(R&D) Enough Northwest wind energy to power about 85,000 homes each month could be stored in porous rocks deep underground for later use, according to a new, comprehensive study. [Read more...]
Using solar power to pump oil
May 22, 2013
(SFGATE) In a remote stretch of the Omani desert, row after row of long, curved mirrors collect the sun’s energy. [Read more...]
US shale gas may become export rival to Australia
May 21, 2013
(WA TODAY) Fears that the US could become a gas export rival to Australia are firming, after the Obama administration approved more liquefied natural gas exports at the weekend. [Read more...]
Myanmar to pump oil and gas to energy-hungry China
May 21, 2013
(NATIONAL) An hour’s drive outside the Yunnan provincial capital Kunming, at a vast construction site, building work is nearing completion on a Dh7.35 billion pipeline that will ship oil and gas from Myanmar to energy-hungry China. [Read more...]
Explainer: what is ocean energy?
May 21, 2013
(CONVERSATION) Renewable ocean energy harnesses the power of the oceans to produce electricity. This can be done in several ways, but the resources that have the most immediate potential in terms of energy production for Australia and globally are: [Read more...]
Indian Oil Corp achieves bio-diesel technological breakthrough
May 21, 2013
(ECONOMIC TIMES) State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) today said it has developed technology that will help advance the use of non-edible oil extracted from plants like Jatropha (bio-diesel) in auto fuels. [Read more...]
Kroger converts food waste to energy
May 21, 2013
(WASTE & RECYCLING NEWS) The Kroger Co. unveiled anaerobic digestion system to convert food that can’t be sold or donated into biogas that will help power its distribution center in Compton, Calif. [Read more...]
1200 plans for energy efficiency on the map
May 18, 2013
(EXAMINER) THE federal government has launched an interactive online map that details more than 1200 projects taking place nationwide under its Clean Energy Future package. [Read more...]
Chevron says shale to help make Argentina energy independent
May 18, 2013
(FUEL FIX) Chevron, the second-biggest U.S. oil company, said it’s preparing an investment that will help make the country energy independent by developing what could be the world’s second-largest shale oil reservoir. [Read more...]
Carbon capture and storage report confirms the sector could deliver government’s ambition
May 18, 2013
(OIL AND GAS NEWS) The Crown Estate has today welcomed a report from the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Cost Reduction Task Force, confirming that UK fossil power stations with carbon capture, transport and storage, have the potential to be cost competitive with other types of low carbon power generation. [Read more...]
