Researchers have developed a process to remove contaminants from oil sands wastewater using only sunlight and nanoparticles that is more effective and inexpensive than conventional treatment... Read more
Cleaning up oil sands tailings has just gotten a lot greener thanks to a novel technique developed by University of Alberta civil engineering professors that uses solar energy to accelerate... Read more
So the world has an energy hangover from its centuries long binge on fossil fuels. Here’s the coming cure: molten salts. These intriguing elixirs and their handy thermodynamic properties wil... Read more
A method for getting oil out of tarry sands could reduce the costs and lower the greenhouse-gas emissions associated with its extraction. New technology for extracting oil from oil sands cou... Read more
The United States imports approximately one million barrels of oil per day from Canada, which is about twice the amount that it gets from Saudi Arabia. A large percentage of that oil comes f... Read more