Oil and Gas
Environmentalists dismayed by Ecuador presidential candidates
Quito (AFP) April 7, 2021 - Environmental activists will feel stuck between a rock and hard place on Sunday when forced to choose a new president.
Oil and Gas
Shell says Texas winter storm to cost $200m
London (AFP) April 7, 2021 - Royal Dutch Shell forecast Wednesday that this year's deadly Texas winter storm will cost the Anglo-Dutch energy giant up to $200 million in the first quarter.
Energy Tech
A new type of battery that can charge ten times faster than a lithium-ion battery created
St. Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Apr 07, 2021 - It is difficult to imagine our daily life without lithium-ion batteries. They dominate the small format battery market for portable electronic devices, and are also commonly used in electric vehicle
Oil and Gas
Caspian Sea level threatens Kashagan oil field: operator
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 7, 2021 - Falling water levels in the Caspian Sea owing to climate change threaten Kazakhstan's giant Kashagan oil field, its operator said Wednesday.
Energy Tech
New batteries give jolt to renewables, energy storage
Ithaca NY (SPX) Apr 06, 2021 - The cost of harvesting solar energy has dropped so much in recent years that it's giving traditional energy sources a run for their money. However, the challenges of energy storage - which require t
Energy News
China’s bitcoin mining rush risks derailing climate goals
Beijing (AFP) April 6, 2021 - China's electricity-hungry bitcoin mines that power nearly 80 percent of the global trade in cryptocurrencies risk undercutting the country's climate goals, a study in the journal Nature said on Tuesday.
Bio Fuel
Scientists turn beer waste into new protein sources, biofuels
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 6, 2021 - Researchers say grain waste from beer production - a protein- and fiber-rich powder-like substance - can be turned into novel protein sources and biofuels, according to a study to be presented Tuesday at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society.
Bio Fuel
Scientists turn fish parts into environmentally friendly plastic
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 5, 2021 - Scientists have developed a new method for making environmentally friendly plastic out of fish waste - the heads, bones, skin and guts that get thrown away during processing.
Oil and Gas
Total to continue gas production in coup-hit Myanmar
Yangon (AFP) April 4, 2021 - French energy giant Total will not halt gas production in coup-hit Myanmar, its chief said Sunday, despite growing calls for foreign companies to sever ties with the junta as it escalates a brutal crackdown on dissent.
Energy News
World Bank to align financing with Paris Climate Accord
Washington (AFP) April 2, 2021 - The World Bank adopted a new Climate Change Action Plan that will boost financing aimed at reducing emissions to align its policies with the Paris climate agreement, the bank said Friday.
Energy Tech
Is battery recycling environmentally friendly?
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 01, 2021 - The EU will be home to 30 million electric cars by 2030 and the European Commission is preparing tough targets for recycling these and other batteries. Yet the impacts of battery recycling, especial
Bio Fuel
Carbon-neutral ‘biofuel’ from lakes
Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 01, 2021 - Lakes store huge amounts of methane. In a new study, environmental scientists at the University of Basel offer suggestions for how it can be extracted and used as an energy source in the form of met
Oil and Gas
Iraq parliament approves 2021 budget; Lebanon swap meds for oil
Baghdad (AFP) April 1, 2021 - Iraq's parliament unveiled a 2021 budget on Thursday that foresees a deficit of around $20 billion, as it struggles with a financial and economic crisis exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Energy News
How Biden’s infrastructure plan addresses the climate crisis
Washington (AFP) April 1, 2021 - It's no coincidence US President Joe Biden chose manufacturing hub Pittsburgh to unveil his $2 trillion green infrastructure plan, a bold pitch to Americans used to hearing that climate action will wreck industry.
Energy News
WTO to work with Europeans on legality of EU carbon tax plan
Geneva (AFP) April 1, 2021 - The World Trade Organization will work with a number of European countries to ensure a proposed EU carbon tax will respect international trade rules, the WTO and France said Thursday.
Energy Tech
Thermal power nanogenerator created without solid moving parts
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 01, 2021 - As environmental and energy crises become increasingly more common occurrences around the world, a thermal energy harvester capable of converting abundant thermal energy - such as solar radiation, w