Renewables
China’s great energy shift sets mega hybrid plants in motion
Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 6:47 AM MDT
In China’s latest efforts to pit renewable energy against fossil fuels, it is again betting on size.Resources such as wind…
Buffett-backed solar plant near Las Vegas gets greenlight
Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 6:55 AM MDT
The Trump administration on Monday approved the largest solar installation in U.S. history, giving its blessing to a Berkshire Hathaway…
TransAlta reports $27M first quarter profit compared with a loss a year ago
Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 6:31 AM MDT
TransAlta Corp. earned a profit of $27 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss a year ago, helped…
Future warming arriving earlier than expected, study finds
Monday, May 11, 2020, 6:39 AM MDT
Climate scientists have previously warned that a lethal combination of heat and humidity will make currently inhabited parts of the…
Australia plots path to hydrogen exports
Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 6:37 AM MDT
Australia is backing its ambitions to become a world leader in hydrogen exports with a A$300 million ($192 million) fund…
Oil giant Total targets carbon neutrality in 2050
Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 6:15 AM MDT
Total SA set out bolder commitments to eliminate most of its carbon emissions by 2050, while curbing spending on oil…
Oil giants haven’t completely forgotten about climate amid crash
Monday, May 4, 2020, 6:46 AM MDT
Exxon Mobil Corporation and Chevron Corporation may be feeling the fallout of a historic oil-price crash amid the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Renewables are the only winners in historic decline in energy demand
Thursday, April 30, 2020, 6:42 AM MDT
The coronavirus lockdown will cause the biggest drop in energy demand in history, with only renewables managing to increase output…
Curtain lowers on nuke plant a stone's throw from Manhattan
Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 11:38 AM MDT
With the push of a red button, one of the two operating reactors at an aging nuclear plant serving millions…
China moves to harness tides for power with Wuhan-made turbine
Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 7:11 AM MDT
A tidal-stream turbine with a diameter bigger than the length of a tractor trailer was installed in China for a…
The pandemic is accelerating coal’s demise
Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 6:34 AM MDT
You can add coal to the list of global commodities struggling during the pandemic. Prices haven’t yet turned negative (like…
Solar and wind cheapest sources of power in most of the world
Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 6:24 AM MDT
Solar and onshore wind power are now the cheapest new sources of electricity in at least two-thirds of the world’s…
