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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Waterloo UK (SPX) Jan 13, 2024 - University of Waterloo researchers are tapping into idled electric vehicles to act as mobile generators and help power overworked and aging electricity grids. After analyzing energy demand on
Tsukuba, Japan (SPX) Jan 12, 2024 - In a significant advancement for the field of hydrogen production, researchers have developed a novel technology enabling efficient hydrogen production from seawater. This breakthrough, which levera
London (AFP) Jan 12, 2024 - The United States, UK and eight allies said Friday their joint air strikes on rebel targets in Yemen were aimed at restoring stability in the Red Sea.
Princeton NJ (SPX) Jan 12, 2024 - Princeton physicists have discovered an abrupt change in quantum behavior while experimenting with a three-atom-thin insulator that can be easily switched into a superconductor. The research p
Tehran (AFP) Jan 11, 2024 - Iran's navy has seized a ship off Oman's coast to retaliate for the theft of its oil from the same tanker last year by the United States, state media said Thursday.
Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2024 - The United States brought greenhouse gas emissions down by an estimated 1.9 percent year-on-year in 2023, the Rhodium Group research center said in a report Wednesday - a welcome decline, but not enough to meet Paris Agreement targets.
