Another new oil formation for North Dakota? (AP)
A crude-bearing cache known as the Birdbear, beneath North Dakota's already booming oil patch, can be tapped using new technology that would expand horizontal drilling to parts of the state that have never seen it, geologists believe. us.rd.yahoo.com |
High-Tech Thin-Film Origami
You can think of it as origami — very high-tech origami. Researchers at the University of Illinois are working on the same good old silicon but they are taking an entirely different route. They are working on thin films of silicon applying two processes one is photolithography and another is self-folding process driven by [...]Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power alternative-energy-news.info |
China Unveils World’s Largest Solar Office Building
China is often dubbed as a heavy user of fossil fuels and polluter or a climate killer. Because it meets the 70% of its power needs by exploiting coals. But they are making changes on the environment front too. Slowly and steadily they are choosing wind and solar power as their source of energy. [...]Posted in: Economy, Industry, Solar Power alternative-energy-news.info |
Southern Star Energy Inc. Announces Termination of Proposed Business Combination (PR Newswire)
Southern Star Energy Inc. , today announced the termination of its previously announced non-binding letter of intent, dated October 30, 2009 , with Lion Energy Corp. and Gold Star Resources Corp. , of Vancouver, British Columbia. us.rd.yahoo.com |
PowerSecure lands $35M in new contracts
PowerSecure International on Monday announced that it received $35 million in new business in late December and early January, marking a strong start for the company’s 2010 sales. bizjournals.com |