Brussels (AFP) Aug 13, 2019 - The European Union has imposed duties on imports of subsidised biodiesel from Indonesia in order to level the playing field for EU producers, officials said Tuesday.
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Aug 12, 2019 - Researchers have designed plastic-based materials that can store natural gas more effectively. These new materials can not only make large-scale, cost-effective, and safe natural gas storage possibl
Baghdad (AFP) Aug 12, 2019 - Iraq rejects any Israeli participation in a naval force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, at the heart of tensions with Iran, Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali al-Hakim said Monday.
Doha (AFP) Aug 12, 2019 - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the United States on Monday of transforming the Gulf into a tinderbox with its arms sales to regional allies.
Niamey (AFP) Aug 9, 2019 - Environmental activists said Friday they have launched a petition to stop the break-up of Niger's Termit and Tin Toumma national nature reserve, the biggest in Africa, to honour an oil deal with China.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 - As an alternative to traditional fossil fuels, biofuels represent a more environmentally friendly and sustainable fuel source. Plant or animal fats can be converted to biofuels through a process cal
Oslo (AFP) Aug 9, 2019 - The Norwegian capital Oslo announced Friday it was aiming to reduce CO2-emissions by 95 percent by 2030.
Edinburgh UK (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 - North Sea oil and gas rigs could be modified to pump vast quantities of carbon dioxide emissions into rocks below the seabed, research shows. Refitting old platforms to act as pumping stations
College Station TX (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 - To help combat global warming, a team led by Dr. Mert Atilhan from Texas A and M University and Dr. Cafer Yavuz at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), is working on a new
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 - The cost of energy storage will be critical in determining how much renewable energy can contribute to the decarbonization of electricity. But how far must energy storage costs fall? In a study publ
Lima (AFP) Aug 7, 2019 - Washington warned China and Russia to avoid doing business with the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro, as delegates from some 60 countries discussed ways of ending the crisis in the South American nation.
Bethlehem PA (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 - Engineers at Lehigh University are the first to utilize a single enzyme biomineralization process to create a catalyst that uses the energy of captured sunlight to split water molecules to produce h
New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 - When two mesh screens are overlaid, beautiful patterns appear when one screen is offset. These moire patterns have long intrigued artists, scientists and mathematicians and have found applications
Harwell UK (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 - All-solid-state batteries, a battery design composed of all solid components, have gained attention as the next major advance beyond lithium ion batteries because of their potential to store more en
Englewood CO (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 - The OXIS Energy Lithium-Sulfur battery cell technology offers significant benefits to aviation and as a result, it is collaborating with Bye Aerospace of Denver, Colorado to produce a common Li-S ad
Newark DE (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 - A growing number of scientists are looking for fast, cost-effective ways to convert carbon dioxide gas into valuable chemicals and fuels. Now, an international team of researchers has revealed
