Sydney (AFP) Nov 23, 2021 - Australian environmental groups on Tuesday vowed to scupper plans for a vast new gas project off the country's pristine northwest coast, saying it would critically undercut international climate efforts.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 22, 2021 - The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is working with ENERCON to set up the Krummendeich Research Wind Farm. The company is the largest German manufacturer of
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 22, 2021 - Sugar can be transformed into hydrocarbons found in gasoline by feeding glucose to strains of E. coli that don't harm human health, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Chemistry.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2021 - Could a tank of ice or hot water be a battery? Yes! If a battery is a device for storing energy, then storing hot or cold water to power a building's heating or air-conditioning system is a differen
Guangzhou, China (SPX) Nov 18, 2021 - To produce a cost-effective redox flow battery, researchers based at the South China University of Technology have synthesized a molecular compound that serves as a low-cost electrolyte, enabling a
Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2021 - Carbon dioxide (CO2), a product of burning fossil fuels and the most prevalent greenhouse gas, has the potential to be sustainably converted back into useful fuels. A promising route for turning CO2
London (AFP) Nov 18, 2021 - Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) has set a world first by completing the first flight using only synthetic fuel, the Ministry of Defence said.
Urbana IL (SPX) Nov 18, 2021 - Spent lithium-ion batteries contain valuable metals that are difficult to separate from each other for recycling purposes. Used batteries present a sustainable source of these metals, especially cob
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Nov 18, 2021 - As important as emissions of the greenhouse gas methane are in the climate conversation, recently factoring prominently in the recent COP26 conference in Glasgow, researchers have painfully little l
Notre Dame IN (SPX) Nov 18, 2021 - The researchers, led by Jennifer L. Schaefer, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, analyzed how magnesium-ion-conducting solid polyme
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 18, 2021 - MIT physicists and colleagues have demonstrated an exotic form of superconductivity in a new material the team synthesized only about a year ago. Although predicted in the 1960s, until now this type
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Nov 18, 2021 - Recycling carbon dioxide (CO2), especially through conversion to methane (CH4), is compelling while anthropogenic CO2 emissions are still rising. A useful process for this transformation is photothe
Zurich (AFP) Nov 16, 2021 - The top international banking supervisory authority on Tuesday said lenders should account for climate risks when managing their business, suggesting a list of 18 principles to guide banks and national supervisors.
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Nov 16, 2021 - Abu Dhabi's national oil company announced Tuesday a $6 billion investment in crude oil drilling as it ramps up production capacity.
Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 16, 2021 - A planned seismic oil and gas exploration project by energy giant Shell off South Africa's Wild Coast region, poses a danger to marine wildlife, environmentalists say.
The Hague (AFP) Nov 16, 2021 - The Netherlands was shaken Tuesday by one of the strongest earthquakes yet near Europe's largest gas field, which is due to close in 2022 due to seismic activity caused by gas extraction.
