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February 20, 2013
BIO FUEL
Avoiding virus dangers in 'domesticating' wild plants for biofuel use
East Lansing MI (SPX) Feb 20, 2013
In our ongoing quest for alternative energy sources, researchers are looking more to plants that grow in the wild for use in biofuels, plants such as switchgrass. However, attempts to "domesticate" wild-growing plants have a downside, as it could make the plants more susceptible to any number of plant viruses. In a presentation at this year's meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Michigan State University plant biologist Carolyn Malmstrom said that when we start ... read more
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ENERGY TECH

Turkey defies allies to pursue Iraqi Kurd energy ties
Turkey is defying Washington and Baghdad in developing a broad energy partnership with Iraqi Kurds as it pushes to secure affordable oil and gas supplies to fuel its rapid economic growth. ... more
BIO FUEL

What green algae are up to in the dark
How green algae produce hydrogen in the dark is reported by biologists at the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum in the "Journal of Biological Chemistry". Hereby, they have uncovered a mechanism for the produc ... more
CAR TECH

Bridgestone reports soaring annual profit
Tyre maker Bridgestone said Monday its net profit last year soared 67 percent to $1.83 billion as it cemented a recovery from a year earlier when the quake-tsunami hammered Japan's manufacturers. ... more
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Romgaz lands option for Black Sea field
Romania's state-owned Romgaz has acquired a 10 percent participation option from OMV Petrom and Exxon Mobil in a Black Sea natural gas exploration effort. ... more


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NYC looks at electric vehicle charging
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he wants 10,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the city by 2019. ... more
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Fracking fluid spews from Colo. gas well
At least 84,000 gallons of water contaminated with hydraulic fracturing chemicals spilled from a broken well-head in northern Colorado, authorities say. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Iraq's oil rift deepens over Exxon move
Exxon Mobil, the world's biggest oil company, is pushing ahead with its controversial drive to develop oil fields in Iraq's independence-minded Kurdish enclave despite fierce opposition from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's central government in Baghdad. ... more
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Greek PM hails TAP agreement
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras this week hailed the signing of a three-country agreement on the Greece-Albania-Italy Trans-Adriatic Pipeline. ... more
CAR TECH

Virtual vehicle vibrations
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BIO FUEL

California is the Top State in US for Advanced Biofuel Companies
California is home to nearly 30 advanced biofuel companies, but dozens of other states from coast to coast also are beginning to realize the economic benefits of this emerging industry, according to ... more
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Herty Advanced Materials Opens First New Pellet Mill
Georgia Southern University's Herty Advanced Materials Development Center has opened the first fully-integrated pilot pellet mill in the United States. The new production line, located in Savannah, ... more
ENERGY TECH

New wave of unrest imperils Mideast energy
The consequences of the January takeover of an Algerian natural gas complex by Islamist militants could be far-reaching because it endangers supply, the International Energy Agency warns. ... more
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Queensland approves shale development
The Queensland, Australia, government has approved the development of the oil shale sector under strict environmental conditions. ... more
ENERGY TECH

IEA to improve Chinese oil demand stats
The International Energy Agency says it will change its method of calculating China's oil demand. ... more
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Can Leak Detection End the Pipeline Impasse
Pipelines used to be things that were just built without blinking. It is said that there are enough pipelines now in the US to encircle the Earth 25 times with enough left over to also tie a bow aro ... more
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Russia to tap global LNG market
Russia is ramping up the production of liquefied natural gas. The Russian JSC Gazprom has completed the development of a project to build a LNG-production facility in Vladivostok with a rated capaci ... more
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Aubrey McClendon and the Destruction of the Natural Gas Market
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BIO FUEL

Newly discovered plant structure may lead to improved biofuel processing
When Li Tan approached his colleagues at the University of Georgia with some unusual data he had collected, they initially seemed convinced that his experiment had become contaminated; what he was s ... more
AEROSPACE

Boeing and Elbit Systems to Collaborate on Aircraft Defense Solutions
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Israel gets ready for F-35s, new trainers

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India keen to sign Rafale deal by mid-2013: air force chief

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India orders probe into Italy chopper bribe allegations

ENERGY TECH

Shell India plans floating LNG plant

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US greenlights CNOOC takeover of Nexen

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Venezuela devalues again amid downturn

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Nissan profit tumbles on China, Europe woes

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US to decide soon on Canada pipeline project

Argentina ups stakes in Falklands claim

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Oil majors scramble for Abu Dhabi deal

Scientists turn toxic by-product into biofuel booster

China auto sales hit record in January: industry group

Japan's TEPCO to buy 800,000 tonnes of LNG from US

All-Brazilian heavy oil output under way

Lebanon's plans for gas boom falter

Iran slams new 'hostile' US sanctions on oil exports

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Iran unveils futuristic-looking warplane

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