Oil and Gas
Researchers develop ‘green’ method to extract hydrogen from seawater
Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, have developed a new method to extract hydrogen from seawater without desalination.
Oil and Gas
World oil demand exceeded pre-Covid level in late 2022: OPEC
World oil demand exceeded pre-pandemic levels in the last three months of 2022 and will grow further this year after China lifted its zero-Covid policy, OPEC said Tuesday.
Energy Tech
Ford to build new US electric battery plant with Chinese partner
US auto manufacturer Ford announced Monday that it will build a new $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan, diversifying its battery offerings with technology from a Chinese company as it boosts electric vehicle production.
Bio Fuel
Biogas produced with waste from apple juice making can minimize use of fossil fuels in industry
Scientists at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and the Federal University of the ABC (UFABC) in Sao Paulo state, Brazil, have successfully produced…
Energy Tech
Hungary protests against Chinese battery plant defy ‘Orbanomics’
Even as diggers turned over land for one of Europe's biggest electric battery plants, environmental protesters vowed to run the Chinese project out of town.
Oil and Gas
Shareholder sues Shell bosses over climate risks
British energy giant Shell has been hit with a new lawsuit over climate change, with activist investors accusing the company's leadership of mismanaging risks to the company.
Energy Tech
Controllable ‘defects’ improve performance of lithium-ion batteries
A new North Carolina State University study, performed in collaboration with battery testing researchers at the U.S.
Wind Daily
Machine learning could help kites and gliders to harvest wind energy
Airborne wind energy (AWE) is a lightweight technology which uses flying devices including kites and gliders to harvest power from the atmosphere.
Energy Tech
AiDash launches joint grid resilience offering with Schneider Electric
AiDash, a leading provider of vegetation management and other satellite- and AI-powered operations, maintenance, and sustainability solutions, has announced the launch of its joint grid resilience offering with Schneider Electric.
Energy News
All who can should pay even for their basic greenhouse gas emissions
Because GHG emissions are causing harmful climate change, scientists and philosophers have been wrestling with who has the right to produce greenhouse gases at all, and to what extent.
Oil and Gas
Rival Libya administrations agree to remove foreign fighters: UN
Senior Libyan officials from both rival administrations on Wednesday endorsed a coordination mechanism to clear the war-torn country of foreign troops and mercenaries, the United Nations announced.
Energy News
S.Africa mining and energy giants thwarting climate goals: study
Mining and energy giants are jeopardising South Africa's net zero ambitions with a flood of opposition to climate policies, according to a think tank that monitors companies' communications.
Wind Daily
Polish MPs vote to make building wind turbines easier
Poland's parliament on Wednesday voted to make it easier to build onshore wind turbines, as the conservative government strives to meet conditions to unblock billions of euros in EU funds.
Oil and Gas
UK’s PM creates four ministries with new energy drive
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed Tuesday to slash sky-high power bills as he reshuffled his government with a focus on energy, climate net zero targets and scientific innovation.
Oil and Gas
Iraq’s Kurdistan says resumes oil exports via Turkey
Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region said Tuesday it had resumed oil exports through Turkey after suspending them as a precaution following Monday's deadly earthquake that rocked its northern neighbour and Syria.
Energy News
Energy industry must be part of climate fight, says COP president
The energy industry must play a role in the campaign to tackle global warming, the president of this year's UN climate talks said on Tuesday, denying any…