Bio Fuel
Hungary chlorine gas leak injures 28 at refinery
Twenty-eight workers at a bioethanol refinery in central Hungary were injured Friday after a chlorine leak, the company that owns the facility said in a statement.
Oil and Gas
Sudan peace will cost $7.5 billion: finance minister
Sudan's landmark peace deal with rebels that seeks to end decades of war will cost $7.5 billion, the finance minister has said -- a vast sum for the poverty-stricken nation.
Oil and Gas
Development of cost-efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen production
The key to promoting the hydrogen economy represented by hydrogen vehicles is to produce hydrogen for electricity generation at an affordable price.
Energy News
EU parliament demands tougher climate targets
The European Parliament has called for the EU to step up its targets for cutting greenhouse emissions in response to climate change.
Oil and Gas
Sri Lanka indicts skipper of fire-stricken oil tanker
Sri Lanka on Thursday indicted the Greek skipper of a fire-damaged supertanker for causing an oil spill and failing to report the environmental damage to the island's waters.
Energy News
Renewable player overtakes ExxonMobil in market value
After decades of embracing fossil fuels, Wall Street appears to be shifting its allegiance to renewable energy, a sharp turn apparent in the contrasting fortunes of NextEra Energy and Exxon Mobil.
Energy News
Rising nitrous oxide emissions could put Paris Agreement goals out of reach
Around the world, nitrous oxide emissions are rising, imperiling the effort to meet the climate goals set by the Paris Agreement.
Energy Tech
Could megatesla magnetic fields be realized on Earth?
Magnetic fields are used in various areas of modern physics and engineering, with practical applications ranging from doorbells to maglev trains.
Bio Fuel
Lighting the path to recycling carbon dioxide
Semiconductive photocatalysts that efficiently absorb solar energy could help reduce the energy required to drive a bioelectrochemical process that converts CO2 emissions into valuable chemicals, KAUST researchers have shown.
Oil and Gas
Hydrogen embrittlement creates complications for clean energy storage, transportation
As the global energy market shifts from coal, petroleum fuel, and natural gas to more environmentally friendly primary energy sources, hydrogen is becoming a crucial pillar in the clean energy movement.
Oil and Gas
Protesters end blockade of Sudan port over peace deal
Sudan's Red Sea port reopened Wednesday after a three-day blockade by protesters angry over a peace deal from which they say they were excluded.
Energy Tech
Energy-harvesting plastics pass the acid test
A polymer previously used to protect solar cells may find new applications in consumer electronics, reveals a KAUST team studying thin films capable of converting thermal energy into electricity.
Oil and Gas
Sudan protesters lift blockade of port road
Hundreds of people Tuesday lifted a blockade of the road to Sudan's Red Sea port as part of protest against a peace deal from which they say they were excluded.
Oil and Gas
Turkey pulls back drilling ship from Cyprus
A Turkish drilling ship returned to port Monday from contested waters near Cyprus, according to a naval tracking website, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepared to receive the head of NATO.
Oil and Gas
Sudanese protesters block key port over peace deal
Hundreds of people on Monday blockaded Sudan's Red Sea port to protest against a landmark peace agreement signed at the weekend, complaining that they had been excluded from the deal.
Energy Tech
Ecological power storage battery made of vanillin
Researchers at TU Graz have found a way to convert the aromatic substance vanillin into a redox-active electrolyte material for liquid batteries.