Aenert. Research Laboratory newsGeothermal energy is a type of renewable power which is found deep underneath the Earth. Other than wind and solar power, geothermal power does not require large surface facilities or produce harmful CO2 emissions. Traditional geothermal plants use water from reservoirs located deep underground to power turbines which then generate electricity. However, this...
Aenert. Research Laboratory newsAlongside increased efforts to come up with new, more abundant and also more sustainable materials to create batteries, scientists are also trying to improve existing battery types by enhancing their stability and durability. This led them to have a closer look at an ingredient found in many toothpastes. The ingredient is called sodium fluoride and is a compound of...
Aenert news. Energy Market & Energy StatisticsEurostat presented data on emergency and commercial oil stocks in the European Union, the availability of which is of great importance for energy security, given the EU's dependence on crude oil and petroleum products imports in the current geopolitical instability. In general, statistics show that emergency oil stocks in the EU are at a higher level than before...
Aenert news. Energy Market & Energy StatisticsEurostat has published a complete package of data on energy production, consumption and imports for the second quarter of 2023. As follows from the table below, all indicators have undergone a significant decline over the past year. So, when comparing 2022 Q2 and 2023 Q2, the production and consumption of natural gas decreased by 17% and 8%, respectively. At the...
Aenert news. Invention analysisIn our earlier articles we have addressed latest developments disclosed in recent patent documents related to Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC) based on aromatic compounds (29.09.2023) and heterocyclic compounds (08.09.2023) and revised some specific aspects of these approaches. Today we will take a look at recent patent documents disclosing novel methods,...
Aenert. Research Laboratory newsEnergy can be harnessed from many sources. Among them, renewable sources have increasingly moved into the spotlight of governments and energy producers, as they are beneficial to the climate as well as life on the planet. One such green source is hydrogen. It is abundant and environmentally-friendly as it can be extracted from water with the help of renewable...
Aenert news. Energy Market & Energy StatisticsStatistics on the production of major energy products in the United States, recently published by U.S. Energy Information Administration, indicate a continuation of the positive dynamics that developed in previous periods. Thus, crude oil production in the second quarter of this year reached 12,710 thousand barrels per day, which was the highest value in recent...
Aenert news. Energy CompaniesData on the production of bituminous oil and the production of synthetic products from it are an important indicator of the state of the global oil market as a whole. Canada is the absolute leader in the extraction and processing of oil sands, successfully competing with other producers. It should be taken into account that the costs of developing heavy and...
Aenert news. Energy CompaniesThanks to the large-scale implementation of oil and gas production technologies in fields with low permeability, the United States has become one of the main exporters of liquefied natural gas in the world, and has also significantly reduced its own imbalance between the production and consumption of oil and petroleum products. In this regard, indicators of the...
Aenert news. Energy Exhibitions & ConferencesAfter the summer holidays, the activity of business representatives, investors and researchers increased significantly. Hence the noticeable increase in the number of interesting exhibitions and conferences around the world. In the field of promising technologies, there are still many different events taking place related to the promotion of hydrogen topics, to...
