Big Oil Is Not So Big on Energy Research
Forbes Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:41 AM PDT
In 2008, the private sector spent about $232 billion on research and development in the United States, dwarfing the modest $60 billion of public funds used for private R&D in the same year, according to the National Science Foundation's Business R&D and Innovation Survey. The automobile industry spent an impressive $3 [...] |
TANAP wants to take Turkmen gas
TurkishPress.com Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:39 AM PDT
Trans Anatolia Natural Gas Pipe Line (TANAP) which was launched by Turkey and Azerbaijan is going to enlarge. Turkmenistan may be included in TANAP. Energy Minister Taner Yildiz went to Turkmenistan to discuss the issue. |
Teaching a Microbe to Make Fuel
Renewable Energy World Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:39 AM PDT
A humble soil bacterium called Ralstonia eutropha has a natural tendency, whenever it is stressed, to stop growing and put all its energy into making complex carbon compounds. Now scientists at MIT have taught this microbe a new trick: They've tinkered with its genes to persuade it to make fuel â€" specifically, a kind of alcohol called isobutanol that can be directly substituted for, or blended ... |
Jamaica ripe for renewable energy investment
The Jamaica Observer Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:35 AM PDT
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Julian Robinson, says Jamaica is ripe for investment in renewable energy. |
Valero Energy to Convert Aruba Refinery to Terminalling Operation
Thomson Reuters ONE via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:31 AM PDT
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 3, 2012 - Valero Refining Company-Aruba N.V., a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO), today notified employees of the Valero Aruba Refinery that Valero has decided to ... |
Beads & Boos: More then ever, Louisiana knows how to respond
The Alexandria Town Talk Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:26 AM PDT
BEADS: To all of the utility crews who work their magic after storms like Hurricane Isaac strike. The planning that goes into such operations takes place year-round, so the crews are ready to deploy whenever to wherever. Thanks to Cleco Corp., the regional energy company based in Pineville, the city of Alexandria's utility department and all of the crews who are in Louisiana from out of state. |
Red Bull Heir Held Over Cop's Hit-And-Run Death
Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:15 AM PDT
A grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink has been arrested after a Ferrari knocked down a policeman and dragged his body 200 metres in a hit-and-run. |
Access To Natural Gas: A New Draw For The North Country?
New Hampshire Public Radio Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:13 AM PDT
There’s a new effort underway to attract businesses to the North Country with the prospect of cheaper energy. NHPR’s Chris Jensen has the story. An economic development group has a new way to encourage businesses to come to Coos. It is taking advantage of a natural gas pipeline from Canada that crosses the county, says Jon Freeman, the president of the Northern Community Investment Corporation ... |
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