Can new UK oil and gas licences ever be ‘climate compatible’?
The UK made history in November 2021 by helping to secure the first mention of the need to tackle fossil fuels in a global climate…
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HYFLEXPOWER: The world’s first integrated power-to-X-to-power hydrogen gas turbine demonstrator
A power-to-gas system integrating co-electrolysis and methanation
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Engineers compete to detect methane leaks, a powerful climate pollutant
In their labs at the University of Colorado, research scientists Dirk Richter and Petter Weibring were busy building lasers to detect gasses when Richter heard…
How much fuel does it take to power the world?
It’s currently billions of tonnes of fossil fuels every year. With new (or existing!) technologies, we could literally change the world. “In terms of weapons, the…
Plant-consuming microorganisms produce low-carbon, renewable natural gas
The article is copyrighted by Phys.org and is republished with permission (Phys.org)—A new study shows that plant-consuming microorganisms that reside in coalbeds can convert plant…
How the gas industry can help fight climate change in Siberia
Andrew Hopkins, Australian National University Permafrost is the layer of permanently frozen earth – over a 1,000 metres thick in some places – that lies…
Donald Trump sees the future in coal. China sees the future in renewables. Who’s making the safer bet?
Meanwhile the world’s other economic giant, China, which now uses more coal than any other country on Earth, is moving sharply in the opposite direction….
King Coal is dethroned in the US – and that’s good news for the environment
This is the worst year in decades for U.S. coal. During the first six months of 2016, U.S. coal production was down a staggering…
Why utilities have little incentive to plug leaking natural gas
The Aliso Canyon leak in California earlier this year focused public attention on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. Methane is the primary…