China will, by the end of the year, have more renewable and low-carbon power generation capacity than fossil fuel capacity, the country’s Electricity Council has reported. Reuters reports that China Continue Reading
A US solar power boom is at risk of stalling just as the country needs a surge in clean energy projects to meet its goals to strip carbon from electricity Continue Reading
After years in the making, the U.S. geothermal industry is finally gaining momentum. New geothermal projects come as a sigh of relief to many firms across the U.S. that have Continue Reading
Renewable diesel is touted as a cleaner-burning fuel, but a recent study has shown the fuel falls short on one measure of reducing pollution from new truck engines – giving Continue Reading
Solar developers added almost 2.9 GW of capacity in Southeast US in 2021, a 20% increase to the region’s cumulative total but below 2020’s near-4-GW addition. Pandemic-related supply chain issues Continue Reading
The Peakshaver liquid natural gas installation and storage site operated by NV Nederlandse Gasunie at the Port of Rotterdam. The Netherlands is throwing a hydrogen life preserver to pipelines that Continue Reading
U.S. refiners and biofuel companies are likely to reach less than half the renewable diesel production projected by the U.S. government for 2025 due to policy and feedstock constraints, according Continue Reading
As climate change pushes states in the U.S. to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels, many are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other renewable power sources Continue Reading
Shell, ScottishPower secured joint offers for rights to develop large-scale floating wind farms as part of ScotWind leasing. Shell and ScottishPower have secured joint offers for seabed rights to develop Continue Reading
The supply chain snarl that tripled the price of a key raw material for solar panels is about to get fixed, clearing the way for a renewed boom in the Continue Reading
South Korea plans a pivot to hydrogen. Should we care? Well, South Korea, with a population of 52 million, is the tenth largest economy in the world, has the fifth Continue Reading
This year, the company is attempting to push solutions for the home and the grid. Illustration: Baptiste Virot for Bloomberg Businessweek Elon Musk has long insisted that Tesla Inc. is Continue Reading
The investments will focus on building the supply chain for offshore turbines. New York state will spend $500 million building up ports and manufacturing infrastructure for offshore wind farms in Continue Reading
Silicon Ranch Corp, the U.S. solar project developer backed by Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) , on Thursday said it raised $775 million in equity capital from new and existing investors. Continue Reading
Rodeo Renewed remains biggest project Smaller projects include batteries, hydrogen, and CO2 As it moves forward with its cornerstone Rodeo Renewed project, Phillips 66 considers all its assets as candidates Continue Reading
In the early 20 th century, the U.S. Census Bureau declared Humboldt County, California—now famous for its redwoods—the “principal center” of the state’s lumber industry. In 1900, the product accounted Continue Reading
Among vast fields of corn and soybeans in rural northwest Indiana, construction workers broke ground in October on what will be the largest solar farm in the United States. The Continue Reading
Hydrogen stocks retreated in 2021 after posting tremendous gains in 2020 The number of green hydrogen projects soared in 2021 Closer public-private collaboration is critical to increasing investments Low-carbon hydrogen Continue Reading
Reduced activity has left the oilfield service sector scrambling for new sources of revenue. One company, in particular, is looking to green energy applications using materials that have been primarily Continue Reading
The VETERIA21 Project, funded by the Valencian Regional Government and implemented by AIMPLAS, will develop new, more efficient transformation processes for thermoplastic composites so they can be used to replace Continue Reading
In the US, the region that appears best equipped for widespread adoption of clean H2 is the Texas Gulf Coast centered on Houston This vast industrial landscape of refining, petrochemicals, Continue Reading
The energy revolution, accelerated by the pandemic, is changing the DNA of the oil and gas industry at its core. In a recent interview Glynn Williams, CEO of Silixa — Continue Reading
To overcome the slow charging times of conventional lithium-ion batteries, scientists from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have developed a new anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) Continue Reading
bp and Maersk Tankers, with support from the Danish Maritime Authority, have successfully completed trials using biofuel-blended marine fuel in product tankers, demonstrating that sustainable biofuels can be used as Continue Reading
A research team has developed a new artificial photosynthesis device component with remarkable stability and longevity as it selectively converts sunlight and carbon dioxide into two promising sources of renewable Continue Reading
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University may have found a way to revitalize rechargeable lithium batteries, potentially boosting the range of electric vehicles Continue Reading
The UK plans to invest $26 million per year into funding for tidal power. Canada is also betting big on tidal power, hoping to harness some of the world’s highest Continue Reading
Germany will put 900 million euros ($1 billion) into a funding scheme to support green hydrogen, the economy ministry said on Thursday, as the new government seeks to boost investment Continue Reading
China has approved the merger of three leading rare earths companies, creating a state-owned powerhouse that will be the world’s largest producer of the strategic resource and strengthen government control Continue Reading
U.S. officials announced approval Tuesday of two solar projects in California and moved to open up public lands in three other Western states to potential solar development, as part of Continue Reading
Companies are poised to install record amounts of batteries on America’s electric grid this year, as government mandates and a steep decline in costs fuel rapid growth in power storage. Continue Reading
Cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure came to the forefront this year when hackers took over the Colonial Pipeline. The renewable revolution is especially vulnerable to cyber attacks, as well. Wind Continue Reading
Engie and Equinor have announced the H2BE project which aims to develop production of low-carbon hydrogen from natural gas in Belgium. Energy companies Engie and Equinor have announced the H2BE Continue Reading
Four offshore wind power projects in two East Coast states won the backing of government officials Friday, as the region increasingly eyes offshore turbines as a source of clean energy. Continue Reading
Chinese wind turbine maker Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd. agreed to help build factories in the U.K., which plans to add 40 GW of offshore wind power by 2030. Continue Reading
India is going all-in on renewable energy, with big plans to scale up its solar sector. As a part of the move, India is looking to cut ties with China Continue Reading
Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), and Chevron USA, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, announced a memorandum of understanding to advance the demonstration of a locomotive powered Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are leading the charge for hydrogen in the Middle East. With both countries making announcement after announcement of new hydrogen projects, it’s clear that they Continue Reading
The U.S. solar industry is set to be torn between huge opportunities and major stumbling blocks in the coming months and years, and it will likely see a wild “solar Continue Reading
Savion operates more than130 projects across US Purchase dips into Shell’s renewable fund In pursuit of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, Shell plans to expand its global solar portfolio with Continue Reading
As demand for commercial electric vehicles continues to grow across the United States and around the world, Proterra announced plans to open a new EV battery system manufacturing plant in Continue Reading
Sembcorp Energy UK has announced plans to build Europe’s largest battery in Teeside to boost its portfolio and strengthen the UK’s renewable infrastructure as the country pushes to reach net-zero Continue Reading
Chinese companies spent 10 years aggressively maneuvering to become the dominant players in solar power. Now they’re seeking to lead the way in developing the next big thing in clean Continue Reading
Did QuantumScape Just Solve a 40-Year-Old Battery Problem? Earlier this year, the startup claimed to have a revolutionary solid-state lithium-ion cell that could change EVs forever. Now it has data Continue Reading
Sinopec Corp has set up a new subsidiary in Xiong’an, near Beijing, to specialize in the hydrogen fuel business, China’s second-largest oil and gas company said on Friday. Sinopec Xiong’an Continue Reading
Australia’s accelerating energy transition will see half of all homes installed with rooftop solar in the early 2030s, helping to spur a faster exit from coal-fired power generation, according to Continue Reading
The price of the batteries that power electric vehicles has fallen by about 90 percent since 2010, a continuing trend that will soon make EVs less expensive than gasoline vehicles. Continue Reading
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed reducing the amount of biofuels that oil refiners are mandated to add to petroleum fuels in a bid to provide some breathing space to Continue Reading
US refiners will need to provide ever higher volumes of renewable fuels or pay for ever greater amounts of renewable fuel credits to meet the latest proposed fuel blending standards Continue Reading
Highlights Huabei’s hydrogen purification capacity at 500 cu m/hour PetroChina has 5,500 kg/day hydrogen refilling capacity at Winter Olympics’ site in Beijing PetroChina’s hydrogen output capacity at 2.6 mil mt/year Continue Reading
