ENERGY TECH - AFRICA DAILY

Panda Power Funds breaks ground on Texas power plant

Nov 18, 2012 (SPX)

Panda Power Funds has been joined by officials from across the Lone Star State to break ground on the company's 758-megawatt natural gas-fueled, combined-cycle ...

Shale energy production spike revolutionising energy sector

Nov 18, 2012 (AFP)

A spike in shale oil and gas production is revolutionising the energy sector and risks weighing on prices of conventional crude, according to industry experts. ...

Researchers have made the production of batteries cheaper and safer

Nov 16, 2012 (SPX)

Researchers at Aalto University, Finland have developed a method for producing lithium batteries that is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than previous...

Oil sands to be economic driver for Canada

Nov 16, 2012 (UPI)

Canada's oil sands will drive the country's economic engine for the next 25 to 30 years, a new report says. The report, "Gaining Ground in the Sands 2013" by De...

Arabs should use oil weapon against Israel: Iraq

Nov 16, 2012 (AFP)

An Iraqi official said on Friday Baghdad will recommend that Arab states use oil as a weapon to exert pressure on Israel and countries that back it, particularl...

Near coal plants, health issues for poor

Nov 16, 2012 (UPI)

It's becoming increasingly harder for the poor to breathe due to nearby coal plants, a study released this week states. Low-income communities are disproportion...

Romania to hold referendums on shale gas, gold mining

Nov 16, 2012 (AFP)

Residents in two Romanian regions will vote next month in referendums on gold mine and shale gas projects as the government ponders whether to approve the plans...

China to cut fuel prices for first time in four months

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

China will cut state-set fuel prices for the first time since July, the government said Thursday, further easing inflationary pressure. The benchmark price for ...

BP to pay record $4.5 bn fine over US oil spill

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

BP agreed Thursday to pay a record $4.5 billion in US fines for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill and pleaded guilty to 14 counts including felony manslaughter ...

Study: Coal seam gas field leaking methane

Nov 15, 2012 (UPI)

Australia's largest coal seam gas field has been leaking large amounts of methane, a new report says. Researchers at Southern Cross University studied the Queen...

More research on arctic oil spills urged

Nov 14, 2012 (UPI)

More research is needed to prepare for prevention and cleanup of oil spills in ice-covered waters surrounding Alaska and Canada, a U.S. federal commission says....

UT Arlington physics team demonstrates new power generation technique

Nov 14, 2012 (SPX)

A University of Texas at Arlington physics professor has helped create a hybrid nanomaterial that can be used to convert light and thermal energy into electrica...

Crude prices jump following Israeli military strike

Nov 14, 2012 (AFP)

World oil prices rallied on Wednesday as dealers seized on news that Israel had killed a top Hamas commander in an air strike, stoking geopolitical tensions in ...

Chevron's Gorgon project to cost more?

Nov 14, 2012 (UPI)

Chevron's massive Gorgon liquefied natural gas project in Australia faces a cost blowout. A report Wednesday in Australia's Financial Review says the cost of th...

New Jersey ends gasoline rationing

Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)

Rationing ended Tuesday for New Jersey drivers seeking to buy gasoline, as shortages caused by superstorm Sandy finally receded. Governor Chris Christie imposed...

Using rust and water to store solar energy as hydrogen

Nov 13, 2012 (SPX)

How can solar energy be stored so that it can be available any time, day or night, when the sun shining or not? EPFL scientists are developing a technology that...

The end of the cheap hydrocarbons era

Nov 13, 2012 (Voice of Russia)

Addressing the recent summit of the Europe-Asia forum, Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that energy markets were facing new challenges to their stab...

Prestige skipper blames Spain at oil disaster trial

Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)

Ten years after one of Europe's worst oil disasters, the captain of the Prestige tanker blamed Spain for sending his vessel away from the coast and into the sto...

Symposium Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Superconductivity Breakthrough at UH

Nov 13, 2012 (SPX)

It was a groundbreaking discovery 25 years ago that remains relevant today - University of Houston physics professor Paul Chu achieved superconductivity at a te...

Nextreme's Higher Power Thin Film Energy Harvesting Device

Nov 12, 2012 (SPX)

Nextreme Thermal Solutions has announced a new series of thin-film thermoelectric power generators that offer higher power, more robust mechanical design and ea...