24/7 Energy News Coverage
December 09, 2012
ENERGY TECH
Canada approves two energy takeovers worth $20 bn
Ottawa (AFP) Dec 7, 2012
Canada on Friday approved two major takeovers of energy firms by the Chinese state-owned giant CNOOC and Malaysia's national oil company Petronas - deals worth an estimated more than US$20 billion in total. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced regulatory approval for CNOOC's $15.1 billion takeover of oil and gas company Nexen, and Petronas' offer for Canadian gas producer Progress Energy Resources, estimated at $5.5 billion. However, he cautioned that Ottawa would henceforth block attempts b ... read more
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ENERGY TECH

Arab states rush to join the shale boom
Jordan is pressing ahead with plans to develop its massive shale oil deposits, joining a growing push by Arab states to unlock shale reserves because conventional deposits are being squeezed to cope with burgeoning populations and industrialization. ... more
ENERGY TECH

US extends exemptions for Asian powers to Iran oil sanctions
The United States on Friday extended exemptions from sanctions designed to choke Iran's oil exports to nine major economic powers, including China, Taiwan, India and South Korea. ... more
AEROSPACE

Chinese in talks to buy aircraft leaser ILFC
US government-controlled insurance group AIG said Friday it was in talks to sell a majority stake in International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) to a consortium of Chinese companies. ... more
ENERGY DAILY


POLITICAL ECONOMY

Neighbors' woes hit German growth targets
Germans are finding their economically troubled eurozone neighbors are beginning to put Germany's much cherished economic prosperity at risk, this week's financial data indicate. ... more


CIVIL NUCLEAR

No nuclear problems reported after Japan quake: IAEA
Nuclear power plants close to the epicentre of a powerful undersea earthquake and tsunami off Japan have reported no problems and no emergency measures were activated, the UN atomic agency said Friday. ... more
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NANO TECH

Nature Materials Study: Boosting Heat Transfer With Nanoglue
A team of interdisciplinary researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed a new method for significantly increasing the heat transfer rate across two different materials. Results of ... more
CAR TECH

Work on automatic control of driverless vehicles through intersections receives recognition
How do driverless vehicles navigate through intersections? Faster and safer than if humans were in charge, according to researchers from the Virginia Tech Transportation Research. Autonomous v ... more
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Deep-sea mining negotiators to meet under Trump shadow
'Happy suffering': the Brazilian gold rush that spawned iconic pictures
Wildfires spread across Europe
TIME AND SPACE

The dance of quantum tornadoes
Tornado-like vortexes can be produced in bizarre fluids which are controlled by quantum mechanics, completely unlike normal liquids. New research published in the journal Nature Communications demon ... more
TIME AND SPACE

A bridge to the quantum world: Dirac electrons found in unique material
In a discovery that helps clear a new path toward quantum computers, University of Michigan physicists have found elusive Dirac electrons in a superconducting material. Quantum computers use atoms t ... more
TECH SPACE

Smartphones might soon develop emotional intelligence
If you think having your phone identify the nearest bus stop is cool, wait until it identifies your mood.New research by a team of engineers at the University of Rochester may soon make that possibl ... more
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Quantum thermodynamics
No man is an island, entire of itself, said poet John Donne. And no atom neither. Even in the middle of intergalactic space, atoms feel the electromagnetic field - also known as the cosmic microwave ... more
NANO TECH

New optical tweezers trap specimens just a few nanometers across
To grasp and move microscopic objects, such as bacteria and the components of living cells, scientists can harness the power of concentrated light to manipulate them without ever physically touching ... more
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CARBON WORLDS

Cork the key to unlocking the potential of graphene
Scientists have taken inspiration from one of the oldest natural materials to exploit the extraordinary qualities of graphene, a material set to revolutionise fields from computers and batteries to ... more
SOLAR DAILY

Flexible solar cells could be in clothing
The day may come when the shirt on your back can charge your cellphone, say U.S. researchers who've helped developed flexible, foldable solar cells. ... more
TRADE WARS

Chinese insurer PICC soars on Hong Kong debut
Chinese insurer PICC surged Friday on its Hong Kong trading debut, as the city's biggest share sale this year provided an upbeat end to a weak year in the global IPO market. ... more
TRADE WARS
S. America upbeat on energy growth in 2013

Making sustainability policies sustainable

Need for clean energy 'more urgent than ever': IEA


TRADE WARS
Arab states rush to join the shale boom

Numerical study suggests subsea injection of chemicals didn't prevent oil from rising to sea surface

Saudis seek oil in Red Sea 'safe zone'


TRADE WARS
Brazil advances wind power development

US Navy, DoD, Developer Announce Wind Farm Agreement

Britain: Higher energy bills 'reasonable'


TRADE WARS
German's solar ovens make sunbaked tortillas in Mexico

Flexible solar cells could be in clothing

British firm to build 'Africa's biggest solar plant'

CIVIL NUCLEAR

Swedish nuclear reactor stopped over safety concerns
A nuclear reactor in Sweden was stopped on Thursday after the country's nuclear industry watchdog said the operator had failed to comply with its safety requirements, safety officials said. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Four Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan
Four Chinese government ships sailed into the territorial waters of disputed islands controlled by Tokyo in the East China Sea on Friday, Japan's coastguard said. ... more
TECH SPACE

Judge calls for "global peace" in Apple-Samsung war
A judge mulling whether to trim or overturn Apple's billion-dollar damages award against Samsung on Thursday called for a ceasefire in the ongoing patent war between the smartphone titans. ... more
POLITICAL ECONOMY

ADB cuts Asia growth forecasts on India's slowdown
The Asian Development Bank on Friday cut its economic growth forecasts for the region, which has been dragged back by a continued slowdown in India despite positive data out of powerhouse China. ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
China says no ambition to build South Pacific military base
US, Japan, India, Australia pledge mineral cooperation on China jitters
US busts network that helped North Koreans obtain remote IT work
POLITICAL ECONOMY

Outside View: Unemployment rate dips

POLITICAL ECONOMY

EU's Nobel highlights bloc's divisions

TRADE WARS

Mercosur puts a brave front on divisions

TRADE WARS

Groupon surges on takeover chatter

TECH SPACE

Tablet technology takes teaching into 21st century

TRADE WARS

Chinese workers stage new protest in Singapore

TECH SPACE

Apple's CEO to bring production back to US

ENERGY TECH

Saudis seek oil in Red Sea 'safe zone'

CIVIL NUCLEAR

PM says France committed to problem-plagued nuclear reactor

TRADE WARS

Hong Kong leader warns of talent drain over housing

GM says China car sales on track for record 2012

China demands Vietnam stop oil probe

Outside View: Politics of intimidation

Swimming robot crosses Pacific Ocean

S. Korea's LG to appeal European fine for price-fixing

Beijing to allow visa-free transit trips

Gases from Grasses

New '4-D' transistor is preview of future computers

Plastic packaging industry is moving towards completely bio-based products

Synthetic fuels could eliminate entire U.S. need for crude oil, create 'new economy'

NASA Investigates Use of 'Trailblazing' Material for New Sensors

Organic metamaterial flows like a liquid, remembers its shape

Numerical study suggests subsea injection of chemicals didn't prevent oil from rising to sea surface

Brazil advances wind power development

Paraguay's diplomatic isolation dissipates

China island row takes bite out of Japan tourism

Taiwan concerned over China high-tech talent poaching

Activists slam Singapore crackdown on China strikers

German's solar ovens make sunbaked tortillas in Mexico

Carbon dioxide could reduce crop yields

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