Tech Innovation
Nuclear power could produce a third of U.K.’s hydrogen by 2050
Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 6:56 AM MST
As much as one-third of the U.K.’s emissions-free hydrogen requirements could be produced by nuclear power by 2050, according to…
Ship giant Maersk bids farewell to new, fossil-fuel only ships
Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 6:36 AM MST
A century after the global shipping fleet ran largely on coal, the world’s largest shipping line is taking a historic…
Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030
Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 6:16 AM MST
Ford announced a major push into electric vehicles in Europe, vowing to convert its entire passenger car lineup on the…
Big Oil invests in Calgary startup that drills for clean energy
Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 7:06 AM MST
Companies including the venture arms of BP plc and Chevron Corp. invested $40 million in a startup that aims to…
SNC Lavalin gets first U.S. contract for hydroelectric engineering services
Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 6:18 AM MST
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. says it has inked its first hydroelectric engineering contract in the U.S., offering services for projects in…
Solar and wind are reaching for the last 90% of the U.S. power market
Thursday, February 11, 2021, 6:55 AM MST
Three decades ago, the U.S. passed an infinitesimal milestone: solar and wind power generated one-tenth of one percent of the…
Shell’s falling oil output ends century-long business model
Thursday, February 11, 2021, 6:26 AM MST
Royal Dutch Shell plc said its carbon emissions and oil production have peaked and will decline in the coming years…
BP swaps high returns for a cleaner future with unproven profits
Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 6:49 AM MST
One week and two deals later, BP plc has cemented the view that for an oil and gas company to…
UN chief: Polluters must join 'net zero' club for climate
Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 6:24 AM MST
Polluters must step up their commitments to cutting greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a crucial climate summit in November, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio…
Elon Musk’s $100 million prize is for removing carbon dioxide from the air
Monday, February 8, 2021, 6:28 AM MST
Elon Musk became the richest person in the world by dramatically improving electric vehicles, pushing forward a technology that reduces…
BP deepens tech ties with Palantir in push for low-carbon future
Friday, February 5, 2021, 7 AM MST
BP plc is deepening its use of Palantir Technologies Inc.’s data processing software, as the oil company looks to a…
The $2.1 billion case for building a federal EV fleet
Friday, February 5, 2021, 6:37 AM MST
If President Joe Biden’s administration is going to replace the entire federal vehicle fleet with fully electric vehicles, as promised, it will…
