Helium – in demand!
At a time when just about everyone is focused on hydrogen in its different colours, Gazprom has come up with a unique process for extracting helium and producing helium concentrate.
24.01.2022
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Why thermal inactivation of airborne viruses could become a life-style
COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of air biosecurity because SARS-CoV-2 is mainly transmitted from person to person via airborne droplets. Preventing infectious droplets from entering the body is one of the best ways to protect against infection. In his paper, published at the Applied Thermal Engineering Journal, Mikhail S. Vlaskin, head of the Laboratory of Energy Accumulating Materials at the Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, reviews the transmission patterns of airborne pathogens and air disinfection methods.
07.12.2021
The bitcoin gold rush – the new threat to world energy
Mining cryptocurrencies has in recent years become such a mass phenomenon that it now has a noticeable affect on energy and geopolitics.
24.11.2021
Petrostates’ global influence could endure beyond the dominance of fossil fuels
Petrostates such as Saudi Arabia and Russia could continue to have significant geopolitical influence even as the global use of fossil fuels decline, a new study exploring the adoption of hydrogen as an industrial energy source details.
23.08.2021
Experts say: reducing the carbon footprint must involve not only industry, but also individual consumers
Achieving zero emissions is impossible without reducing the carbon footprint in the consumer sector, said Rae Kwon Chung, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the Global Energy Prize International Prize International Award Committee Chairman. He was commenting on the 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
20.08.2021
The pastoral consequences of global warming
The issues surrounding climate change are becoming more and more urgent the world over. And tackling those problems goes well beyond simply restricting certain activities or imposing additional taxes on oil and gas companies.
13.08.2021