A new two-year e-fuel research project aims at integrating hydrogen production through high-temperature electrolysis using a solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) with carbon dioxide sequestration and Fischer-Tropsch fuel synthesis. Fischer-Tropsch synthesis...
Rolls-Royce has begun testing 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the new Pearl 700 business jet engine in Dahlewitz, Germany, where the Rolls-Royce BR700 family of turbofan engines is manufactured,...
All Maritime transport to and from Suva, Rakiraki, Natovi, Nabouwalu, Savusavu, Taveuni, Labasa, Kadavu, Lomaiviti and the Lau Group involving passengers and cargoes ceased operation from 12pm Feb 9th due to...
The leaders of the nations of Micronesia; FSM, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, and RMI, have signed a communique expressing their intentions to withdraw from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in...
Denmark’s government has agreed to take a 51% stake in a £25bn (US$34b) 120,000m2 artificial “energy island” to be built 50 miles (80km) offshore, in the middle of the North Sea...
While the most recent reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said the sea level was unlikely to rise by more than 1.1m (3.6 feet) by 2100, climate researchers...
According to Commander Captain Humphrey Tawake, 245 lives were saved by the Fiji Navy’s search and rescue missions in 2020, and rescue cases largely arise due to sheer negligence and...
E-Motorad, based in Pune, India, has launched an e-cycle that also doubles as an e-bike, finalizing their design in 2020 and establishing a manufacturing facility to produce up to 300 cycles every month....
The stark realities of electric vehicle (EV) production must be weighed against the short-term financial benefits to investing in PEVs, particularly as governments develop incentives for them. Long-term environmental and social impacts need to be...
Crucial to plans for any widescale electrification of vehicle fleets around the Pacific region is the ample supply of renewably generated electricity. Recent statements from the Fiji Ministry of Infrastructure...
Emissions from SUVs actually went up during 2020 despite an estimated 7% drop in total emissions, as per a report from the International Energy Agency, which indicated a 0.5% increase over 2019....
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched the Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region, which is expected to expand financing and technical...