Car

Storing Energy in Hydrogen 20 Times More Effective Using Platinum-Nickel Catalyst

Catalysts accelerate chemical reactions, but the widely used metal platinum is scarce and expensive.

The Shifting Landscape of Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Despite the absence of a national policy aimed at reducing CO2 emissions, the U.S. is ahead of schedule to meet the short-term and mid-term goals of both the Pa…

Convert Sewage Sludge And Restaurant Grease into Methane

North Carolina State University researchers have developed what is, to date, the most efficient means of converting sewage sludge and restaurant grease into met…

London Taxi Firm Introduces 25 New Hydrogen

Private London-based taxi firm Green Tomato has added 25 new hydrogen powered cars to its vehicle fleet.

CCS

Stanford University Studys Suggests Carbon Capture Can Cause More Harm Than Good

All sorts of scenarios have been developed under the assumption that carbon capture actually reduces substantial amounts of carbon.

Environmentalists may Have to Accept 'Taboo' Nuclear Energy to Decarbonise

That’s the suggestion from Kirsty Gogan, Co-Founder and Global Director of environmental Non-Governmental Organisation Energy for Humanity (EFH), who spoke as …

How to Make Energy-Efficient Buildings Healthier

When it’s built later this year, the Catalyst Building in Spokane’s University District will be one of the most innovative buildings in the country — a plann…

Turn Non-Recyclable Plastic Waste into Green Car Fuel

It may be difficult to imagine that the empty, non-recyclable plastic container you are about to throw away could be turned into car fuel. Yet, this is exactly …

Hydrogen-powered Ships With Zero Emission Fuel Cells Could be the Solution to Clean up the Shipping Industry

Zero emission fuel cells could be the logical, clean solution that the shipping industry needs to lower its currently monster-sized carbon footprint.

Oil & Gas Trade

Global Oil Demand to Hit a Plateau Around 2030, IEA Predicts

Global oil demand will hit a plateau around 2030 as the use of more efficient cars and electric vehicles ends an expansion that dominated the past century, the …

Electricity Trade

Energy Trading via Power Pools Can Ease Energy Poverty

Trade in electricity helps bring down energy prices, mitigate against power shocks, relieve shortages, facilitate decarbonisation and provide incentives for mar…

EV Technology

UK's Most Efficient Solar-Powered Electric Car at 50 Miles Per Hour

Undergraduate students at Cambridge University have teamed up with Formula 1 engineering experts and Bridgestone to design and build Helia — a solar-powered el…

Oil and Gas Technology

'Artificial Leaf' Successfully Produces Clean Gas

A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an 'artificial leaf' that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, an…

New Route to Carbon-Neutral Fuels from Carbon Dioxide

Researchers have discovered a practical starting point for converting carbon dioxide into sustainable liquid fuels, including fuels for heavier modes of transpo…

Market Analysis

Latin America and Caribbean on the Brink of Massive Solar Power Growth

As new markets emerge worldwide, IRENA’s latest report sees solar PV covering one quarter of global power by 2050