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| April 22, 2014 |
 Nanoparticles Create Skinny Solar Cells Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 23, 2014 - Nanostructures could enable more light to be directed into the active layer of solar cells, increasing their efficiency. Martina Schmid at Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB), has now measured how irregularly distributed silver particles influence the absorption of light. She demonstrated that nanoparticles interact with one another via their electromagnetic near-fields, so that local "hot spot ... more |  |
 Better thermal-imaging lens from waste sulfur Tucson AZ (SPX) Apr 23, 2014 - Sulfur left over from refining fossil fuels can be transformed into cheap, lightweight, plastic lenses for infrared devices, including night-vision goggles, a University of Arizona-led international team has found. The team successfully took thermal images of a person through a piece of the new plastic. By contrast, taking a picture taken through the plastic often used for ordinary lenses ... more |  |
 Wireless power transfer achieved at 5-meter distance Daejeon, South Korea (SPX) Apr 23, 2014 - The way electronic devices receive their power has changed tremendously over the past few decades, from wired to non-wired. Users today enjoy all kinds of wireless electronic gadgets including cell phones, mobile displays, tablet PCs, and even batteries. The Internet has also shifted from wired to wireless. Now, researchers and engineers are trying to remove the last remaining wires altoge ... more |  |
Surprising material could play role in saving energy Chicago IL (SPX) Apr 23, 2014 - One strategy for addressing the world's energy crisis is to stop wasting so much energy when producing and using it, which can happen in coal-fired power plants or transportation. Nearly two-thirds of energy input is lost as waste heat. Now Northwestern University scientists have discovered a surprising material that is the best in the world at converting waste heat to useful electricity. ... more |  |
 Study casts doubt on climate benefit of biofuels from corn residue Lincoln NB (SPX) Apr 23, 2014 - Using corn crop residue to make ethanol and other biofuels reduces soil carbon and can generate more greenhouse gases than gasoline, according to a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. The findings by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln team of researchers cast doubt on whether corn residue can be used to meet federal mandates to ramp up ethanol production and reduce greenhou ... more |  |
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Research Underway For Companion Plants To PV Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2014 - Growing agave and other carefully chosen plants amid photovoltaic panels could allow solar farms not only to collect sunlight for electricity but also to produce crops for biofuels, according to new computer models by Stanford scientists. This co-location approach could prove especially useful in sunny, arid regions such as the southwestern United States where water is scarce, said Sujith ... more |  |
Thinnest feasible membrane produced Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 23, 2014 - Researchers have produced a stable porous membrane that is thinner than a nanometre. This is a 100,000 times thinner than the diameter of a human hair. The membrane consists of two layers of the much exalted "super material" graphene, a two-dimensional film made of carbon atoms, on which the team of researchers, led by Professor Hyung Gyu Park at the Department of Mechanical and Process En ... more |  |
Crimea cut off from gas, leader says Sevastopol, Ukraine (UPI) Apr 22, 2013 - A pro-Russian leader in the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine said the region was receiving less than its fair share of natural gas. De facto Prime Minister of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov said about 30 percent of the area residents were getting supplied with natural gas. "And this is despite the fact that gas is produced on the peninsula on a scale sufficient to supply the whole population ... more |  |
Suncor starts maintenance work in Montreal Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Apr 22, 2013 - Canadian refiner Suncor Energy said it started a four-week maintenance period at its facility in Montreal, which can process 137,000 barrels of oil per day. Suncor said about 900 of its employees would be involved in planned maintenance activity at its Montreal refinery. "The planned maintenance is designed to support safe, reliable operation of the refinery," the company said in ... more |  |
 Brits abandon Spain, Chinese flock there: data Madrid (AFP) April 22, 2014 - Spain's population shrank in 2013 for a second year with foreigners including many Britons abandoning the country, although the number of Chinese there grew, official data showed Tuesday. The number of Britons - many of whom live on Spain's warm east and south coasts - plunged by nearly 23 percent to 297,300, the figures from the National Statistics Institute showed. Chinese expatriate ... more |  |
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Madagascar fights to prevent oil spill from stricken tanker Ramena, Madagascar (AFP) April 22, 2014 - Madagascar has launched an emergency operation to prevent a stricken tanker from unleashing 10,000 cubic metres of crude oil into the postcard-perfect Emerald Sea off the country's north coast. Jerome Sambalis of Madagascar's port authority said specialist teams are being flown to the Indian Ocean island after the Bahamian-flagged ship Tromso ran aground last Thursday. The 120-metre (393 ... more |  |
Lundin spent millions on dry holes Stockholm, Sweden (UPI) Apr 22, 2013 - Swedish energy company Lundin Petroleum said Tuesday it spent roughly $127 million on exploration programs during the first quarter of the year without success. Lundin said two exploration wells drilled in Norway and two exploration wells completed in Indonesia during the first quarter came up empty. Expenses for both operations will be offset by tax credits, the company said. As ... more |  |
Kurdish government releases energy revenue data Erbil, Iraq (UPI) Apr 22, 2013 - "Billions of dollars" generated from the oil and gas sector have benefited the citizens of the Kurdish region of Iraq, the Kurdish government said. The semiautonomous Kurdistan Regional Government published data on revenue generated from 2007-13. It said its Ministry of Natural Resources created gross revenue of around $9.7 billion. "[The ministry] has presided over the impressiv ... more |  |
U.S. defends Keystone XL delay Washington (UPI) Apr 22, 2013 - Extending the review process for the Keystone XL pipeline was proper given ongoing uncertainty about the route through Nebraska, the U.S. State Department said. A Nebraska court in February ruled legislation that gave Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman authority over the pipeline's route violated the state's constitution. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters during ... more |  |
African Petroleum extends licenses in Ivory Coast London (UPI) Apr 22, 2013 - African Petroleum Corp. said Tuesday it secured an extension for its exploration program for two areas in the deep waters offshore Ivory Coast. The company's Ivorian subsidiary, African Petroleum Cote d'Ivoire Ltd., agreed to extend the period for production sharing contracts in Blocks CI-513 and CI-509 through December 2015 and March 2016 respectively. Stuart Lake, the company's ... more |  |
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South Korea targets offshore reserves Seoul (UPI) Apr 22, 2013 - South Korea is looking at gas hydrate deposits and other offshore reserves in an effort to wean itself from foreign energy reserves, a government official said. State-run Korean National Oil Corp. is the fifth-largest crude oil importer in the world, taking in all of the energy requirements for the South Korean economy. An official in the energy ministry told the Platts news service on ... more |  |
 Australia to buy 58 US F-35s for $11.6bn Sydney (AFP) April 23, 2014 - Australia will purchase 58 more F-35 Joint Strike Fighters at a cost of Aus$12.4 billion ($11.6 billion) in a major upgrade to defence capabilities, the government said. The new aircraft will bring Australia's total JSF force to 72 aircraft, with the first due to arrive in Australia in 2018 and enter service in 2020. "The F-35 will provide a major boost to the Australian Defence Force's ... more |  |
 Cyber risks can cause disruption on scale of 2008 crisis: study Geneva (AFP) April 22, 2014 - Organisations must dramatically improve their response to cyber risks to avoid a new global shock on the scale of the financial crisis that rocked the world in 2008, a study showed Tuesday. Zurich Insurance said in a statement that even cyber security professionals did not have a clear overview of all the interconnected risks organisations can face. The Swiss insurance group, which has p ... more |  |
CNOOC boasts of 1st quarter success Beijing (UPI) Apr 22, 2013 - China National Offshore Oil Corp. made "significant progress" with its exploration program during the first quarter, its chief executive officer said Tuesday. CNOOC said it made five new discoveries and drilled eight successful appraisal wells off the Chinese coast so far this year. "In the first quarter, the company made significant progress in exploration, particularly the new ... more |  |
 Top US court wrestles with TV, copyright and 'cloud' Washington (AFP) April 22, 2014 - A startup that threatens to shake up the television industry with mini antennas for Internet viewing and recording was the object of heated debate Tuesday at the US Supreme Court. A powerful coalition of the broadcast and cable TV industries asked the panel to rule against the startup Aereo, which allows customers to rent a tiny Internet-linked antenna to watch or record over-the-air broadca ... more |  |
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