London (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 - Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met Tuesday with his UK counterpart Keir Starmer, securing a GBP 12.3 billion ($15 billion) trade and investment package during a UK visit hailed as a new era in ties.
Paris (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 - Wealthy nations have failed to reach an agreement on curbing public finance for fossil fuel projects, the OECD said on Tuesday, days before climate-sceptic US President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Lemont IL (SPX) Jan 14, 2025 - Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are an integral part of society, from cellphones and laptops to electric vehicles. While Li-ion batteries have been a major success to date, scientists worldwide are r
Ithica NY (SPX) Jan 14, 2025 - The summer of 2023 saw a surprising increase in global temperatures, even within the context of the ongoing greenhouse gas-driven warming trend. Many scientists were flummoxed. Their simulations did
London (AFP) Jan 13, 2025 - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday for talks on trade, security and migration hailed by Baghdad as marking a new era for the countries' ties.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 - A novel vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) prototype will soon undergo field trials south of Adelaide, marking a significant collaboration between Flinders University and South Australian start-up VA
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 12, 2025 - With its focus on innovative products and cutting-edge technology, the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has not historically paid much attention to energy companies.
Beijing (AFP) Jan 11, 2025 - Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a special envoy to attend the third swearing in of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, state-run Xinhua reported Saturday, underscoring Beijing's lonely position as one of Caracas's few international allies.
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 - From laptops to EVs, lithium-ion batteries have fueled phenomenal growth in the 21st century, but businesses struggle with a significant downside: increased fire risk.
Evanston IL (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 - The batteries used in our phones, devices and even cars rely on metals like lithium and cobalt, sourced through intensive and invasive mining. As more products begin to depend on battery-based energ
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 - Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with international partners, have demonstrated how minor adjustments can significantly improve the performance of commonly use
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 - The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time that fusion can be a viable source of clean energy.
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 - The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time that fusion can be a viable source of clean energy.
Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 - A Kazakh court on Friday fined a consortium of oil companies over $6 million for excessive gas flaring from a giant oilfield under the Caspian Sea.
New York (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 - Constellation Energy, a major US nuclear power plant operator, has agreed to buy another electricity producer, Calpine, for nearly $27 billion, the two firms announced Friday.
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 - Researchers at MIT's Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) have shown that using decision-making software and dynamic monitoring of weather and energy use can significantly improve
