Juba (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 - South Sudan troops have arrested the oil minister and deputy head of the armed forces, both allies of Vice-President Riek Machar, as fears grew on Wednesday for the country's fragile peace agreement.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 - With a map of China on the wall behind him, 14-year-old Yasser al-Shaalan studied the names of professions in a Chinese textbook, one of thousands of Saudi children now learning the language at school.
University Park PA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 - A Penn State engineering student refined a century-old math problem into a simpler, more elegant form, making it easier to use and explore. Divya Tyagi's work expa
Jakarta (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 - Indonesia plans more than 20 energy projects worth around $40 billion this year, its energy minister said Tuesday, as it tries to increase domestic refining capacity.
Berlin (AFP) Mar 3, 2025 - A Chinese-made offshore wind farm planned in the North Sea raises security risks, including espionage, that are being studied very seriously, the German government said Monday.
Columbia MO (SPX) Feb 28, 2025 - From electric vehicles to wireless earbuds, traditional lithium-ion batteries power our daily lives as they charge fast and store plenty of energy. However, they rely on a solution known as liquid e
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 28, 2025 - High-temperature superconducting magnets made from REBCO, an acronym for rare earth barium copper oxide, make it possible to create an intense magnetic field that can confine the extremely hot plasm
London (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 - British energy giant BP launched a major pivot back to its more profitable oil and gas business Wednesday, shelving its once industry-leading targets on reducing carbon emissions and slashing clean energy investment.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 - A research team has unveiled a novel battery capable of harnessing nuclear energy through light emissions, potentially offering a new way to convert radioactive waste into electricity. Nuclear
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 - The EU on Wednesday proposed paring back its environmental rules to give businesses breathing room faced with US and Chinese competition - while still vowing to decarbonise Europe's economy.
Baghdad (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 - Iraq and energy giant BP finalised an agreement to develop oil fields in the northern province of Kirkuk, Iraqi authorities and the British company said Tuesday.
Lisbon (AFP) Feb 24, 2025 - Chinese lithium battery manufacturer CALB announced plans Monday to build its first European plant in Portugal, a two-billion-euro ($2.1-billion) investment it hopes will help it crack the continent's electric car market.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2025 - Geothermal energy production has long depended on specific site conditions. Traditional power plants require hot, permeable rocks along with abundant underground fluids, which has confined their dev
Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2025 - A US oil pipeline operator's lawsuit seeking millions of dollars from Greenpeace for allegedly orchestrating a campaign of violence and defamation begins Monday in a North Dakota court, in a case with broad free speech implications.
London (AFP) Feb 23, 2025 - The UK government on Sunday announced a GBP200 million ($250 million) investment for the site of Scotland's only oil refinery, set to close this year.
Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2025 - Nearly a decade after activists led one of the largest anti-pipeline protests in US history, the fight shifts to court as Energy Transfer sues Greenpeace for $300 million in a case with far-reaching free speech implications.
