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3/18/10
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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 Univ. of Pennsylvania. The findings suggest stacks of graphene layers could potentially store hydrogen safely for use in fuel cells and other applications.
Mar 15 | News
Lithium-ion battery anodes are made from graphite. Silicon anodes would offer a ten-fold improvement, but ion travel quickly destroys the material. A new experimental silicon-carbon nanocomposite, built through self-assembly, solves the degradation problem.
Mar 11 | News
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Lab are analyzing 1,000 samples of biomass at a time, finding which one, combined with the right enzyme, most eagerly gives up its sugars to be converted into biofuel. Their work is part of an effort to meet federal regulations that require the U.S. produce 36 billion gallons of biofuel by 2022.
Mar 19 | News
Intent on making Virginia a national energy power, Gov. Bob McDonnell is lobbying for an expansion of the 2.9 million offshore acres the government has designated for possible oil and gas exploration.McDonnell contends the offshore leasing map 50 miles off Virginia's coast should be redrawn to...
Mar 19 | News
Worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) installations reached a record high of 6.43 gigawatt (GW) in 2009-a 6% Y/Y growth, according to the latest Marketbuzz 2010 Report from Solarbuzz, an international solar energy market research and consulting company, and a division of The NPD Group.
Mar 19 | News
The project hasn’t reached full-scale yet, but the renewable energy research project that started out in a Nevada lab has reached demonstration stage at a water reclamation facility. The process dries sludge that is normally trucked away for disposal, converting it to solid fuel that can be gasified to produce electricity.
Mar 19 | News
Iteration Energy Ltd. (TSX-ITX) has narrowed its fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 loss despite an big drop in revenue as a result of lower prices.The Calgary-based oil and natural gas producer saw its Q4 loss shrink to $9.1 million or four cents a share from $244.9 million or $1.48 a share in...
Mar 19 | News
A Nigerian military spokesman says an oil facility in oil-rich southern Nigeria has been damaged by an attack.Lt. Col. Timothy Antigha said Friday the facility in Buguma was damaged by thieves.But a statement from the Joint Revolutionary Council claimed its fighters launched an assault early...
Mar 19 | News
Southern Pacific Resource Corp. (TSXV:STP) will pay $33 million to acquire 20 per cent interest it doesn't already own in 59 sections of land in the McKay block, from Bounty Developments Ltd., plus additional land assets in Saskatchewan.
Mar 19 | News
Moody's Investors Services upgraded a slate of CVR Energy Inc.'s debt ratings, citing the refinery operator and fuel marketer's solid earnings through the sector downturn.Demand for fuel has been quashed by the recession as more people seek out efficient cars that are cheaper to drive and those...
Mar 19 | News
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., a gas exploration and production company, said Friday it is replacing chief financial officer Keith Doss with former CFO James P. Henderson, effective April 1.Kodiak said the move is part of a realignment of its financial and accounting group.Henderson rejoins the...
Mar 19 | News
Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has made a significant discovery of oil 25,000 feet below the surface in the Gulf of Mexico.The company says the deposits were found at the Appotmattox prospect in the Mississippi Canyon of the gulf, an area where other rich deposits were discovered last year.Shell...
Mar 18 | News
A consumer and environmental group on Thursday called for state regulators to reject the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant's request to operate for 20 years past the expiration of its current license in 2012.In a filing at the Public Service Board, the Vermont Public Interest Research Group said...