Scientists at the Energy and Bioproducts Institute at Aston University are to start a project to convert Indonesia's unwanted rice straw into low-cost energy on a commercial scale. Each year the ...

Thanks to their low toxicity, chemical stability, and remarkable electrical and optical properties, carbon-based nanomaterials are finding more and more applications across electronics, energy ...

FuelCell Energy, Inc. a leading manufacturer of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable power plants using renewable and other fuels for commercial, industrial, government, and utility customers, has ...

G20 leaders meeting Saturday failed to agree to a phase-out of fossil fuels, despite a UN report a day earlier deeming the drawdown "indispensable" to achieving net-zero emissions. But, for the first ...

Ecuador President Rafael Correa warned Monday that reports US intelligence played a role in a 2008 Colombian attack on FARC rebels in his country could threaten regional peace efforts. Over the ...

A major 1,800-mile pipeline to bring gas from the Caspian Sea and the Middle East to Europe, while bypassing Russia, has been given a formal green light by the five states it will cross. An ...

Yancoal Australia, a new firm created by the merger of Gloucester Coal and China's Yancoal, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange Thursday in the bourse's biggest debut in 18 months. Yancoal ...

World-class research supported by the Ontario government will help create jobs, develop new energy sources and fight climate change. The Ontario government is investing more than $5 million to support ...

Plant-derived oils are widely used all over the world both for food and for industrial purposes. In recent years they have also attracted attention as raw materials for potential bio-fuels and ...

American researchers have shown that prospective magnetic fusion power systems would pose a much lower risk of being used for the production of weapon-usable materials than nuclear fission reactors ...

Juicing up your cell phone or iPod may take on a whole new meaning in the future. Researchers at Saint Louis University in Missouri have developed a fuel cell battery that runs on virtually any sugar ...

When Progress Energy predecessor Carolina Power and Light was formed a century ago, the company's customers – including 983 in all of Raleigh – paid a base rate of $1 per month minimum or 15 cents per ...