Fuels

Crude Oil

Equatorial Guinea set to Construct Modular Crude Oil Refinery in Punta Europa

The contract was awarded to Houston based VFuels Oil & Gas Engineering (VFuels),a full service oil and gas engineering, design, and fabrication firm that specia…

Researchers Make Key Advance Toward Production of Important Biofuel

An international research collaboration has taken an important step toward the commercially viable manufacture of biobutanol, an alcohol whose strong potential …

Nuclear Fuel

Next-Generation Technologies Boosted by US NFWG

A report released last week by the U.S. nuclear fuel working group Outlines support for the development of next-generation technologies and advanced fuels.

Nuclear Fuel

US Nuclear Fuels Task Force Reveals Plans to Boost Domestic Uranium Mining

The Trump-convened Nuclear Fuel Working Group warned the demise of US uranium mining will have national security impacts as nuclear rivals grow more sophisticat…

No Green New Deal for Australia as Coalition Tightens Embrace of Fossil Fuels

The full economic impact of the Covid-19 is still yet unknown, but it is clear that world’s governments face a choice in their response: Do they look to protec…

Coal Mine

Citi Stop Working with Hermal Coal Miners, to Reject Funding for Arctic Oil, Gas Exploration

Citigroup will stop providing financial services to thermal coal-mining companies over the next 10 years to help accelerate the economy’s shift away from fossi…

Market Analysis

Analysis: Wind Energy Expansion Would have $27 Billion Economic Impact in the U.S.

Wind, which generates less greenhouse gas emission than burning fossil fuels, is making up an increasing share of the energy production portfolio in the United …

Market Analysis

Coronavirus Spurs New Clash Between Big Oil and Big Corn Over U.S. Biofuels

A fuel demand meltdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak in the United States has started up a new fight between the oil and agriculture industries over the na…

Market Analysis

How COVID-19 will Affect Global Biofuels Demand

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is sending shockwaves through the global economy.

U.S. EPA Considers Delaying Compliance Deadline for Biofuels Law

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering whether to delay the deadline for oil refineries to comply with the nation’s biofuel regulation past Ma…

Upgrading Biomass with Selective Surface-Modified Catalysts

Scientists demonstrated how the conversion of a plant derivative into fuels and other valuable chemicals can be achieved by loading single atoms of platinum ont…

Scientists Find a Way to Make Hydrogen Fuel Production 25x More Efficient

The zero-emissions option of hydrogen fuel holds a lot of promise for reducing our reliance on fossil fuels - if only we could find a way to produce it cheaply …

Solar Technology

Lab Collaborates to Prepare Photovoltaic Materials Research for Exascale

Photovoltaic solar cells are a promising alternative to fossil fuels, but they need to be a lot more efficient before they can go into widespread use.

Crude

Coromavirus Now Poised to Wipe Out Most of 2020 oil Demand Growth, No OPEC Cure in Sight

The spread of coronavirus continues to deepen the severity of the blow to global fuels demand. Rystad Energy now expects more than half of global oil demand gro…

Solar Power Panel

Australia Could Soon Export Sunshine to Asia Via a 3800-km Cable

Australia is the world's third largest fossil fuels exporter – a fact that generates intense debate as climate change intensifies. While the economy is heavily…