Arquivos de Tag: energy

How Salogel Stores Heat in Everyday Gels to Lower Building Energy Demands

Researchers at Texas A&M University have shaped a soft gel that keeps common hydrated salts from leaking so a building can soak up daytime warmth and let it out again after the sun sets. Salt hydrates already hold a large amount of heat for their size because they change from solid crystals to liquid and […]

Inside Cuba's energy crisis as locals live in darkness, struggle to buy food

Cubans are struggling to get power and afford necessities amid a U.S. blockade. Matt Gutman reports. Inside Cuba's energy crisis as locals live in darkness, struggle to buy food #Cuba039s #energy #crisis #locals #live #darkness #struggle #buy #food

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says it’s “increasingly evident that Russia is unwilling to accept an energy ceasefire”

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that so far, “there is no indication that Russia is complying” with an energy ceasefire announced by President Trump the day before. Just hours after Mr. Trump’s announcement, Zelenskyy said Russia struck a power plant in eastern Ukraine. By Monday afternoon, Russia had attacked six additional energy facilities across […]

Trump announces Russia-Ukraine “energy ceasefire” after calling for Zelenskyy’s replacement

President Trump said Sunday that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to an “energy ceasefire,” shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to continue striking Russian oil refineries in response to criticism from Mr. Trump. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it! […]

Democrats cry foul as U.S. lifts sanctions on Serb nationalist, MAGA-linked firm gets huge Bosnia energy contract

London — The involvement of a small American firm linked to associates of President Trump in an energy project in Bosnia and Herzegovina worth more than $1.5 billion has raised questions about how the White House could be using its leverage in the fragile Balkan state. U.S. lawmakers accuse the Trump administration of lifting sanctions on […]

Battle for control of Red Sea, attacks on energy infrastructure temper news of rising oil flow

Middle East oil exports, excluding those from Iran, surpassed their pre-war levels last week, despite attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler. For the first time since the U.S. and Israel launched their offensive against Iran at the end of February, the weekly average of […]

Transcript: Energy Secretary Chris Wright on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 4, 2026

The following is the transcript of the interview with Energy Secretary Chris Wright that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 4, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning, and welcome to Face the Nation. We begin with one of the Trump administration officials tasked with working to lower those high gas and oil […]

Energy Department employee arrested by FBI for allegedly trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

Washington — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday. Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Washington, was arrested Thursday and is due to make his […]

Coast Guard and FBI boarded 2 energy tankers due to cyberattacks. How big is the risk?

U.S. Coast Guard personnel and FBI agents boarded two Texas-bound energy tankers last month after cyberattacks struck the vessels while they were traveling toward the United States, according to U.S. officials. One of the vessels was the VL Prosperity, a 1,093-foot Liberian-flagged crude oil tanker headed to Galveston, Texas. Iranian state media identified the ship […]

Zelenskyy says Ukraine is “ready for energy ceasefire” with Russia

Zelenskyy says Ukraine is “ready for energy ceasefire” with Russia – CBS News Watch CBS News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke exclusively with CBS News’ Aidan Stretch, where he discussed his country’s ongoing war with Russia. Zelenskyy says Ukraine is “ready for energy ceasefire” with Russia #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #ready #energy #ceasefire #Russia