Energy Tech
A new heat engine with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine
Engineers at MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have designed a heat engine with no moving parts.
Bio Fuel
Biden’s biofuel: Cheaper at the pump, but high environmental cost?
In an effort to ease Americans' pain at the gas pump, President Joe Biden has announced his administration will ease restrictions on the sale of E15 -- gasoline that includes 15 percent ethanol -- and new investments in biofuels as a whole.
Oil and Gas
IEA lowers world oil demand outlook on China lockdowns
Global oil demand will be slightly lower than forecast this year in the wake of strict Covid lockdowns in China, the world's biggest importer of crude, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
Oil and Gas
Ecuador expands oil extraction from Amazon reserve
Ecuador said Wednesday it had begun pumping oil from a third field located partly on a protected nature reserve in the Amazon rainforest.
Wind Daily
Transport drones for offshore wind farms
Wind turbines are among the most important technologies for a sustainable energy supply.
Energy News
Paris climate targets feasible if nations keep vows
If all nations honour promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, there is a chance of capping the rise in global temperatures to under two degrees Celsius, the cornerstone target of the Paris Agreement, researchers said Wednesday.
Wind Daily
Lack of marshaling ports hindering offshore wind industry
As the United States works to shift more of its power generation to renewable resources, University of Delaware researchers Sara Parkison and Willett Kempton…
Oil and Gas
LNG ships worse for climate: NGO
A environmental activist group said Wednesday that cargo ships burning liquefied natural gas (LNG) are actually worse for the climate due to methane emissions.
Oil and Gas
US-led task force to patrol Red Sea off war-torn Yemen
The United States is to lead a new task force patrolling the Red Sea, senior officials said on Wednesday, less than two weeks after the start of a truce in war-torn Yemen.
Oil and Gas
From Denmark to Portugal, Europe ups effort to quit Russian gas
In Denmark, large black pipes are about to be buried in a muddy trench, as construction of a gas pipeline from Norway to Poland resumes following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Oil and Gas
As EU eyes stopping Russian gas imports, Israel sees an opening
As Europe aims to wean itself off Russian fossil fuel because of the Ukraine invasion, Israel hopes to help fill the gap with gas from its offshore reserves.
Wind Daily
Favourable breezes boost Spain’s wind power sector
Buoyed by a surge in investment and new projects, wind power has become Spain's main source of electricity generation just as Europe seeks to curb its energy imports from Russia.
Oil and Gas
North Sea oil project wins Israeli takeover boost
A North Sea oilfield project off Scotland's coast opposed by environmentalists and paused after energy giant Shell decided to exit the Cambo initiative has been boosted by an Israeli takeover.
Oil and Gas
Top Mexico court hands president energy reform win
Mexico's Supreme Court on Thursday endorsed a controversial electricity reform opposed by the United States and other major trade partners -- a ruling celebrated by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's government.
Oil and Gas
UK denies climate retreat despite rethink on fossil fuels
Britain insisted Thursday it was sticking to its climate change goals despite unveiling a new energy strategy that foresees new drilling for North Sea fossil fuels.
Energy Tech
Novel use of iron-laced carbon nanofibers yields high-performance energy storage
A new study by Chinese researchers demonstrates a novel approach to enhancing the storage performance of batteries and capacitors.