Global investment in clean energy and the larger low-carbon energy transition hit a new record in 2023, reaching $US1.77 trillion, up 17%, with China continuing to lead the way. A new report […]
Why a natural gas storage climate ‘disaster’ could happen again
On a November afternoon in 2022, a 57-year-old well tapped into an underground natural gas storage reservoir in western Pennsylvania started leaking, fast enough that people a few miles away heard a […]
Why are nuclear power projects so challenging?
Low-carbon energy is key to avoiding shortages and hitting climate targets but projects are fraught with delays and budget overruns via Financial Times – Energy https://ift.tt/sIcCUw8
Carbon Neutral or High Emitter? Canada & The Forest Carbon Loophole
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Natural or anthropogenic? Canada’s GHG reporting approach claims GHG emissions from wildfires are natural, but GHG removals […]
Projected Zero-Carbon Electricity Growth Highly Dependent On Cost In Parts of Asia
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! We project low zero-carbon technology costs will drive substantial growth in zero-carbon electricity capacity and generation […]
The cost of transporting coal to the electric power sector increased in 2022
We released new data on the electric power sector’s coal transportation costs. The release incorporates final data for 2022 from Form EIA-923, which we collect from electric power plant owners and operators. […]
Greening grid muscles out fossil fuels, pushes down power prices
Electricity output from coal and gas hit a record low in the final three months of 2023 as renewables grow but interconnector woes continue to limit advantages. Record low coal and gas-fired […]
Electric vehicles and hybrids surpass 16% of total 2023 U.S. light-duty vehicle sales
Combined sales of hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and battery electric vehicles (BEV) in the United States rose to 16.3% of total new light-duty vehicle (LDV) sales in 2023, according to […]
Industrial Decarbonization: Things to Watch 2024
By Julia Attwood, Industrial Decarbonization Specialist, BloombergNEF The year 2023 did not quite live up to expectations, but it still brought the first large-scale hydrogen-based steel production, marked progress in plastic chemical […]
GM to release plug-in hybrid vehicles, backtracking on product plans
DETROIT – General Motors is changing its product lineup strategy to include plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, CEO Mary Barra told investors Tuesday. Barra did not disclose specific details of the plans other than that PHEVs, which […]
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