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Shanghai Electric Acquires Controlling Stake in Pakistan's K-Electric

Oct 31, 2016 05:45 AM EDT

China's Shanghai Electric Power firm will buy a $1.77 billion controlling stake in K-electric, Pakistan's largest and only vertically integrated power utility, the Abraaj Group announced on Sunday.

13 killed, after Chinese power plant collapsed

Staff Reporter |

Dec 15, 2014 06:41 AM EST

A construction mishap at the site of Ecuador's biggest energy infrastructure project left 13 people dead and a dozen more injured.

U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power Under Self-Monitoring After Returning from West Africa

Andy Vitalicio |

Oct 31, 2014 07:12 PM EDT

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power is self-monitoring for Ebola, after arriving from her trip to some of the countries hardest-hit by the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.

Scientists Working on Better Batteries Close to Success

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 31, 2014 11:18 AM EDT

A new lithium-nickel-manganese-oxide material on the positive end might provide batteries a markedly higher voltage.

Reducing Power Emitted by Lasers may Increase its Output

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 27, 2014 08:55 AM EDT

This discovery could potentially create more energy-efficient and sensitive lasers.

Solar Explosions Modeled in Computers

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 25, 2014 05:42 AM EDT

Researchers examined what happens when explosions occur on the surface of the Sun.

Improved Batteries to Make Renewable Energy More Competitive

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 23, 2014 05:00 AM EDT

Lowering the operating temperature of the power cell will extend the working life and design of the battery.

Fuel Cell Bicycle Developed in Australia

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 09, 2014 08:56 AM EDT

Scientists from the University of New South Wales in Australia have developed a Hy-Cycle, a bicycle that is able to take users up to 125 kilometers on $2 of hydrogen and a single battery charge.

China Auditing Office Uncovers $1.1B Misappropriation in Power Grid Project

Bianca Ortega |

Jun 17, 2014 02:10 AM EDT

China’s National Audit Office (NAO) uncovered a $1.1 billion (CNY6.7 billion) fund misappropriation in a major trans-regional power grip project in the country.