UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — An international team, led by Penn State’s Institute of Energy and the Environment Director Bruce Logan, has developed a new reactor design that efficiently converts carbon ...

Biological hydrogen-methane conversion refers to the production of methane through the action of microorganisms using hydrogen generated by electrolysis of water with residual power and carbon dioxide ...

The technical name for these organisms is methanotrophs and they are actually quite common in nature. They can only get the energy they need to survive and grow from methane or methanol – they can’t ...

In the spring of 2024, Denmark housed almost 11.5 million pigs. Although many are exported, some are also consumed in Denmark. Pork is such a popular part of our daily diet that 1 in 3 participants in ...

The U.S. is emitting more methane from oil and gas production than previously thought - and it's causing billions of dollars in environmental damage per year, according researchers. The majority of ...

Roughly two-thirds of all atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse gas, comes from methanogens. Tracking down which methanogens in which environment produce methane with a specific isotope signature ...