Oil and Gas
Sweden battles oil spill after ferry runs aground
Sweden's coastguard said Monday it was working to clean up a large oil spill in the Baltic Sea after a passenger ferry ran aground over the weekend.
Oil and Gas
Finland suspects Chinese ship linked to gas pipe damage
Finnish police on Friday said a Chinese ship was the focus of their investigation into suspected sabotage of a pipeline between Finland and Estonia which was damaged this month.
Oil and Gas
Putin praises ‘unprecedented’ energy ties with China
Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Thursday the "unprecedented" energy links between Moscow and Beijing despite failing to secure a much-sought agreement on a major new gas pipeline.
Oil and Gas
Green groups lose UK lawsuit over fossil fuel exploration
Environmental groups on Thursday lost a legal challenge brought against the UK government to prevent it from issuing new licences for oil and gas extraction in the North Sea.
Oil and Gas
U.S. eases sanctions on Venezuela after election deal reached with opposition
The United States has, at least temporarily, repealed a handful of sanctions imposed against Venezuela after its government and opposition leaders signed an agreement on conditions for presidential elections to be held in the second half of next year.
Oil and Gas
MIT design would harness 40 percent of the sun’s heat to produce clean hydrogen fuel
MIT engineers aim to produce totally green, carbon-free hydrogen fuel with a new, train-like system of reactors that is driven solely by the sun.
Energy News
EU states strike deal on electricity market reform
EU member states reached an agreement to reform its electricity market after months of sparring between France and Germany over state support for nuclear energy, the European Council said Tuesday.
Oil and Gas
EU to seek virtual elimination of fossil fuels at COP28
The EU will seek a global phase-out of fossil fuels and for their use to reach a peak in this decade, according to the member states' common position adopted unanimously late Monday.
Energy News
IEA: World must add 50,000 miles of power lines by 2040 to hit climate targets
The world must double existing power grid networks to 100,000 miles globally by 2040 to avoid missing the internationally agreed 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise target and eroding energy security, the International Energy Agency warned Tuesday.
Energy Tech
Remaking an old Swedish oil depot into a giant underground ‘thermos’
Work lights strung up along railings illuminate a dank cavern where workers are preparing to transform a former oil depot into a hot water "thermos" to heat a Swedish town.
Bio Fuel
Cow manure to synthetic gas: How can we optimize the process?
The overuse of fossil fuels has led to pollution that has become a globally recognized environmental problem.
Energy Tech
Sustainable living technology
It is now apparent that the mass-produced artefacts of technology in our increasingly densely populated world - whether electronic devices, cars, batteries…
Energy News
EU strives for common position ahead of COP28
EU environment ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday were working on setting a common position for the bloc on fossil fuels and carbon-capture tech ahead…
Energy Tech
A cheaper, safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries: Aqueous rechargeable batteries
This summer, the planet is suffering from unprecedented heat waves and heavy rainfalls.
Oil and Gas
New catalyst could provide liquid hydrogen fuel of the future
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden are investigating a car fuel comprised of a liquid that is converted to hydrogen by a solid catalyst.
Wind Daily
Floating offshore wind could bring billions in value to the west coast, report shows
A new report from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory shows that along a 200-mile stretch of ocean off the coast of southern Oregon and northern California…