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• Foam Maximizes Enhanced Oil Recovery

  

  Left: Foam sent through a microfluidic model created at Rice shows its ability to remove oil (pink) from low-permeability formations. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Daily Fusion Becomes Media Partner for Monetising Mature Fields 2014 Summit

  

  The Monetising Mature Fields 2014 Summit will take place in Dubai on 28-29 October 2014.We are pleased to announce that The Daily Fusion has become an official... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• 2M UK Customers Switch to Independent Energy Suppliers

  

  A British Gas van. (Credit: Flickr @ brianac37 https://www.flickr.com/photos/brianac37/)According to the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC),... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• NASA Selects Technologies for Deep Space Energy Storage

  

  The Scarab lunar rover is one of the next generation of autonomous robotic rovers that will be used to explore dark polar craters at the lunar south pole. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• X-Rays Track Chemical Reactions in EV Battery Materials

  

  A new method tracks chemical reactions in an EV battery material under operating conditions. (Credit: Flickr @ Doug McCaughan... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Researchers to Turn Methane Into Liquid Fuel

  

  A methane molecule sculpture in Groningen, Netherlands. (Credit: Flickr @ Detlef Schobert https://www.flickr.com/photos/detlefschobert/)Scientists at the Argonn... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Next-Gen Chevrolet Volt to Debut at 2015 NAIAS

  

  The next-generation Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle will debut in 2015. (Credit: General Motors)The next generation Chevrolet Volt will debut at... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Scientists Develop Energy Infrastructure Attack Database

  

  Jeniffer Giroux and Peter Burgherr, developers of the EIAD database. (Credit: Mahir Dzambegovic/Paul Scherrer Institute)Researchers from the Center of Security... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Study Provides Insight Into Immediate Oil Spill Aftermath

  

  Amoco Cadiz grounding and oil spill near the coast of Brittany, France, on 16 March 1978. (Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Tools Show Which U.S. Energy Facilities Are at Risk of Flooding

  

  A fragment of the flood vulnerability assessment map. (Credit: U.S. Energy Information Administration)A new online tool provides data on energy facilities’... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Graphene Framework Boosts Energy Density of Supercapacitors

  

  New graphene framework bridges gap between traditional capacitors and batteries. (Credit: Flickr @ Kiran Foster https://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• 8/8/2014 This Week in Energy: Beyond Headlines

  

  Here’s a bit of energy news that didn’t make it into our daily coverage during the past week. In this review, we collected some of less big, but nonetheless... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Used Cigarette Filters Can Power Our Gadgets

  

  Researchers propose to manufacture supercapacitors from used cigarette filters. (Credit: Flickr @ Curran Kelleher https://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• First Solar Sets New CdTe Solar Cell Efficiency Record

  

  (Credit: Flickr @ Lance Cheung https://www.flickr.com/photos/lancecheungmedia/)First Solar, Inc. this week announced it has set a world record for... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Tesla, Panasonic to Build Battery ‘Gigafactory’ in U.S.

  

  Tesla to build a large-scale battery factory to advance the EV, storage markets. (Credit: Tesla Motors)Panasonic Corporation and Tesla Motors, Inc. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Shale Gas Boom Can Revitalize Domestic Manufacturing

  

  Report: The U.S. lacks a plan to responsibly leverage the new abundance of low-cost natural gasA new report from a University of Michigan-led panel suggests tha... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• High-Brightness Perovskite-Based LEDs Developed

  

  LEDs made from perovskite. (Credit: Zhi-Kuang Tan)Researchers from the University of Cambridge, University of Oxford and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Southerners Think Differently on How Energy Affects Environment

  

  When it comes to energy’s environmental impact, Southerners think differently. (Credit: University of Michigan)According to the University of Michigan Energy... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• New Method Improves Performance of SiC Power Devices

  

  Silicon carbide (SiC) monocrystal from the LMGP (Minatec) lab in Grenoble, France. (Credit: David Monniaux http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:David. Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Researchers to Use Camelina for Biodiesel Production

  

  Researchers to develop Camelina sativa as a biodiesel crop for the Great Plains. (Credit: Fornax http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fornax)Camelina sativa, ... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY