Carbon & Sustainability
Chinese electric-car startup planning U.S. entry halts operations for 6 months
Tuesday, June 30, 2020, 7:21 AM MDT
Byton Ltd., the Chinese electric-vehicle startup that plotted a U.S. entry for years but never sold a car, is suspending…
Samsung Heavy, Bloom Energy Partner to develop zero-emissions cargo vessels
Tuesday, June 30, 2020, 7:07 AM MDT
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. and Bloom Energy have announced an agreement to develop cleaner power for ships by jointly designing…
Norway’s $2.6 billion green bet could help the whole planet
Tuesday, June 30, 2020, 7 AM MDT
Plentiful reserves of fossil fuels and rich seams of valuable minerals are no guarantee of national health, wealth or happiness.…
U.S. house Democrats will call for 100% clean cars by 2035
Monday, June 29, 2020, 6:27 AM MDT
House Democrats on Tuesday will issue an ambitious plan to combat climate change, a move intended to reassure their base…
Hundreds of Dutch farmers sign $560 million wind-farm deal
Monday, June 29, 2020, 6:23 AM MDT
A collective of more than 200 farmers in a rural part of the Netherlands got financing to build one of…
Exxon, Koch hid climate change impact for decades, suit says
Friday, June 26, 2020, 6:46 AM MDT
Exxon Mobil Corporation and Koch Industries Inc. withheld critical information about the impact of fossil fuel use on climate change…
Hydrogen production project approved in Saskatchewan
Thursday, June 25, 2020, 7:25 AM MDT
Saskatchewan is set to welcome an innovative ‘first-of-its-kind’ hydrogen production project under the Saskatchewan Petroleum Innovation Incentive (SPII).Proton Technologies will…
Solar-power costs falling even faster than expected due to virus
Thursday, June 25, 2020, 6:41 AM MDT
The cost of U.S. solar power is dropping faster than expected as the coronavirus stifles demand, according to a report…
Big Oil’s long bet on hydrogen offers a climate lifeline
Thursday, June 25, 2020, 6:35 AM MDT
On particularly cold winter days, the vast majority of the U.K.’s energy comes from burning natural gas. That arrangement will…
Norway warned of perils of $2.6 billion carbon capture plan
Thursday, June 25, 2020, 6:24 AM MDT
Norway’s plan for a full-scale carbon capture and storage project could end up a financial disaster, according to a new…
Saskatchewan to develop plan around small modular nuclear reactors
Thursday, June 25, 2020, 6:13 AM MDT
Saskatchewan is taking another step in its march to bring small modular nuclear technology to the province.The Ministry of Environment…
Fuel cell maker wants to supply gas for hydrogen economy
Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 6:37 AM MDT
Plug Power Inc. has acquired two hydrogen companies for $123 million, moves that could turn the veteran manufacturer of fuel…
