ENERGY TECH - INTERN DAILY

New material harvests energy from water vapor

Jan 14, 2013 (SPX)

MIT engineers have created a new polymer film that can generate electricity by drawing on a ubiquitous source: water vapor. The new material changes its shape a...

Angola grants 116 visas a day to Chinese citizens

Jan 14, 2013 (AFP)

Angola granted more than 116 visas a day to Chinese citizens in the last six months of 2012, the vast majority linked to Chinese investment into the country, An...

Brunei to seek S. China Sea code of conduct

Jan 14, 2013 (AFP)

Brunei will pursue a binding code of conduct among competing South China Sea claimants as a top priority during its ASEAN chairmanship, officials said Monday. T...

Outside View: Asia's growing coal markets

Jan 13, 2013 (UPI)

In most countries, coal-fired power plants are the main source of electricity due to their safety, reliability and cheaper operating cost and my home country of...

British military making Falkland plans: report

Jan 13, 2013 (AFP)

British defence officials have prepared plans for dealing with aggressive action by Argentina towards the disputed Falkland Islands, the Sunday Telegraph report...

Group urges caution on U.S. LNG exports

Jan 11, 2013 (UPI)

A group of major U.S. manufacturers have formed a coalition to lobby against "unfettered" natural gas exports, which they say would harm the nation's manufactur...

Dueling platforms at CES on wireless charging

Jan 11, 2013 (AFP)

Smartphone battery running low? You are not alone. With millions of mobile devices handling more tasks, batteries are draining faster, forcing the industry to l...

The political implications of America's Oil and Gas Boom

Jan 11, 2013 (SPX)

As we begin a new year we wanted to take a look at the current energy landscape and see what the future holds for the global economy, America's oil and gas boom...

Beyond Energy: The political implications of America's Oil and Gas Boom

Jan 11, 2013 (SPX)

James Stafford: Most publications and commentators are focused on the supply side of the energy equation. Do you think we should instead focus more attention on...

Iraq: Danger looms as Kurds export oil

Jan 11, 2013 (UPI)

Iraq's independence-minded Kurds, locked in confrontation with the central government over disputed land, have sharpened tensions with Baghdad by exporting oil ...

Poland's PGE OKs $3.78 billion expansion of Opole coal-fired plant

Jan 10, 2013 (UPI)

Construction will begin next month on 1,800 megawatts of new coal-fired generating capacity at Poland's Opole Power Plant, owner PGE announced this week. A stat...

Oil prices rise on China exports, lower dollar

Jan 10, 2013 (AFP)

Crude oil prices rallied Thursday, briefly reaching three-month highs, on strong Chinese export data and the lower US dollar. Oil prices for US benchmark West T...

First gas-powered passenger ferry handed over in Finland

Jan 10, 2013 (AFP)

Finnish cruise company Viking Line took possession Thursday of the world's first large passenger ferry powered by liquefied natural gas, calling it an "environm...

A new point of reference for offshore energy development

Jan 10, 2013 (SPX)

A new Department of Energy research facility could help bring the U.S. closer to generating power from the winds and waters along America's coasts and help alle...

Iraq okays Kuwait energy deal

Jan 10, 2013 (AFP)

Iraq has approved an oil exploration deal with a Kuwait-led group, a statement said Thursday, replacing a previous agreement with a Turkish firm that was torped...

U.S. keen on consensus in Venezuela

Jan 10, 2013 (UPI)

The United States is keen to see consensus emerging over future administration in Venezuela as questions remain over President Hugo Chavez being fit enough to b...

Lebanon's prospects of gas bonanza slip further away

Jan 09, 2013 (UPI)

With Lebanon's long-awaited auction for exploration licenses in the gas-rich eastern Mediterranean postponed because there's no functioning government, time may...

New Zealand sets sight on new oil blocks

Jan 09, 2013 (UPI)

New Zealand is encouraging foreign investment in its oil and natural gas sector. If the country can duplicate the success of production from Taranaki -- the sin...

TIAX LLC Chosen by Argonne as Affiliate Member of Battery Hub

Jan 09, 2013 (SPX)

TIAX has been chosen by Argonne National Laboratory as an affiliate member company of the energy storage Hub to be known as the Joint Center for Energy Storage ...

Researchers seek longer battery life for electric locomotive

Jan 09, 2013 (SPX)

Norfolk Southern Railway No. 999 is the first all-electric, battery-powered locomotive in the United States. But when one of the thousand lead-acid batteries th...