Posts in category: News from the fuel and energy sector

Scientists from the Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov have developed a composite material that makes it possible to triple the capacity of polymeric energy concentrators. The results of their work have been published in the journal Nanomaterials issued by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI).

Scientists from Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU) have come to the conclusion based on the results of studying planetary waves that these waves are capable of generating extreme warming and cooling in the Arctic and in northern temperate latitudes. The results of their study have been published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, which is issued by the European Geosciences Union.

Global investments in the construction of nuclear power plants (NPPs) will grow by 18% and reach $63 bln in 2023, more than doubling the total for 2015 ($29 bln). This forecast was given by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in the latest issue of the World Energy Investment annual report.

Scientists from the Federal Research Centre (FRC) of Coal and Coal Chemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have managed to produce hydrogen by oxidising aluminum particles in water under exposure to laser radiation. According to a study published in the journal Hydrogen Energy, the new technology could more than halve the specific energy expenditures for hydrogen production.

Global investments in oil production are set to grow by 6% (to $529 bln) in 2023, reaching their highest level since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This forecast was given by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in the new issue of the World Energy Investment annual report.

Scientists from the School of Energy and Power Engineering at Tomsk Polytechnic University have managed to produce technical activated carbon using the thermal conversion of industrial waste. The scaling up of this innovative solution could reduce the costs of producing activated carbon, the main component of sorbents.