Carbon & Sustainability
Wind turbine behemoth plans for future by getting into hydrogen
Friday, August 28, 2020, 6:30 AM MDT
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA has one eye on the future where its wind turbines could play a key role…
Solar panel craze leaves Australia’s grid scrambling for backup
Thursday, August 27, 2020, 6:15 AM MDT
Australians’ fervent embrace of rooftop solar is forcing the grid to become more flexible. The shift has carved out daytime…
Global oil refining faces shake-up from Asian plastics boom
Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 7:04 AM MDT
As the age of the hydrocarbon enters its final era, the action increasingly moves to Asia and plastics take center…
Green hydrogen set to be competitive with fossil fuels by 2040
Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 6:58 AM MDT
Hydrogen made from renewable power will compete on price with producing the gas from fossil fuels within two decades, according…
Eighty years after Hindenburg, startup pitches hydrogen flight
Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 6:55 AM MDT
The aviation industry is under pressure to do something about the immense amount of carbon emissions its engines generate. The…
Carbon capture and storage facility captured more than 75,000 tonnes of CO2 in July
Tuesday, August 25, 2020, 7:17 AM MDT
The carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Power Station had its best month of the year…
Congo hydrogen plant being considered by European turbine makers
Monday, August 24, 2020, 6:57 AM MDT
German turbine makers and natural gas companies are exploring producing green hydrogen in the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to…
A Chinese coal miner is getting into solar production
Monday, August 24, 2020, 6:45 AM MDT
Mid-tier Chinese coal miner Shanxi Coal International Energy Group is planning a significant investment in the competing business of making…
Thousands of U.S. sites permitted to bypass environmental rules in pandemic
Monday, August 24, 2020, 6:20 AM MDT
Thousands of oil and gas operations, government facilities and other sites have won permission to stop monitoring for hazardous emissions…
Giant Florida methane plume probed by EPA as possible violation
Friday, August 21, 2020, 6:54 AM MDT
U.S. regulators are investigating whether a massive methane release over Florida they say likely occurred during maintenance on a natural…
Advocates hope Ottawa expands, renews electric car rebate program
Friday, August 21, 2020, 6:30 AM MDT
Electric car advocates are pushing Ottawa to put more money into its zero-emission vehicle rebate program and expand it to…
Democrats attempted to make a quiet platform change. Climate activists objected loudly.
Thursday, August 20, 2020, 7:04 AM MDT
Day three of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday featured meetings of the Black and Hispanic caucuses, the run-up to…
