ROME - Researchers in Italy claim to have built Europe's first house powered by hydrogen fuel cells. This solution was developed by scientists at the University of Sannio in southern Italy in collaboration with private companies, Euronews reported on Thursday. "Lately, we have focussed on the issue of CO2 emissions in the environment and worked on the idea
DETROIT - The best investments — with the potential to mint millionaires — are often found in places where most aren’t looking. Follow that thread of logic, and you’ll find that the next generation of millionaire-maker stocks lies in hydrogen power. Now, it’s not lost on me that hydrogen has been touted as a viable
DETROIT - Hydrogen fuel cell maker Loop Energy said that its latest cell system can deliver better fuel economy than a diesel engine at current price levels. The Burnaby, British Columbia-based company said that - based on a pan-European diesel cost of $1.91 per liter on Sept. 5 and $10 per kg of hydrogen -
DETROIT - Electric vehicles have often been hailed as the future. Major motoring companies are aiming to produce nothing but electric vehicles in the future, and some aspire to hit that target by the end of the decade. Cars that are traditionally seen as so-called gas guzzlers — like pickup trucks, muscle cars, and hummers
BOULDER, Co. – A new report predicts the annual revenue additions for the solar and storage monitoring and controls market is expected to reach nearly $3 billion by 2031. The report comes from Guidehouse Insights that also notes as the market for renewable energy systems, such as solar PV and energy storage, continues to proliferate around
PALO ALTO, Ca. - Mark Jacobson and his colleagues at Stanford University have published a new study in the journal Energy & Environmental Science that claims 145 of the world’s nations could switch to 100% renewable energy in a few years using renewable energy technologies available today. They recommend the world make the switchover by 2035,
LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has joined a multi-state agreement that aims to expedite the growth of the Midwest’s clean hydrogen economy. The Michigan Infrastructure Office reported the Midwestern Hydrogen Coalition will invest in more clean energy, add good-paying jobs and help realize a future that’s free of carbon emissions in agriculture, transportation and industry
WASHINGTON DC - As many as 157 retired coal plants and 237 operating coal plant sites across the U.S. could be converted to nuclear power and help the country reach its net-zero emissions goals by 2050, the U.S. Department of Energy said in a report on Tuesday. The report showed that among the retired or active plant
IRVINE, Ca. - Rivian just added almost $3 billion to its market capitalization in a day, and all it took was a fairly bare-bones deal with Mercedes-Benz. The upstart and Mercedes-Benz will join forces to build big electric vans in Europe “in a few years,” the two revealed Thursday, sending Rivian shares soaring 11 percent, their biggest jump in four
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - Sandia National Laboratories researchers have developed a fundamentally new type of rotary electrical contact. The technology is called Twistact, and it will eliminate the need for expensive rare-earth magnets in large wind turbines. Sandia’s Twistact is a novel approach to transmitting electrical current between a stationary and rotating frame, or between
