Sanchez Energy: U.S. shale production soaring
Houston (UPI) Apr 23, 2015 -
U.S. shale explorer Sanchez Energy said it will be sustainable in the low crude oil market as output soars as a result of efficient drilling operations.
Sanchez said daily production during the first quarter of 2015 averaged 45,217 barrels of oil equivalent per day, a 141 percent increase year-on-year and beyond its initial expectations of around 44,000 boe per day.
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Toyota tops global automaker sales in Q1
Tokyo (AFP) April 23, 2015 -
Toyota kept the title of world's biggest automaker on Thursday with first-quarter sales of 2.52 million vehicles globally, outpacing Volkswagen and General Motors, despite weakening demand at home.
The Japanese giant's numbers, down 2.5 percent from a year ago, come after the German automaker earlier said it moved 2.49 million vehicles in the quarter, while US-based GM shifted 2.4 million un ...
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EIA: Yemen presents unique energy risk
Washington (UPI) Apr 23, 2015 -
Conflict in Yemen may drag on the global crude oil market, not because of production, but because of strategic waterways, U.S. analysis said Thursday.
Saudi Arabia this week announced an end to a pan-Arab air campaign in Yemen dubbed "Decisive Storm." The offensive was meant to ensure political stability in a Yemen under threat from the Houthi rebel group, which has backing from the Shi ...
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Aquion Energy AHI Battery First in the World to be Cradle to Cradle Certified
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Apr 24, 2015 -
Aquion Energy has announced that the AHI S20 and S20-P Product Lines are the first batteries in the world to be Cradle to Cradle Certified Bronze, an esteemed quality mark recognized across industries to provide a continuous improvement pathway toward the development of quality products.
The product lines were evaluated by MBDC, an Accredited Assessment Body and the creators of the Cradle ...
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GE Energy Financial Services Invests in Solar Project in Futtsu City
Futtsu City, Japan (SPX) Apr 24, 2015 -
GE Energy Financial Services has formed a new partnership with Tokyo-based renewable energy project developer, Green Power Investment Corp. ("GPI"), to invest in a 42-megawatt (DC) photovoltaic solar power project in Futtsu City, Japan. GE Energy Financial Services will invest alongside GPI in the project.
In addition to the investment from GPI and GE Energy Financial Services, financing f ...
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Whiteboards of the future: New electronic paper could make inexpensive electronic displays
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2015 -
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have revamped an old e-paper concept to make an inexpensive handwriting-enabled e-paper well suited to large displays like whiteboards. They describe the e-paper in the Journal of Applied Physics, from AIP Publishing.
Traditional ink and paper is convenient for both reading and writing. In e-paper development the writing feature has generally lagged ...
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Quantum 'paparazzi' film photons in the act of pairing up
Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Apr 24, 2015 -
In the quantum world of light, being distinguishable means staying lonely. Only those photons that are indistinguishable can wind up in a pair, through what is called Hong-Ou-Mandel interference. This subtle quantum effect has been successfully imaged for the first time by two doctoral students from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw.
Physicists have long known that photons ...
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