Researchers just discovered a massive 'jacuzzi bubbling with almost pure hydrogen' — a lucrative source of clean energy

Tech Insider
Bulqizë chromite mine
The Bulqizë chromite mine just 25 miles east of Albania's capital Tirana contains a massive reservoir of hydrogen.

GENT SHKULLAKU/Getty Images

A methane well that leaked for 6 months has released a year's worth of emissions for 791,000 cars: report

Tech Insider
Methane well pumpjacks.
Methane well pumpjacks. A methane well leak occurred over 6 months in Kazakhstan in 2023.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

It might be the year to upgrade your home's heating and cooling system and get a big discount

Tech Insider : Economy
An electric heat home installed on the side of a brick house.
Electric heat pumps are energy efficient and don't burn fossil fuels.

Nancy Pauwels/Getty Images.

Ukraine appears to be attacking Russia's oil-and-gas industry with small, cheap drones that can bypass its air defenses

Tech Insider
Firefighters extinguish oil tanks at a storage facility that local authorities say caught fire after the military brought down a Ukrainian drone, in the town of Klintsy in the Bryansk Region, Russia January 19, 2024.
Firefighters extinguish oil tanks at a storage facility in the Bryansk Region in Russia on January 19, 2024.

Russian Emergencies Ministry/Reuters

Your energy costs could become a lot more unpredictable

Tech Insider : Economy
An aerial view of an oil tanker at a commercial liquified natural gas port.
The US in 2022 surpassed Qatar to become the world's leading exporter of natural gas.

Getty Images

Meet a startup trying to keep your screen time from destroying the planet

Tech Insider : Economy
A row of computer servers in a data center
Demand for data centers is expected to grow as companies use AI.

Jason Marz/Getty Images

Africa's richest person just opened a $19 billion oil refinery to help Nigeria reduce fuel imports

Tech Insider
Aliko Dangote
Aliko Dangote.

Adam Abu-bashal/Getty Images

Russia's dark fleet of ships kept its oil exports strong. But 2 recent incidents in the Red Sea highlight the risks of that strategy.

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy
A close-up of Vladimir Putin in a suit and tie, looking straight-faced.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Getty Images

Cactos builds energy storage systems with old Tesla batteries. It just raised $28.5 million with this 24-slide pitch deck.

Tech Insider
The Cactos team
The Cactos team stand alongside battery storage units.

Cactos/Mikko-Pekka Karlin

The Red Sea attacks appear to be hurting traders and suppliers across the globe — but Russia's oil trade with India is still booming

Tech Insider : Politics
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images

Subscribe to energy