Energy

Industrial pyrolysis unit used by Petgas to convert plastic waste into fuel products in Boca del Río, Mexico.

Plastic headed for landfills is being turned into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel in Mexico, and Petgas is sparking an uncomfortable debate about what “recycling” really means

By ECONEWS
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May 31, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A deepwater drilling rig operating in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil at the Bumerangue exploration site.

An oil and gas deposit is found nearly 20,000 feet below the sea off Brazil, and the depth explains why every drill is also a high-tech gamble

By Adrian Villellas
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May 30, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Historical illustration of the 1883 Krakatoa eruption showing massive ash plumes and atmospheric shock waves radiating outward.

Nuclear blasts can go unnoticed from 1,000 km away, but the loudest sound ever recorded was heard 4,800 km away and circled the planet four times, a physics oddity that still stuns

By Sonia Ramírez
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May 29, 2026 at 6:30 PM
ModRoof modular panels made from recycled cardboard and coconut husk fiber being installed on a low-income home.

A man builds roofs from cardboard and farm waste for precarious homes, and after installing hundreds he proves impact can be humble, cheap, and scalable

By ECONEWS
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May 29, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Cardboard cooler box filled with ice and beer bottles, designed to keep drinks cold using a recyclable insulated structure.

Goodbye to Styrofoam: an entrepreneur builds a recyclable cardboard cooler that keeps drinks cold for up to 6 hours, and he is already sold 40,000 units with a simple design trick

By Kevin Montien
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May 28, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Petrobras FPSO vessel docked and prepared for offshore deployment, used to produce and store oil in deepwater fields.

While Brazil debated the energy transition, Petrobras greenlit 11 new pre-salt platforms through 2027, and Búzios alone will get 6 FPSOs as it targets 1 million barrels a day

By ECONEWS
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May 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Technician installing a residential heat pump system as part of the transition to electric home heating.

Germany and the U.S. begin moving to phase out gas heaters in homes, and heat pumps are emerging as the replacement that changes bills, habits, and emissions

By Kevin Montien
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May 27, 2026 at 10:15 AM
A view inside the Large Hadron Collider’s tunnel, showing the 17-mile ring of superconducting magnets used for particle collisions.

With a 17-mile ring buried as deep as 574 feet under the French-Swiss border, the world’s largest particle accelerator is an underground “city” built to push physics to its limit

By Kevin Montien
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May 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Rendering of the SPARC fusion reactor inside a Commonwealth Fusion Systems assembly hall with workers nearby for scale.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems installs a 106,000-pound vessel and hits 75% completion on the SPARC reactor in Massachusetts, a milestone that speeds up America’s fusion timeline

By ECONEWS
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May 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Homemade solar-powered cooling system using ice as a thermal battery for off-grid air conditioning

Florida: a hobbyist creates a solar-powered “air conditioner” using ice as a thermal battery… and the wildest part is that it works without electricity (I will explain the trick, but not all of it)

By ECONEWS
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May 21, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Dragon fruit peels processed into carbon material for lithium-sulfur battery research in China

China turns dragon fruit peels into a key material for electric car and airplane batteries: the unbelievable part isn’t the fruit… it’s the chemical trick behind it

By ECONEWS
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May 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Hydrogen-powered brick kiln conversion project at Wienerberger’s Denton factory in Greater Manchester

The United Kingdom fires up the first commercial hydrogen-powered brick factory: the date is set, and the industrial shift feels like the start of a “new era”

By ECONEWS
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May 20, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Mechanical extraction of banana pseudostem fibers for textile and paper production

The tons of banana trunks left over after the harvest are being turned into raw materials for clothing and paper, while mechanical extraction and controlled drying are accelerating industrialization

By Adrian Villellas
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May 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM
China’s massive 20MW wind turbine installed in Hainan during offshore renewable energy testing

China installs the “largest” turbine ever, and scientists warn of something bizarre: it could be affecting the local climate… (the size figure sounds straight out of a movie)

By ECONEWS
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May 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Small solar panels installed on an apartment balcony in Poland during a legal dispute over residential clean energy use

A judge orders solar panels removed from a balcony, sparking an unexpected debate over saving electricity, neighbors, and the limits of home energy

By Adrian Villellas
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May 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Aerial view of the Laufenburg construction site in Switzerland, where a massive 2.1-GWh redox-flow battery is planned.

Switzerland is digging a 27-meter-deep shaft along the Rhine to house a massive 2.1-GWh battery… and Laufenburg could become the “secret heart” of Europe’s power grid

By ECONEWS
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May 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Concept illustration of Japan’s Luna Ring project using solar panels around the Moon to beam energy to Earth

Japan wants to build an 11,000-kilometer solar ring around the Moon and beam clean energy back to Earth, an idea that sounds impossible until engineers explain the plan

By ECONEWS
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May 11, 2026 at 10:15 AM
China’s large floating research platform under construction for deep-sea science and all-weather ocean operations.

China is building a floating marine megabunker designed to resist nuclear explosions and move at 30 knots, and the project looks more like a fortress than a ship

By Adrian Villellas
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May 10, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Deep geothermal drilling project in Cornwall producing renewable electricity and lithium from underground brine

The United Kingdom has drilled five kilometers underground and found a real alternative to oil, bringing an old energy dream closer to the surface

By ECONEWS
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May 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Agricultural residues such as rice husks and biomass waste prepared for energy production

Agricultural waste that used to be left behind after harvests could become a source of electricity, turning fields into an unexpected part of the future energy system

By ECONEWS
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May 6, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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