Riyadh (AFP) Feb 12, 2024 - Saudi Arabia's surprise decision to halt a planned expansion of its oil production capacity reflects ambitions to expand into other forms of energy, the Gulf kingdom's energy minister said on Monday.
Riverside CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2024 - When it comes to making fuel from plants, the first step has always been the hardest - breaking down the plant matter. A new study finds that introducing a simple, renewable chemical to the pretreat
Berkeley CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2024 - Research from Berkeley Lab, Lawrence Livermore and UC Davis sheds new light on how to access the sugars locked up in plants to produce petroleum-free fuels, chemicals, and medicines. Using microbes
Auckland, New Zealand (SPX) Feb 12, 2024 - Cutting-edge University of Auckland research converted waste carbon dioxide into a potential precursor for chemicals and carbon-free fuel. Dr Ziyun Wang's researchers in the School of Chemical
Champaign IL (SPX) Feb 12, 2024 - Scientists have found a way to boost ethanol production via yeast fermentation, a standard method for converting plant sugars into biofuels. Their approach, detailed in the journal Nature Communicat
Georgetown, Guyana (AFP) Feb 10, 2024 - Guyana on Friday expressed concern over a Venezuelan military build-up near the border of the disputed oil-rich Essequibo region, after an American think tank reported the movement of weapons and troops closer to the frontier.
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 9, 2024 - The United States has blacklisted four entities and one tanker on accusations of violating a price cap placed on Moscow oil over the Kremlin's war in Ukraine, while also imposing restrictions on the importation of certain categories of diamonds mined in Russia.
Garching, Germany (SPX) Feb 09, 2024 - The Joint European Torus (JET), a cornerstone in global fusion research, has once again made headlines by achieving a significant breakthrough in fusion energy generation. In its latest series of ex
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 09, 2024 - An ambitious international research endeavor, spearheaded by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), is set to revolutionize seasonal thermal energy storage technologies. Titled INTERS
London (AFP) Feb 9, 2024 - British bank Barclays said Friday it would stop directly financing its energy clients' new oil and gas projects, but still ran into fierce criticism from campaigners who said the moves don't far enough.
London (AFP) Feb 8, 2024 - Scientists in Britain announced Thursday they had smashed a record for generating fusion energy in the final experiment using the Joint European Torus (JET) machines.
London (AFP) Feb 8, 2024 - Britain's main opposition Labour Party on Thursday ditched a commitment to spend GBP28 billion a year on green infrastructure if it wins this year's UK general election.
Brussels (AFP) Feb 7, 2024 - The European Union is betting heavily on storing carbon to facilitate a less painful green transition, as it grapples with a barrage of resistance to its climate policies.
Dubai (AFP) Feb 7, 2024 - Yemen's Huthi rebels launched six missiles toward two merchant ships on Tuesday, reportedly causing light damage to one of the vessels, the US military said.
Moscow (AFP) Feb 7, 2024 - The Kremlin on Wednesday acknowledged that Russian companies were having problems with Chinese banks after local media reported a major Chinese lender had blocked payment settlements with Russian firms.
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 7, 2024 - Sweden plans to wrap up a probe into a series of explosions that rocked the Nord Stream gas pipeline nearly two years ago after prosecutors determined the country lacked the proper legal authority to continue the investigation.
