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Researchers Develop Bendable Battery
It's a battery that looks like a piece of paper and can be bent or twisted, trimmed with scissors or molded into any shape needed. While the battery is only a prototype a few inches square right now, the researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who developed it have high hopes for it in electronics and other fields that need smaller, lighter power sources.
After Russia and Canada, U.S. Ship Headed for Arctic
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter is headed to the Arctic this week on a mapping mission to determine whether part of this area can be considered U.S. territory, after recent polar forays by Russia and Canada.
Making Global Warming Cuts Expensive but Feasible for Power Industry, Study Says
Making big cuts in emissions linked to global warming could trim U.S. economic growth by $400 billion to $1.8 trillion over the next four decades, a new study says.
Harness the Sun to Save Money, Save the Earth
Are your electric bills going through the roof? A solution just may be up there too:The roof is a great place to install solar collectors that convert the sun's energy directly into electricity.
In Nebraska, Experts Disagree Over How Much Water It Takes to Produce Ethanol
he growing thirst for ethanol takes a lot of water to quench, but less than many people believe and not enough to cause serious problems, experts told farmers.
Energy Secretary Bodman Says DoE Will Have Conservation Plan in Place by Next Year
The Department of Energy should set an example in meeting President Bush's order to conserve energy and move to renewable sources, and for the nation as a whole, Bodman told the 2007 GovEnergy Conference, which teaches managers at all levels of government how to save energy.
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Retrials of 3 ex-Enron broadband execs postponed
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:06:00 -0000
Retrials of three former Enron broadband division executives have been postponed by several weeks as they seek an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jobless figures help depress oil prices
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:55:00 -0000
Light, sweet crude for October delivery fell $1.66 to settle at $106.23 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange — its lowest settlement since early April. During the session, it fell as low as $105.13.
Oil services hub Port Fourchon could reopen soon
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:51:00 -0000
Port Fourchon is used by more than 60 companies to service U.S. offshore rigs and platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. It is located about 100 miles south of New Orleans.
Energy chief backs futures market data
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:30:00 -0000
U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman defended the reliability of market data supplied to the Energy Information Administration.
Oil prices fall to lowest level in five months
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:35:00 -0000
Oil prices closed at their lowest level in five months Thursday as a lower-than-expected drop in U.S. gasoline supplies gave traders more reason to believe that a cooling economy is forcing Americans to drive less.
U.S. to free Up 1.9 million acres for oil shale
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:08:00 -0000
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management issued a plan to set aside 1.9 million acres in Utah, Wyoming and Colorado for development of oil from shale and tar sands.
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Chinese firm works on carbon storage
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:21:34 -0400
BEIJING, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- China-based Tianjin DaGang Huashi Power Generation Co. Ltd. will work on carbon capture.
FedEx Corp., BP Solar project done
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:16:34 -0400
FONTANA, Calif., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- U.S.-based FedEx Corp. and BP Solar announced the completion of their second project.
IEA lauds European Energy Policy
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:15:51 -0400
PARIS, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- For the first time, the Paris-based International Energy Agency endorsed the European Energy Policy.
CEZ will build wind power in Romania
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:11:48 -0400
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Czech firm CEZ announced it acquired a 600-megawatt Romanian wind project.
Air Force Academy researches wave power
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:11:04 -0400
COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Researchers at the U.S. Air Force Academy were awarded a grant to continue their work on wave power.
Kazakhstan boosts oil production forecast
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:41:53 -0400
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Energy officials in Kazakhstan said Friday they expect to transport as much as 392 million barrels of oil per year through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline.
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