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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

Robots and AI Could Optimize Lithium-Ion Batteries

New automated system could quickly find new battery chemistries much faster than with brute-force human testing.

Crude Oil

White House Leaves Door Open for Additional SPR Releases

The White House said on Tuesday that it has many options to counteract OPEC+’s looming production cuts, including the release of even more crude oil from the n…

India

Toyota Launches Pilot Project for Flex Fuel Vehicle in India

Toyota Motor Corp on Tuesday unveiled its flex fuel hybrid sedan in India, kicking off a pilot project in a market where the government is pushing automakers to…

World Bank Defends Climate Record in Meeting with NGOs

World Bank President David Malpass defended the institution's commitment to tackling climate change on Tuesday, telling civil society groups that have criticize…

United Kingdom

UK Moves to Cap Revenues of Low-Carbon Energy Producers

Britain set out plans for a temporary revenue limit on low-carbon electricity generators on Tuesday, which the government said had the potential to save billion…

Israel

Israel and Lebanon Reach Historic Agreement That Unlocks Oil and Gas Reserves

Israel and Lebanon have reached a “historic” agreement to settle their long-running dispute over their maritime border.

Carbon Emissions

Hybridizing Diesel Engines to Cut Carbon Emissions

Finding alternatives to conventional fuels such as gasoline is a major way to reduce emissions and air pollution and help combat global warming.

United Kingdom

Octopus Energy Flexibility Scheme Pays Prosumers to Support the Grid

UK energy supplier Octopus Energy is announcing a new energy reduction and flexibility scheme while calling to end the prospect of electricity blackouts.

Smart Grid

FirstEnergy Brings 3-Year US Smart Grid Automation Project to a Close

As the grid implications of intense weather events become more obvious, an electric utility in Ohio has announced the completion of a smart grid automation proj…

OPEC

Prices at the Pump Are Ticking Higher After OPEC Decision

Gasoline prices in the United States have jumped over 3% since OPEC’s decision last week to cut output by 2 million barrels per day in November, reversing the …

Natural Gas

The World’s Longest Offshore Gas Pipeline Could Get the Green Light Next Year

Nigeria, Morocco, and their partners expect to make a final investment decision next year on what would be the world’s longest offshore gas pipeline from Niger…

Oil Refinery

France’s Fuel Supply Problems Worsen as Refinery Strikes Continue

France’s fuel distribution continues to be disrupted by the ongoing strikes at refineries with no end in sight to the industrial action that has left more than…

OPEC

Saudi Aramco to Maintain Full Oil Supplies to Asia in Nov Despite OPEC+ Cuts

Saudi Aramco has told at least seven customers in Asia they will receive full contract volumes of crude oil in November ahead of the peak winter season.

Carbon Emissions

Honeywell Announces New Ethanol-to-Jet Fuel Technology

Tech firm Honeywell International Inc will roll out technology that could increase supplies of lower-carbon aviation fuel produced from ethanol.