August 13th, 2020 by George Harvey The fossil fuels sector used to face questions about how soon we would be running out of oil, gas, or coal. They always assured us that they had hundreds of years worth of supplies. And though the supplies might be harder to extract, as shale oil is tight, the
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An Eastar Jet Inc. aircraft, front, and Jeju Air Co. aircraft sit on the tarmac at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg via Getty Images The International Energy Agency lowered its global oil demand forecasts for the first time in several months on Thursday, as
A heavy crude oil pump. Jsmes Hall | EyeEm | Getty Images Crude oil prices eased slightly on Thursday but held most of their gains from the previous session after U.S. government data showed a fall in inventories, supporting the view that fuel demand is returning despite the coronavirus pandemic. Brent crude was down 8
The Well-Safe Guardian plug and abandonment rig, operated by Well-Safe Solutions Ltd, stands in the Port of Cromarty Firth in this aerial view in Cromarty, U.K., on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Jason Alden | Bloomberg via Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic has exposed some hard truths to the world’s largest oil and gas majors, energy
August 12th, 2020 by Press Release SHANGHAI, Aug. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — On August 8–10, 2020, the SNEC 14th International Photovoltaic Power Generation and Smart Energy Exhibition & Conference are held in Shanghai New International Expo Center. With the theme of “+AI, Smart PV for Future, Enabling Smart PV to Be the Main Energy Source”, Huawei showcased
August 12th, 2020 by Michael Barnard For months, Kamala Harris has been appearing in the photons and sound waves of CleanTechnica. Her climate change plan was assessed when she was putting herself forward for the presidential nominee, and it was ranked #1 here on CleanTechnica after thorough analysis. More on that in a minute. She
August 11th, 2020 by Press Release Palo Alto, California, August 11, 2020 — Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) announced today that the Board of Directors has approved and declared a five-for-one split of Tesla’s common stock in the form of a stock dividend to make stock ownership more accessible to employees and investors. Each stockholder of record
August 11th, 2020 by Steve Hanley Tesla has already taken steps to become an electric power supplier in the UK. Now, according to a report by PV Magazine, it is surveying potential customers in Germany to gauge their interest in a range of Tesla energy products and services. Tesla declined to respond to a request
Screenshot from the film Downfall showing Bruno Ganz in a scene portraying Adolf Hitler. Source: Constantin Film A refinery worker in Australia has been awarded almost $200,000 in compensation by BP after being fired over a Hitler meme he shared which appeared to mock his bosses over pay negotiations. Australia’s Fair Work Commission ruled Monday
August 10th, 2020 by Steve Hanley Vestas is a leading global supplier of wind turbines. It is also now the world’s largest wind turbine service supplier with more than 10,000 workers servicing 47,000 wind turbines around the world. Combined, those turbines produce 134 GW of renewable electricity — enough to prevent one hundred million tons
August 9th, 2020 by Johnna Crider Apple is making big changes to its supply chain and products by committing to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030. The company announced on its website that it’s already carbon neutral for corporate emissions globally and that it wants to bring its entire carbon footprint to “net zero.” If
An offshore drilling platform stands in shallow waters at the Manifa offshore oilfield, operated by Saudi Aramco, in Manifa, Saudi Arabia. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported a 50% fall in net income for the first half of its financial year, reflecting a devastating year for oil markets and
August 9th, 2020 by Tina Casey Coal power plants in the US have been retiring at an average clip of 10 gigawatts per year as the clean energy transition takes hold. That may sound impressive, but it’s not nearly quick enough, considering that climate change is already buffeting the Earth. The pace has to pick
A massive power outage was reported Friday morning in the upper part of Manhattan, knocking out not only lights but also cellphone service. A Con Edison spokesperson tells NBC it is investigating the widespread outages across Harlem, Central Park and Lenox Hill. At one point it was pitch black as far as eyes could see
[embedded content] Published on August 8th, 2020 | by Chanan Bos This is the 20th broadcast of CleanTechnica’s weekly news show. We now also have a Patreon page! Contribute if you appreciate what we’re doing. This week’s show covers: Xpeng’s US IPO as well as a lot of details about the company and the two other main Chinese
August 8th, 2020 by Steve Hanley Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could do something useful with excess carbon dioxide other than capture it, compress it, and bury it deep in the bottom of the ocean? Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory may have discovered a way to do precisely that. Image credit: Argonne National Lab