Petroleum News

Posted April 8, 2011:

• Nanoparticles Increase Biofuel Performance, Lower Emissions

Posted April 5, 2011:

• Economics, Physics Are Roadblocks for Mass-Scale Algae Biodiesel Production, Study Finds
• Nanoparticles Improve Solar Collection Efficiency

Posted April 4, 2011:

• Oxygen Sensor Invention Could Benefit Fisheries to Breweries
• First Polymer Solar-Thermal Device Heats Home, Saves Money
• Mobile With Electricity

Posted April 1, 2011:

• Short Rotation Energy Crops Could Help Meet UK's Renewable Energy Targets

Posted March 31, 2011:

• Advance Toward Making Biodegradable Plastics from Waste Chicken Feathers

Posted March 30, 2011:

• Blocking Carbon Dioxide Fixation in Bacteria Increases Biofuel Production

Posted March 29, 2011:

• From Crankcase to Gas Tank: New Microwave Method Converts Used Motor Oil Into Fuel
• Some Ingredients in 'Green' Products Come from Petroleum Rather Than Natural Sources

Posted March 28, 2011:

• New Trash-to-Treasure Process Turns Landfill Nuisance Into Plastic
• 'Green' Cars Could Be Made from Pineapples and Bananas

Posted March 25, 2011:

• Smaller Particles Could Make Solar Panels More Efficient
• School Energy Audits in Canadian City Find Millions in Potential Energy Savings

Posted March 23, 2011:

• Researchers Close in on Technology for Making Renewable Petroleum

Posted March 21, 2011:

• The Drive Toward Hydrogen Vehicles Just Got Shorter

Posted March 17, 2011:

• Wind and Solar Can Reliably Supply 25 Percent of Oahu's Electricity Need, New Study Shows
• Electric Grid Reliability: Increasing Energy Storage in Vanadium Redox Batteries by 70 Percent

Posted March 14, 2011:

• Gulf Oil Spill: Airborne Chemistry Measurements Assess Flow Rate, Fate of Spilled Gases and Oil

Posted March 11, 2011:

• New Method Could Improve Economics of Sweetening Natural Gas

Posted March 9, 2011:

• Materials Identified That May Deliver More 'Bounce'

Posted March 4, 2011:

• Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycle Turbines Promise Giant Leap in Power Generation

Posted March 2, 2011:

• Turning Bacteria Into Butanol Biofuel Factories: Transplanted Enzyme Pathway Makes E. Coli Churn out N-Butanol
• Challenges of Meeting State Energy Goals by 2050
• Sugarcane Bioethanol: Environmental Implications

Posted March 1, 2011:

• Clean Fuel Worsens Climate Impacts for Some Vehicle Engines

Posted February 28, 2011:

• A New Vessel for the Arctic

Posted February 23, 2011:

• New High-Performance Lithium-Ion Battery 'Top Candidate' for Electric Cars

Posted February 21, 2011:

• Finding Faults in Exhaust Gas Systems

Posted February 20, 2011:

• Spent Nuclear Fuel Is Anything but Waste
• Water, Water, Everywhere ... but Is It Safe to Drink?

Posted February 17, 2011:

• Hydrogen Cartridges Fuel Laptops and Phones for Outdoor Enthusiasts
• The Green Machine: Algae Clean Wastewater, Convert to Biodiesel
• Turning Forests Into Fuel: Promise and Limits of Biomass Energy in Northeastern U.S.

Posted February 13, 2011:

• Massive Flux of Gas, in Addition to Liquid Oil, at BP Well Blowout in Gulf

Posted February 11, 2011:

• System for Heat Collection from Asphalt Pavements Under Development

Posted February 9, 2011:

• Nanonets Give Rust a Boost as Agent in Water Splitting's Hydrogen Harvest
• Greener Process for Key Ingredient for Everything from Paint to Diapers

Posted February 8, 2011:

• Paper Archives Reveal Pollution's History
• Jatropha: Green Biodiesel from African Tree

Posted February 7, 2011:

• Normal Air Could Halve Fuel Consumption

Posted February 3, 2011:

• Current Use of Biodiesel No More Harmful Than Regular Diesel, Norwegian Study Finds

Posted January 31, 2011:

• Low-Energy Remediation With Patented Microbes: Naturally Occurring Microbes Break Down Chlorinated Solvents

Posted January 26, 2011:

• Alternative Energy Use at Forward Operating Bases Can Save Dollars, Lives, Say US Military Researchers
• World Can Be Powered by Alternative Energy, Using Today's Technology, in 20-40 Years, Experts Say
• First Study of Dispersants in Gulf Spill Suggests a Prolonged Deepwater Fate

Posted January 25, 2011:

• No Direct Military Benefit from Use of Alternative Fuels by Armed Forces, Study Suggests

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