Paris (AFP) Jan 18, 2024 - A record 4.2 gigawatts of new offshore wind power generation was installed in Europe in 2023, the trade association WindEurope said Thursday, but the region remains far off the pace needed to hit its targets.
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 18, 2024 - Researchers have made a significant stride in the realm of renewable energy by developing artificial power plants - tiny, leaf-shaped generators that can create electricity from the natural forces
Oslo (AFP) Jan 18, 2024 - A Norwegian court Thursday sided with environmental groups and declared the licences for three oil drilling projects to be invalid, including one that is already operating.
Bethlehem PA (SPX) Jan 17, 2024 - As researchers around the world work to develop viable alternatives to fossil fuels, the prospect of nuclear fusion-harnessing the same energy-generating reactions that power the sun-has grown incre
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 17, 2024 - Trade barriers can slow the world's energy transition but commerce also needs to be fair, International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol said Wednesday, as world powers tussle over the technologies key to fighting climate change.
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 17, 2024 - A key chemical reaction - in which the movement of protons between the surface of an electrode and an electrolyte drives an electric current - is a critical step in many energy technologies, includi
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 17, 2024 - The Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions against former Guatemalan energy minister Alberto Primentel Mata for alleged widespread bribery in connection with government contracts, along with his exploitation of the country's mining industry.
Evanston IL (SPX) Jan 17, 2024 - A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in dirt. About the size of a standard paperback book, the completely s
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 16, 2024 - Seismic events that coincided with sudden drops in pressure within the Nord Stream 1 and 2 natural gas pipelines in September 2022 alerted the world to the rupture of pipelines in the western Baltic
Oslo (AFP) Jan 16, 2024 - Norway, Europe's biggest supplier of natural gas, announced Tuesday that it had awarded 62 new oil and gas exploration licences, angering environmental groups.
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 16, 2024 - Hydrogen is an integral component for the manufacture of steel, fertilizer, and a number of chemicals. Producing hydrogen using renewable electricity offers a way to clean up these and many other ha
Brussels (AFP) Jan 15, 2024 - The EU plans to be carbon neutral by 2050, but to get there it needs to pass two decadal milestones - each implying massive adaptation by industry and consumers.
Sydney (AFP) Jan 15, 2024 - A group of Indigenous Australians lost a courtroom battle on Monday to block a major gas pipeline which could soon resume construction off the country's northern coast.
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jan 15, 2024 - You may be familiar with yeast as the organism content to turn carbs into products like bread and beer when left to ferment in the dark. In these cases, exposure to light can hinder or even spoil th
London (AFP) Jan 15, 2024 - A group of shareholders in British oil major Shell have submitted a resolution for the upcoming annual shareholders meeting that would force the company to commit to greenhouse gas emissions targets.
London (AFP) Jan 14, 2024 - Britain remains ready to act to defend freedom of navigation, foreign minister David Cameron said on Sunday in the wake of joint US-UK air strikes on Yemen.
