Tehran (AFP) Oct 22, 2024 - Iran and Saudi Arabia are planning to conduct joint military exercises in the Red Sea, according to an Iranian report not confirmed by Riyadh, in what would be a first for the regional heavyweights.
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Oct 21, 2024 - Mercedes-Benz inaugurated Monday a plant for recycling electric vehicle batteries in Germany, with the luxury carmaker's boss hailing a key milestone in boosting the sector's sustainability.
Havana (AFP) Oct 21, 2024 - Electricity has been restored to half of Havana, the Cuban capital's power company reported Monday, four days after the start of a nationwide power blackout that the authorities have struggled to address.
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 21, 2024 - The federal government announced Monday a more than $860M private loan guarantee for construction of solar and battery storage facilities for Puerto Rico.
Singapore (AFP) Oct 20, 2024 - An oil pipeline belonging to British giant Shell began leaking into the sea on Sunday, Singaporean authorities and the company said, adding that the spill was stopped and cleanup crews deployed.
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Oct 20, 2024 - Iraq's Kurdistan voted on Sunday to elect a new parliament for the autonomous oil-rich region, where voters expressed concern over economic struggles and disenchantment with the political elite.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 18, 2024 - A group of 16 Japanese young people is suing utility firms over their carbon emissions, in the latest case worldwide of activists using courts to press for action on climate change.
Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2024 - Chinese electric vehicle battery behemoth CATL reported a 26.0 percent jump in third-quarter profits on Friday but still fell short of analyst expectations.
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 18, 2024 - The electric grid on the island of Cuba went entirely offline Friday after the failure of a major power plant east of Havana, government officials announced.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 - Baylor University researchers from the Cornerstone Atomization and Combustion Lab (CAC) have developed an advanced method for burning biofuels with minimal emissions. Using a new Swirl Burst (SB) in
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 - Researchers from the University of Calgary are investigating an energy-efficient approach to generating nanobubbles, which are tiny gas-filled bubbles that exhibit unique and stable properties in wa
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 - Approximately 1.1 billion years ago, the North American continent almost divided, leaving a 1,200-mile stretch of volcanic rock called the Midcontinent Rift. Scientists at the University of Nebraska
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 17, 2024 - U.S. military forces hit Houthi weapons storage facilities in northwestern areas of Yemen controlled by the Iran-backed rebels overnight, targeting their ability to attack American and international shipping transiting the Red Sea, the Pentagon said.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 - Researchers are advancing sustainable energy technologies with promising developments in ocean wave power, biofuel production, and catalytic fuel conversion. These efforts, led by scientists at Flin
Paris (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 - More than half of the world's electricity will be generated by low-emission sources before 2030 but the deployment of clean energy is far from uniform across the globe, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 15, 2024 - The Iowa Supreme Court is weighing a decision that could uphold a pipeline company's eminent domain right to survey property without landowner permission.
