Bio Fuel
Biodiesel made from discarded cardboard boxes
Automobile exhaust emitted by fossil-fuel-based vehicles, especially those operating on diesel, is known to be a major source of fine dust and greenhouse gases…
Oil and Gas
U.S., British, Saudi navies train in mine countermeasures
United States, British and Saudi forces concluded a four-day mine countermeasures training exercise in the Arabian Gulf, the U.S.
Energy News
EU set to meet two of its three 2020 climate goals
A four-percent drop in greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 and the green effects of the pandemic will help the EU meet two of its three 2020 climate goals, a report published Monday showed.
Oil and Gas
UK’s sole hydrogen car maker bets on green revolution
Hydrogen-powered car manufacturer Riversimple is hoping to steal a march on competitors ahead of Britain's promised "green revolution" that would see petrol-powered cars banned within 10 years.
Oil and Gas
US navy denies carrier group moved into Gulf after any ‘threats’
A US aircraft carrier group has moved back into the Gulf region, but a navy spokeswoman said Saturday its return was not triggered by any "threats" after the killing in Iran of a top nuclear scientist.
Wind Daily
Supersized wind turbines generate clean energy – and surprising physics
Twenty years ago, wind energy was mostly a niche industry that contributed less than 1% to the total electricity demand in the United States.
Bio Fuel
Battered by virus and oil slump, biofuels fall out of favour
Hit by the coronavirus pandemic and a sharp drop in oil prices, biofuel demand has declined for the first time in two decades and may struggle to recover, according to experts.
Energy Tech
Neutrinos yield first experimental evidence of catalyzed fusion dominant in many stars
An international team of about 100 scientists of the Borexino Collaboration, including particle physicist Andrea Pocar at the University of Massachusetts…
Oil and Gas
Huthis confirm green light for UN tanker repair mission
Yemen's Huthi rebels confirmed they have given the green light for a UN mission to inspect and repair a long-abandoned fuel tanker which threatens to rupture and cause a massive oil spill.
Oil and Gas
Hydrogen-producing algae may fuel alternative energy economy
Scientists have developed droplet-based microbial factories that synthesize hydrogen when exposed to sunlight and air.
Energy Tech
Tesla to build ‘world’s largest’ battery plant near Berlin
Tesla boss Elon Musk said Tuesday that he plans to build the world's largest battery-cell factory at the group's electric car plant near Berlin.
Oil and Gas
EU defends German navy search of Turkish cargo ship
The European Commission on Tuesday defended a German navy search of a Turkish-flagged cargo vessel, saying it was conducted properly under an EU mission enforcing an arms embargo on Libya.
Energy Tech
Researchers decipher structure of promising battery materials
A class of materials called metal organic frameworks, or MOFs, has attracted considerable interest over the last several years for a variety of potential…
Oil and Gas
Huthis give UN green light for tanker repair mission
Huthi rebels in Yemen have agreed to a United Nations mission to inspect and repair the abandoned fuel tanker Safer -- currently anchored off Hodeida and at risk of causing an oil spill -- the UN said Tuesday.
Oil and Gas
Turkey warns Greece about Aegean island drills
Turkey's defence ministry on Tuesday accused Athens of violating two international treaties by planning aerial exercises near two Greek islands in the Aegean Sea.
Energy News
Sweden’s LKAB to invest up to $46bn in fossil-free iron
Swedish state miner LKAB said Monday it would invest up to 400 billion Swedish kronor ($46.6 billion, 39.2 billion euros) to "achieve net-zero carbon…