United state oil companies Chevron and Talos and carbon capture & storage project development & finance firm Carbonvert have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). This allowed for a broadened joint venture to design the Bayou Bend CCS offshore carbon capture and sequestration hub presently held by Talos and Carbonvert.In 2021, a joint venture...
Caterpillar 797 dump trucks working at the CNRL (Canadian Natural Resources Limited) Horizon oil sands mine near Fort McMurray, Alberta. They are the world's largest and carry 400 ton loads of oil sands ore. The Canadian Press Images/Larry MacDougal.Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.'s earnings more than doubled from a year ago in the first quarter....
The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019. Credit: The Economics Times.Oil Supplies settled at the highest in almost three weeks after an unstable session that saw the market ultimately pivot back to supply issues coming from a European Union's...
An aerial image of Castle Hill Hospital's solar farm. Credit: Open Acess.Solar panels, at Eastern Yorkshire hospital are today producing sufficient energy. To fulfill its whole daytime running needs, officials stated.Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham has set up an 11,000-panel solar farm.Hull University Teaching Hospitals Trust said. The ₤ 4.2 m grant-funded plan...
Tim Fischer takes over from Klaus Jacob Jensen who will leave in January 2023. Credit: RambollRamboll has appointed Tim Fischer as the new administrator for the engineering consultancy's global wind division.So Fischer (pictured) replaces Klaus Jacob Jensen. Who, in joint administration with Fischer, has led Ramboll's wind company since 2011.Jacob Jensen will remain and...
Copper and nickel production are lower-than-expected reported australian international mining titan BHP. The drop has been blamed on the absence due to Covid-19 and social unrest throughout Chile, leading copper and nickel production to drop by 10% and 13%, respectively. Significant episodes of Covid-19 suppressed production in Chile, worsened by roadblocks and social discontent at its...
New method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment. Credit: MIT.Humans must transition to more sustainable energy sources to slow down climate change and stop its unfavorable effects. Therefore, engineers worldwide have been dealing with various technologies that can transform natural resources, such as sunshine, wind, and water, into electrical energy.Renewable energyWind turbines,...
In June, the initial floating solar panel system located at Banja reservoir suffered damage. Credit: Offshore Energy.The Norway-based Ocean Sun, got the floating solar power project at the Banja reservoir in Albania, back online.. A tornado damaged the 500 kW unit last year simply days after it was commissioned.Floatovoltaics are an exciting name for...
Credit: flight global.Tickets are getting more expensiveAir France-KLM shared Monday that it would include an additional charge of 12 euros ($13,50) to its tickets to counter the expense of using more expensive sustainable aviation fuel.Air France claimed that the fuel fee would be added to tickets from January 10.Passengers in coach will pay around...
Fusion could create more energy than any other process that could be produced on Earth. Credit: ShutterstockThere has been significant excitement about recent results from the Joint European Torus (JET) facility in the UK, suggesting that the dream of nuclear fusion power is inching closer to reality. We know that fusion works-- it is the...
