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Dutch students launch hydrogen boat to 'inspire shipping industry'
May 14, 2025 (AFP)
The student team from the Delft University of Technology is entering their sleek "foiling boat" -- meaning it is lifted out of the water on three pillars -- in ...
Hydrogen Exploration Blueprint for a Carbon-Free Energy Future
May 14, 2025 (SPX)
While current hydrogen production relies heavily on hydrocarbons or renewable energy, neither approach is yet commercially viable at the required scale. However...
US announces new sanctions on Iran oil sales to China
May 13, 2025 (AFP)
"The United States is today sanctioning an international network facilitating the shipment of millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil worth billions of dollars...
Dutch climate group launches new case against Shell
May 13, 2025 (AFP)
In November, the Dutch Appeals Court ruled against Milieudefensie and other climate NGOs, quashing a landmark judgement from 2021 that said Shell had to reduce ...
Efficient Green Hydrogen Production from Urine
May 12, 2025 (SPX)
Conventional hydrogen production relies on water electrolysis, a process that, while promising for renewable energy, is often energy-intensive and costly. In co...
Trump to accept lavish jet from Qataris as Air Force One: reports
May 11, 2025 (AFP)
Calling the plane a "flying palace," ABC News, which first reported the story, said the Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet would possibly be the most expensive gift ever re...
Scottish refinery closure spells trouble for green transition
May 11, 2025 (AFP)
When he was growing up, working at Grangemouth refinery meant you "had a job for life". But last month "everything changed", Petersen told AFP near the refinery...
Britain to sanction Russian shadow fleet of 100 tankers
May 08, 2025 (UPI)
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to announce the sanctions against the tankers at the Joint Expeditionary Force meeting that London said are the core of ...
US again targets Iran oil despite talks
May 08, 2025 (AFP)
The Treasury Department said it was targeting Hebei Xinhai Chemical Group and three port terminal operators in Shandong province which it said had been involved...
World energy methane emissions near record high in 2024: IEA
May 07, 2025 (AFP)
Slashing emissions of methane -- second only to carbon dioxide for its contribution to global warming -- is essential to meeting international targets on climat...
Trump announces informal cease-fire with Houthis
May 06, 2025 (UPI)
"They've announced to us at least that they don't want to fight anymore," Trump told media. "They just don't want to fight, and we will honor that," Trump said....
EU proposes ending all Russian gas imports by 2027
May 06, 2025 (AFP)
The European Commission's two-step plan would put an end to new contracts and existing short-term spot contracts with Russian suppliers by the end of 2025, and ...
'Bombshell' OPEC+ output hike hits oil price
May 05, 2025 (AFP)
The output increase of 411,000 barrels a day announced by Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members of the oil cartel on Saturday added to concerns about over-...
Shell net profit sinks 35% in first-quarter as oil prices fall
May 02, 2025 (AFP)
Profit attributable to shareholders fell 35 percent to $4.8 billion in the first quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, Shell said in an earnings statement. Total...
Moss method revives Canadian oil well sites into carbon-storing peatlands
May 01, 2025 (SPX)
This marks the first full-scale application of the method on an entire well pad. The results demonstrate that sufficient water retention is achieved to support ...
US imposes sanctions to curb Iran oil despite talks
Apr 30, 2025 (AFP)
The United States said it was targeting five trading companies -- four based in the United Arab Emirates and one in Turkey -- that sold Iranian-origin petrochem...
U.S. sanctions vessels, firms providing Houthis with support
Apr 29, 2025 (UPI)
The sanctions were announced Monday by the U.S. Treasury amid the Trump administration's near-daily military strikes targeting the Iran-proxy militia, as it att...
Just Stop Oil activist group holds final march
Apr 26, 2025 (AFP)
Several hundred supporters walked peacefully through the centre of the British capital, from parliament to the headquarters of oil and gas giant Shell, where th...
More than 80,000 litres of oil spilled around a barge on Danube in Serbia
Apr 24, 2025 (AFP)
The oil ended up in a containment barrier and officials are checking whether it has leaked into the river, said the Secretariat for Environmental Protection of ...
Iran slams 'hostile' US sanctions ahead of new talks
Apr 23, 2025 (AFP)
In a statement, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Washington's policy of imposing sanctions on the Iranian people was a "clear contradiction with t...
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