Paris (AFP) Feb 13, 2022 - Soaring energy prices have brought massive profits to oil majors - along with fierce criticism from environmentalists and politicians at a time when consumers are left with rising bills.
Agii Apostoli, Greece (AFP) Feb 11, 2022 - Until a few years ago, Agii Apostoli was a picturesque seaside village on the eastern coast of Evia, drawing a modest income from tourism and fishing.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 11, 2022 - Motorists going slow on the uptake of electric vehicles cite anxiety about the distance they can travel between charges as a key concern. Clean energy researchers at the University of Technolo
Paris (AFP) Feb 10, 2022 - Construction of a 42-floor, pyramid-shaped skyscraper began in Paris on Thursday despite objections from local politicians and associations, and environmentalists who have branded the project catastrophic.
Mexico City (AFP) Feb 10, 2022 - US climate envoy John Kerry called Wednesday for an open and competitive energy market in Mexico, where planned reforms have alarmed foreign investors and environmentalists alike.
Upton NY (SPX) Feb 10, 2022 - Converting carbon dioxide (CO2) and ethane-an underutilized component of natural gas-into things we need would be a great way to put a potent greenhouse gas and an unused reservoir of hydrocarbons t
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 10, 2022 - Engineers from MIT and Kyushu University in Japan have demonstrated for the first time how light can be used to significantly improve the performance of fuel cells, lithium batteries, and other devi
Munich, Germany (SPX) Feb 10, 2022 - Following the example of the sun, fusion power plants aim to fuse the hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium and release large amounts of energy in the process. The only plant in the world currentl
Villigen, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 10, 2022 - The kagome pattern, a network of corner-sharing triangles, is well known amongst traditional Japanese basket weavers - and condensed matter physicists. The unusual geometry of metal atoms in the kag
Baghdad (AFP) Feb 10, 2022 - Iraq is $1.6 billion in arrears on its payments for imports of Iranian gas, its acting electricity minister has said, urging Washington to allow cash payments despite its Tehran sanctions.
Yerevan (AFP) Feb 10, 2022 - Armenia has arrested 19 of its nationals who were collecting intelligence about Yerevan's armed forces for a foreign spy network, the secret service said Thursday.
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 9, 2022 - Japan is offering Europe part of its liquified natural gas imports over fears supplies will be disrupted by tensions surrounding a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Tokyo's trade minister said Wednesday.
Ithaca NY (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 - One year after winter storms crippled Texas' electricity grid, contributing to more than 200 deaths, a Cornell University-led analysis recommends contracting improvements to reduce decentralized ene
Hanoi (AFP) Feb 9, 2022 - Vietnam on Wednesday arrested a high-profile environmentalist known for taking on the energy industry on suspicion of tax evasion, state media said.
Shenzhen, China (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 - With the gradual depletion of shallow energy resources, such as coal, ore, oil and natural gas, the focus has shifted to mining at depths of up to 5,000 metres. However, the transformative technolog
Houston (AFP) Feb 9, 2022 - You get used to it. The walls shake, says Sam, a resident of Midland, a town in west Texas where hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas - known as fracking - is causing more and more earthquakes.
