Energy Tech
Selecting the right structural materials for fusion reactors
Do two promising structural materials corrode at very high temperatures when in contact with "liquid metal fuel breeders" in fusion reactors?
Oil and Gas
Long road ahead for Iraq pledge to phase out gas flares
In the oilfields of southern Iraq, billions of cubic feet of gas literally go up in smoke, burnt off on flare stacks for want of the infrastructure to capture and process it.
Oil and Gas
Peru says Repsol agrees to compensate thousands over oil spill
Peru on Friday announced an agreement with Spanish energy giant Repsol to compensate thousands of people affected by a devastating oil spill that polluted beaches and killed wildlife.
Oil and Gas
Iran says ready to raise oil output once sanctions lifted
Oil-rich Iran says it is ready to step up its crude exports once US sanctions are lifted if talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal succeed, official media reported Thursday.
Oil and Gas
Brent oil breaks $110 a barrel, WTI up 5% on Ukraine conflict
Brent crude broke above $110 a barrel on Wednesday and WTI was up more than five percent as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continued to fan fears over supplies of the crucial commodity from the resource-rich region.
Oil and Gas
Oil tops $113, equities sink on Ukraine war fears
Crude surged past $113 a barrel Wednesday and equities sank with investors growing increasingly fearful about the Ukraine war's impact on global energy supplies and the economic recovery.
Energy Tech
Storing summer heat to use in winter
New technology that could store heat for days or even months, helping the shift towards net zero, is the focus of a new project involving the Active Building…
Oil and Gas
Oil tops $110, equities sink on rising Ukraine war fears
Crude surged past $110 a barrel Wednesday and equities sank with investors growing increasingly fearful about the Ukraine war's impact on global energy supplies and the economic recovery.
Bio Fuel
New, nature-inspired concepts for turning CO2 into clean fuels
Researchers have developed an efficient concept to turn carbon dioxide into clean, sustainable fuels, without any unwanted by-products or waste.
Energy Tech
Metasurface-based antenna turns ambient radio waves into electric power
Researchers have developed a new metasurface-based antenna that represents an important step toward making it practical to harvest energy from radio waves, such as the ones used in cell phone networks or Bluetooth connections.
Oil and Gas
Denmark okays gas pipeline connecting Norway and Poland
Work on a subsea pipeline between Norway and Poland aimed at reducing Warsaw's dependence on Russian gas has resumed after being suspended for environmental reasons, Danish state-owned firm Energinet said on Tuesday.
Oil and Gas
WTI crude surges more than 5% on Russia-Ukraine crisis
West Texas Intermediate crude surged more than five percent in early trade on Monday as traders grow increasingly worried about an energy crisis after Western nations imposed fresh sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
Oil and Gas
WTI surges more than 6%, Brent more than 5% on Ukraine invasion
West Texas Intermediate crude surged more than six percent Monday and Brent jumped more than five percent as traders grow increasingly worried about an energy crisis after Western nations imposed fresh sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Energy Tech
Biodegradable alternative could replace lithium-ion
Fully organic rechargeable household batteries are an ideal alternative to traditional metal-based batteries, in particular for reducing pollution to landfill and the environment.
Energy Tech
Tuning in to invisible waves on the JET tokamak
Research scientist Alex Tinguely is readjusting to Cambridge and Boston. As a postdoc with the Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), the MIT graduate spent…
Oil and Gas
Australian energy firms challenge excess emissions claim
Energy companies have challenged a new report that found some of Australia's largest fossil fuel projects were emitting far more greenhouse gas than originally predicted.