drill for oil

Aug 07, 2012 (UPI)

Venezuela is helping Argentina drill in the South Atlantic waters close to the British-ruled Falkland Islands as Buenos Aires drums up Latin American support fo...

Green Metal is an Essential Element for Renewable Energy

Aug 07, 2012 (SPX)

The generation of electricity from renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and geothermal has a copper usage intensity that is typically four to six times ...

Research could lead to improved oil recovery, better environmental cleanup

Aug 06, 2012 (SPX)

Researchers have taken a new look at an old, but seldom-used technique developed by the petroleum industry to recover oil, and learned more about why it works, ...

Oil down in Asia ahead of China trade data

Aug 06, 2012 (AFP)

Oil prices were down in Asia Monday with traders taking profits from a rally last week as they awaited the release of Chinese trade data later in the week, anal...

Chinese state media blast US over sea criticism

Aug 06, 2012 (AFP)

China's state-controlled media lashed out at the United States on Monday, accusing Washington of "trouble-making" over criticism of Beijing's claims to a wide s...

China welcomes Sudan, South Sudan oil deal

Aug 06, 2012 (AFP)

China on Monday welcomed an oil deal between Sudan and South Sudan and urged both nations to find the "political courage" to overcome the remaining issues that ...

Turkish gas firms eyeing Bulgarian market

Aug 06, 2012 (UPI)

Private Turkish natural gas suppliers are seeking opportunities to make inroads into the Bulgarian market, Energy and Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev says. Speak...

Blast interrupts Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline

Aug 06, 2012 (AFP)

An overnight blast in southeastern Turkey interrupted oil flow from Iraq, with Kurdish rebels suspected to be behind the explosions, Turkish and Iraqi authoriti...

Detentions as Vietnam breaks up anti-China protest

Aug 05, 2012 (AFP)

Vietnamese police detained at least 20 people on Sunday as they broke up a protest in Hanoi against Beijing's territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea...

Sleepy tropical island belies bold China sea claims

Aug 05, 2012 (AFP)

China's newest city might appear to be a tranquil outpost in the South China Sea, but the beaches and palm trees of Sansha are at the heart of a growing territo...

Somali war linked to brewing oil dispute

Aug 05, 2012 (UPI)

The military offensive by Kenyan and Ethiopian forces against Islamic al-Shabaab fighters is gearing up for an assault on the Indian Ocean port of Kismayo that'...

China hits back at US over South China Sea

Aug 04, 2012 (AFP)

China on Saturday attacked US criticism of its decision to set up a new military garrison in the South China Sea, saying it sent the "wrong signal" and threaten...

Breaking the barriers for low-cost energy storage

Aug 03, 2012 (SPX)

A team of researchers has developed a cheap, rechargeable and eco-friendly battery that could be used to store energy at solar power plants for a rainy day. Led...