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Imperial starts production at new oilsands project in Alta. using lower-emissions tech
The Calgary-based company, which is majority owned by U.S. giant ExxonMobil, says the project will use a mixture of steam and chemical solvents...
Using carbon capture for energy-from-waste: ‘Low-hanging fruit’ for the UK?
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies has published a paper examining the business case for using carbon capture and storage to reduce emissions...
Australian researchers turn coffee waste into greener concrete
University study turns coffee grounds into biochar for concrete production, to replace sand and bring down carbon footprint of building material.
Google data centre new source of heat for town in Finland
Google says it will use waste heat from its data centre in the Finnish port city of Hamina to heat 80 per cent...
Texas heat wave sends power demand to all-time high for May
Texas power demand reaches a record for May – but supplier projects demand will rise even higher before the month is over.
From corn to solar – one Chinese farm family’s newest crop
Chinese solar power push is working at industrial levels and rooftop installations as families embrace getting paid to feed electricity back to the...
Putin: Oil pipeline could run alongside planned gas link to China
MOSCOW — Russia could deliver oil as well as gas to China along a planned route via Mongolia, President Vladimir Putin said on...
Texas power demand to hit record high for month of May next week
Power use in Texas will likely break records for the month of May as homes and businesses crank up the air conditioning to...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Opinion: South Africa's plan to transition from coal to renewable energy sources must include mobilizing different forms of international finance, investing in new...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
Ehiaze Ehimen and Thomas Robin study energy efficiency and energy poverty in marginalised communities. They unpack what they found in their research into...
