Tech Innovation
Denmark secures backing for $34-billion clean energy island
Thursday, February 4, 2021, 6:49 AM MST
The government has secured broad political backing for Denmark’s largest ever construction project, a 210-billion kroner ($34-billion) manmade ‘energy island’…
BP says its electric car chargers aren’t profitable yet
Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 6:40 AM MST
BP plc isn’t yet turning a profit on its car-charging stations, but the U.K. oil giant expects that to change…
China’s largest carbon capture project is a global minnow
Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 6:27 AM MST
China completed construction of its largest carbon capture and storage plant as the country continues to develop technologies necessary to…
Exxon’s new carbon capture plan looks a lot like its old one
Tuesday, February 2, 2021, 7:01 AM MST
Exxon Mobil Corp. pledged to spend $3 billion on low-emission technologies through 2025 to address investor concerns over its environmental…
Hydrogen key to clean long-haul transport in Canada
Monday, February 1, 2021, 7:08 AM MST
Long haul transportation, core to shipping people and goods across Canada’s vast geography, remains an obstacle to the country embracing…
B.C. Hydro to offer 'clean' industries reduced rate as province aims to cut emissions
Friday, January 29, 2021, 6:06 AM MST
B.C. is partnering with the province's hydroelectric utility to offer a lower rate for some industries and public transportation agencies…
General Motors sets goal of going largely electric by 2035
Thursday, January 28, 2021, 1:18 PM MST
General Motors has set a goal of making the vast majority of the vehicles it produces electric by 2035, and…
Total gets fastest start on clean energy among Europe oil majors
Monday, January 25, 2021, 7:08 AM MST
Total SE has had the fastest start in the race between oil supermajors to achieve net-zero carbon emissions. Europe’s three…
Shell bulks up EV charging network with Ubitricity acquisition
Monday, January 25, 2021, 7:03 AM MST
Royal Dutch Shell plc has agreed to buy Ubitricity, which operates the largest public electric vehicle-charging network in the U.K.,…
Spending on global energy transition hits record $500 billion
Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 6:56 AM MST
The world spent a record $501.3 billion in 2020 on renewable power, electric vehicles and other technologies to cut the…
Are too many companies are banking on carbon capture to reach net zero?
Friday, January 15, 2021, 6:48 AM MST
As governments and companies jostle to show how committed they are to fighting global warming, plans to take carbon dioxide out…
Qatar raises carbon capture ambitions, touting green credentials
Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 6:45 AM MST
Qatar Petroleum will build facilities capable of capturing and storing more than seven million tonnes per year of carbon dioxide…
