Earlier this year, Democratic lawmakers in Colorado proposed two pieces of legislation aimed at introducing a statewide ban on oil and gas wells, which would be the first of its kind in […]
Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal Dominate U.S. Rail Freight
Rail freight is the backbone of U.S. infrastructure, moving millions of tons of various materials and linking the nation’s numerous ports and cities to facilitate domestic and international trade. But what material […]
U.S. Races Towards Lithium Independence with Ambitious Mining Projects
Several countries around the globe are investing heavily in the extraction of lithium to support battery production for electric vehicles (EVs) and utility-scale storage. This has led to the enormous growth of […]
Port of Rotterdam container terminals to electrify shipping
The Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam container terminals in the port of Rotterdam are to be equipped with shore power facilities for shipping in the years ahead. The delivery of the ‘shore power […]
UK Says Goodbye to Coal
The UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station is to shut at the end of September, drawing to a close Britain’s 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel to produce electricity. Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station […]
U.S. net natural gas exports remain flat in the first half of 2024
In the first six months of 2024, U.S. net natural gas exports (exports minus imports) averaged 12.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), 1% (0.1 Bcf/d) more than the same period last […]
Small Wind Power Projects Expanding into New Markets
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The distributed wind market is growing both in size and variety, according to a new PNNL-led […]
Energy Transition Stumbles under Cost Weight
This week, the International Energy Agency said that the COP28 targets for expanding wind and solar capacity were “within reach”. Yet there was a “but”. That had to do with the fast […]
Schneider Electric’s building decarbonization tool aims to ease regulatory compliance
Dive Brief: Schneider Electric has created an online regulatory compliance tool aimed at helping building owners and operators calculate their carbon emissions and energy use intensity and identify potential reduction measures, the […]
UK SMR Competition Narrows Contenders to Four Nuclear Designs
The UK government has narrowed its shortlist of technologies competing in its flagship Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition to four candidates. On Sept. 25, it announced that Westinghouse, GE-Hitachi Nuclear […] The […]
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