Environment

September 16th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  We’ve been covering floating solar power for years, but I’ll admit it — when we started covering the concept in 2012, it seemed like a cool idea with many benefits, but I wondered if it would end up being commercially competitive enough to grow to a large scale. Not

An aerial view of a crude oil storage facility is seen on May 5, 2020 in Cushing, Oklahoma. JOHANNES EISELE | AFP via Getty Images Oil prices rose on Wednesday, extending gains from the previous session, as a hurricane disrupted U.S. offshore oil and gas production and an industry report showed a big drop in

September 15th, 2020 by Jennifer Sensiba  With home/rooftop solar, a growing number of EV drivers are doing most of their driving on home-generated solar power. Solar panels mounted on vehicles themselves, on the other hand, have been the subject of well-deserved skepticism. But is this skepticism still well deserved in 2020? Photo provided by James

Nikola Motor Company Two truck Source: Nikola Motor Company Shares of electric truck maker Nikola fell Tuesday after Bloomberg news reported that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is examining short-seller claims that the company misled investors. Short-seller Hindenburg accused Nikola founder Trevor Milton of making false statements about the company’s technology in order to grow the company and

September 15th, 2020 by Guest Contributor  By Yu Sun Chin, Solutions for Our Climate, Seoul, South Korea 2020 has been called a defining moment to fight the climate crisis, and many tech companies are amping up their efforts to do so. This year, Apple announced that it would cut its emissions by 75 percent and

A oil tanker goods train passes towards Nizamuddin Railway Station near Ashram in New Delhi on July 30, 2020. Mayank Makhija | NurPhoto via Getty Images LONDON — OPEC has cut its forecast for oil demand growth this year, citing a weaker-than-expected recovery in India and other Asian countries, and warned risks remain “elevated and skewed to

September 14th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  I’m changing the format for these weekly updates on the most popular CleanTechnica stories of the past week. From now on, I will highlight exclusive and highly original stories before listing the top 20 stories from the past week. I hope you enjoy the new format! ⚡️ Our most

ÖBB | Max Wegscheider Rail passengers in Austria are set to take part in a trial of a hydrogen fuel cell train, as the rollout of technology that could change the way public transport systems operate continues at a steady pace.  In a statement at the end of last week, ÖBB, the Austrian Federal Railways,

September 14th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  At the end of last week, I reported on new power capacity installed across the United States in the first half of 2020. The data for that report came from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). However, FERC’s dataset is incomplete. It does not include rooftop solar power and

September 13th, 2020 by Paul Fosse  Image Credit: ERCOT In this article, I’ll talk about what Texas is doing with utility-scale solar and how the motivation is different than many other states. I was inspired to research and write about this subject after hearing Jigar Shah talk about the subject on the Energy Gang podcast,

A view of the Marathon Petroleum Corp’s Los Angeles Refinery in Carson, California, April 25, 2020. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images Oil prices fell on Tuesday amid concerns that a possible rise in Covid-19 cases following the U.S. Labor Day long weekend, which also marks the end of the peak U.S. driving season,

September 12th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  Last weekend, I wrote an article about the fact that the cost of solar power has dropped significantly in recent years. I started off by looking at the average price of solar PV panels alone, which were 12 time more expensive in 2010 and 459 times more expensive in

September 12th, 2020 by Saurabh  Solar rooftop power plant. Photo courtesy RattanIndia. RattanIndia Group became the latest Indian developer to have sold operational assets. According to media reports, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) acquired 306 megawatts of solar PV power projects from RattanIndia Group. The transactions is valued at close to $230 million. The portfolio includes

An oil refinery is situated along a highway in Big Spring, Texas. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Oil futures fell further on Wednesday after big declines the previous session with Brent sliding below $40 a barrel for the first time since June as Covid-19 cases rebounded in several countries. The biggest global health crisis in

September 11th, 2020 by Frugal Moogal  Note: Nothing below is investment advice. I appreciate how many comments my articles tend to get, and I try to read them all, even though I rarely reply. And there’s a reason for that: The comments I find most interesting deserve long replies which aren’t so great for comment

Offshore oil platforms are seen on April 20, 2020 in Huntington Beach, California. Michael Heiman | Getty Images Oil prices extended declines on Friday, under pressure from a surprise rise in U.S. stockpiles and ongoing weak demand from the coronavirus pandemic. Brent crude was down 8 cents, or 0.2%, at $39.98 a barrel by 0110