Conventional energy

Oil and Gas, the industries that have enabled so much of the modern world. Planes, trains, automobiles and ships, almost everything that can move people and goods from one place to another is fuelled by products made from oil. The world now recognises that CO2 emissions need to fall drastically, and with that comes less reliance on fossil fuels. This change will take many years, probably even decades, meaning Oil and Gas still has a huge contribution to make to our lives.

Researchers at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg are developing an oil magnet

An oil tanker or oil rig breakdown often has devastating consequences for the environment, fisheries and tourism. The classic methods of removing oil spills are not particularly efficient and are usually ecologically questionable. A method that researchers at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg have developed could fundamentally change this problem: the “oil magnet”.