December 18th, 2020 by Jo Borrás Formula 1 is considered by many to be the very pinnacle of motorsport, where the most advanced racing cars in the world and 20 top drivers compete against each other to not just entertain, but to push the limits of automotive technology. Companies like Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Renault often
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December 18th, 2020 by Johnna Crider You may remember a story I wrote about William Cross around a year ago. The article was about how William was able to buy a Tesla Model 3 when he was 18, after getting to test drive his boss’s Model S. I noted in that article that William had
December 18th, 2020 by Joe Wachunas Community solar just had its first birthday in Oregon. While the program was years long in the rulemaking, it has been slow to roll out and COVID then threw a wrench in the works. The first PV projects are now steadily moving forward, and will go into the ground
Canoo’s van – known as a multipurpose delivery vehicle, or MPDV, because of the ways it can be upfitted – is designed for commercial customers. Canoo Electric vehicle start-up Canoo unveiled a new delivery van Thursday ahead of its public debut on the NASDAQ next week. The futuristic-looking van – known as a multi-purpose delivery
President-elect Joe Biden’s expected pick for Energy secretary has ties to several influential political donors, including companies from an industry she may have to regulate if she is confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Jennifer Granholm, the Democratic former governor of Michigan, is likely to be formally announced as Biden’s choice to lead the Department of
December 17th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan India is getting to work on what will be the largest renewable energy project in the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation this week — physically — for the 30 gigawatt (GW) wind and solar power project being built in his home state of Gujarat, India. It
December 17th, 2020 by U.S. Department of Energy Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $21 million in funding for three projects supporting offshore wind energy technology demonstration and resource characterization. These projects will support offshore wind development by demonstrating innovative technologies not previously commercially used in the United States for offshore wind, and
Cargo ships sail in the Gulf off the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, which is the main base of the Islamic republic’s navy and has a strategic position on the Strait of Hormuz, on April 29, 2019. ATTA KENARE | AFP | Getty Images ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Outgoing U.S. Energy Secretary
December 17th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan From a disappointing Acura MDX and Honda’s very slow move to electric vehicles, to a token $33 million in US Department of Energy funding for “green hydrogen,” to a rundown of recent solid-state battery news (and hype), below is a list of our 20 most popular stories last week.
Institutional Investor Hall of Famer Richard Bernstein sees a risky market dynamic. He’s questioning why so many investors prefer momentum names in technology when the economy is getting ready to boom. “The whole innovation disruption thing is becoming a sucker’s bet,” the Richard Bernstein Advisors CEO and CIO told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Wednesday. “Fundamentals
December 16th, 2020 by Mark Z. Jacobson On Friday, December 11, 2020, European Union leaders agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 55% below 1990 levels by 2030. On Saturday, December 12, President-Elect Joe Biden promised that the US would rejoin the Paris Accord on Wednesday, January 20, the first day of his new administration. The
American shale producers are likely being kept up at night over what could be in store for their industry over the next four years, if pledges made by some lawmakers in Congress and President-elect Joe Biden are anything to go by. U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette seems to think so. Asked by CNBC’s Hadley Gamble
A range of innovations and ideas are changing the way construction projects are carried out. Jung Getty | Moment | Getty Images Infrastructure giant Balfour Beatty is to expand its deployment of technology that can manage power use at its sites and, it’s hoped, cut carbon emissions in the process. The system, dubbed EcoNet, has
December 15th, 2020 by World Resources Institute Originally published on WRI’s Resource Institute Blog.By Johannes Friedrich, Mengpin Ge and Andrew Pickens A lot has happened since countries met in Paris in 2015 and agreed on an accord to combat climate change. So far, more than 189 countries ratified or otherwise joined the Paris Climate Agreement, representing more than 81% of global
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images This year, doing good for the planet can also help you trim your tax bill. That’s because a basket of provisions in the tax code reward individuals and businesses for taking steps toward energy efficiency. Whether you added a few solar panels to your roof, bought a hybrid
December 15th, 2020 by Scott Cooney The nonprofit DearTomorrow is organizing an online campaign encouraging people to write letters, hypothetically to be read in the year 2050, about their feelings about climate change and what they hope 2050 might look like for the person they intend to read the post. I love this concept, and