Alternative Energy

Sep 18, 2020 at 17:36 | Alex Kimani

The Covid-19 pandemic has wrought one of the most significant disruptions the energy market has ever faced.  A decidedly gloomy long-term future outlook due to rampant…

Sep 17, 2020 at 14:03 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The world can achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of this century for an annual investment of US$1 trillion-US$2 trillion, or up to US$60 trillion over the next…

Sep 16, 2020 at 13:28 | Haley Zaremba

The United States’ nuclear sector is in trouble. And it has been for years now. While the United States remains the largest producer of nuclear energy in the…

Sep 15, 2020 at 11:25 | Michael Kern

Big Tech is in the race of a lifetime, and now it’s not just about data. This time around, they’re facing off to see which giant can go…

Sep 14, 2020 at 14:43 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Renewables are set to be the fastest-growing source of energy in the coming decades, giving fossil fuels such as coal and oil a run for their money in…

Sep 11, 2020 at 17:43 | Alex Kimani

Last year, the United Nations sent out a grim warning: The world has a very short 10-year window to act to avert catastrophic…

Sep 11, 2020 at 17:43 | Rystad Energy

Australia’s top two electricity generation sources, coal and natural gas, have both seen demand in the country peak, a Rystad Energy analysis shows. The combined power production from…

Sep 10, 2020 at 12:59 | Robert Rapier

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has laid out an ambitious energy plan. His campaign has released nine key elements of Biden’s plan for a 

Sep 09, 2020 at 14:00 | Viktor Katona

The United Arab Emirates have just become the first Arab nation to operate a nuclear plant as its 5.6GW Barakah nuclear plant achieved criticality on its Unit…

Sep 08, 2020 at 13:03 | MINING.com

An international team of researchers has discovered that carbon dioxide plays a crucial role in making metals used in green technologies accessible for mining. In a…

Sep 07, 2020 at 16:47 | Irina Slav

From a rarely mentioned, modest member of the renewable energy family to a headline-hogging clickbait, hydrogen has quickly turned from a prop to a star. There is a…

Sep 07, 2020 at 11:05 | Irina Slav

China is going a step further in its generous support for hydrogen cars in the form of a package of policies aimed at improving the hydrogen fuel cell car supply…

Sep 04, 2020 at 17:03 | Irina Slav

The vision of a household with a solar rooftop, a battery pack, and an EV in the garage is not just Elon Musk’s vision of the future of…

Sep 03, 2020 at 17:55 | Gail Tverberg

It seems like a reset of an economy should work like a reset of your computer: Turn it off and turn it back on again; most problems should be fixed.…

Sep 03, 2020 at 14:49 | Irina Slav

Solar panels have been hailed as one of the most important energy technologies of our time for their ability to theoretically produce infinite energy. But solar panels only…

Sep 03, 2020 at 13:29 | Josh Owens

The aviation industry is responsible for 2 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, twelve percent of emissions from transport, and is one of the most carbon-intensive activities any…

Sep 01, 2020 at 11:04 | Jon LeSage

The world’s largest nuclear power market is ready to gain more government backing for the energy — no matter who wins in November. For nearly a half century, the Democratic…

Aug 31, 2020 at 10:59 | Michael Kern

Apple is seemingly everywhere these days. From its headline-grabbing stock split to its industry-leading carbon-neutral push, the tech giant is truly showing that it is worth its

Aug 28, 2020 at 16:09 | Irina Slav

Following energy news these days is exciting: there is so much about new batteries, more efficient solar panels, cheaper wind energy, and dozens of EV models coming to…

Aug 28, 2020 at 12:47 | Alex Kimani

Over the past decade, the European Union has widely been viewed as being ahead of the renewables curve, and it recently-launched new hydrogen strategy