The New Fuelist

Toyota upping lithium-ion battery production 6x for introduction to Prius family

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:40:22 -0400

Toyota will soon increase its production of the higher-energy-density batteries sixfold with an eye to putting them into the Prius at an unspecified point in the future, according to the Nikkei.

Liquefied air could power cars and store energy from sun and wind

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:35:04 -0400

A 19th-century idea might lead to cleaner cars, larger-scale renewable energy.Some engineers are dusting off an old idea for storing energy—using electricity to liquefy air by cooling it down to nearly 200 °C below zero.

DOE gives green light to controversial natural gas export project

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:22:43 -0400

The Energy department approved a proposal to send 1.4 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas overseas.

Colorado extends $6,000 plug-in vehicle credit through 2021

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:15:03 -0400

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper Wednesday signed into law a pair of bills relating to plug-in and other alternative fuel vehicles, including a measure to extend a plug-in vehicle tax credit into the next decade.

Senate votes 97-0 to confirm Moniz to lead Energy Department

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:12:05 -0400

The Senate votes 97-0 to approve President Obama’s nomination to head the Department of Energy.On Thursday, the Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz to be Secretary of Energy.

Nissan LEAF passes 25,000 sales mark in US

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:22 -0400

The Nissan LEAF has sold more than 25,000 units in the US. The battery-electric car posted its best US sales month yet in March, and a 423.5% year-over-year sales increase in April.

U.S. Interior issues new draft fracking rules for federal lands

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:09:44 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled its latest proposal for regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, seeking to allay concerns that its initial draft was too onerous for producers, while still protecting p

Norwegian firm to seek ways to trap cement factory CO2

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:21 -0400

OSLO, May 16 (Reuters) - Norway's Aker Solutions has won a contract to make the world's first tests for capturing emissions of carbon dioxide from cement factories as part of efforts to slow climate change, the company said on Thursday.

Novel material shows promise for extracting uranium from seawater

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:42:59 -0400

A new material could potentially be used to extract uranium from seawater more efficiently, new research suggests.

BP appeals to Cameron over US crisis

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:26 -0400

BP appeals to Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene over the escalating compensation costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.