Energy Tech
Salt could play key role in energy transition
A common ingredient - salt - could have a big role to play in the energy transition to lower carbon energy sources.
Oil and Gas
Kazakhstan proposes gas pipeline linking Russia, China
Kazakhstan on Friday said it had discussed building a gas pipeline linking Russia and China as Moscow pivots to Asia amid conflict with the West.
Energy Tech
On the road to better solid-state batteries
A team from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Florida State University has designed a new blueprint for solid-state batteries that are…
Oil and Gas
Canada oil-gas sector accused of thwarting climate efforts
Canada's oil and gas sector -- one of the largest in the world -- is actively undermining efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions, climate think tank InfluenceMap warned Thursday.
Oil and Gas
Iran foreign minister in Iraq for security talks
Iran's top diplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held talks with neighbouring ally Iraq Wednesday to discuss stalled talks with arch-rival Saudi Arabia to ease regional tensions, as well as on border security.
Oil and Gas
Amazon pollution: the stain on Ecuador’s oil boom
Lago Agrio is where it began in February 1967: Ecuador's first oil well drilled by the US Texaco-Gulf consortium to ring in an era of black gold for the Ecuadoran Amazon.
Oil and Gas
Paris protest against TotalEnergies East Africa oil pipeline
Activists in Paris Wednesday called out two banks involved in the financing of a controversial fossil fuel project in East Africa, part of a coordinated protest across a dozen cities worldwide.
Oil and Gas
Energy firms not doing enough to cut methane: IEA
Oil and gas companies are not doing enough to cut methane emissions the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday, despite high energy prices making abatement measures mostly pay for themselves.
Oil and Gas
UAE, Israel unveil joint naval vessel as military ties grow
The United Arab Emirates and Israel on Monday revealed their first jointly created unmanned vessel, illustrating their growing military ties as maritime threats rise in the Gulf region.
Energy Tech
New compound that withstands extreme heat and electricity could lead to next-generation energy storage devices
Society's growing demand for high-voltage electrical technologies - including pulsed power systems, cars and electrified aircraft, and renewable energy…
Oil and Gas
Facile and scalable production of a fuel-cell nanocatalyst for the hydrogen economy
A fuel cell is an electric power generator that is capable of producing electricity from hydrogen gas while discharging only water as a waste product.
Bio Fuel
How a record-breaking copper catalyst converts CO2 into liquid fuels
Since the 1970s, scientists have known that copper has a special ability to transform carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and fuels.
Energy Tech
The race to develop the battery of the future
Yesterday, 80 handpicked guests inaugurated CSEM's new Battery Innovation Hub (BIH) in Neuchatel.
Energy Tech
Quantum geometry found to be newest twist in superconductivity
Scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas and their collaborators at The Ohio State University have identified a new mechanism that gives rise to…
Oil and Gas
China’s Xi to make state visit to Iran: foreign ministry
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Iran, Beijing's foreign ministry said Thursday, as a three-day trip to China by the Islamic republic's leader drew to a close.
Energy Tech
High thermal conductivity of cubic silicon carbide finally demonstrated
Semiconductors are a key component in smartphones, televisions, and other devices used in daily life using these devices generates heat, resulting in performance degradation and a shorter product life due to the rise in temperature.