Tag: energy
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Earth Matters: Unmet emissions pledges imperil planet; many local eco-advocates elected on Tuesday
Back in 1972, the Club of Rome-commissioned “The Limits of Growth,” a report that argued the world’s economic system could not continue its current rate of growth because of resource constraints and environmental matters. The report presented various outcomes for what could happen when the growth of industrial civilization collided with finite resources. Without big changes of direction,…
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ICYMI: Tireless Elk, Tuskless Elephants, Muskless California
Colorado wildlife officers free an elk of the car tire it had had around its neck for the past two years. The Biden administration drops its ambitious, $150 billion clean energy program because of opposition from West Virginia senator Joe Manchin. Between July and October 2021, Manchin received more than $400,000 in donations from fossil fuel companies. The EIA says…
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Everything you need to know before buying an electric car
As more automakers chase Tesla’s success and ditch internal combustion engines for lithium-ion batteries, it’s a great time to learn more about electric vehicles. Recently, the UK announced its plan to ban the sale of new cars powered solely by gas or diesel by 2035. California wants to phase out gas-powered cars in the next…
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Tesla Giga Berlin gets 17th early approval as facility sprints towards final permit
Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin in Grünheide has received yet another early approval. Granted by the State Office for the Environment (LfU), the new early approval would allow the company to construct tanks for antifreeze and windscreen washer fluid, among others. While the tanks are permitted to be constructed, commissioning of the new facilities is not yet…
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Elon Musk says he’s ‘pro-nuclear’ power and is ‘surprised by some of the public sentiment’ against it
Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Germany. Michele Tantussi/Reuters Elon Musk said he's a proponent of nuclear power and is "surprised" by public backlash against it. Musk opposes building new nuclear power plants, but said safe ones should keep operating. Musk cited Germany's denuclearization effort, which caused a rise in dirtier coal plants. See more stories…
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Goldman Sachs cuts its China GDP forecast for 2021, warning the economy’s energy crunch is yet another growth shock
Wang Jilin / Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images Goldman Sachs lowered its 2021 GDP growth forecast for China to 7.8% from 8.2%, blaming energy constraints. Pressure to meet environmental targets has affected 44% of China's industrial activity, its economists said. Evergrande-related risks to the property sector and regulatory clampdowns are other headwinds to the economy.…
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Nikola awarded $2M U.S. DOE grant for hydrogen refueling tech
Nikola Motor Corporation announced today that it was awarded a $2 million grant from the United States Department of Energy to advance research in future autonomous hydrogen refueling technologies that will advance fueling stations. The company announced the grant earlier today in a press release, highlighting its position to advance autonomous fueling technologies that will…
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How to meet the demand of EV infrastructure and maintain a stable grid
Andrew Tang Contributor Share on Twitter Andrew Tang is vice president of energy storage and optimization at Wärtsilä Energy, which provides solutions for renewable energy integration and EV charging infrastructure development. As electric vehicles (EVs) become the new standard, charging infrastructure will become a commonplace detail blending into the landscape, available in a host of…
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Big money flows into long-duration energy storage
Could the Holy Grail of a zero emission grid finally be within reach? Long-duration energy storage – defined as a system that can store energy for more than 10 hours – is often called the Holy Grail of clean energy. It is the linchpin technology that will allow the economy to truly run off intermittent…
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Why we must think beyond GDP for sustainability
Geoffrey M. Heal teaches at Columbia Business School. Speaking to Srijana Mitra Das, he discusses the clean energy transition, why environmental credits work — and sustainable businesses succeeding nancially:Q. Which industries will climate change most powerfully impact? A. It will impact the utility industry. The generation of electricity, one of the biggest sources of greenhouse…