Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Iran Discovers New Oil Field with Over 50 Billion Barrels
November 11th, 2019Via: AP – Miami Herald: Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country’s south with over 50 billion barrels of crude, its president said Sunday, a find that could boost the country’s proven reserves by a third as it struggles to sell energy abroad over U.S. sanctions. The announcement by Hassan Rouhani comes […]
Ireland: AI System to Search “Near Infinite Combinations” of Materials to Improve Hydrogen Production Through Electrolysis
November 8th, 2019Via: PhysOrg: The team aims to now use artificial intelligence to put a large number of earth-abundant metals and ligands (which glue them together to generate the catalysts) in a melting pot before assessing which of the near-infinite combinations yield the greatest promise. In combination, what once looked like an empty canvas now looks more […]
Blackouts, Fires, High Gas Prices: Who Wants to Live in California Today?
November 8th, 2019Via: Wall Street Journal: One crisis rolls into another in parts of Golden State; ‘If I wasn’t as old as I am, I would pack up and get the hell out’
Fully Charged Show Visits Rivian
November 7th, 2019Via: Fully Charged:
Tesla ‘Cybertruck’ Pickup Gets Unveil Date: Nov 21 in Los Angeles
November 6th, 2019Via: Electrek: Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is going to unveil the ‘Cybertruck’ on November 21 in Los Angeles “near SpaceX’s rocket factory.” The CEO has been teasing Tesla’s electric pickup truck concept for the last year. It was first supposed to be unveiled this summer, but it was pushed to the fourth quarter. Musk […]
Trump OKs Wider Syria Oil Mission, Raising Legal Questions
November 6th, 2019Legal questions. That’s hilarious. I just want to remember the good old days, when they felt the need to dazzle us with yellow cake uranium fraud before they stole the oil. Via: Military Times – AP: President Donald Trump has approved an expanded military mission to secure an expanse of oil fields across eastern Syria, […]
Sweden: An Energy Breakthrough Could Store Solar Power for Decades, Works for Heating Applications
November 5th, 2019Via: Bloomberg: For decades, scientists have sought an affordable and effective way of capturing, storing, and releasing solar energy. Researchers in Sweden say they have a solution that would allow the power of the sun’s rays to be used across a range of consumer applications—heating everything from homes to vehicles. … The system starts with […]
Ford Reveals All-Electric ‘Mustang Lithium’ Concept Car with 900hp at SEMA
November 5th, 2019Concept cars mean approximately nothing, in terms of a company’s future plans, but I was surprised by the inclusion of a six-speed manual transmission on this. That would be very fun. Via: Electrek: SEMA is a show where hot rodders and customizers come together to show off interesting projects that push the boundaries of what […]
First Images of U.S. Troops Occupying Syria’s Oil Fields
November 4th, 2019Oil fields over here. Poppy fields over there. Via: ZeroHedge: The reality of American foreign policy all in one stunning image: regional Iraqi Kurdistan24 television has broadcast the first footage of the United States Army seizing and ‘protecting’ a Syrian oil field in the country’s northeast.
Portion of Keystone Pipeline Shut Down After 380,000-Gallon Oil Leak in North Dakota
November 2nd, 2019Via: USA Today: A portion of the Keystone Pipeline in North Dakota was shut down this week after more than 380,000 gallons of oil leaked, the pipeline owner said in a statement. Meanwhile, environmental groups argue that the spill and the pipeline’s volatility is why the separate Keystone XL pipeline should not be built. Pipeline […]
