Environment

Offices of the Norwegian energy major Equinor photographed in February 2019. Equinor, alongside SSE, is part of a 50:50 joint venture to develop the Dogger Bank Wind Farm. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A major offshore wind farm, set to be the largest on the planet, took another leap forward Thursday with SSE Renewables

November 26th, 2020 by Tina Casey  Green hydrogen is still clawing its way into the mainstream and here comes yet another powerful new decarbonization trend: green ammonia. If that’s news to you, join the club. Green ammonia was a big mystery just two years ago and now all of a sudden it’s the Next Big

Saudi Minister of Energy Abdulaziz bin Salman speaks during a media briefing at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) in Riyadh for a press conference, on November 18, 2020. FAYEZ NURELDINE | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — The future of oil producer group OPEC+ has been called into question by analysts

November 24th, 2020 by Press Release  Boralex Inc. (TSX: BLX) (“Boralex” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that Boralex US Solar CIA LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, has entered into binding agreements with Centaurus Renewable Energy LLC (“CRE”) and certain other investors to acquire their controlling interests in seven solar plants,

November 24th, 2020 by Sponsored Content  By Steve Hanley Corporate and large organizational commitments to buy clean energy have skyrocketed the last few years, from 2.4 GW in 2016 to 13.6 GW in 2019¹. In fact, the future of the industry itself is guided by many of the world’s most influential companies and how they

November 24th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  Continuing a decades-long trend, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has put a few million dollars into further research and development of solar power technologies — $130 million, to be precise. The goals of the funding are to “reduce the cost of solar, increase U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, and improve

This image shows the three turbines from Verdant Power’s Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy project, located in New York’s East River. Verdant Power Over the years, New York City’s East River has been commemorated in song, provided iconic shots for movies and even inspired the composition of poetry. composition of poetry. From ferries taking commuters to

November 24th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  Continuing a decades-long trend, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has put a few million dollars into further research and development of solar power technologies — $130 million, to be precise. The goals of the funding are to “reduce the cost of solar, increase U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, and improve

November 24th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  Continuing a decades-long trend, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has put a few million dollars into further research and development of solar power technologies — $130 million, to be precise. The goals of the funding are to “reduce the cost of solar, increase U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, and improve

November 23rd, 2020 by Andrea Bertoli  Below is a portion of our newest report, The State & Promise of EV Charging Infrastructure: North America & Europe. This article explores why people who drive electric vehicles in United States and Europe went electric, whether or not they have home solar panels on their roofs, and what

November 23rd, 2020 by Tina Casey  Concentrating solar power may have finally found its one true love: supercritical carbon dioxide, aka sCO2, which is something that happens when carbon dioxide gas behaves like a liquid. The electricity generation field is all aflutter with the idea that sCO2 can ramp up power plant efficiency while cutting

Citron founder Andrew Left, known for some big short calls, recommended Nio shares, now worth $45 each, at $7 two years ago. Now he is short the name and says of the recent gains in multiple EV makers, “The fact is that retail investors take everything to be the next Tesla.” Evelyn Cheng | CNBC

November 23rd, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  CleanTechnica has been diligently and obsessively covering cleantech industries for more than a decade. We’ve seen many good news sites come and go, because it’s simply hard to be a profitable and large niche media company in this day and age. We’re still enthusiastically rolling along and publishing a

November 22nd, 2020 by Johnna Crider  Goldman Sachs, which has reportedly made $100 million off of Tesla trades this year, has pointed out that Tesla’s S&P 500 entry could “spark an $8 billion buying spree. Back in September, the International Financing Review (IFR) noted that Goldman Sachs made $100 million from its series of trades

November 21st, 2020 by Zachary Shahan  It’s not the largest solar roof in the world, or in the auto world. In fact, it’s not even close to the largest. Nonetheless, the story of a ŠKODA AUTO Service Center getting a new solar power roof system is another story about the auto industry’s continual shift to

The Arctic is not a barren, frozen wasteland. It’s home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the world. More than this: it’s home to people. Those people are at the center of the controversy over drilling for oil in the Arctic. The Trump administration is now starting the formal process of selling leases