Energy News
COP28 faces debate over controversy-mired carbon credits
Controversial credits bought by corporations to offset their carbon emissions will be in the spotlight at UN climate talks next month.
Oil and Gas
Construction of controversial Canadian pipeline complete
Construction of a controversial gas pipeline in western Canada has been completed, its developer TC Energy announced Monday, after years of work and crippling protests.
Oil and Gas
A potentially cheaper and ‘cooler’ way of hydrogen transport
In the continued effort to move humanity away from fossil fuels and towards more environmentally friendly energy sources, researchers in Japan have developed a new material capable storing hydrogen energy in a more efficient and cheaper manner.
Energy Tech
A step on the way to solid-state batteries
A lithium ceramic could act as a solid electrolyte in a more powerful and cost-efficient generation of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
Bio Fuel
Unlocking sugar to generate biofuels and bioproducts
Plant biologists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have engineered enzymes to modify grass plants so their biomass can be more efficiently converted into biofuels and other bioproducts.
Energy News
World’s available CO2 ‘budget’ for 1.5C smaller than thought: study
The amount of CO2 the world can emit and still limit warming to 1.5C is much smaller than previously thought and could be used up in six years at current pollution levels, according to research published on Monday.
Energy Tech
Generating clean electricity with chicken feathers
The food industry generates enormous amounts of waste and by-products, including from poultry production.
Energy News
White House announces $30 billion investment in U.S. electric grid
The Biden administration is undertaking an effort to modernize the country's aging electric grid with an investment of more than $30 billion.
Energy Tech
New battery technology could lead to safer, high-energy electric vehicles
University of Maryland researchers studying how lithium batteries fail have developed a new technology that could enable next-generation electric vehicles (EVs) and other devices that are less prone to battery fires while increasing energy storage.
Bio Fuel
Breakthrough 3D Printing Technique Doubles Solar Fuel Efficiency
In a major breakthrough that could revolutionize the production of solar fuels, researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a novel 3D printing methodology to create a reactor core with intricate, hierarchically ordered porous structures.
Energy News
Heat pumps can’t take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth
By installing a heat pump in his house in the hills of Oslo, Oyvind Solstad killed three birds with one stone, improving his comfort, finances and climate footprint.
Oil and Gas
Bumper profits ebb at US oil giants as they tout big fossil deals
ExxonMobil and Chevron reported lower profits Friday compared with the year-ago blowout quarter as the oil giants touted recent acquisitions they said balance economic and environmental priorities.
Oil and Gas
Finland says working with China on pipeline probe
Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said Thursday his country was working with Beijing to find out more about a Chinese ship likely linked to damage of an undersea gas pipeline.
Oil and Gas
IEA chief says China oil demand key factor in energy transition
The International Energy Agency executive director underlined Tuesday the importance of Chinese demand for oil in the move to cleaner energy, as its economy undergoes significant change.
Oil and Gas
Climate activists ordered to do unpaid work for Ashes Test protest
A UK judge on Tuesday ordered three climate activists to do dozens of hours of unpaid work after they trespassed on the pitch during an Ashes Test at Lord's cricket ground in June.
Oil and Gas
Environmentalists applaud as company pulls plug on 5-state pipeline project
Navigator CO2 Ventures has canceled its five-state Heartland Greenway pipeline project, citing regulatory challenges.