Fossil Fuels News

January 29, 2020

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New Study Looks to Biological Enzymes as Source of Hydrogen Fuel

Nov. 25, 2019 — Research has chemists one step closer to recreating nature's most efficient machinery for generating hydrogen gas. This new development may help clear the path for the hydrogen fuel industry to move ... read more

'Artificial Leaf' Successfully Produces Clean Gas

Oct. 21, 2019 — A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an 'artificial leaf' that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, and which could eventually be used to ... read more

New Route to Carbon-Neutral Fuels from Carbon Dioxide

Sep. 16, 2019 — A new way to convert carbon dioxide into the building block for sustainable liquid fuels was very efficient in tests and did not have the reaction that destroys the conventional ... read more

Fracking Prompts Global Spike in Atmospheric Methane, Study Suggests

Aug. 14, 2019 — As methane concentrations increase in the Earth's atmosphere, chemical fingerprints point to a probable source: shale oil and gas, according to new ... read more

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Acetone Plus Light Creates a Green Jet Fuel Additive

Jan. 23, 2020 — Take biomass-derived acetone -- common nail polish remover -- use light to upgrade it to higher-mass hydrocarbons, and, voila, you have a domestically generated product that can be blended with ... read more

New Assessment of Gas Locked in Ice in European Waters

Jan. 15, 2020 — A study has mapped several sites in Europe containing gas hydrate - a relatively clean fuel which could help bridge the gap between fossil fuels and ... read more

Utilizing Relativistic Effects for Laser Fusion: A New Approach for Clean Power

Jan. 7, 2020 — Researchers have studied a new approach for laser nuclear fusion utilizing relativistic phenomena of intense laser light. By irradiating the ... read more

Untangling Links Between Nitrogen Oxides and Airborne Sulfates Helps Tackle Hazy Air Pollution

Dec. 24, 2019 — A research team has unveiled a first-in-kind study of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and its role in the rise and fall of airborne sulfates in hazy air ... read more

Effects of Natural Gas Assessed in Study of Shale Gas Boom in Appalachian Basin

Dec. 17, 2019 — A new study estimated the cumulative effects of the shale gas boom in the Appalachian basin in the early 2000s on air quality, climate change, and ... read more

Rare Algae Enzyme to Convert Waste Cooking Oil Into Ready-to-Use Biofuel

Dec. 13, 2019 — A team of engineers will utilize the rare properties of an unusual, light-dependent enzyme in a photo-bio-catalytic continuous flow system to produce drop-in biofuels from waste oils and ... read more

Big Step in Producing Carbon-Neutral Fuel: Silver Diphosphide

Dec. 16, 2019 — A new chemical process does in the lab what trees do in nature -- it converts carbon dioxide into usable chemicals or ... read more

Pathways Toward Post-Petrochemistry

Dec. 11, 2019 — Ethylene, or ethene, is a primary feedstock for the chemical industry, including as a starting material for the production of a wide variety of plastics. Scientists have now introduced a new ... read more

Ramping Up Carbon Capture Could Be Key to Mitigating Climate Change

Dec. 9, 2019 — As the world gathers in Madrid to discuss how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate change, a newly released study makes the case that trapping emissions underground could go a long way ... read more

As China Rapidly Adopts Clean Energy, Use of Traditional Stoves Persists

Dec. 5, 2019 — Old habits are hard to break. A new study of replacement of traditional wood and coal burning stoves with clean energy in China suggests that, without a better understanding of the reasons behind ... read more