Oil and Gas
New method offers a promising alternative for upgrading natural gas
Methane gas is considered a clean energy due to its high hydrogen-to-carbon ratio and low carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
Energy Tech
Energy harvesting to power the Internet of Things
The wireless interconnection of everyday objects known as the Internet of Things depends on wireless sensor networks that need a low but constant supply of electrical energy.
Oil and Gas
NATO head urges Greece, Turkey to solve rows over Aegean
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday urged Greece and Turkey to resolve their disagreements over the Aegean Sea, where the two are at loggerheads over islands and airspace.
Oil and Gas
Saudi offers $10m to prevent Red Sea oil spill disaster off Yemen
Saudi Arabia on Sunday pledged $10 million to help prevent an ageing Yemeni oil tanker from unleashing a potentially catastrophic spill in the Red Sea bordering its waters.
Oil and Gas
Climate: offshore methane gas leak spotted from space
Scientists have for the first time used satellite data to detect a major offshore leak of the potent greenhouse gas methane, according to peer-reviewed research.
Energy News
Flood of net zero vows suffer ‘credibility gap’: report
While countries, cities and companies have massively ramped up net-zero emissions promises in recent months there remain "major flaws" in many plans…
Energy Tech
New feedback system can improve efficiency of fusion reactions
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have refined the use of magnetic fields to improve the performance of doughnut-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks.
Energy Tech
UQ discovery paves the way for faster computers, longer-lasting batteries
University of Queensland scientists have cracked a problem that's frustrated chemists and physicists for years, potentially leading to a new age of powerful, efficient, and environmentally friendly technologies.
Oil and Gas
Earth-abundant solar pixels found to produce hydrogen for weeks
Devices made of readily available oxide and carbon-based materials can produce clean hydrogen from water over weeks - according to new research.
Oil and Gas
Climate: Africa’s energy future on a knife’s edge
With more than half its population lacking mains electricity and still using charcoal and other damaging sources for cooking, Africa's energy future -- torn between fossil fuels and renewables -- is up for grabs.
Energy Tech
Lifespan of solid-state lithium batteries extended by Surrey researchers
Researchers have successfully increased the lifespan and stability of solid-state lithium-ion batteries, creating a viable approach for future widespread usage.
Oil and Gas
Methane emissions detected over offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico
A team of scientists have used satellite data to detect methane plumes from an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Oil and Gas
Greek shipowners, EU’s top fleet, slam EU climate plan
Greek shipowners, the sector's leaders in Europe, criticised the EU's greenhouse gas emissions plan on Friday as a threat to the competitiveness of the bloc's fleet and called for global rules instead.
Energy News
Investing 1% of global GDP into green recovery would cut emissions by up to 8.5%
A novel green recovery investment scenario has shown that a 1% global GDP investment could reduce global CO2 emissions by 6 to 8.5% by 2030. The researchers…
Energy Tech
Uncovering a novel way to bring to Earth the energy that powers the sun and stars
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have uncovered critical new details about fusion facilities that use lasers to compress the fuel that produces fusion energy.
Oil and Gas
Iraq approves $17 bn to pay Iran gas debt and buy grain
Iraq passed Wednesday an emergency finance bill to pay debts to Iran to ensure gas supplies and forestall worsening power cuts, as well as to buy grain for…