Climate
The race to make green hydrogen competitive is on. And Europe is building industrial-scale electrolyzers to help
One type of hydrogen production uses electrolysis, with an electric current splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen. If the electricity used in this process comes from a renewable source then some call it “green” hydrogen. Alex Kraus | Bloomberg | Getty Images Siemens Energy and Air Liquide have announced plans to set up a joint […]
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Exxon Mobil is at a crossroads as climate crisis spurs clean energy transition
Exxon Mobil is one of the most consequential and profitable companies in U.S. history. For more than a hundred years, the company’s oil and gas have helped power the global economy. But the Exxon Mobil of today faces the seemingly opposing priorities of supplying the world with abundant energy and also drastically reducing its carbon […]
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World’s largest hybrid ship set to ferry passengers between Britain and France
An artist’s impression of the Saint-Malo at sea. According to Brittany Ferries will have a battery capacity of 11.5 megawatt hours. Brittany Ferries A ship set to carry passengers between the U.K. and France in the next few years will be the largest hybrid-vessel ever built, according to operator Brittany Ferries. In a statement Tuesday, […]
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Nikola founder Trevor Milton faces new federal fraud charge tied to ranch purchase
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 The founder of electric-truck start-up Nikola Motors, already under indictment for fraud, is facing a new charge […]
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Forest Service says it failed to account for climate change when it accidentally caused historic New Mexico fire
Fire official Ralph Lucas points to a forest burned by the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon near Holman, New Mexico, U.S., May 24, 2022. Picture taken May 24, 2022. Andrew Hay | Reuters The U.S. Forest Service failed to account for the effects of climate change when it conducted a controlled burn in April that prompted […]
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Biden calls on Congress to suspend the gas tax — Here’s what that means for prices at the pump
President Joe Biden called on Congress Wednesday to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax, as he tries to quell the rapid surge in prices at the pump. While experts say a suspension could provide some immediate relief, it could also keep demand elevated, thereby exacerbating tight supply. Consumers are getting hit with higher prices everywhere, […]
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Raw material costs for electric vehicles have doubled during the pandemic
Workers inspect a Rivian R1T electric vehicle (EV) pickup truck on the assembly line at the company’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, US., on Monday, April 11, 2022. Jamie Kelter Davis | Bloomberg | Getty Images Raw material costs for electric vehicles more than doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report Wednesday […]
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Coal investments set to rise 10% this year as nations fret over energy security
Coal and a wind turbine in Hohenhameln, Germany, on April 11, 2022. A number of major economies have formulated plans to reduce their reliance on Russian hydrocarbons in recent months. Mia Bucher | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Global energy investment is on course to jump by more than 8% in 2022 and hit $2.4 […]
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Last year it was floods. Now heat waves are driving record power consumption in China’s Henan
A citizen wearing a breathing mask to escape heat rides on the road on May 23, 2019 in China. The electricity load in the Chinese province of Henan reached a new record on Monday, primarily driven by air-conditioning demand, as scorching heat waves spread across regions north of the Yangtze river. Vcg | Visual China […]
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Canada is banning single-use plastics, including grocery bags and straws
Restaurants and grocery stores worry about a supply of alternative products as the government announces details of its ban on single-use plastics. in Toronto. June 20, 2022. Steve Russell | Toronto Star | Getty Images Canada is banning the manufacture and import of single-use plastics by the end of the year, the government announced on […]
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