Bio Fuel
British Airways eyes greener jet fuel from 2022
London (AFP) Feb 9, 2021 - British Airways on Tuesday unveiled a partnership with US startup LanzaJet to produce jet fuel aimed at cutting carbon emissions from 2022.
Oil and Gas
US forces not protecting Syrian oil fields: Pentagon
Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2021 - US forces in Syria are focused on fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group and are not guarding oil fields as previously ordered by ex-president Donald Trump, a US defense official said Monday.
Wind Daily
BP enters UK offshore wind sector
London (AFP) Feb 8, 2021 - British energy major BP on Monday entered the UK offshore wind sector alongside German peer EnBW, after authorities awarded rights to build wind farms to help cut carbon emissions.
Energy Tech
Ballard signs MOU with Global Energy Ventures for fuel cell-powered ship
Perth, Australia (SPX) Feb 08, 2021 - Ballard Power Systems has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Global Energy Ventures - a provider of integrated compressed shipping solutions for the transportation of energy
Oil and Gas
Brent breaks $60 a barrel on oil demand recovery hopes
Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 8, 2021 - Brent oil prices Monday shot past $60 a barrel for the first time in more than a year Monday with investors growing increasingly optimistic about demand as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.
Wind Daily
Denmark moves forward on North Sea ‘energy island’
Copenhagen (AFP) Feb 6, 2021 - Denmark said Friday it has approved plans to build an artificial island in the North Sea that could generate wind power for at least three million households.
Oil and Gas
Russian mining giant handed $2bn fine over fuel spill
Moscow (AFP) Feb 5, 2021 - Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel on Friday was fined nearly $2 billion after one of its subsidiaries became the source of a giant fuel spill in Russia's Artic last year.
Wind Daily
$43 bn deal for ‘world’s biggest’ offshore wind farm in South Korea
Seoul (AFP) Feb 5, 2021 - A $43 billion deal was signed Friday to build what the South Korean government said will be the world's biggest offshore wind power complex, as it seeks to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Energy Tech
New fiber optic temperature sensing approach to keep fusion power plants running
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 05, 2021 - The pursuit of fusion as a safe, carbon-free, always-on energy source has intensified in recent years, with a number of organizations pursuing aggressive timelines for technology demonstrations and
Bio Fuel
Novel photocatalyst effectively turns carbon dioxide into methane fuel with light
Hong Kong (SPX) Feb 04, 2021 - Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the major greenhouse gases causing global warming. If carbon dioxide could be converted into energy, it would be killing two birds with one stone in addressing the env
Energy Tech
From waste heat to electrical power: A new generation of thermomagnetic generators
Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Feb 04, 2021 - Use of waste heat contributes largely to sustainable energy supply. Scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Tohoku University in Japan have now come much closer to their goal of co
Oil and Gas
U.S., Saudi, British navies wrap trilateral exercise in Arabian Gulf
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 4, 2021 - Forces with the U.S. Navy, the Royal Saudi Naval Forces and UK Maritime Component Command conducted tri-lateral maritime exercise Nautical Defender 21 at the end of January, the Navy announced.
Oil and Gas
Yemen rebels ‘ready’ for UN mission to repair tanker, deny delay
Sanaa (AFP) Feb 3, 2021 - Yemen's Huthi rebels said Wednesday they are ready to allow a UN mission to inspect a long-abandoned fuel tanker which threatens to cause a massive oil spill, denying UN allegations of new delaying tactics.
Bio Fuel
Australia supplying wood pellets for the Japanese electricity market
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Feb 02, 2021 - International Bio Fuels Marketing (IBFM) has entered into contracts with French energy giant Engie to build four wood pellet plants in Asia with construction starting this year. The joint vent
Energy Tech
Batteries that can be assembled in ambient air
Pohang, South Korea (SPX) Feb 02, 2021 - The honor of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to those who developed lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. These batteries have become an essential energy source for electronic devices ranging f
Oil and Gas
Ural Federal University scientists discover ways to increase oil production efficiency
Yekaterinburg, Russia (SPX) Feb 02, 2021 - The work of the research group under the guidance of Professor Leonid Martyushev (co-authors: Roman Bando and Evgenia Chervontseva) will help to predict the behavior of fluids in various environment