Tag: energy

September 19, 2023

As corporates eye their upcoming 2030 sustainability targets and re-assess their post-Covid workplace strategy, focus is sharpening on low carbon buildings. Energy efficient, electrified space powered by clean energy is in growing demand, not only because it’s resilient to changing […]

September 6, 2023

Green hydrogen is being touted around the world as a clean energy solution to take the carbon out of high-emitting sectors like transport and industrial manufacturing. The India-led International Solar Alliance launched the Green Hydrogen Innovation Centre earlier this year, […]

August 29, 2023

The Oklahoma business climate is vibrant with growth of traditional industries invigorated with other sectors in more nascent stages. Economic development projects announced in 2022 and led by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce are expected to bring more than 7,000 […]

August 28, 2023

As North Carolina looks toward a cleaner energy future with reduced greenhouse gas emissions and clean transportation, Duke Energy, General Motors, Ford Motor Company and BMW of North America are teaming up to launch a new electric vehicle (EV) pilot […]

August 25, 2023

The U.S. government has announced a proposed $7 billion (for starters) on desperately needed breakthroughs in clean hydrogen production. The Department of Energy’s (DoE) biggest bet is on nuclear power plants, which they are hoping to convert into North America’s […]

August 24, 2023

Prof. Dr. Francesco Ciucci, Chair of Electrode Design for Electrochemical Energy Systems at the University of Bayreuth, in collaboration with his research partners from China, has succeeded in resolving the incompatibility between lithium nitrate and 1, 3‐dioxolane (DOL) for use […]

August 24, 2023

In May, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced $5.4 million in funding for eight businesses through two programs—the Minnesota Job Creation Fund (JCF) and the Minnesota Investment Fund (MIF). These projects, described below, are expected to […]

August 1, 2023

Energy giant BP said Aug. 1 that it earned nearly $2.6 billion in the second quarter, almost half what it posted in the first three months of the year as oil and natural gas prices that surged after Russia’s invasion […]

July 19, 2023

Finding sustainable and clean fuels is crucial in today’s global energy and climate crisis. One promising candidate that is increasingly gaining interest is hydrogen. However, today’s industrial hydrogen production still has a considerable CO2 footprint, especially considering processes like steam […]

June 22, 2023

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) will invest $232 million in Gadsden, Alabama. Gadsden will be the location of the company’s MMR Assembly Plant (MAP). The highly automated facility will manufacture, assemble, test, and inspect the non-radiological modules needed to construct […]

June 12, 2023

Just as a superb meal requires the right ingredients prepared expertly, the production of better green fuel alternatives requires combining the right materials and methods. Recently, a team of researchers from China and the U.K. have found new ways to […]

June 12, 2023

Clean Vision Corporation, an emerging leader in the sustainable clean technology and green energy sectors, will invest at least $50 million and create at least 40 new jobs with the establishment of a manufacturing facility in Quincy, West Virginia. According […]

May 22, 2023

Vitro will invest $93.6 million in upgrading its Meadville Plant located in Cochranton, Pennsylvania, and create approximately 130 new high-quality jobs. Vitro’s investment will rebuild and modernize a production line at its Meadville Plant located in Cochranton to support First […]

April 28, 2023

Exxon Mobil Corp.  and Chevron Corp. CVX collectively posted $18 billion in first-quarter profits, showing resilience even as oil and natural-gas prices declined. The Western world’s largest oil companies rocketed to record earnings last year as energy prices soared following […]

March 22, 2023

A global biofuel boom is set to drive a shortage of vegetable oils — used for cooking and now increasingly to power trucks and planes — intensifying a debate over food versus fuel. From the U.S. to Brazil and Indonesia, […]

March 17, 2023

China is on an oil-supertanker hiring spree, a sign energy demand has sped up after the world’s second-largest economy limped out of its Covid-19 lockdowns. Traders carry crude to China, the world’s biggest oil importer, in Eiffel Tower-size tankers called […]

March 15, 2023

With plans to purchase cutting-edge equipment and make upgrades to position the company and its U.S. workforce for a strong future, GE will invest more than $450 million in its existing U.S. manufacturing facilities this year. The investments at eight […]

February 21, 2023

Chesapeake Energy Corp. said Tuesday that it has sold oil assets to a division of U.K. chemical maker Ineos Group AG for $1.4 billion. The deal involves oil assets in the northern part of the Eagle Ford shale basin in […]

February 17, 2023

The United Arab Emirates’ national energy company plans to sell a stake of about 4% of its natural-gas business in an initial public offering that it hopes will raise $2 billion, as Middle East petrostates increase plans to supply Europe. […]

February 7, 2023

BP PLC said it would slow its shift to lower-carbon energy, increasing spending on the oil-and-gas production that helped push the company to a record profit last year. BP in the fourth quarter joined its peers on both sides of […]