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September 09, 2025
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Transparent WO3 film breakthrough boosts hydrogen production efficiency



Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
A research team at Niigata University has developed a transparent crystalline mesoporous tungsten trioxide (WO3) film that significantly enhances efficiency and durability in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. The innovation marks a step forward in solar-to-hydrogen conversion, offering a scalable route to sustainable fuel generation. The team engineered the WO3 film directly onto a conductive fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate using a surfactant-template process with in situ templa ... read more

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Rice researchers turn wasted data center heat into clean power
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
When you stream a movie, back up a photo or ask ChatGPT a question, somewhere a data center is working hard - and getting hot. Cooling those facilities already consumes a huge share of their electri ... more
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Pretreatment methods bring second-gen biofuels from oilcane closer to commercialization
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
In collaboration with other Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs), researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) are developing industrially feasible techniques for ... more
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Bio-oil from agricultural and forest waste could help seal abandoned oil wells and store carbon
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Filling abandoned oil and gas wells with bio-oil derived from corn stover, switchgrass, wood debris, and other organic byproducts may offer a cost-effective way to trap carbon dioxide underground. R ... more
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Ash improves methane yield and fertilizer value in biogas systems
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
Researchers from the University of Jyvaskyla and the Natural Resources Institute Finland have demonstrated that adding ash to anaerobic digestion enhances methane production and strengthens the fert ... more
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Bacteria rewire digestive systems to turn plant waste into power
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 05, 2025
For years, scientists have marveled at bacteria's ability to digest the seemingly indigestible, including carbon from lignin, the tough, woody material that gives plants their rigidity. Now, a ... more
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States receive $86 million to enhance pipeline safety
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 4, 2025
The Transportation Department Thursday announced $86 million in federal grants to enhance safety programs along the nation's 3.3-million mile pipeline network, or 85% of all pipelines in the United States. ... more
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Venezuela's Maduro urges dialogue after Trump threat
Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2025
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on Friday called for dialogue with Washington, hours after President Donald Trump threatened to shoot down Venezuelan military jets if they pose a danger to US forces. ... more
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Taiwan says China illegally deploying oil rigs in its waters
Taipei (AFP) Sept 3, 2025
Taiwan accused China on Wednesday of breaching international law by deploying oil and gas exploration platforms and other structures in its waters. ... more

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Shell abandons huge biofuel project in Netherlands
London (AFP) Sept 3, 2025
British oil giant Shell announced Wednesday it has abandoned construction of one of Europe's largest biofuel plants in the Netherlands, as it focuses on its fossil fuels business. ... more
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Russia, China move closer to building new gas pipeline
Beijing (AFP) Sept 2, 2025
Russia said Tuesday it had signed a legally binding agreement with China to build a new cross-border gas pipeline, the latest in a series of moves by the allies to bolster ties. ... more
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China achieves world first in offshore heavy oil thermal recovery
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 01, 2025
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has reported that its offshore heavy oil thermal recovery technology system and supporting equipment have reached large-scale deployment, with cumulat ... more
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UK watchdog probes power firm Drax over biomass source
London (AFP) Aug 28, 2025
Drax, a British generator of electricity, said Thursday it is under investigation by the UK financial watchdog over its sourcing of wood for biomass, sending its shares tumbling in London. ... more
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Norway, environmentalists back in court over oil field permits
Oslo (AFP) Aug 28, 2025
The Norwegian state and environmental groups face off in court again Thursday over three oil fields ruled illegal last year due to insufficient environmental impact studies. ... more
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Beijing rejects Japan protest over gas field in East China Sea
Beijing (AFP) Aug 26, 2025
China said Tuesday it had rejected a protest lodged by Japan over the development of gas fields in disputed waters of the East China Sea. Tokyo's foreign ministry said late Monday it had con ... more
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Breakthrough oxide enables solar heat hydrogen production at record speed
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 26, 2025
A joint research team from POSTECH and Seoul National University has identified a novel oxide that produces large amounts of hydrogen using only heat, eliminating carbon emissions. The discovery, ac ... more
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Climate activists block financial institutions in Oslo
Oslo (AFP) Aug 22, 2025
Climate and pro-Palestinian activists, including Greta Thunberg, on Friday temporarily blocked access to Norway's central bank and occupied the headquarters of the country's largest bank in prot ... more
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Prototype system transforms urine into solar powered fertilizer and clean water
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
A Stanford-led team has developed a prototype that converts urine into fertilizer while also generating electricity and improving sanitation. The system, detailed in Nature Water, recovers ammonia u ... more
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Greta Thunberg, activists block Oslo main street in oil protest
Oslo (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
Greta Thunberg and more than 100 more climate activists blocked Oslo's main avenue and a bank branch on Thursday to demand Norway shutter its oil industry, police and organisers said. The ac ... more
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Clean hydrogen's iridium problem? Solved in an afternoon
Evanston IL (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
For decades, researchers around the world have searched for alternatives to iridium, an extremely rare, incredibly expensive metal used in the production of clean hydrogen fuels. Now, a powerf ... more
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Paper: Decarbonize agriculture by expanding policies aimed at low-carbon biofuels
Champaign IL (SPX) Aug 15, 2025
A team of agricultural economists, environmental scientists and policy experts envisions a path toward a carbon-neutral agricultural future by expanding the reach of policies designed to promote low ... more
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Court halts TotalEnergies South African oil exploration
Johannesburg (AFP) Aug 14, 2025
/> A South African court has refused environmental authorisation for planned offshore drilling by French energy giant TotalEnergies near the foot of Africa, in a ruling seen by AFP Thursday. T ... more
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German gas drive fuels fears of climate backsliding
Frankfurt, Germany Aug 13, 2025
Germany's conservative-led government has launched a drive to rapidly build more gas-fired power plants, fuelling fears about climate policy backsliding and sparking unease even within its own ranks. ... more
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Mozambique insurgency grows at 'sensitive' time for TotalEnergies' return
Maputo (AFP) Aug 9, 2025
Jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique have multiplied their attacks in the past weeks, causing mass displacements ahead of the possible resumption of construction on TotalEnergies' huge natural gas project in the region. ... more
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Oil industry presence surges at UN plastic talks: NGOs
Geneva (AFP) Aug 8, 2025
Environmental NGOs are raising concerns about the growing presence of petrochemical industry lobbyists at talks to forge a global treaty to combat plastic pollution. ... more
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U.S. increases bounty to $50M for Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 7, 2025
The United States on Thursday doubled its bounty for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to $50 million, ramping up pressure on the authoritarian leader that began during the first Trump administration. ... more
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Turkmenistan's methane-spewing 'Gateway to Hell' loses its anger
Darvaza, Turkmenistan (AFP) Aug 6, 2025
People go to the "Gateway to Hell" gas crater in the middle of the Turkmenistan desert expecting an angry cauldron but are now coming away unimpressed. ... more
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Putin decree allows Russia to increase greenhouse gas emissions
Moscow (AFP) Aug 6, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree that would allow Russia to increase its greenhouse gas emissions by a fifth by 2035 compared with 2021 levels. ... more
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Oil executives held in Albania over tax evasion case
Tirana, Albania (AFP) Aug 6, 2025
The Chinese chief executive of Albania's largest oil producer was refused bail on Wednesday, amid a tax evasion investigation involving several Bankers Petroleum executives, authorities said. ... more
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Sticky business: India's purchases of Russian oil
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 6, 2025
India is the second largest buyer of Russian oil, saving itself billions of dollars on discounted crude - a key source of revenue for Moscow's military offensive on Ukraine. ... more
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Shell net profit retreats on lower energy prices
London (AFP) July 31, 2025
British energy giant Shell on Thursday said its net profit slid 23 percent in the first six months of the year, hit by lower oil and gas prices. ... more
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New Zealand reverses ban on offshore oil and gas exploration
Wellington (AFP) July 31, 2025
New Zealand's government voted Thursday to open the country for new oil and gas exploration, reversing a ban put in place under former prime minister Jacinda Ardern. ... more
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