ENERGY TECH - NANO DAILY

Philippines plane sights stranded Chinese ship

Jul 14, 2012 (AFP)

A Philippine military aircraft confirmed Saturday that a Chinese naval frigate remains stranded in disputed waters of the South China Sea, a military spokesman ...

Oil prices rise on hopes for new China stimulus

Jul 13, 2012 (AFP)

World oil prices climbed Friday as traders speculated that the Chinese government could implement more stimulus measures to combat weaker economic growth. New Y...

Greenpeace activists detained after Shell protest

Jul 13, 2012 (AFP)

Over a dozen people were detained after Greenpeace activists blocked access to Shell headquarters Friday to protest against the oil giant's plans to drill in th...

Japan protests over more China ships near islands

Jul 12, 2012 (AFP)

Japan lodged its second complaint this week with Beijing on Thursday after a Chinese patrol ship neared disputed islands in East China Sea, a day after three ot...

Marcellus brine migration likely natural, not man-made

Jul 12, 2012 (SPX)

A Duke University study of well water in northeastern Pennsylvania suggests that naturally occurring pathways could have allowed salts and gases from the Marcel...

Natural Power establishes Wave and Tidal office in Orkney

Jul 12, 2012 (SPX)

International renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has established a local presence in Orkney to support clients in the development of wave and tidal ener...

Iraq Kurds defy Baghdad over oil to Turkey

Jul 12, 2012 (UPI)

Iraq's independence-minded Kurds have reportedly escalated their feud with Baghdad by shipping oil to neighboring Turkey, defying the central government, which ...

Philippines slams Chinese 'duplicity, intimidation'

Jul 12, 2012 (AFP)

The Philippines' foreign minister on Thursday denounced Chinese "duplicity" and "intimidation" in the South China Sea, souring the mood at a regional gathering ...

Study finds winds played important role in keeping oil away from S. Fla.

Jul 12, 2012 (SPX)

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in spring 2010 is the largest oil spill in the history of the United States, with more than 200 million gallons of crude oil rel...

Natural gas is a much needed tool to battle global warming

Jul 12, 2012 (SPX)

No matter how you drill it, using natural gas as an energy source is a smart move in the battle against global climate change and a good transition step on the ...

Chile to go ahead with Magallanes oil plan

Jul 12, 2012 (UPI)

Chile is going ahead with an extensive oil and gas exploration program in its scenic Magallanes region despite environmentalists' protests about risks to the ar...

US sends sub drones over fears of Hormuz closure

Jul 12, 2012 (AFP)

The United States has deployed a fleet of robot subs in the Gulf to prevent Iran from blocking the strategic Strait of Hormuz with mines in the event of a crisi...

ASEAN sharply split on South China Sea row

Jul 11, 2012 (AFP)

Southeast Asian states were sharply divided Wednesday over how to deal with recent disputes with Beijing as they attempted to agree a draft code of conduct for ...

Israel drills for oil near West Bank

Jul 11, 2012 (UPI)

Israel is reported to be drilling for oil close to the occupied West Bank after a government-commissioned report recommended legalizing Jewish settlements in th...

Waste to Watts: Improving Microbial Fuel Cells

Jul 11, 2012 (SPX)

Some of the planet's tiniest inhabitants may help address two of society's biggest environmental challenges: how to deal with the vast quantities of organic was...

Japan, China in fresh territorial row

Jul 11, 2012 (AFP)

Japan protested to China on Wednesday as a new diplomatic row flared over a remote chain of islands, with Beijing asserting its "indisputable sovereignty" over ...

World oil prices slide as Norway strike ends

Jul 10, 2012 (AFP)

World oil prices sank on Tuesday, with Brent sliding back under the $100 level after the Norwegian government acted to end an oil workers' strike, while sentime...

Enbridge Fined Over Kalamazoo River Tar Sands Pipeline Spil

Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)

Federal pipeline safety regulators have announced that Enbridge, the Canadian pipeline company responsible for spilling over a million gallons of tar sands into...

ASEAN wants UN law to settle South China Sea row

Jul 10, 2012 (AFP)

Southeast Asian states want a UN maritime convention to be the basis for settling competing claims in the South China Sea, a draft document showed Tuesday. Sout...

New method knocks out stubborn electron problem

Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)

A newly published article in Physical Review Letters eliminates one of the top unsolved theoretical problems in chemical physics as ranked by the National Resea...