Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 07, 2024 - Results from the first in-flight study on the use of 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) indicate a reduction in soot particle emissions and contrail ice crystal formation compared to conven
Skardu, Pakistan (AFP) June 7, 2024 - In the mountainous valleys of Pakistan, 18-hour daily power cuts have meant local teacher Aniqa Bano uses her fridge as a cupboard for storing books and kitchen utensils.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 07, 2024 - Researchers have developed a safer, cheaper, and more flexible battery option for wearable devices. Fitness trackers, smart watches, virtual-reality headsets, smart clothing, and implants are
Bonn (AFP) June 7, 2024 - The incoming president of the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan told AFP on Friday that his country would keep increasing fossil fuel production in parallel with investments in cleaner alternatives.
Kampala (AFP) June 7, 2024 - An environmental activist in Uganda opposed to a huge oil drilling project headed by French giant TotalEnergies has been detained by soldiers, two NGOs said Friday.
Moscow (AFP) June 6, 2024 - A Ukrainian drone attack ignited a fire at an oil refinery in southern Russia, forcing it to halt operations, the regional governor said early Thursday, adding that there were no casualties.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 06, 2024 - Achieving a sustained fusion reaction requires maintaining a high-performing plasma: one that is dense enough, hot enough, and confined long enough for fusion to take place. Researchers have encount
Saint-Imier, Switzerland (AFP) June 6, 2024 - Switzerland's largest wind farm, sitting astride the ridge of the Jura mountains by the French border, consists of only 16 turbines - tiny compared to those of other European countries.
New York (AFP) June 5, 2024 - Humans are as dangerous to Earth as the meteorite that drove dinosaurs to extinction, the UN chief said Wednesday, urging an end to fossil fuel ads after 12 months that were the hottest on record.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2024 - Scientists at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) have utilized artificial intelligence to improve the design and production of nanofibers used in wearable nanofiber acoustic ene
Sydney (AFP) June 4, 2024 - Australia said its first green bond raised billions of dollars and was vastly oversubscribed Tuesday, a boost for those backing a bigger role for markets in tackling climate change.
Paris (AFP) June 4, 2024 - Nations are falling short of the goal agreed at UN climate talks to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 as part of efforts to curb global warming, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024 - The Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) Demo pilot plant has successfully generated electricity using supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycles. The $169 million, 10-megawatt
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 31, 2024 - Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed a new perovskite, BaSc0.8W0.2O2.8, that demonstrates high proton conduction at low and intermediate temperatures. This advance
Plainsboro NK (SPX) May 31, 2024 - Harnessing energy from plasma requires a precise understanding of its behavior during fusion to keep it hot, dense and stable. A new theoretical model about a plasma's edge, which can become unstabl
Santiago (AFP) May 31, 2024 - Chile's state-owned copper giant Codelco signed a deal Friday with SQM to nearly double the private mining firm's current extraction of lithium, a key mineral for the global switch to cleaner energy.
