Climate
Australia floods worsen as thousands more flee Sydney homes
State Emergency Service and Rural Fire Brigade volunteers are seen during the evacuation of residents from the Woronora River area as floodwaters rise on July 04, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. Sean Foster | Getty Images News | Getty Images Torrential rains kept battering Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, intensifying the flood crisis in Sydney as […]
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The world’s most powerful tidal turbine just got a major funding boost
Orbital Marine Power’s O2 turbine at the Orkney Islands, north of the Scottish mainland, in September 2021. Scotland has become a hub for companies and projects focused on tidal power and marine energy in general. William Edwards | AFP | Getty Images Scottish engineering firm Orbital Marine Power said Monday it secured £8 million ($9.64 […]
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Biden opens the possibility of more offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore as waves churned from Tropical Storm Karen come ashore in Dauphin Island, Alabama, October 5, 2013. Steve Nesius | Reuters The Biden administration released a five-year offshore oil and gas drilling development plan on Friday that would block all new drilling in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans […]
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Russian and Chinese designs dominate nuclear reactors, warns IEA chief
A visitor (R) learns about huaneng’s high-temperature gas-cooled reactor model at the China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Exhibition 2021 in Yantai, Shandong Province, China, Oct. 19, 2021. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Nuclear power could be a dominant player in the next-generation clean energy landscape, but that will require concerted […]
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The Supreme Court’s EPA ruling is a big setback for fighting climate change, but not a death knell
Steam rises from the cooling towers of the coal-fired power plant at Duke Energy’s Crystal River Energy Complex in Crystal River, Florida, U.S., March 26, 2021. Dane Rhys | Reuters On Thursday, the Supreme Court changed the rules of the game in the race to limit global warming by constricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority […]
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Chinese automaker Nio reports record EV sales in June as Covid wave fades, but it still lags XPeng and Li Auto
Nio’s ES7 sports utility vehicle adds another competitor to Tesla’s Model X and Model Y in China. Nio Chinese electric-vehicle maker Nio reported Friday that it delivered nearly 13,000 vehicles in June, up 60% from a year ago, as China’s auto industry continued to rebound after months of pandemic-related disruptions. Its total deliveries of 12,961 […]
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Natural gas drops 16%, posts worst month in more than three years
A liquid natural gas (LNG) tank. Artinun Prekmoung / Eyeem | Eyeem | Getty Images U.S. natural gas futures plunged below $6 per million British thermal units on Thursday, after an inventory report showed a larger-than-expected storage build, sparking fears of an oversupplied market. Henry Hub futures declined 16.53% to settle at $5.42 per million […]
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GM, Ford rising, Tesla falling in EV ‘car wars’ in U.S., Bank of America analyst says
DETROIT – It’s the beginning of the end for Tesla’s dominance of the U.S. electric vehicle industry, according to Bank of America Securities. As startups and legacy automakers introduce a significant number of new electric vehicles, Tesla’s domestic share of the EV market is expected to decrease from 70% or more in recent years to […]
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Nikola still short of shareholder support to issue new stock – hampered by founder Trevor Milton
CEO and founder of U.S. Nikola, Trevor Milton speaks during presentation of its new full-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell battery trucks in partnership with CNH Industrial, at an event in Turin, Italy December 2, 2019. Massimo Pinca | Reuters Electric truck startup Nikola is still short of clearing a shareholder hurdle to raise new funds, the […]
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Supreme Court says EPA does not have authority to set climate standards for power plants
A view of the backside of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 6, 2022 in Washington, DC. According to media reports, Drew Angerer | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled the EPA does not have authority to set standards on climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions for existing power plants. The 6-3 ruling said that […]
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