The Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea, operated by Equinor, is the third-largest oil field on the Norwegian continental shelf, with 2.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Equinor is planning to cut the carbon-intensity of energy products it sells by at least 50% as part of the energy transition related to climate change.
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Cell phones, tablets, laptops, smartwatches: the modern world is packed with a dizzying array of gadgets that bring us connectivity, entertainment and information. Our hunger for the latest models – and the cachet that buying them brings – is such that these pieces of kit have, for some, become readily disposable. This “throwaway” culture often
October 4th, 2020 by Michael Barnard Weighing The Administrations of Obama, Trump & Biden: The CleanTechnica Climate Policy Report Card As we approach the momentous US federal election of 2020, American voters must weigh long-range concerns against short-term issues, and domestic matters against foreign policy. Concerns for Americans today and tomorrow, and concerns for other
Elon Musk guest appearance on CBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.” The renewable energy credit market has created a trade in which Tesla competitors have been compelled to buy zero emissions compliance from Musk’s company, or as one renewable energy expert put it, “The last thing a company wants to do is pay their competitor
October 3rd, 2020 by Steve Hanley After analyzing the most recent data from two of America’s largest electricity markets — ERCOT in Texas and PJM in the Northeast — the Rocky Mountain Institute has come to a startling conclusion. Renewables are muscling in on natural gas as the preferred choice for new electricity generation. In
Getty Images Oil prices are expected to rise just slightly in the final quarter of the year, held back from further gains by a deep chill in global travel and a still healing economy. Analysts forecast the prices of Brent and West Texas Intermediate should rise to the low to mid-$40s per barrel, but they
The Bridge of Sighs at St. John’s College, University of Cambridge. Andrew Holt | The Image Bank Unreleased | Getty Images The University of Cambridge said it would aim to “divest from all direct and indirect investments in fossil fuels” by the year 2030. In a statement outlining its plans, the British university said Thursday
This combination of pictures created on September 29, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic Presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden squaring off during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio on September 29, 2020. Getty Images Looking for policy differences between President
October 1st, 2020 by Zachary Shahan China’s largest solar-plus-storage project has been connected to the grid. How big is it — 500 megawatts (MW)? 700 MW? 1,100 MW? Nope, we’re in 2020 — it’s 2,200 MW (2.2 GW). Sungrow, the #1 suppliers of inverters for renewable energy projects, shared the news of the new record.
October 1st, 2020 by Guest Contributor Originally posted on EV Annex.by Charles Morris These are sad days in the oil patch. US fossil fuel firms eliminated about 105,000 positions — roughly 20 percent of their workforce — between March and June, according to Accenture. BW Research Partnership puts the job losses at 118,000 between March and July.
October 1st, 2020 by Rocky Mountain Institute News courtesy Rocky Mountain Institute. Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and the Under2 Coalition of states and regions today released a handbook detailing five transformative actions, regional governments can take to limit the effects of climate change while bringing other beneficial impacts to society. The guide, Regions Take Action: The
October 1st, 2020 by Tina Casey Arkansas ranks a lowly #33 in the nation for solar power even though it has plenty of sun, but it is about to shake off the dust and dive into the PV pool. Last December, ground broke on the biggest solar array in the state, two more are in
Tanya Ketterer | EyeEm | Getty Images A ban on plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers in England came into force on Thursday, in the latest attempt to mitigate the effect of plastic pollution on the environment. There are some exemptions to the newly-introduced measures: people with certain medical conditions and disabilities will be able
University of Birmingham | Porterbrook Trials of a hydrogen-powered train are underway in the U.K. with an initial journey successfully completed between the locations of Long Marston and Evesham in the West Midlands region of England. The HydroFLEX train — which has been developed by a team from the University of Birmingham and Porterbrook, a
September 30th, 2020 by Press Release Trina Solar, the China leading solar PV module manufacturer announced this week that the company is going to build 15 GW module capacity in future three years. The new capacity will be deployed in location of the company’s headquarter, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province. An investment agreement has been signed
Nikola Motor Company Two truck Source: Nikola Motor Company Nikola shares jumped by about 5% in morning trading after the embattled electric truck start-up reconfirmed its business plans and production targets following founder and former Executive Chairman Trevor Milton’s resignation last week. The company said it “remains committed to achieving” a set of milestones previously