Tech Innovation
Carbon-capture startup using dirt cheap material raises $53 million
Thursday, March 17, 2022, 6:49 AM MDT
A California-based startup has found a way to use limestone — a cheap and widely available material — to remove carbon dioxide…
Canada's new electric vehicle registrations soar in 2021 but still lag behind Europe
Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 6:02 AM MDT
More new electric vehicles hit the road in Canada last year than ever before, but the growth is nowhere near…
Canada can help Europe turn to renewables instead of Russian oil: Guilbeault
Thursday, March 10, 2022, 6:17 AM MST
Canada cannot realistically help Europe replace its Russian oil imports with Canadian crude or natural gas, but it can and…
Oil driller invests in carbon capture pipeline for Midwest
Friday, March 4, 2022, 6:07 AM MST
North Dakota's biggest oil driller said Wednesday it will commit $250 million to help fund a proposed pipeline that would…
Biden seeks to boost rare earth element extraction in U.S.
Thursday, February 24, 2022, 6:53 AM MST
President Joe Biden announced the U.S. will give $35 million to MP Materials Corp. to process heavy rare earth elements…
Biden wants to cut into China's electric battery dominance
Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 6:13 AM MST
President Joe Biden highlighted his efforts to counter China's dominance of the electric battery market on Tuesday as he touted…
Airlines, industry join to spur sustainable jet fuel growth in Canada
Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 6:02 AM MST
A new organization aims to spur Canadian development of sustainable aviation fuel, a technology advocates say is the airline industry's…
Airbus set to work with CFM on hydrogen engine technology
Tuesday, February 22, 2022, 6:41 AM MST
Airbus SE is set to announce a partnership with engine-maker CFM International to work on hydrogen propulsion as it targets…
'Renewable natural gas' boom coming, advocates say, as companies turn waste into fuel
Tuesday, February 22, 2022, 6:09 AM MST
Chase Edgelow is on a mission to acquire vast quantities of garbage. His company, Vancouver-based EverGen Infrastructure Corp., was founded…
Houston biotech startup will use microbes to make hydrogen from oil
Thursday, February 17, 2022, 6:53 AM MST
Houston biotech startup Cemvita Factory is partnering with U.S. gas-equipment manufacturer Chart Industries Inc. to use oil-eating microbes to make hydrogen. The venture, which…
China’s giant new hydrogen plant to power Olympics fuel cell EVs
Friday, January 28, 2022, 6:40 AM MST
One of the world’s largest green hydrogen plants has started production to power 600 fuel-cell vehicles during the Beijing Winter…
Energy transition drew record $755 billion of investment in 2021
Thursday, January 27, 2022, 6:41 AM MST
Global spending on the transition to low-carbon energy rose by more than a quarter in 2021, driven by the electric…
