The Hague (AFP) March 18, 2022 - The Dutch government on Friday doubled its forecasts for offshore wind power generation in the country by 2030 as the Netherlands seeks to curb its reliance on fossil fuels and imports from Russia.
Taranto, Italy (AFP) March 16, 2022 - The Mediterranean's first offshore wind farm is rising from the shallows off Italy, its turbines a symbol of hope for a Europe suffering an energy crisis exacerbated by war.
New York (AFP) March 15, 2022 - Oil prices plunged on Tuesday as China, a major energy consumer, placed nearly 30 million people under Covid lockdown, and Hong Kong and Chinese mainland stock markets dove, while Wall Street stocks rallied.
Hong Kong (AFP) March 15, 2022 - WTI crude dived more than five percent Tuesday to fall back below $100 a barrel as concerns about a possible slowdown in China's economy lead investors to rethink their expectations for demand.
London (AFP) March 14, 2022 - US benchmark oil West Texas Intermediate slid Monday on Ukraine peace hopes and after major consumer China imposed a Covid lockdown on the tech hub of Shenzhen.
Tehran (AFP) March 12, 2022 - Iran said on Saturday that US attempts to seize its tankers and oil cargo had failed to stop exports that are subject to sanctions imposed by its arch foe.
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Mar 11, 2022 - A metal foam could underpin a low-cost method for generating carbon-free fuels, researchers from KAUST have shown. The team seamlessly coated the foam with iron and cobalt nanomaterials to create a
Ithaca NY (SPX) Mar 11, 2022 - Superconductors - metals in which electricity flows without resistance - hold promise as the defining material of the near future, according to physicist Brad Ramshaw, and are already used in medica
Washington (AFP) March 10, 2022 - With the war in Ukraine causing oil prices to soar, US President Joe Biden's administration is treading a fine line between staying true to its commitment to clean energy, while seeking to ramp up petroleum production.
Urbana IL (SPX) Mar 10, 2022 - Have you ever gotten relief from summertime heat by draping a wet towel over your head? If so, you've benefited from a phase-change material (PCM): a substance that releases or absorbs energy when i
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 09, 2022 - In the endless quest to pack more energy into batteries without increasing their weight or volume, one especially promising technology is the solid-state battery. In these batteries, the usual liqui
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2022 - Future tokamak fusion power reactors will generate heat beyond what current materials can withstand. Scientists have proposed various methods for cooling the edge of the magnetically confined fusion
Washington (AFP) March 9, 2022 - Chevron Phillips Chemical Company has agreed to spend $118 million to upgrade petrochemical plants in Texas that allegedly violate air pollution laws, the US Justice Department said Wednesday.
Paris (AFP) March 9, 2022 - Despite fears that the energy price shock unleashed by Russia's war in Ukraine will put climate ambitions on the back burner, the transition to green fuels is more relevant than ever to reduce dependence on Russian hydrocarbons.
Tokyo (AFP) March 9, 2022 - The Fukushima region affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster has invested heavily in renewable energy - a sector Japan was slow to embrace, but now considers key to reaching carbon neutrality.
Orlando FL (SPX) Mar 08, 2022 - Like the charged power suit worn by Black Panther of Marvel Comics, UCF researchers have advanced NASA technologies to develop a power suit for an electric car that is as strong as steel, lighter th
