ENERGY TECH - NANO DAILY

Apr 22, 2012 (UPI)

The European Union has delayed a decision on whether to classify oil sands as a "dirty" form of crude oil, bringing praise from Canadian officials. Canada has l...

In rural US, gas fracking sparks scare

Apr 22, 2012 (AFP)

After the drilling began on Terry Greenwood's farm, he says, "the water went bad -- it looked like iced tea." In 2008, he recounted, "10 of my cows died. I don'...

Light bulb with 20-year life unveiled in US on Earth Day

Apr 22, 2012 (AFP)

A prize-winning, super-energy-saving LED bulb from Dutch electronics giant Philips said to last over 20 years went on sale Sunday to coincide with Earth Day. Th...

Nature's billion-year-old battery key to storing energy

Apr 20, 2012 (SPX)

New research at Concordia University is bringing us one step closer to clean energy. It is possible to extend the length of time a battery-like enzyme can store...

Qatar eyeing big Malta energy investment

Apr 20, 2012 (UPI)

Qatar is eyeing $1.3 billion in investments in Malta's Enemalta Corp. energy company and a natural gas distribution hub on the island, a local report indicated ...

China, Iceland announce deal on oil-rich Arctic

Apr 20, 2012 (AFP)

China and Iceland announced a deal on the oil-rich Arctic region Friday after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao flew in to Reykjavik on the first stage of a four-natio...

Russians move into East Med gas fracas

Apr 20, 2012 (UPI)

The Russians appear to be making a determined bid to secure a stake in the energy boom in the eastern Mediterranean despite the danger of conflict. Israel, Leba...

McCormick Achieves Net-Zero Energy Use with Constellation Energy

Apr 20, 2012 (SPX)

McCormick and Company and Constellation Energy have announced that McCormick's 363,000-square-foot distribution center in Belcamp, Md., now generates more elect...

Sensus FlexNet Manages Chattanooga's New Smart Municipal Lighting

Apr 20, 2012 (SPX)

The city council of Chattanooga, Tenn., has approved a contract proposal to replace existing municipal lights with high efficiency lighting fixtures that incorp...

Pacific Northwest to ship coal to Asia?

Apr 20, 2012 (UPI)

Proposed West Coast coal export terminals for shipping coal mined in Wyoming and Montana to Asia are facing increasing scrutiny. If all the Pacific Northwest pr...

Two years after BP oil spill, disaster not over

Apr 19, 2012 (AFP)

Two years after the worst maritime oil spill in history, fishermen, scientists, and environmentalists up and down the US Gulf Coast warn that the disaster may b...

Argentina faces isolation over YPF seizure

Apr 19, 2012 (UPI)

Argentina faces international isolation over its seizure of Spanish-controlled national energy company YPF, a decision critics say the government will regret an...

Sudan's Bashir vows to punish South

Apr 19, 2012 (AFP)

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday vowed to teach "a lesson by force" to the South Sudanese government over its seizure of the north's main Heglig oi...

Russia blames TNK-BP for massive oil leaks

Apr 19, 2012 (AFP)

Russia's environment minister on Thursday blamed Russian-British oil company TNK-BP for causing massive oil pollution in a resource-rich Siberian region and fai...

High oil prices help Iran fight sanctions

Apr 19, 2012 (UPI)

High oil prices are shielding Iran from the full weight of U.S. and EU economic sanctions aimed at choking Tehran's oil exports and forcing it to abandon its nu...

Sudan war mirrors region's oil conflicts

Apr 18, 2012 (UPI)

The brewing war between Sudan and the fledgling state of South Sudan is a battle for oil and there are other potential conflicts in the Middle East and Africa t...

Japan's Mitsubishi, Mitsui ink US gas deal

Apr 18, 2012 (AFP)

Japan's Mitsubishi and Mitsui said Wednesday they will import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States, amid a push to boost energy sources after last...

BP seals $7.8 bn settlement in US oil spill

Apr 18, 2012 (AFP)

Oil giant BP said Wednesday it has finalized a $7.8 billion deal to settle thousands of claims from fishermen and others affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil...

Repsol tried to sell YPF stake to Sinopec: FT

Apr 18, 2012 (AFP)

Spanish oil group Repsol tried to sell its 57.4-percent stake in Argentine subsidiary YPF to a Chinese firm shortly before YPF was expropriated, the Financial T...

House defies Obama over Keystone oil pipeline

Apr 18, 2012 (AFP)

House Republicans kept a key plank of their energy policy alive Wednesday, defying a White House veto threat and passing legislation mandating the building of a...