Research-Development News

Research-Development News



SOURCE: Dow Jones Newswires | 15 May 2012

South Korean conglomerate SK Group said Tuesday that it has signed a contract with Denmark's Topsoe Fuel Cell to cooperate in commercializing solid oxide fuel cells.

SOURCE: Sasol Ltd. | 10 May 2012

Sasol Limited's Olefins & Surfactants Division (headquarters in Hamburg, Germany) announced today it will expand in a first step its capacity to produce ultra-high purity aluminas (UHPA) by at least 3000 metric tons per year.

SOURCE: GE | 10 May 2012

GE (NYSE: GE) announced today the opening of GE Shenhua Gasification Technology Company Ltd., a 50-50 joint venture (JV) with Shenhua Group to advance the development and deployment of “cleaner coal” technology solutions in China.

SOURCE: Siemens | 10 May 2012

The Simetal Sivac-X 4K furnace switchgear from Siemens has reliably switched a rated current of more than 4,500 amperes with a single circuit breaker in the test laboratory during the course of a successful type test according to IEC 62271. This is significantly more than conventional furnace switchgears achieve.

SOURCE: Dow Jones Newswires | 09 May 2012

GE Energy (NYSE: GE) announced today that it is investing $10 million in the development of a new Oil & Gas Training Facility to support and advance training and development for its customers and employees. Training at the facility will focus on customer, technical and leadership skills aimed to meet the changing needs and growing global demand for drilling technologies.

SOURCE: Siemens | 08 May 2012

Siemens and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, successfully concluded the first carbon capture and storage (CCS) research collaboration project.

SOURCE: Halliburton | 02 May 2012

Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) has signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Gazprom International for the development and implementation of new oil and gas technologies in global exploration and production projects.

SOURCE: Statoil | 25 April 2012

Today Statoil released the 2011 Oil Sands Report Card, which documents company performance within the Canadian oil sands.

SOURCE: Areva | 24 April 2012

AREVA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Technip, a leader in project management, to work on integrated Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) solutions for oil and gas industry.

SOURCE: Dow Jones Newswires | 20 April 2012

Brazilian utility Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras, or Eletrobras, is studying more than 40 possible projects worldwide, including a $6 billion dam in the north of Mozambique, Chief Financial Officer Armando Casado said Thursday.