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.
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 26, 2022 - As the world's energy demands increase, so does our consumption of fossil fuels. The result is a massive rise in greenhouse gases emissions with severely adverse environmental effects. To address th
Lake Kivu, Rwanda (AFP) Jan 26, 2022 - The engineers aboard the floating power station on Lake Kivu could only watch nervously as the volcano in the distance erupted violently, sending tremors rumbling through the water beneath them.
Richland WA (SPX) Jan 26, 2022 - A novel plan that offers partnership in keeping the United States electric grid stable and reliable could be a win-win for consumers and utility operators. The largest ever simulation of its k
Paris (AFP) Jan 26, 2022 - The aviation industry looks at hydrogen-fuelled planes as a solution to decarbonise the sector, but a report by an environmental group released Wednesday found that they will only help limit CO2 emi
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 26, 2022 - A mid-level outlook for the at-the-pump price of green hydrogen produced from water electrolysis powered by solar electricity in India declines to around $5 per kilogram (kg) hydrogen (or INR 350
El Callao, Peru (AFP) Jan 26, 2022 - A fresh oil leak has occurred off the coast of Peru - already cleaning up after a major crude spill 10 days earlier - during work on an underwater refinery pipeline, the government said Wednesday.
Munich, Germany (SPX) Jan 22, 2022 - Industry and private consumers alike depend on oil and gas pipelines that stretch thousands of kilometers underwater. It is not uncommon for these pipelines to become clogged with deposits. Until no
University Park PA (SPX) Jan 22, 2022 - The energy systems that power our lives also produce wasted heat - like heat that radiates off hot water pipes in buildings and exhaust pipes on vehicles. A new flexible thermoelectric generator can
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 21, 2022 - Lithium-air batteries were thought promising in the 1970s as a potential power source for electric vehicles, offering energy densities that rival gasoline and significa
Newark DE (SPX) Jan 21, 2022 - It's no secret that we need more sustainable materials if we hope to help the planet. Bio-derived materials are one potential option, but they must be economical if anyone is going to use them.
Callao, Peru (AFP) Jan 21, 2022 - Hundreds of traditional fisherman living just outside the Peruvian capital fear their livelihoods are ruined following an oil spill caused by a volcanic eruption thousands of miles away.
Amiens, France (AFP) Jan 21, 2022 - Hours before the window for lodging objections closes, EU environment and energy ministers meeting in France Friday differed sharply on a European Commission provision that would classify nuclear and natural gas energy as sustainable.
Hastings, Australia (AFP) Jan 21, 2022 - A state-of-the-art liquid hydrogen tanker readied for loading in Australia Friday ahead of shipment to Japan, in what Canberra described as a world first trial of the technology.
Kent UK (SPX) Jan 21, 2022 - Researchers from the University of Kent's School of Biosciences have designed and built equipment that can be used to investigate bacterial biofuel production at a fraction of the cost of commercial
Tel-Aviv. Israel (SPX) Jan 20, 2022 - What causes a particular alga to be crowned the fastest growing plant cell in the world? A new study involving a Tel Aviv University researcher set out to track the photosynthetic properties of th
