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Two women have come forward with formal sexual assault allegations against Nikola founder Trevor Milton, accusing the 38-year-old billionaire in complaints filed with Utah authorities of sexual abuse when both women were 15 years old. The accusations, stretching back more than 15 years ago, follow Milton’s resignation as executive chairman of Nikola on Sept. 21

September 28th, 2020 by John Farrell  Originally published at ILSR.org  In the journey towards 100% renewable energy, utilities are often the largest variable. In this game of “will they/won’t they,” with the environmental health and economic stability of cities at stake, the push towards a more sustainable future can reveal the ugly face of monopoly

The logo of Siemens Energy pictured at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Monday, 28 September 2020, in Frankfurt, Germany. Frank Rumpenhorst | picture alliance | Getty Images The CEO of Siemens Energy outlined a vision for the newly-listed firm’s future on Monday, describing it as a “mirror of today’s energy world” and stressing the importance

September 28th, 2020 by Johnna Crider  During Tesla’s Battery Day event, Elon Musk noted that wind and solar make up the majority of new electricity generation capacity in the USA this year. As reported in a recent CleanTechnica power capacity report, renewable energy accounted for 57% of new US power capacity in the first half

September 28th, 2020 by Press Release  BAODING, China, Sept. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, the Beijing-Xiong’an high-speed railway between Daxing Airport and Xiong’an Station officially entered the dynamic testing phase of the joint commissioning and testing, with the first dynamic testing train starting from Beijing Daxing Airport Station, and the countdown to the opening of the project has begun. This

September 27th, 2020 by Michael Barnard  Several years ago, I assessed numerous purported wind energy innovations, from airborne wind energy to less likely options to completely ludicrous products it was difficult to believe anyone inside the firms believed were real. I used a set of 13 tests for red flags to quickly assess whether the

Prince Charles at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, central England on August 15, 2020. OLI SCARFF | AFP | Getty Images Prince Charles has called for a “Marshall-like plan for nature, people and planet,” adding his voice to the intensifying debate surrounding climate change and its effects on the planet. Speaking Monday on the

September 26th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  Large nationwide electricity generation changes take a long time. Power plants don’t typically last a few years — they last decades. So, even if there are dramatic changes in new power plant development (as there are in the US), there’s such a massive fleet of existing power plants that

Whether it’s a dry Chablis or punchy, full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon, a glass or two of quality wine can be one of life’s small pleasures. A phenomenon known as “cork taint” can, however, create a host of problems including rancid smells and an off-putting taste. It’s a problem that Fredérique Vaquer, a winemaker in the south

A hydrogen fuel-cell plane that’s capable of carrying passengers completed its maiden flight this week, in another step forward for low and zero-emission flight.   ZeroAvia’s six-seater Piper M-class aircraft — which has been retrofitted with the device that combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity — undertook a taxi, take-off, full pattern circuit and landing on

September 25th, 2020 by Press Release  Up to $5M in Prizes to Support Sustained Presence on the Moon HOUSTON, Texas — HeroX, the social network for innovation and the world’s leading platform for crowdsourced solutions, today launched the prize competition “NASA’s Watts on the Moon Challenge” on behalf of NASA. In support of the agency’s Artemis program to

September 25th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  A solar power plant being built in Bordeaux, France, on a former landfill is expected to be the largest “urban” solar PV power plant in Europe. The factory is using solar modules from American solar presenter delivernment is firm First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR). “In the world of solar PV, there

Katie Farmer, incoming CEO of BNSF Railway, told CNBC on Friday that her industry has clearly been impacted economically by the coronavirus pandemic, but there’s optimism on the horizon. “We have seen the economy start to pick up relative to rail loadings,” Farmer told “Squawk Box.” While BNSF, owned by Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway, anticipates a rebound,

Xi Jinping, China’s president, speaks during the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2020. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images China is targeting peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by the year 2060, according to President Xi Jinping.  In an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday,

September 24th, 2020 by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai  South Africans have been experiencing regular power outages over the past couple of years as the national utility company has been battling to meet demand during peak hours for several reasons. These include unplanned breakdowns at some of its power stations, delays in completion of the new thermal

The Tate Modern art gallery is housed within a former power station. Scott E Barbour | The Image Bank Unreleased | Getty Images The towns and cities we live and work in may seem like hives of activity, but a closer look shows that’s not always the case. Whether it’s an empty building or scrap