Singapore (AFP) June 15, 2024 - Beaches on Singapore's top resort island of Sentosa, which also house luxury waterfront homes, were shuttered on Saturday due to an oil spill at a nearby port, maritime authorities said.
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) June 13, 2024 - A massive fire at an oil refinery in Iraqi Kurdistan injured at least 10 people including firefighters battling to control the blaze, which was ongoing Thursday, the civil defence agency reported.
Paris (AFP) June 13, 2024 - The UN's climate chief said Thursday that nations had a very steep mountain to climb ahead of the year-end COP29 summit after negotiators made little progress at crunch midyear talks.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 13, 2024 - With the increasing impacts of climate change and resource depletion, dielectric capacitors are becoming key candidates for high-performance energy storage devices. However, various dielectric ceram
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) June 13, 2024 - A massive fire at an oil refinery in Iraqi Kurdistan raged for about 20 hours and injured at least 14 firefighters who on Thursday finally brought the blaze under control.
Paris (AFP) June 12, 2024 - The world is likely to have a major surplus of oil by 2030 as production is ramped up while the clean energy transition tempers demand, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
New York (AFP) June 12, 2024 - Away from the Microsoft and Googles of the world, a century-old industry - oil and gas - is hoping that generative artificial intelligence will make producing petroleum more efficient and easier on its workforce.
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) June 12, 2024 - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that a controversial offshore oil exploration plan near the mouth of the Amazon River was a key opportunity for the country's growth.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 10, 2024 - Fusion energy is that released when two light nuclei combine to form a single heavier one (nuclear fusion reaction). Fusion energy-based power generation (fusion power plant) uses the energy generat
Kampala (AFP) June 10, 2024 - An environmental activist in Uganda who is opposed to a huge oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies has been freed after five days in detention, his employer said Monday.
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 10, 2024 - The United States has enough biomass potential to produce 35 billion gallons per year of aviation biofuel by 2050, a new report confirms. Oak Ridge National Laboratory's John Field provided bi
Geneva (AFP) June 9, 2024 - Swiss voters were expected to approve in a referendum Sunday a law aimed at accelerating the development of renewable energy as the country aims for carbon neutrality by 2050.
Geneva (AFP) June 9, 2024 - Switzerland approved a law on Sunday aimed at accelerating the development of renewable energies, as part of the country's bid to attain carbon neutrality by 2050.
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.
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
