Environment
How the U.S. became a global corn superpower
The United States has just about 90 million planted acres of corn, and there’s a reason people refer to the crop as yellow gold. In 2021, U.S. corn was worth over $86 billion, according to calculations from FarmDoc and the United States Department of Agriculture. According to the USDA, the U.S. is largest consumer, producer and […]
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Jamie Dimon says Ukraine war demonstrates we still need cheap, secure electrical power from oil and fuel
Vital Points “If the lesson was learned from Ukraine, we need to have low cost, trusted, safe and sound, secure electrical power, of which 80% will come from oil and fuel. And that number’s heading to be incredibly significant for 10 or 20 several years,” Dimon mentioned. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine before this calendar year […]
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Renewables to overtake coal and become world’s biggest source of electricity generation by 2025, IEA says
Wind turbines in the Netherlands. A report from the International Energy Agency “expects renewables to become the primary energy source for electricity generation globally in the next three years, overtaking coal.” Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty Images Renewables are on course to overtake coal and become the planet’s biggest source of electricity generation […]
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Germany suggests borrowing a lot more funds to contend with the U.S. would be a ‘threat’ to Europe
BRUSSELS — Germany claimed Europe should really chorus from borrowing much more money to compete with U.S. green subsidies or its competitiveness will be threatened. The EU has been vocal about its fears about the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), expressing its subsidies to North American motor vehicle suppliers breach intercontinental trade procedures and threaten […]
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Microsoft-backed get started-up Heirloom uses limestone to capture CO2
Just about just about every sector is doing the job to lessen carbon emissions, but reduction is not going to be adequate. To protect against the worst results of world-wide warming, carbon that has currently been emitted demands to be taken out from the environment, which is why there is a new and fast-growing field […]
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Los Angeles bans oil and gas drilling within city limits
An oil pumpjack operates in the Inglewood Oil Field on January 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Los Angeles City Council has voted to ban new oil and gas drilling and phase out existing wells over the next two decades, a historic decision that comes after years of complaints […]
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GM, LG investing $275 million to expand Tennessee EV battery plant
General Motors revealed its all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium, on March 4, 2020 at its Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors General Motors and LG Energy Solution will spend an additional $275 million in their joint venture battery plant in Tennessee to increase production by more […]
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Why Silicon Valley is so hot on nuclear energy and what it means for the industry
The Vogtle nuclear power plant is located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia in USA. Each of the two existing units have a Westinghouse pressurized water reactor (PWR), with a General Electric turbine and electric generator, producing approximately 2,400 MW of electricity. Two Westinghouse made AP 1000 reactors are under construction here. Pallava Bagla | […]
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Toyota secures funding to develop hydrogen fuel cell version of its Hilux pickup in the UK
A Toyota logo displayed on a vehicle in Poland. The Japanese automotive giant started working on the development of fuel cell vehicles back in 1992. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images LONDON — A consortium led by automotive giant Toyota will receive millions in funding to develop a hydrogen fuel cell pickup truck in […]
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Rolls-Royce uses hydrogen produced with wind and tidal power to test jet engine
LONDON — Plans to reduce the significant environmental effects of aviation took a step forward this week after Rolls-Royce and easyJet said they had carried out the ground test of a jet engine that used hydrogen produced from tidal and wind power. In a statement this week, aerospace giant Rolls-Royce — not to be confused […]
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