[ad_1] Solar panels create electricity on the roof of a house in Rockport, Massachusetts, U.S., June 6, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. Brian Snyder | Reuters When Josh Hurwitz decided to put solar power on his Connecticut house, he had three big reasons: To cut his carbon footprint, to …
Read More »BP invests in firm that supplies ‘rapidly deployable’ solar tech
[ad_1] The BP logo displayed outside a gas station in England on August 15, 2022. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images BP said it is investing 20 million Australian dollars ($13.53 million) in Australian renewable company 5B, which specializes in solar technology. The energy major said the …
Read More »California lowers solar energy incentives for homeowners
[ad_1] Save A Lot Solar contractors install LG Electronics solar panels on a home in Hayward, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday passed a proposal that will reduce compensation provided to households for the …
Read More »EU reaches agreement on ‘first of its kind’ carbon border levy
[ad_1] The EU wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the year 2030, compared to 1990. Justhavealook | E+ | Getty Images Plans for the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism took a significant step forward Tuesday morning after a provisional deal between the Council of …
Read More »Tesla Mega packs, giant hydrogen tank: Panasonic’s new climate factory
[ad_1] As a bullet train speeds by in the background, a liquid hydrogen tank towers over solar panels and hydrogen fuel cells at Panasonic’s Kusatsu plant in Japan. Combined with a Tesla Megapack storage battery, the hydrogen and solar can deliver enough electricity to power the site’s Ene-Farm fuel cell …
Read More »Renewables to be main source of electricity generation by 2025: IEA
[ad_1] Wind turbines in the Netherlands. A report from the International Energy Agency “expects renewables to become the primary energy source for electricity generation globally in the next three years, overtaking coal.” Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty Images Renewables are on course to overtake coal and become the …
Read More »Energy sector needs firms with mentality of Tesla to move forward: CEO
[ad_1] The energy sector requires new companies with the mentality of a Tesla or Amazon to push forward in the years ahead, according to the ex-CEO of energy infrastructure powerhouse Snam. “It took a Tesla to disrupt … the car manufacturing sector, it took an Amazon to disrupt the retail …
Read More »Oil is all that Putin has left, presidential advisor Amos Hochstein says
[ad_1] Amos Hochstein photographed in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 27, 2022. Hussam Shbaro | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Oil is all Russia’s economy has left following its invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, according to Amos Hochstein, special presidential coordinator for President Joe Biden. “Oil is the only thing …
Read More »Sono Motors Sion at $25,000
[ad_1] Germany company Sono Motors says it will bring a solar-powered electric vehicle to market in Europe in mid-2023. Sono has brought the car, called the Sion, on a tour throughout the U.S., in anticipation of its eventual domestic release. Priced at $25,000, the car is more affordable than most …
Read More »Green hydrogen project aims to decarbonize Europe’s industrial north
[ad_1] In a statement Tuesday, the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s CEO, Allard Castelein, said northwest Europe used “far more energy than it can produce in a sustainable way.” Eschcollection | Stone | Getty Images Madrid-headquartered energy firm Cepsa said it would work with the Port of Rotterdam to develop “the …
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