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.
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.
Oil and Gas
Ukraine war, energy crisis force UK into fossil fuels rethink
Given the climate emergency, the UN chief says that investing now in fossil fuels is "moral and economic madness". But given the energy shock from the war in Ukraine, Britain is set to do just that.
Energy News
Lots of low- and no-cost ways to halt global warming
Not only do we have the tools to slash emissions and curb global warming by 2030, but half of available carbon-cutting options are cost-free or very cheap, UN climate experts say.
Oil and Gas
Canada approves controversial Bay du Nord offshore oil project
Canada's environment minister approved Wednesday a controversial offshore oil project expected to see 300 million barrels of oil extracted over 30 years -- and to set back efforts to curb climate change.
Oil and Gas
Three rockets land near oil refinery in northern Iraq
Three rockets landed on Wednesday near an oil refinery in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdistan region, with "no casualties or material damage reported", Kurdish counter-terrorism forces said.
Democracy
Marine Le Pen: far-right chief within reach of French presidency
Marine Le Pen has fought for years to make the far-right party she inherited electable, and now appears to have a real chance to challenge incumbent Emmanuel Macron for the French presidency this month.
Wind Daily
Brazil to hold first offshore wind tender by October: official
Brazil will hold its first tender for offshore wind energy by October, an environment ministry official announced Tuesday, saying the country has "unbelievable" potential in the emerging green energy source.
Oil and Gas
Oil extends rally on Russia sanctions bets, stocks edge higher
Oil prices extended gains Tuesday on the prospect of further sanctions on Russia for alleged "atrocities" in some occupied Ukrainian cities, while equities edged up after a rally in New York and Europe.
Oil and Gas
Solar hydrogen: Better photoelectrodes through flash heating
Solar energy can directly drive electrochemical reactions at the surface of photoelectrodes.
Energy Tech
Nuclear fusion hit a milestone thanks to better reactor walls
Scientists at a laboratory in England have shattered the record for the amount of energy produced during a controlled, sustained fusion reaction.
Oil and Gas
World’s fossil fuel assets risk evaporating in climate fight
Oil platforms, pipelines, coal power plants and other fossil fuel assets could lose trillions of dollars in the battle against climate change in the coming decades, experts say.
Energy News
Compact, green and car-free. Can city living beat climate change?
With a whopping 70 percent of humanity predicted to be living in urban areas by the middle of the century, UN climate experts see a huge opportunity to create ideal cities that are walkable, leafy and energy efficient.
Energy Tech
The material that could save industries heat
Scientists in Japan have found a common substance that can reversibly and rapidly store and release relatively large amounts of low-grade heat without decomposing.
Oil and Gas
Soldiers police Lima curfew after fuel price protests
Police and soldiers patrolled the largely empty streets of Peru's capital Lima Tuesday, monitoring a curfew imposed to curtail protests against rising fuel and toll prices amid growing economic hardship.
Energy News
Govts, businesses ‘lying’ on climate efforts: UN chief
UN chief Antonio Guterres accused governments and businesses Monday of "lying" about their efforts to stem climate change, seeking to shame them into action as the body released a landmark crisis report.