Notre Dame IN (SPX) Nov 18, 2021 - The researchers, led by Jennifer L. Schaefer, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, analyzed how magnesium-ion-conducting solid polyme
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Nov 18, 2021 - Recycling carbon dioxide (CO2), especially through conversion to methane (CH4), is compelling while anthropogenic CO2 emissions are still rising. A useful process for this transformation is photothe
Urbana IL (SPX) Nov 18, 2021 - Spent lithium-ion batteries contain valuable metals that are difficult to separate from each other for recycling purposes. Used batteries present a sustainable source of these metals, especially cob
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Nov 18, 2021 - As important as emissions of the greenhouse gas methane are in the climate conversation, recently factoring prominently in the recent COP26 conference in Glasgow, researchers have painfully little l
Frankfurt (AFP) Nov 16, 2021 - Germany's energy regulator suspended the approval process for Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline on Tuesday, dealing another setback to the geopolitically sensitive project and causing Europe's sky-high gas prices to soar further.
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Nov 16, 2021 - Abu Dhabi's national oil company announced Tuesday a $6 billion investment in crude oil drilling as it ramps up production capacity.
Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 16, 2021 - A planned seismic oil and gas exploration project by energy giant Shell off South Africa's Wild Coast region, poses a danger to marine wildlife, environmentalists say.
The Hague (AFP) Nov 16, 2021 - The Netherlands was shaken Tuesday by one of the strongest earthquakes yet near Europe's largest gas field, which is due to close in 2022 due to seismic activity caused by gas extraction.
Zurich (AFP) Nov 16, 2021 - The top international banking supervisory authority on Tuesday said lenders should account for climate risks when managing their business, suggesting a list of 18 principles to guide banks and national supervisors.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Nov 15, 2021 - For decades, scientists have been working to harness clean, renewable fusion energy, which occurs naturally in stars like our sun. Using strong magnetic fields to confine hot plasmas within a donut-
Princeton NJ (SPX) Nov 15, 2021 - In controlled nuclear fusion, heavy isotopes of hydrogen fuse into helium, releasing a huge amount of energy in the process. A large portion of the energy released by a laboratory fusion reaction go
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Nov 15, 2021 - The U.S. scientific community is currently conceptualizing the first nuclear fusion power plants, which will revolutionize energy production. Like the sun and stars, a fusion power plant will produc
Frankfurt (AFP) Nov 15, 2021 - German energy company RWE said it would step up its investment in renewable energy on Monday, as the country's potential new government plans an earlier exit from coal.
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 15, 2021 - Ministers of the European Union reached a deal on Wednesday to pass new climate legislation aimed at reducing methane emissions, while imposing new import restrictions on foreign energy suppliers, including the United States.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Nov 15, 2021 - The march towards fusion energy gain, required for commercial fusion energy, is not always visible. Progress occurs in fits and starts through experiments in national laboratories, universities, and
College Park MD (SPX) Nov 15, 2021 - Charged particle accelerators have been a central tool of basic physics research for almost a hundred years, perhaps most famously as atom smashers for understanding the elementary constituents of
