Mexico City (AFP) Feb 24, 2021 - Mexico's lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved controversial reforms aimed at strengthening the state electricity company, despite warnings from environmentalists that they promote fossil fuels over renewable energy.
Graz, Austria (SPX) Feb 24, 2021 - After completion in about ten years, the Brenner base tunnel is expected to provide relief for transit traffic between Italy and Austria. The Brenner Base Tunnel Company (BBT SE) and Innsbrucker Kom
Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2021 - Four board members of Texas' power grid operator announced their resignation Tuesday after millions of state residents were left without power during days of unprecedentedly frigid temperatures.
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 24, 2021 - That was your warmup. Now we're really in the thick of it. Daniel Korsun '20 is reflecting on his four years of undergraduate preparation and research at MIT as he enters the thick of graduate s
Binghamton NY (SPX) Feb 24, 2021 - There are millions of unplugged oil wells in the United States, which pose a serious threat to the environment. Using drones, researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York hav
Ankara (AFP) Feb 23, 2021 - Turkey on Tuesday accused Greek fighter jets of harassing a Turkish boat in the Aegean as tensions rise again between the NATO allies over maritime issues.
Stockholm (AFP) Feb 23, 2021 - Newly formed company H2 Green Steel (H2GS) on Tuesday announced plans to build a hydrogen powered steel plant in the north of Sweden, already a pioneer in the field.
Montreal (AFP) Feb 21, 2021 - Canadian Gilbert Cardin worries about the future of the ice road he maintains every winter on a frozen river west of Montreal.
Houston (AFP) Feb 21, 2021 - Millions of Texans were still without safe water on Sunday as officials fielded angry complaints over shockingly large power bills spawned by a cold weather crisis that Houston's mayor said was ultimately preventable.
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 21, 2021 - According to energy experts, the challenges posed by climate change warrant a greener, smarter, decentralized electrical grid - a grid better able to accommodate a diversity of renewable energy sources.
Houston (AFP) Feb 20, 2021 - Texas authorities have restored power statewide bringing relief after days of unprecedentedly frigid temperatures, but millions were still struggling Saturday without safe, drinkable water.
Washington (AFP) Feb 20, 2021 - Private security contractor and ally of former US President Trump Erik Prince violated a United Nations arms embargo on Libya, UN investigators have found in a report detailed by US media on Friday.
Gainesville FL (The Conversation) Feb 19, 2021 - Americans often take electricity for granted - until the lights go out. The recent cold wave and storm in Texas have placed considerable focus on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT,
Aboard A Us Military Aircraft (AFP) Feb 19, 2021 - The US military is looking for fallback bases in Saudi Arabia to prevent its troops deployed there from becoming obvious targets in the event of tensions with Iran, a senior US military official said Thursday.
Stuttgart, Germany (SPX) Feb 19, 2021 - The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is conducting research into new materials for more powerful batteries and fuel cells. DLR scientists are now using a quan
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 18, 2021 - Wheat straw, the dried stalks left over from grain production, is a potential source of biofuels and commodity chemicals. But before straw can be converted to useful products by biorefineries, the p
