Beijing (AFP) Sept 5, 2024 - Hundreds of African political and business leaders filed into China's Great Hall of the People on Thursday eager to forge new partnerships, sign contracts and make industry connections.
Urbana, IL (SPX) Sep 05, 2024 - Drought stress has long been a limiting factor for crop production around the world, a challenge exacerbated by climate change. For more than a century scientists have targeted a key plant tra
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 05, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Argonne National Laboratory to lead the newly established Energy Storage Research Alliance (ESRA), a national hub focused on advancing energy storage
Washington (AFP) Sept 4, 2024 - A US Navy sailor has been detained by law enforcement in Venezuela, a US official said Wednesday, at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Caracas.
Guiyero, Ecuador (AFP) Sept 4, 2024 - A thick slick of oil covers part of an estuary in the Ecuadoran Amazon, where the Indigenous Waorani people are imploring authorities to stop drilling for the black gold that keeps spilling into their environment.
London (AFP) Sept 3, 2024 - The UK on Tuesday said it had awarded a record 131 new green infrastructure projects in a single auction, including plans for Europe's two biggest offshore windfarms.
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 03, 2024 - Airbus is progressing toward the goal of introducing hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2035. While significant advancements in engineering are being made, an equally crucial aspect of this vision is the
Nairobi (AFP) Sept 2, 2024 - A massive oil project in Uganda co-owned by French group TotalEnergies and China's CNOOC is mired in reports of sexual violence, forced evictions and environmental damage, climate activists said Monday.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2024 - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have identified a viable pathway for creating wind turbine blades from bio-derived materials that can be che
Stanford CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2024 - A lithium-ion battery's very first charge is more momentous than it sounds. It determines how well and how long the battery will work from then on - in particular, how many cycles of charging and di
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2024 - While many microbes are known for causing illness or spoiling food, others are crucial for sustaining life and can be engineered to produce specific compounds. Researchers from 'ACS Sustainable Chem
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 30, 2024 - The Treasury Department and the IRS Friday presented proposed rules that would expand clean energy tax credits to low-income communities.
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 30, 2024 - Whether between galaxies or within doughnut-shaped fusion devices known as tokamaks, the electrically charged fourth state of matter known as plasma regularly encounters powerful magnetic fields, ch
London (AFP) Aug 29, 2024 - Britain's Labour government on Thursday said it would not fight legal challenges brought against development of the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea.
Sanaa (AFP) Aug 29, 2024 - Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels announced Thursday they had booby-trapped and detonated the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, stranded in the Red Sea after a drone and missile attack earlier this month.
London (AFP) Aug 29, 2024 - British electricity generation firm Drax has agreed to pay GBP25 million ($33 million) for reporting inaccurate data on the wood it burns in its power plant, the UK's energy regulator Ofgem said Thursday.
