Tech Innovation
Climeworks raises $650 million in largest round for carbon removal startup
Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 7:03 AM MDT
Swiss startup Climeworks AG has raised 600 million francs ($650 million) to scale up its technology that sucks carbon dioxide directly…
'Nation building' investments in electricity grid needed to reach net zero: Experts
Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 6:12 AM MDT
A price tag in the tens or hundreds of billions of dollars, and a project scope akin to that of…
Alberta advances six carbon-capture proposals for further study
Friday, April 1, 2022, 7:02 AM MDT
Alberta chose carbon sequestration hubs managed by companies including Enbridge Inc. and Shell for further evaluation as part of the…
Third federal loan guarantee finalized for N.L.'s troubled Muskrat Falls project
Friday, April 1, 2022, 6:13 AM MDT
Financing has been secured for Ottawa's third loan guarantee propping up a delay-plagued hydro project in Newfoundland and Labrador. The…
U.S. using Defense Production Act to kick start domestic critical minerals production
Friday, April 1, 2022, 6:11 AM MDT
President Joe Biden brandished one of the biggest weapons in his economic arsenal Thursday in hopes of turning the United…
Carbon capture tax credit a divisive topic; opinions split over potential benefits
Thursday, March 31, 2022, 6:23 AM MDT
A forthcoming federal tax credit for carbon capture and storage is spurring debate between those who say it will help…
E.ON, Fortescue in deal to supply green hydrogen to Europe
Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 6:43 AM MDT
German energy giant E.ON SE and a unit of Australia-based Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. plan to supply green hydrogen to…
Provinces agree on nuclear energy plan for small reactors to reduce emissions
Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 6:08 AM MDT
The governments of Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and Alberta have put forward a nuclear plan they say will move them…
LG to invest $2 billion boosting output in North America
Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 6:56 AM MDT
LG Energy Solution will invest around $2 billion on increasing output in North America as the South Korean battery maker…
U.S. in talks with EU to help European supply of LNG and hydrogen
Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 6:50 AM MDT
The European Union and the U.S. are working on an agreement that would aim to ensure a supply of American…
Saudi Arabia to start building green hydrogen plant
Friday, March 18, 2022, 6:44 AM MDT
Saudi Arabia will start construction of a green hydrogen plant as soon as this month as it pushes ahead with…
Germany weighs Norway hydrogen pipeline to avoid Russian energy
Thursday, March 17, 2022, 7 AM MDT
Germany and Norway are considering building a hydrogen pipeline linking the two nations to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian energy…
