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Construction at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in 2020. Why is the U.K. government so keen to … [+] build nuclear when, increasingly, experts are agreeing that there are cheaper, safer, […]

Hon Dr. Megan Woods in a media call announcing New Zealand will be Mission Control for MethaneSAT. Getty Images The word fugitive methane conjures up the Harrison Ford movie, where the hero […]

President Joe Biden has lately sought to soothe fears that rising inflation could hurt the U.S. recovery and undermine his $4-trillion spending plans. This comes after U.S. inflation for the month of […]

Blue hydrogen, the kind that involves fossil fuels combined with carbon capture, could be worse for the environment than natural gas or even coal, a new study has suggested. The study, conducted […]

While solar and wind are the dominant segments in the transition to renewables, a number of emerging markets are looking to geothermal sources as a way to meet future energy needs. Geothermal […]

The era of cheap natural gas might be gone for good.  U.S. natural gas futures climbed to a 31-month high of 4.16/MMBtu on Thursday thanks to forecasts for hotter weather over the […]

Nuclear energy had been falling further and further out of favor amid falling costs for renewable energy installations. But suggestions of its death have been highly exaggerated. The $1-trillion bipartisan deal that […]

U.S. carmakers will seek to boost the share of electric vehicles in their total sales from single digits now to as much as 40-50 percent by 2030, according to several media reports. […]

The American Clean Power Association’s first Clean Power Annual report shows wind, utility solar and battery storage power capacity in the U.S. topped 170 GW, following a record 26 GW of clean […]

WELLFLEET, MA – SEPTEMBER 7: Hurricane Dorian gives a glancing blow to Cape Cod, as high tide in the … [+] early morning brings 5-20 foot waves along Nauset Light Beach in […]