Tag: Alternative and sustainable energy
Texas missing chance to avert deadly blackouts, experts say
AUSTIN, Texas — Elzie Ford lost power in his freezing home for nearly a week during February’s catastrophic blackouts in Texas. By the time...
Biden’s solar ambitions collide with China labor complaints
BEIJING — The Biden administration’s solar power ambitions are colliding with complaints the global industry depends on Chinese raw materials that might be produced...
Daimler Truck to shift spending to battery, hydrogen rigs
FRANKFURT, Germany — Daimler's truck and bus division says it plans to shift most of its vehicle development resources to zero-emission vehicles by 2025...
Powerful US nuclear test reactor getting rare major overhaul
BOISE, Idaho — Scientists in Idaho this summer plan to remove the 62,000-pound (28,100-kilogram) stainless steel lid on one of the world’s most powerful...
Green governor sets bold climate goals for rich German state
BERLIN — Germany’s only state governor from the rising Green party on Wednesday announced ambitious new climate targets that includes boosting new technologies so...
Energy agency: End new fossil fuel supply investments
BERLIN — A report by the International Energy Agency says immediate action is needed to reshape the world's energy sector in order to meet...
Air-France-KLM launches first long-haul flight with eco-fuel
PARIS — Air France-KLM is sending into the air what it calls its first long-haul flight with sustainable aviation fuel Tuesday. The plane is...
Tiny bats put kibosh on power line tree-cutting for 2 months
PORTLAND, Maine — Tree-cutting on a key stretch of a power line in western Maine is going to stop almost as soon as it...
Germany to consider spending more to meet climate goal
BERLIN — Germany's environment minister said Wednesday that the government is considering additional spending to meet the new climate targets it has set for...
Kerry: US weighs sanctions on China solar over forced labor
The Biden administration is considering sanctions over China’s alleged use of forced labor in production of solar panels and other components in renewable energy,...
