Energy Tech
Scientists identify another reason why batteries can’t charge in minutes
Researchers find new issue complicating fast charging. Haste makes waste, as the saying goes.
Energy Tech
Battery ‘dream technology’ a step closer to reality with new discovery
A sodium-sulfur battery created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin solves one of the biggest hurdles that has held back the technology as a…
Oil and Gas
Protesters hit S.Africa beaches to oppose oil exploration
Hundreds of environmentalist demonstrators gathered on South African beaches Sunday to protest against oil and gas exploration by energy giant Shell.
Oil and Gas
Shell exits North Sea oilfield project
Royal Dutch Shell has exited the planned Cambo oilfield project off the Scottish coast because of insufficient financial gain, as energy firms face fierce pressure to switch to greener fuels.
Bio Fuel
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tuskegee University collaborate on advanced bioderived materials research
The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Tuskegee University have formed a partnership to develop new biodegradable materials for use in buildings, transportation and biomedical applications.
Energy News
30,000 UK homes still without power after storm
Tens of thousands of homes in Scotland and northern England remained without power for a fifth day, officials said Wednesday, following one of the most powerful storms in decades.
Oil and Gas
ExxonMobil aims to double profits on restrained spending
ExxonMobil released a plan Wednesday that aims to double oil company's profits by 2027 as it expands lower-emissions investments while preserving a strategy tilted towards fossil fuels.
Bio Fuel
DARPA’s ReSource Program turns waste into purified products, food
Launched in 2021, DARPA's ReSource program aims to revolutionize how the military procures critical supplies on the battlefield by engineering…
Energy Tech
An energy-storage solution that flows like soft-serve ice cream
Batteries made from an electrically conductive mixture the consistency of molasses could help solve a critical piece of the decarbonization puzzle.
Energy Tech
Artificial intelligence to advance energy technologies
Hongliang Xin, an associate professor of chemical engineering in the College of Engineering, and his collaborators have devised a new artificial intelligence…
Bio Fuel
Tasmania to be site of Australia’s first bioLNG facility
Optimal Group and BOC, a subsidiary of Linde plc, have has announced a Memorandum of Understanding agreement to jointly explore the development of Australia's first bioLNG facility at the BOC Westbury micro-LNG Plant in Tasmania.
Oil and Gas
Lhyfe and DORIS sign MOU for first floating wind turbine for integration with hydrogen production
Following a 12-month-long joint R and D programme focused on developing economically viable offshore green hydrogen production solutions, Lhyfe, a world…
Oil and Gas
Norway rules out 2022 oil licences in ‘virgin areas’
Norway will not grant new oil exploration licences in virgin or little-explored areas in 2022 under a political compromise on Monday that hands a modest victory to opponents of fossil fuels.
Oil and Gas
Senegal president fears ‘fatal blow’ to dreams of gas wealth
Senegal's President Macky Sall on Monday firmly opposed ending financing for fossil fuel extraction, saying the move would deal "a fatal blow" to economies like the West African country.
Energy News
Accelerated renewables-based electrification paves the way for a post-fossil future
"Today, 80 per cent of all energy demands for industry, mobility or heating buildings is met by burning - mostly fossil - fuels directly, and only 20 per cent by electricity.
Energy News
China’s carbon emissions fall for first time since Covid lockdowns
China's CO2 emissions fell in the third quarter for the first time since the country reopened from Covid-19 lockdowns, research published Thursday showed, in what experts said could mark a carbon "turning point" for the country.