Environment

The U.S. and China remain locked in a wrestle for power, and it’s worrying that they’re not working to engage and collaborate with each other, energy expert Dan Yergin told CNBC. He was weighing in on a Reuters report that cited sources saying U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to add China’s national offshore oil

December 1st, 2020 by Kurt Lowder  The main reason I love writing for CleanTechnica is that it is mission-driven, not profit-driven. Not to be overly critical, but other sites I see don’t often put a spotlight on everyday environmental activists. Occasionally, I come across an activist/creator and just summarize their work as briefly as possible

December 1st, 2020 by Guest Contributor  Courtesy of Advanced Energy & Roanoke Electric CooperativeBy Kristi Brodd Roanoke Electric Cooperative is working with Fermata Energy to pilot the first electric vehicle (EV) charging system equipment to meet the North American standard for two-way current, as verified by Underwriters Laboratories. Roanoke Electric is seeking to unlock the value

December 1st, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  As Tesla’s market cap has climbed through the roof, and then some clouds, and then the stratosphere, and then the exosphere, and then bumped its head on the moon, many have wondered if Tesla might one day buy a legacy automaker or two. Right now, Tesla [NASDAQ: TSLA] market

The idea behind the project in Scotland is to use hydrogen for cooking and heating. Photographer, Basak Gurbuz Derman | Moment | Getty Images We only need to look at the ever increasing amount of tech in our homes to realize that the buildings we live in are changing. From voice-activated TVs to ovens that

A truck operated by Germany’s Linde Group. Rod Nickel | Canada-Helium | Reuters CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday endorsed two stocks as plays on hydrogen fuel cells in the current market environment. While Cramer is convinced that hydrogen fuel technology, a frontier in clean energy, is the way of the future, he thinks there is

November 30th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  In the first 3 quarters of 2020, while renewable energy accounted for 70% of new power capacity in the country, it still accounted for just 20.4% of total electricity generation in those 9 months. That’s down a bit from the 22.2% share that renewable energy held in the first

OPEC warned on Monday that the “immense challenges” caused by the Covid-19 pandemic were likely to persist into 2021, as the group of oil producers continues high-stakes negotiations over an extension to its production cut agreement. “The shock to the oil industry is massive and its severe impacts will likely reverberate in the years to

November 30th, 2020 by Tina Casey  US farmers have been on the the front lines of the renewable energy revolution, and they are in the vanguard of yet another clean tech trend that could finally help the distributed wind industry get the attention it deserves. If all goes according to plan, farms across the country

November 29th, 2020 by Michael Barnard  First, a mea culpa. I got something wrong. A couple of weeks ago I published a piece which analyzed the amazing value that we could get if we simply replaced gas furnaces and air conditioning in the worst 10% of commercial buildings. I found that Canada could save “1.9

November 29th, 2020 by Carolyn Fortuna  The climate crisis has exacerbated the frequency, duration, and intensity of extreme heat events and power outages and has changed the everyday energy experiences and practices of consumers. We’ve come to an awakening that, when we are challenged by energy gaps or weather crises, we find ourselves quickly needing

U.S. Big Oil majors are behind their European counterparts in carbon strategies, and the U.S. shale market will remain one of the key drilling regions globally. David McNew | Getty Images LONDON — Oil-producing group OPEC, and its allies, will likely delay an output hike at its meeting this week as it weighs positive vaccine

November 28th, 2020 by Jennifer Sensiba  Tesla uses small solar panels for its Solar Roof system. Image by Chuck Field for CleanTechnica. Earlier this month, at a joint conference of two solar technology industry groups, the topic of solar panel size came up. Dennis She, SVP of LONGi Solar, gave an interesting presentation on the

November 28th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently published a special short profile on New York’s renewable energy leadership and split. What I found particularly interesting in the piece, though, was the variation in renewable energy splits in the different top states. Whereas hydropower is the dominant source of renewable electricity

The Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle doesn’t have big sales yet, but CEO Jochen Zeitz recently remarked during an earnings call, “It’s also attracting new riders, new customers to the brand that might not have considered Harley-Davidson before.” Source: Harley-Davidson Tesla reached a $500 billion market valuation this week, a sign of its dominance in the

Barclays has backed European equities to hit new highs in 2021, with 13% potential upside for the Stoxx 600 and two stocks offering more than 50% potential returns. In their 2021 outlook, equity analysts at the bank said a stock market rally would mostly be driven by earnings-per-share growth, with high-efficacy vaccines bringing the Covid-19