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Net Zero Emission

MIT Amps up Research to Reduce Methane Emissions by 2030

One of the most notable climate change provisions in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act is the first U.S. federal tax on a greenhouse gas (GHG).

Wärtsilä Reciprocating Engine Undergoes Hydrogen Pilot

Utility company WEC Energy Group and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) were among the partners to announce the completion of a hydrogen blending pilot pr…

CCS

ArcelorMittal and Mitsubishi Trial Carbon Capture in Bid for Greener Steel

Global steel company ArcelorMittal has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG) on a multi-year trial of MHIENG’s carbon captu…

Natural Gas

Europe’s Gas Use Down in September as High Prices Hit Industry

Europe slashed its gas use in August and September as industries cut production in response to soaring prices and scarce Russian supply, although the cuts were …

Electric Car

Tackling the Biggest Challenges Facing EV Adoption

UT Austin researchers are looking to tackle two of the biggest problems facing widespread EV adoption.

Hydrogen Production

Iridium Replaced With Ruthenium in Hydrogen Production

Researchers have replaced iridium with ruthenium, a more abundant precious metal, as the positive-electrode catalyst in a reactor that splits water into hydroge…

Natural Gas

Germany Evaluating if Consumer Gas Price Brake Can Be Brought Forward

German finance minister Christian Lindner said on Sunday it was not yet clear whether a gas price brake for consumers and small businesses planned from March co…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

A Green Path for Europe’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant

Image: sopotniccy © 123RF.com | alexlmx © 123RF.comEurope’s largest coal-fired power plant could replace most of its lignite generation with renewables paire…

Carbon Emissions

Forecasts of Future Arctic Carbon Emissions

Permafrost in the rapidly melting Arctic will probably release as much carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere as a large industrial nation by the end of…

Will Bioenergy Ever Be Competitive?

New research found that miscanthus and sorghum – both C4 plant species – occupy a distinct niche of the leaf economics spectrum (LES), with greater photosynth…

Hydropower Plant

Lack of Consistent Data Limiting Potential of Small Hydro Projects

A review by researchers with the University of Maine found that while small hydro projects have the potential to contribute more to a renewable energy future, t…

Microgrid

Mapping Europe’s Microgrids to Ensure Effective Regulation

University of Groningen doctoral researcher Jamie Behrendt has started mapping existing and developing microgrids across Europe.

Carbon Emissions

Canada, Rio Tinto to Invest in R&D, Cutting Emissions at Quebec Plant

Canada and Rio Tinto Ltd will invest up to C$737 million ($533.6 million) over eight years to cut carbon emissions and expand research and development at a Queb…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Researchers Develop Lithium Battery with 40% More Energy Density

A Pohang University of Science & Technology research team succeeded in developing an anode-free lithium battery. The design maximized energy density and improve…

Japan

Enhancing the Energy Efficiency of the Internet

A team of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan has devised a potential solution to one of the Internet of Energy’s most pressing issues: energy efficien…