Washington DC (SPX) Dec 23, 2020 - Cornell University is developing a system to extract energy from cattle manure to meet the campus's peak demands for heat in the winter months. In the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, by
Vladivostok, Russia (SPX) Dec 23, 2020 - Fuel cells based on methanol oxidation have a huge potential in the motor and technical industries. To increase their energy performance, scientists suggest using electrodes made of thin palladium-b
Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2020 - Hydrogen is a sustainable source of clean energy that avoids toxic emissions and can add value to multiple sectors in the economy including transportation, power generation, metals manufacturing, am
Oslo (AFP) Dec 22, 2020 - Norway's Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a challenge from environmental groups trying to stop oil exploration in the Arctic, after a historic battle over the country's climate change commitments.
Cologne, Germany (SPX) Dec 22, 2020 - The German Federal Government has declared that its aim for the energy transition is to halt the use of fossil fuels by 2050. Gas-fired power are important for facilitating the move from fossil fuel
Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Dec 22, 2020 - A paper on research conducted by Meirielen Caetano de Sousa, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Sao Paulo's Physics Institute (IF-USP) in Brazil, is highlighted as Editor's Pick in the Septemb
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 21, 2020 - The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said Monday in a rare disclosure.
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 21, 2020 - Hundreds of angry Iraqis protested Monday in several cities against a currency devaluation that has slashed their purchasing power amid a pandemic-fuelled economic crisis.
Ankara (AFP) Dec 20, 2020 - Turkey has carried out naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean, the defence ministry said Sunday, against a backdrop of tensions with its neighbours over energy exploration in the region.
New York (AFP) Dec 18, 2020 - Since stepping down as Michigan's Governor, Jennifer Granholm, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee as Energy Secretary, has spoken often about the need to boldly rethink energy policy in light of climate change.
Khartoum (AFP) Dec 17, 2020 - Sudan's army chief on Thursday toured a border region with conflict-hit Ethiopia, according to a government source, a day after the military said troops were ambushed there by Ethiopian forces.
Ithaca NY (SPX) Dec 16, 2020 - By borrowing nature's blueprints for photosynthesis, Cornell University bioengineers have found a way to efficiently absorb and store large-scale, low-cost renewable energy from the sun - while sequ
Oslo (AFP) Dec 15, 2020 - Norway gave approval Tuesday to a giant project to capture and store CO2 below the North Sea, a technology that could help efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 15, 2020 - Cost-effective rechargeable batteries are at the heart of virtually all portable electronic devices, which have become ubiquitous in modern daily life. Moreover, rechargeable batteries are essential
Raleigh NC (SPX) Dec 15, 2020 - Many people think of composting organic matter as a way of keeping solid waste out of landfills, but a new study from North Carolina State University finds there can be significant environmental ben
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 15, 2020 - While much of the world fears Covid-19, Iraqis have mostly stopped wearing facemasks as they worry more about the pandemic's economic impact than the virus itself.
