HOUSTON, Texas - Many oil majors and several governments around the world are betting big on the future of green hydrogen, viewing it as a major new replacement for fossil fuels. Numerous European countries, as well as international energy firms, have already invested heavily in the development of green hydrogen projects, with more looking to
BERKELEY, Ca. - Recently, a team of researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have successfully harvested alternative jet fuel from commonly found soil bacteria species belonging to the genus streptomyces. In 1999, American Petroleum Institute (APA) published a report that suggests that the Earth’s oil reserves could dry anytime between 2062 and 2094. In contrast, a 2019
SAN DIEGO - California startup Aptera has purchased a factory for its solar cars — and instead of rolling down an assembly line, the vehicles will be carried from station to station by autonomous robots. The vehicle is lightweight, with an aerodynamic body and just three wheels. Those design decisions alone make it incredibly energy efficient,
BEJING, China - In 2021, new offshore wind power capacity tripled globally, owing to China’s rapid expansion, which is reshaping the sector. The report said that the world installed 21.1 GW of offshore wind generation last year, almost comparable to 21 nuclear reactors, citing the data from Global Wind Energy Council. The expansion in 2021 alone will
TOKYO, Japan - Power-hungry, fossil-fuel dependent Japan has successfully tested a system that could provide a constant, steady form of renewable energy, regardless of the wind or the sun. For more than a decade, Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. has been developing a subsea turbine that harnesses the energy in deep ocean currents and converts it into a steady
DETROIT - The bad news just keeps coming for fossil energy stakeholders. High-performance, high-profile automakers have finally begun to validate electric mobility by putting up the big bucks for next-generation EV batteries. The latest example is Porsche AG, which has just polished its electrification cred by leading a round of $400 million in Series C
LONDON, UK - Nuclear power is considered a clean energy source because it has zero carbon dioxide emissions; yet, at the same time, it produces massive amounts of hazardous, radioactive waste that pile up as more and more reactors are built around the world. Experts have proposed different solutions for this issue in order to
BOSTON - The Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has signed a new five-year agreement with Commonwealth Fusion System (CFS) to continue their collaboration on fusion energy research and education activities, an institutional press release said. Backed by Bill Gates, the CFS is a technology spinout from MIT and
MONTREAL, Canada - A renewable energies company dubbed Idenergie has unveiled a new hydrokinetic design turbine that harnesses power from flowing water and converts it to electricity. With countries looking to switch away from fossil fuels, there is a need to develop means to tap into renewable energy sources. While solar panels and wind turbines have been
GRAND RAPIDS - Join Michigan Sustainable Business Forum and Meijer at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 18 for webinar focusing on protecting the Great Lakes while creating a more circular, sustainable economy. The webinar will feature two speakers providing actionable guidance for business, government, academic institutions, and non-profits in the Great Lakes region: • Mark
