“Half the world’s GDP depends on natural resources, but only about 1 percent of total climate financing goes to support investments such as protecting forests, rehabilitating ecosystems or reestablishing […]
“TransAlta Corp. said it would add 2 GW of new capacity to its generating fleet, and invest around C$3 billion ($2.37 billion) developing, constructing, and […]
“One intuitive long-term solution to future HGV driver shortages is to take the driver out of the driver’s seat altogether. Self-driving car technology, which can […]
“Wastewater treatment plants release microplastics into the environment, where they accumulate and pose a threat to wildlife. But by studying the way a manta ray […]
“On Monday, the Ford Motor Company announced a massive investment to build electric vehicles in Kentucky and Tennessee. Together with partner SK Innovation, it will […]
“A new invention that uses sunlight to drive water purification could help solve the problem of providing clean water off the grid. The device resembles […]
“A simple seed treatment could drastically increase the amount of atmospheric carbon captured by crops, and store it underground for longer Fundamentally, two of the […]
“The country’s largest mine workers union signaled on Monday that it would accept a transition away from fossil fuels in exchange for new jobs in […]
“Electrify America announced that it now has 600 charging stations in operations, and it is announcing new locations in the US. With the recent opening […]
“The giant appropriations bill signed by US President Donald Trump on December 27 contains a little-noticed section that sets the goal of creating a full-fledged […]
“In about three years, Navistar plans to start selling low-emission hydrogen-powered heavy trucks under a partnership with General Motors and a small distribution company called […]
“Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry has announced a joint development project with Kyoto University to test the idea of using wood as a component in satellite […]
“As more and more companies rush to adapt new remote work policies, many find themselves behind the curve. But what if you could look into […]
“The world’s best solar power schemes now offer the “cheapest…electricity in history” with the technology cheaper than coal and gas in most major countries. That […]
Virgin Hyperloop has released a new video showing what the experience of being shot inside a pod down a vacuum tube at breakneck speeds could […]
“The Global Blockchain in Energy market report enumerates highly classified information portfolios encompassing multi-faceted industrial developments with vivid references of market share, size, revenue predictions along with […]
“Range anxiety, the fear of running out of power before being able to recharge an electric vehicle, may be a thing of the past, according […]
“Elon Musk teased his latest philanthropic endeavor on Thursday: a contest meant to encourage more-innovative carbon-capture technologies. “Am donating $100M towards a prize for best […]
“Monday to Friday, nine to five – like hamsters on a wheel, we’ve been stuck in this rut for as long as we can remember, […]
“U.S. President Joe Biden committed on Monday to replacing the entire federal fleet of vehicles, including cars, trucks and SUVs, with electric ones manufactured in […]
“Reaching zero net emissions of carbon dioxide from energy and industry by 2050 can be accomplished by rebuilding U.S. energy infrastructure to run primarily on […]
“You’ve likely heard the buzz around lab-grown (or cultured) meat. We can now take a few cells from a live animal and grow those cells into a […]
“Improving the efficiency of solar cells can make a huge difference to the amount of energy produced from the same surface area and the same amount of […]
“A new vertical farm – Nordic Harvest – will be Europe’s largest and most efficient when fully completed in late 2021. The indoor facility is […]
“Volkswagen Group has developed a mobile electric vehicle charger that can autonomously navigate parking areas, power up an EV and then make its way back […]
“AI, or artificial intelligence, is attracting great attention across many industries, even food production, according to research published in the International Journal of Society Systems Science. […]
“Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston city council approved a lease of 240 acres of city-owned land in the Sunnyside area to a Wolfe Energy subsidairy. […]
“China has successfully powered up its “artificial sun” nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, according to Agence France Presse. The reactor, which is the country’s largest, […]
“From cultured meat to plant-based foods to robotic kitchen assistants, tech seems to be infiltrating every corner of our food system. And it’s a good thing, because we’re […]
“The world of farming is changing rapidly. Whether it’s CRISPR editing for improving crop yields, smart scarecrows, or robot weeding machines, this sector continues to transform at a […]
“From 2009 through 2019, the cost of electricity from new solar power plants fell 89%, overtaking cheap sources like coal and some gas. And the […]
“Plenty is an ag-tech startup in San Francisco, co-founded by Nate Storey, that is reinventing farms and farming. Storey, who is also the company’s chief science […]
“On November 19, 2020, NHTSA released its advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) for autonomous vehicles. Written comments are due by February 1, 2021. This is the […]
“More electricity in Texas was generated from wind power than coal last year, another sign of the rapid emergence of renewable energy in the state. […]
The optimal use of water through irrigation has always been inextricably linked to the evolution of agriculture and successful farming. But efficiently managing natural water […]
“The petrochemical industry produces more than 88 million tons of polyethylene, making it the most common plastic in the world. Scientists have found a new way to […]
“Electric vehicles are widely seen as the automobile industry’s future, but a battle is unfolding in states across America over who should control the charging […]
“In Batesville, Arkansas, just 17 miles west of the state’s largest coal-fired power plant, a solar array at the local high school is having an […]
“While President Donald Trump has baselessly attacked plans to eradicate fossil fuel-based sources of energy from the United States’ power grid on the grounds that […]
“The Los Angeles fire department rolled out the first firefighting robot in the US at a major fire earlier this month, CNN reports. The golfcart-sized Thermite RS3 […]
“In a new report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says solar is now the cheapest form of electricity for utility companies to build. That’s thanks to risk-reducing […]
“A new artificial neural network model created by Argonne scientists handles both static and dynamic features of a power system with a relatively high degree […]
“Tesla is seeking approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to market a sensor that could tell if a child has been left in a […]
“Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC, a subsidiary of Occidental, and Rusheen Capital Management, a private equity firm, have formed a development company, 1PointFive, to finance and deploy Carbon […]
“The Green Revolution of the 1960s used selective breeding to double crop yields of rice and wheat in some areas of the world, rescuing millions of people […]
“New technology turns seawater into drinking water into clean drinking water in less than 30 minutes. Australia-based researchers used a metal-organic framework (MOF), a type […]
“The state of Michigan wants to build the autonomous roadway of the future. Normally that in itself would be interesting enough, but there’s also the company […]
“British rooftops could be hosting a breakthrough in new solar power technology by next summer, using a crystal first discovered more than 200 years ago […]
Three predictions for what the future might look like “When the pandemic is over, one in six workers is projected to continue working from home […]
