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biodizel1Scientists from St. Petersburg University (SPbU) have developed a new method for cleaning biodiesel fuel from glycerin with the use of a solvent based on urea and choline chloride. The results of the study have been published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.


icelandAs glaciers disappear at an alarming rate due to climate change, the UN General Assembly has declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP).


NEWS ENSubmissions in three categories – Conventional Energy, Non-Conventional Energy and New Ways of Energy Application – will be accepted until April 20, 2025. The prize fund of the award totals 39 million roubles.


mediakonkurs jenergija pera engThe Global Energy Association is now closed to submissions for the international media contest Energy of Words, which was revived last year. Between June 5 and September 15, 2023, a total of 262 submissions were received from Russia and 23 countries from across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Latin America. Two-thirds of the submissions came from 26 regions of Russia.

forest30Researchers assessed rainforest carbon offset projects, also known as REDD+ projects, concluding that they are not only unsuitable for carbon reduction but also lead to the displacement or dispossession of vulnerable communities.


technology2Scientists from the Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS) developed a bio-degradable polymer based on polystyrene (an amorphous thermoplastic material) and alpha-angelica-lactone – an organic compound found in certain plants.

climate change30Insufficient progress towards climate goals is slowing down the global fight against poverty, hunger and deadly diseases, according to a report released on Thursday by the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO).


energyefficiency2Worldwide employment in the renewable energy sector reached 12.7 million last year, a jump of 700,000 new jobs in just 12 months, despite the lingering effects of COVID-19 and the growing energy crisis, according to a new report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in collaboration with the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO).