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Fossil fuels
Could we make cars out of petroleum residue?
A new method could turn refinery byproducts into high-value, ultralight structural materials for cars, aircraft, and spacecraft.
MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
As the world...
The new E10 petrol: will it bring benefits?
Andrew Barron, Swansea University
The introduction of a new type of petrol, E10, in the UK may create some extra costs for owners of older...
IDTechEx Forecast Growth for Some Renewable Fuels
IDTechEx -
Limits on the amount of bioethanol and biodiesel that can be blended with conventional fossil fuels mean growth in the consumption of certain biofuels...
Biden’s ambitious energy plan faces headwinds, but can move the US forward
Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
President-elect Joe Biden calls climate change an existential threat to America’s environment, health, national security and economy, and has...
The myth of electric cars: Why we also need to focus on buses and trains
Alexandre Milovanoff, University of Toronto
California recently announced that it plans to ban the sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035, Ontario has invested $500 million...
Creative destruction: the COVID-19 economic crisis is accelerating the demise of fossil fuels
Peter Newman, Curtin University
Creative destruction “is the essential fact about capitalism”, wrote the great Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter in 1942. New technologies and processes...
Hydrogen isn’t the key to Britain’s green recovery – here’s why
Tom Baxter, University of Aberdeen
The EU recently published its strategy for delivering net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Alongside reducing the amount of energy...
