Washington (AFP) Aug 2, 2023 - They are ubiquitous in the United States, controversial in Europe and coveted in South Asia. As heatwaves intensify across the world, air conditioning has taken center stage.
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 2, 2023 - Researchers have made a discovery that could lead to better lithium-metal batteries, as opposed to lithium-ion batteries, while reducing their risk of explosion.
Mexico City (AFP) Aug 2, 2023 - Volunteers have launched a beach clean-up in an area of Mexico where environmental authorities say oil is washing ashore after an alleged leak involving state energy giant Pemex.
Dubai (AFP) Aug 2, 2023 - Most of the oil on board a rusting supertanker off war-torn Yemen has been moved to a replacement vessel in a bid to avert a catastrophic spill, the United Nations has said.
New York (AFP) Aug 2, 2023 - With air conditioner demand surging, scientists are looking for ways to improve the energy efficiency of cooling systems and limit damaging emissions that accelerate global warming.
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 2, 2023 - The United States has pulled the plug on incandescent light bulbs as a new ban went into effect Tuesday, forcing Americans to buy more efficient LEDs to save energy and cut carbon emissions.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 01, 2023 - Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have broken new ground in particle acceleration, taking advantage of frozen hydrogen targets to enhance proton speed using high-intensi
London (AFP) Aug 1, 2023 - British energy giant BP on Tuesday announced a drop in second-quarter net profit as oil and gas prices retreated from peaks reached a year earlier following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 1, 2023 - Though spending on oil and gas exploration is on pace to surpass pre-pandemic levels, Norwegian consultant group Rystad Energy said Tuesday that actual discoveries have so far been fleeting.
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Aug 1, 2023 - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Tuesday welcomed important progress in talks with the European Commission on the conditions for state aid for hydrogen power plants.
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 01, 2023 - NASA's endeavor to create a sustainable presence on the Moon and put humans on Mars can be made easier by using natural resources on the Moon to create rocket fuel to refill landers on either surfac
Baghdad (AFP) Aug 1, 2023 - Iraq's prime minister said on Tuesday Baghdad is in contact with the United States on settling outstanding debts of $10 billion the country owes Iran for gas imports.
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 01, 2023 - Two of humanity's most ubiquitous historical materials, cement and carbon black (which resembles very fine charcoal), may form the basis for a novel, low-cost energy storage system, according to a n
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 31, 2023 - If fully developed, new acreage in the U.S. territorial waters of the Atlantic Ocean could support at least four gigawatts of offshore wind energy, the government said Monday.
Dubai (AFP) July 31, 2023 - The national oil giant of the United Arab Emirates, host of this year's UN climate talks, said Monday it had accelerated its emission reduction goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 31, 2023 - The largest oil producer in the United Arab Emirates, which hosts this year's annual U.N.-backed climate summit, on Monday moved the goal post for a net-zero economy ahead by five years.
