Researchers at the University of Oregon (UO) have developed a boron-nitrogen-based liquid-phase storage material for hydrogen that works safely at room temperature; is both air- and moisture-stable; releases H2controllably and cleanly at temperatures below or at the proton exchange membrane fuel cell waste-heat temperature of 80 °C; utilizes catalysts that are cheap and abundant for H2 desorption; features reasonable gravimetric and volumetric storage capacity; and does not undergo a phase change upon H2desorption.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
An Award-Winner, Our New Editor: CHINWE E. EZEIGBO
Ladies and Gentlemen, at 'The Mix: Oil and Water!' we love to innovate and evolve with the times. Right now all the clocks are pointing in such a direction that these times require the skills and imagination of a certain intellectual juggernaut to drive the structured ideas presented on this platform; we are certainly developing a fresh perspective to the community. To this effect we announce a new addition to our team- our new Editor, Chinwe Ekene Ezeigbo. Chinwe will be our Editor going forward and shall be responsible for bringing some new found energy and dynamic to this community of practice. She is a Legal Practitioner with an LLM (Merit) in Energy Law and Policy from the University of Dundee, UK. An award winner, Chinwe has bagged awards such as the:
KYOTO PROTOCOL: Canada Coming Clean???
Canada will announce next month that it will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, CTV News has learned. The Harper government has tentatively planned an announcement for a few days before Christmas, CTV's Roger Smith reported Sunday evening. The developments come as Environment Minister Peter Kent prepares for a climate conference in Durban, South Africa that opens on Monday, with delegates from 190 countries seeking a new international agreement for cutting emissions.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
TOP NEWS PICK : NOVEMBER 29, 2011
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Nigeria withdraws $2 bln from oil savings: finance
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has withdrawn $2 billion from its crude oil savings for 'various projects' and distributed more money in October to the three tiers of government than the previous month, the minister of state for finance said on Monday | Reuters
Denmark aims for 100% renewable in 2050
Danish government proposals have called for generating just over half of its electricity from wind turbines by 2020 and all of its energy from renewable sources in 2050 | IFANDP
Japanese LNG Terminal Opens after Disasters
The only Japanese liquefied natural gas import terminal impacted by the March earthquake and tsunami is set to reopen on Tuesday with the arrival of a ship carrying the fuel from Malaysia | Journal Of Commerce
Renewables future of energy, IEA says
PARIS, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The significance of renewable energy is expected to increase in the coming decades but time is running out for policy reforms, the IEA said from Paris | UPI.com
China’s rush into renewables: The way the world turns
Ten years ago, the smoggy plains of Baoding were known mostly for producing donkey meat | Financial Times
Rosneft to pay $2.2bn for Carabobo access
Russia's state-controlled oil giant Rosneft will pay $1.2 billion up front and also give a $1 billion loan to Venezuela's state company PDVSA for access to the Carabobo 2 Block | Upstream Online
Ugandan kingdom 'wants 10% cut'
A kingdom in Uganda is to demand a 10% cut of oil revenues once the country gets its nascent hydrocarbons industry up and running, a report claims | Upstream Online
A trio of US oil stalwarts have turned the taps on at two more fields in Libya as the war-torn North African country continues to get production back on line | Upstream Online
Total set to appeal against cancellation of French
Sunday, November 27, 2011
WEEKEND DIGEST-->>> 26-27 NOVEMBER 2011
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
Brazil vs Chevron: More Guts, No Story !!!
Brazil suspends Chevron's drilling rights
By Peter Murphy
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government suspended Chevron Corp's drilling rights until Chevron clarifies the causes of an offshore oil spill, the latest twist in a political firestorm threatening the U.S. company's role in Brazil's oil bonanza.
The decision on Wednesday came as the head of Chevron's Brazilian unit testified before Brazil's Congress, where he apologized for the November 8 spill that leaked about 2,400 barrels of oil into the ocean off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
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