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Layered Graphene Could Store Hydrogen Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2010 
Graphene-carbon formed into sheets a single atom thick-now appears to be a promising base material for capturing hydrogen, according to recent research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Pennsylvania. The findings suggest stacks of graphene layers could potentially store hydrogen safely for use in fuel cells and other applications.
Graphene h ... read moreIs al-Qaida planning energy war? 
Sanaa, Yemen (UPI) Mar 18, 2009 Yemen's Interior Ministry says it has strengthened security at the country's main oil installations and tanker terminals amid warnings of al-Qaida attacks against energy industry targets. The announcement Wednesday was the latest in a series of alerts about terrorist threats against the global energy industry in the Middle East and Far East over the last few weeks. It is not clear wheth ... more
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Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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U.S.-Indonesia energy trade deals?
Jakarta (UPI) Mar 18, 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to Indonesia could be a boost for energy trade. Analysts predict that U.S. energy interests would take priority over sensitive issues when the president visits his childhood homeland as part of a scheduled tour Tuesday-Thursday, which is to include stops in Guam and Australia. Noting that the United States has a "comparative advantage" ... more NEMA Criticizes DOT Over Lithium Battery Transport 
Rosslyn VA (SPX) Mar 19, 2010Regulatory proposals put forward by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to restrict transportation of lithium batteries and products that contain them are unnecessary, misdirected, and would not achieve the safety goals stated by the agency, according to the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) in comments it has submitted to DOT. Instead of creating new rules that ... more Africa should harness Chinese oil-interest: analyst 
Cape Town (AFP) March 16, 2010African states should harness Chinese interest as Beijing's demand for commodities drives growth on the continent and fuels capital investments, an energy conference heard on Tuesday. China's investment model in Africa, characterised by long-term capital concessional financing, was a developmental "no-brainer," Martyn Davies, head of the Frontier Advisory firm, told the Oil and Gas Africa ex ... more Marine energy takes off in the U.K. 
Edinburgh, Scotland (UPI) Mar 17, 2009 Marine energy projects have been jump-started in Scotland and Northern Ireland in a bid to power the United Kingdom's homes with energy from the sea. The Crown Estate this week granted 10 project licenses to companies committed to build wave and tidal power plants generating up to 1.2 gigawatts of electricity - roughly the capacity of a large nuclear power plan - within 10 years. ... more |
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New System Makes Household Communication Networks More Versatile
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 16, 2010Household network communications is developing so quickly that it is necessary to adapt and change in order to take advantage of the new services and meet the broadband needs that they require. With this objective, a group of UC3M researchers have presented a new proposal for architecture for Residential Gateway or RGW, which is a device that connects a residential communications network w ... more EU to exceed green energy target 
Brussels (UPI) Mar 12, 2009 The European Union will exceed its target of getting 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources in 2020, the European Commission said. Latest national forecasts suggest that the EU by the end of this decade will reach an overall share of 20.3 percent renewables, Brussels said. Ten of the 27 member states are likely to exceed national targets, with another 12 set to meet thei ... more China enters Latin energy market with deal
Buenos Aires (UPI) Mar 15, 2009 China has taken the first major step toward securing an energy foothold in Latin America with the purchase of a 50 percent stake in Argentinian oil firm Bridas Corporation. China National Offshore Oil Corporation said it would pay $3.1 billion for a 50 percent stake in Bridas, which is controlled by Argentine businessman Carlos Bulgheroni and has oil assets in Argentina, Chile and Boliv ... more Delta bombings deepen crisis in Nigeria 
Warri, Nigeria (UPI) Mar 15, 2009 Bombings in the oil-rich south were a signal from insurgents who have slashed Nigeria's oil production that a fragile summer cease-fire is over while the country grapples with ethnic massacres and a swelling power struggle by its political barons. The two car bombings in Warri, one of the main southern cities, were claimed by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, the mai ... more |
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