Quito (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 - An oil spill caused by a ruptured pipeline in Ecuador's Amazon region leaked almost 6,300 barrels into an environmental reserve, according to information provided Wednesday by the company that owns the conduit.
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 - John Harter, an assistant professor of materials at UC Santa Barbara, has received an Early CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the highest honor given by the foundation to juni
Mexico City (AFP) Feb 1, 2022 - Relations between the United States and Mexico are under strain as the Mexican government pushes ahead with planned energy sector reforms that have alarmed Washington and foreign investors.
Kampala (AFP) Feb 1, 2022 - Chinese and French oil giants finally sealed a $10-billion deal Tuesday to unlock Uganda's energy resources and build a vast regional oil pipeline, a mega-project that has incensed environmental groups.
Berlin (AFP) Jan 31, 2022 - Rising tensions with Moscow over Ukraine have exposed Germany's problematic dependence on Russian gas, inflaming an already heated debate over soaring energy prices.
Lima (AFP) Jan 29, 2022 - The oil spill off the coast of Peru sparked by a volcanic eruption thousands of miles away is twice as big as previously reported, the government said Friday.
Doha (AFP) Jan 29, 2022 - Europe's fears of losing Russian gas supplies in the Ukraine crisis will loom large when Qatar's emir meets the US president on Monday but the powerful Gulf ruler has no magic wand, analysts say.
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 - For more than 60 years, scientists have sought to understand and control the process of fusion, a quest to harness the vast amounts of energy released when nuclei in fuel come together. A paper publ
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 - In recent times, hydrogen has drawn significant attention as a potential clean energy resource as an alternative to fossil fuels. In particular, there has been active research and development of wat
Washington (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 - A judge on Thursday canceled the sale of oil and gas exploration leases of some 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico, after environmental groups sued the Biden administration citing major concerns.
Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 - As the world searches for and demands more sustainable sources of energy and materials, plant biomass may provide the solution by serving as a renewable resource for biomaterials and biofuel product
Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 - As the global demand for power continues to rise, so too does the number of small merchant renewable energy plants, which augment the supplies of existing energy companies. These plants are independ
Livermore CA (SPX) Jan 27, 2022 - After decades of fusion research, a burning plasma state was achieved on November 2020 and February 2021 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world's mos
Los Angeles (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 - Los Angeles looks set to ban oil drilling in the city after councillors voted Wednesday to stop the construction of new wells and wind down those already operating.
Bangkok (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 - Thailand's navy and pollution experts battled Thursday to clear up an oil spill close to pristine holiday beaches, after an undersea pipeline leaked up to 50 tonnes of crude.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 27, 2022 - Superionic conductors promise clean, renewable energy - at the right temperatures. These conductors, used as solid electrolytes in batteries and fuel cells, comprise solid materials in which ions mo
