A New Technology Launched for LNG Transport
The inauguration ceremony, complete with the traditional breaking of a bottle on the bow, was certainly conventional. However, the ship being launched aims to be one of the most innovative in the Eu...
Syngas, the Perfect Middleman
In the gas universe, syngas, or synthesis gas – a mixture of gases consisting of hydrogen (H₂), carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO₂), with trace amounts of methane and water vapou...
Norway will continue to drill in the Arctic, with or without Europe?
Profiting from the melting Arctic ice by extracting oil and gas from one of its most biodiverse seas: this is the fossil fuel development plan the Norwegian government has in mind for the Barents Se...
The ecological transition according to BRICS: a path that challenges the West
Work continued late into the night: not usually a good sign in international negotiations, and indeed, on the eve of the negotiations, no one was betting on a successful outcome. Yet in New Delhi, i...
Nippon Gases: The Circular Transition of Refrigerants
Refrigerant gases are the invisible protagonists of our daily lives. From household refrigerators to supermarket aisles, from office air conditioners to pharmaceutical cold storage: wherever tempera...
The Warsaw Enterprise Institute’s links to climate denial and the oil and gas industry
“Europe is falling behind the US and China while energy prices continue to rise. One of the reasons for this decline is climate policy, with the Emissions Trading System (ETS) being one of the...
Underused power plants, high costs: EU pays the price for its dependence on gas
The Hormuz Strait energy crisis has reignited the debate over fossil fuel subsidies: should governments pitch in to limit the cost of fuel – and risk reinforcing their countries’ depende...
UAE exits OPEC reshaping global oil markets and geopolitics
The decision by the United Arab Emirates to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) after nearly six decades marks a structural turning point in global energy governance. ...
Strait of Hormuz: from helium to aluminium, the non-oil raw materials crisis
Rotterdam - “If the port is doing well, our economy is also doing well,” said Ursula von der Leyen in September 2022, discussing the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. At the time, Eu...
US-Iran, two-week ceasefire: gas and oil prices drop
Following more than a month of military escalation, the United States and Iran have reached an agreement on a temporary two-week ceasefire. US President Trump announced the agreement just hours befo...
Gases between geopolitics and science: the interviews of RM61
The Think Tank section of Renewable Matter #61, devoted to gases, offers a broad perspective covering the history of science, climate policy and the geopolitics of energy. We start with a long ...
Green Hydrogen: Revolution or Illusion?
Excitement surrounding green hydrogen is fading. A string of project cancellations and suspensions, particularly in the transport sector, has made 2025 an annus horribilis for many companies in...
An Orderly Chaotic World
Some of the most fascinating explanations are often found in the etymology of a word. When Jean Baptiste van Helmont first coined the word “gas” in the 17th century, he took it from &chi...
China, Iranian oil (and Venezuelan oil)
“The international community should make clear and unequivocal voice in opposing the regression of the world to the law of the jungle.” This was how Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi resp...
Conflict in Iran: reactions from the US and the energy markets
The peaceful weekend of the US capital, which woke up to its second day of war on a sunny Sunday, contrasts with the scenes seen in Tehran, Tel Aviv, and various capitals of the Gulf countries. Unti...
2026 will be a turning point for climate litigation
In 2026, the courts will be the new battleground for the climate crisis. This is not a metaphor: Ukraine is preparing to file the first claim for climate reparations in history against Russia, ...
Attack on Venezuela: how did China react?
“It was a friendly meeting, reaffirming the strong bonds of friendship between China and Venezuela. In good and bad times!” The last words posted on Nicolas Maduro's social media profile...
Trump's energy imperialism is a danger to the future of the human species
Oil's role in the US military action in Venezuela is first and foremost made clear by figures: the world's leading oil producer has attacked the country with the world's largest oil reserves. But it...
Suriname and Guyana, when climate adaptation requires oil money
This article is also available in Italian / Qusto articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Baku - Marciano Dasai is the environment minister of Suriname, a small Caribbean country ...
A dual energy dependence between Azerbaijan and Italy: ECCO's case study
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Azerbaijan, the host country of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, is certainly not a positive ...