Tech Innovation
The magic number that unlocks the electric-car revolution
Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 6:47 AM MDT
A decade ago, some of the smartest minds at the U.S. Department of Energy set an ambitious goal: lower the…
Australia picks top five technologies to reduce emissions
Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 6:31 AM MDT
The Australian government will prioritize investment in five low-emission technologies to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, while continuing to avoid putting…
Founder of GM electric truck partner quits amid allegations
Monday, September 21, 2020, 7:22 AM MDT
Shares in electric and hydrogen-powered truck startup Nikola plunged on Monday after the company's founder resigned amid allegations of fraud…
Airbus unveils hydrogen designs for zero-emission flight
Monday, September 21, 2020, 7:17 AM MDT
European planemaker Airbus SE unveiled three designs it’s studying to build hydrogen-powered aircraft as it races to bring a zero-carbon…
U.S. gas companies are abandoning their wells, leaving them to leak methane forever
Thursday, September 17, 2020, 7:25 AM MDT
The story of gas well No. 095-20708 begins on Nov. 10, 1984, when a drill bit broke the Earth’s surface 4…
Ford to build electric truck plant in Michigan, add 300 jobs
Thursday, September 17, 2020, 7:19 AM MDT
Ford says it will add 300 jobs at a new factory that's being built to assemble batteries and manufacture an…
Are batteries the trade war China’s already won?
Thursday, September 17, 2020, 7:10 AM MDT
Come next summer, at a lithium-ion battery factory in Endicott, N.Y., thousands of rechargeable cells should start rolling off a…
Trucking industry looks to digitize TDG shipping documents for safety and efficiency
Thursday, September 17, 2020, 6 AM MDT
The world has seen dramatic changes in the last decade through the digitization of almost every aspect of our lives.…
China’s biggest carmaker to accelerate push into hydrogen autos
Monday, September 14, 2020, 6:54 AM MDT
China’s biggest vehicle maker is accelerating a push into alternative energy, targeting a lead in hydrogen cars as it moves…
U.K. government eyes ‘world leading’ hydrogen market
Friday, September 11, 2020, 6:40 AM MDT
The U.K. government is starting to draw up a plan to create a “world-leading” hydrogen market that can help meet…
Electric-car startup Lucid to follow Tesla into energy storage
Thursday, September 10, 2020, 6:59 AM MDT
Lucid Motors Inc., the electric-vehicle startup that has yet to build a production car, is following Tesla Inc.’s footsteps into…
B.C. supports jobs and innovation in clean tech sector
Thursday, September 3, 2020, 6:39 AM MDT
British Columbia says it is leading the way in clean technology with companies developing clean energy projects funded through the…
