Water

Scientists Find an Effective Way to Obtain Fuel for Hydrogen Engines

One of the most promising alternative energy sources is hydrogen, which can be extracted from water and air. A catalyst is needed for a chemical process that re…

Liberia Signs US $34m Deal for Gbedin Waterfalls Hydropower Project

​The government of Liberia has signed a financial agreement worth US $34m with the African Development Bank (AfDB) for Gbedin waterfalls hydropower project.

Crude

South Sudan Ignores Reports on Oil Pollution, Birth Defects

The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy met…

Market Analysis

Planned Hydropower Dams Threaten Fish in the Tropics

Planned hydropower dams will greatly increase threats for freshwater fish species because of habitat fragmentation, especially in the tropics.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Virginia Lawmakers Vote to Block Offshore Drilling in Rebuke to Trump Plan

Virginia lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill to block future oil and gas development off the state's coastline, reflecting opposition to the Trump administration…

LIBERIA: AfDB Finances Gbedin Waterfalls Hydropower Project

An agreement has recently been signed between the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Government of Liberia to finance the Gbedin Hydroelectric Projec…

District Heating Network in Fondon, Spain to Tap Mine Water for Geothermal Heat

The geothermal network of Fondón in Southern Spain will be put into service next year, so local news.

Mikany Dam Upgrade Begins in Tasmania, Australia

Australian utility TasWater has commenced upgrade work on the Mikany Dam, with contractor Gradco set to start site preparation in February.

Nuclear Power Plant

Fukushima Radioactive Water Should be Released Into Ocean, Say Japan Experts

Build-up of contaminated water from wrecked nuclear plant has been sticking point in clean-up likely to take decades.

Researchers Seek to Improve Hydropower, Lower Electricity Costs

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded nearly $1 million to a research team led by Missouri University of Science and Technology to study ways to bette…

NIB Provides Loan to Finance Norwegian Hydropower Project

Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) is set to provide an Nkr600m (€59.39m) loan to finance Agder Energi’s Åseral Nord hydropower project along the Mandal watercours…

Researchers Seek To Improve Hydropower, Lower Electricity Costs

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded nearly $1 million to a research team led by Missouri University of Science and Technology to study ways to bette…

Awarded for Heat Supply

Contract awarded for Heat supply (steam, Hot water and related products)

Repair of Collective Boilers and Electrical Installations

Tenders are invited for mission for the repair of collective boilers and electrical installations (switchboards, heating, hot water tanks and CMV) on the herita…

Energy storage technology

New Membrane Technology Improves Battery Energy Storage

Imperial College London scientists have created a new type of membrane that could improve water purification and battery energy storage efforts.