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January 17, 2025
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Breakthrough process converts CO2 and electricity into protein-rich food



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
Researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong University and the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have developed an innovative method to produce single-cell protein (SCP) using carbon dioxide (CO2) and electricity. Detailed in the journal Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, this bioprocess leverages microbial systems to create a sustainable and nutrient-rich food source. The system employs two interconnected reactors to achieve this transformation. The first react ... read more

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Green hydrogen faces critical challenges in bridging ambition and reality
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 15, 2025
"Over the past three years, global project announcements for green hydrogen have almost tripled," says PIK researcher and lead author Adrian Odenweller. "However, only seven percent of the productio ... more
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Sri Lanka signs landmark $3.7 bn deal with Chinese state oil giant
Beijing (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
Sri Lanka has secured its biggest-ever foreign investment after signing a deal with Chinese state-run oil giant Sinopec, officials said on Thursday. ... more
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Nord Stream methane release highlights scale of emissions
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
In late September 2022, damage to the Nord Stream pipelines led to an unprecedented release of nearly 500,000 tonnes of methane into the atmosphere. This represents the largest single event of metha ... more
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Shipping emissions mandate led to spike in global temperatures
Ithica NY (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
The summer of 2023 saw a surprising increase in global temperatures, even within the context of the ongoing greenhouse gas-driven warming trend. Many scientists were flummoxed. Their simulations did ... more
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Methane leaks from Nord Stream pipeline blasts revised up: studies
Paris (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
A series of underwater explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 caused the largest known methane leak on record from a single incident, according to new research published on Wednesday. ... more
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BP nears deals for oil fields, curbs on gas flaring in Iraq
London (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
Iraq and British oil giant BP are set to finalise a deal by early February to develop four oil fields in Kirkuk and curb gas flaring, Iraqi authorities announced Wednesday. ... more
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Iraq and UK reach mega-infrastructure deals in reset of ties
London (AFP) Jan 14, 2025
Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met Tuesday with his UK counterpart Keir Starmer, securing a GBP 12.3 billion ($15 billion) trade and investment package during a UK visit hailed as a "new era" in ties. ... more
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Wealthy nations fail to agree curbs on fossil fuel finance
Paris (AFP) Jan 14, 2025
Wealthy nations have failed to reach an agreement on curbing public finance for fossil fuel projects, the OECD said on Tuesday, days before climate-sceptic US President-elect Donald Trump takes office. ... more

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Xi's special envoy attends Maduro inauguration: Xinhua
Beijing (AFP) Jan 11, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a special envoy to attend the third swearing in of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, state-run Xinhua reported Saturday, underscoring Beijing's lonely position as one of Caracas's few international allies. ... more
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Kazakhstan fines oil giants over $6 mn for pollution
Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) Jan 10, 2025
A Kazakh court on Friday fined a consortium of oil companies over $6 million for excessive gas flaring from a giant oilfield under the Caspian Sea. ... more
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The biobattery that needs to be fed
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Fungi, a fascinating kingdom of life more closely related to animals than plants, display incredible diversity. They range from edible mushrooms to molds, single-celled organisms to the world's larg ... more
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Norwegian gas production hits record high in 2024
Oslo (AFP) Jan 9, 2025
Norway's gas production, which has become crucial to replace Russian supplies to Europe, hit a record high last year, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate said on Thursday. ... more
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Biden issues major coastal protection before Trump handover
Washington (AFP) Jan 6, 2025
US President Joe Biden on Monday banned offshore drilling across an immense area of coastal waters, weeks before Donald Trump takes office pledging to massively increase fossil fuel production. ... more
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Oil spill from Russian tankers spreads
Moscow (AFP) Jan 2, 2025
Oil that leaked from two stricken tankers off the Russian coast has been detected on more beaches on the annexed peninsula of Crimea, Russian authorities said, as volunteers mount a massive environmental cleanup operation. ... more
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Ukraine halts transport of Russian gas through its territory
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 1, 2025
Ukraine says it has stopped Russia from transporting natural gas through its territory as of early New Year's Day out of interest for its national security. ... more
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Ukrainian drone attack causes oil depot fire: Russian governor
Moscow (AFP) Dec 31, 2024
A Ukrainian drone attack in western Russia caused a fuel spill and fire at an oil depot, a Russian regional governor said Tuesday. ... more
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Breakthrough in sustainable energy with photochemical water oxidation
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
With the world pivoting toward renewable energy, the need for effective methods of producing clean energy has never been more urgent. Researchers are turning to photochemical water oxidation - a pro ... more
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Oil leak in Peru tourist zone triggers 'environmental emergency'
Lima (AFP) Dec 26, 2024
Peru has declared an "environmental emergency" after an oil spill that triggered a clean-up operation on a stretch of northern coastline popular with tourists. ... more
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Iraq says to eliminate pollutant gas flaring by end of 2027
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 23, 2024
Iraqi authorities on Monday announced that the energy-rich country would eliminate the polluting practice of gas flaring by the end of 2027, a statement from the prime minister's office said. ... more
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Iraq PM says Mosul airport to open in June
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 22, 2024
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Sunday ordered for the inauguration of the airport in second city Mosul to be held in June, marking 11 years since jihadists took over the city. ... more
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Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery, triggering fire
Moscow (AFP) Dec 19, 2024
A massive Ukrainian drone and missile attack sparked a fire at an oil refinery in southern Russia overnight, both Russian and Ukrainian officials said Thursday. ... more
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Significant progress in engineering biology for clean energy
London, UK (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
The University of Liverpool has unveiled an innovative approach to sustainable hydrogen production through a new light-driven hybrid nanoreactor. The development combines biological efficiency with ... more
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Hydrogen-powered truck breaks record, travels 1,800 miles on single fill
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 17, 2024
A hydrogen-powered heavy-duty truck has hit a new milestone, traveling more than 1,800 miles on a single fill, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday. ... more
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Climate chemistry model finds "non-negligible" impacts of potential hydrogen fuel leakage
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
As the world looks for ways to stop climate change, much discussion focuses on using hydrogen instead of fossil fuels, which emit climate-warming greenhouse gases (GHGs) when they're burned. The ide ... more
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Aeromon achieves ISO 17025 accreditation for advanced emissions monitoring and flare efficiency analysis
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
Aeromon has secured ISO 17025 accreditation, becoming the first internationally recognized provider of site-level methane quantification and flaring efficiency analysis. This milestone sets a global ... more
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Fuel leak off Crimea coast after Russian tanker sinks
Moscow (AFP) Dec 16, 2024
Russia said Monday that fuel oil has leaked into the Kerch Strait, off the coast of the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, after two ageing oil tankers were caught in a storm. ... more
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Unveiling structure of photosynthetic catalysts that can turn light into hydrogen fuel
Lemont IL (SPX) Dec 16, 2024
Photosynthesis is one of the most efficient natural processes for converting light energy from the sun into chemical energy vital for life on earth. Proteins called photosystems are critical to this ... more
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UK's Starmer to push green energy ties on Norway trip
London (AFP) Dec 16, 2024
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Norway on Monday where he is expected to tout a "green industrial partnership" on renewable energy and carbon capture to tackle climate change. ... more
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Canada unveils 2035 climate goal critics say is weak
Ottawa (AFP) Dec 13, 2024
Canada released Thursday what it called an achievable 2035 greenhouse gas reduction target that environmental groups panned as not ambitious enough. ... more
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NGOs accuse Uganda oil project of 'serious human rights violations'
Nairobi (AFP) Dec 12, 2024
International human rights groups alleged "serious human rights violations" around an oil mega-project being developed in Uganda and Tanzania by the French company TotalEnergies and Chinese firm CNOOC, in a wide-ranging report released Thursday. ... more
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Kazakhstan cleans up Soviet-era oil waste near Caspian Sea
Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 11, 2024
Kazakhstan's state-owned energy company said Wednesday that it had decontaminated Soviet-era oil waste on the shores of the Caspian Sea, which has been hit by pollution and the effects of global warming. ... more
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