What it would take to get me to fly for fun againWith limited potential for sustainable aviation fuel and electric planes, capturing and storing carbon dioxide is essential to mitigate the...
28 Dec, 2024, 10.21 AM IST
Hydrogen-powered private jets can cut emissions — If they can get off the groundA 2021 report found that some private jets emit two tons of CO2 per hour — at least five times more pollution per passenger than commercial...
27 May, 2024, 09.59 AM IST
Decarbonisation tech needs to be viable: Shell's chief technology officer Yuri Sebregts"There are people who write in newspapers that all the technology is available to do that, and it's just a matter of implementing, and I do...
13 Oct, 2023, 12.32 AM IST
Four large asteroids to come close to Earth today. Will it create an impact?NASA has released a list of asteroids that will pass through the Earth on April 25. Here are the details.
25 Apr, 2023, 02.07 PM IST
Green hydrogen is no longer a pipe dream — it will be a significant element in deep decarbonisation worldwide: Stefan J. Reichelsteinossil fuel-based electricity is available when you need it — it is dispatchable. You can crank up your natural gas or coal-fired power plan...
10 Feb, 2023, 07.22 AM IST
Electric planes are coming: Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few yearsTwo-seater Velis Electros are already quietly buzzing around Europe, electric sea planes are being tested in British Columbia, and larger p...
21 Sep, 2022, 11.31 AM IST
Big Oil bets that green hydrogen is the future of energy"The oil majors have been building multibillion-dollar projects since forever," said Julien Rolland, head of power and renewables at commod...
20 Jun, 2022, 11.03 AM IST
Airbus plans mid-decade demonstrator for hydrogen planeThe planemaker has scheduled a news conference with "key engine partners" for 1400 GMT on Tuesday on the latest milestone in its plans to d...
22 Feb, 2022, 03.13 PM IST
More confident now of making hydrogen-powered zero-emission planes by 2035: Airbus CEOThere are a lot of things that need to be developed, to be decided to be written in terms of rules and regulations on how we are going to u...
22 Sep, 2021, 05.24 PM IST
Six reasons Asia's oil refiners aren't going away anytime soonThe speedy adoption of technologies such as electric vehicles is causing the biggest shock to the oil industry in half a century and naviga...
05 May, 2021, 09.13 AM IST
View: Rapid development and rollout of Covid vaccines underlines the power of global collaborationThe ‘old game’ — blaming others, or blaming abstract concepts like globalisation and capitalism — may be convenient, but it certainly doesn...
21 Jan, 2021, 11.06 PM IST
Eighty years after Hindenburg, startup pitches hydrogen flightHydrogen has its own challenges to overcome in the air, of course. Ever since the Hindenburg burst into flames while docking in 1937, part ...
27 Aug, 2020, 09.14 AM IST
Lesson from Zeppelins: Being a pioneer is not equal to successCount Zeppelin's airships were the first to take to the skies. Despite being the pioneer, airplanes soon displaced the mighty airships.
31 Mar, 2016, 12.47 PM IST
New catalyst could improve biofuels productionResearchers have developed a new catalyst that could lead to inexpensive and more efficient biofuels.
22 Nov, 2014, 08.36 AM IST
New catalyst could improve biofuels productionResearchers have developed a new catalyst that could lead to inexpensive and more efficient biofuels.
18 Oct, 2014, 03.45 PM IST
How sapphire, scratch-proof material being used for smartphones, is madeThe sapphire crystal used in smartphone screens is made in a lab. It's transparent because it doesn't have the impurities that give mined g...
06 Sep, 2014, 04.15 PM IST
Soon, garbage to power British Airways planesWhile the world's first factory to turn garbage into jet fuel will come up in about three years, waste-fuelled transatlantic flights could ...
30 Apr, 2014, 04.18 PM IST