Tag: Environment
FastBlade tidal turbine testing site opens in Scotland
An image of the £4.6 million FastBlade facility. Scotland has a long association with North Sea oil and gas production, but in recent years it's also [...]
After the ‘hippie’ bus and Beetle, VW makes eyes at America once again
As Volkswagen looks to resurrect the Scout brand in the United States, CEO Herbert Diess has shed light on the decision, saying it represents an oppor [...]
First Street Foundation scores wildfire risk for every home in America
Laguna Niguel, California May 11, 2022- Firefighters battle a brush fire at Coronado Pointe in Laguna Niguel Wednesday. Wally Skalij | Los Angeles Tim [...]
Firms plan to use balloons to go to space in 2024
Nearly half of Americans want to travel to space.But that means the other half doesn’t, according to a 2021 survey by ValuePenguin, one of LendingTree [...]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk dismisses hydrogen as tool for energy storage
Elon Musk has a history of expressing strong opinions about hydrogen and hydrogen fuel cells. A few years ago, when the subject came up during a discu [...]
VW is looking to bring back the Scout brand as an electric vehicle
This image, from 2019, is of a refurbished Scout. The brand was originally built by International Harvester between 1961 and 1980.Future Publishing | [...]
Ice cream freezers to get ‘warmed up’ in trial by Unilever
According to Unilever, the industry standard for freezer temperatures in many markets stands at minus 18 degrees Celsius (around 0 degrees Fahrenheit) [...]
Diesel fuel is in short supply as prices surge — Here’s what that means for inflation
The prices for gas and diesel fuel, over $6.00 a gallon, are displayed at a petrol station in Los Angeles, March 2, 2022.Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Get [...]
Orsted moves forward with plans to grow corals on wind turbines
Alongside their natural beauty, coral reefs have an important role to play in the natural world. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm [...]
GE signs contract to upgrade vast hydropower facility in South America
Straddling the border between Brazil and Paraguay, Itaipu commenced electricity production in 1984. The technological upgrades being planned for the s [...]
Lake Powell Glen Canyon Dam water release delayed due to drought
Water levels are at a historic low at Lake Powell on April 5, 2022 in Page, Arizona.Rj Sangosti| Medianews Group | The Denver Post via Getty ImagesThe [...]
Natural gas surges 9% to highest level since 2008 as Russia’s war roils energy markets
A liquefied natural gas tanker berth in Japan, on Dec. 17, 2021. Should Japan ever exit the Sakhalin energy projects in Russia and their stakes were a [...]
Ambani, Adani in India’s green hydrogen rush but hurdles remain
Hydrogen packs a lot more punch than lithium-based batteries. India's federal minister Nitin Gadkari (second from left) seen here launching the countr [...]
Chevron (CVX) earnings Q1 2022
The Chevron logo is displayed as a tanker truck enters the Chevron Products Company El Segundo Refinery on January 26, 2022 in El Segundo, California. [...]
Exxon (XOM) earnings Q1 2022
A view of the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 15, 2021.Kathleen Flynn | ReutersShares of Exxon Mobil slid on Friday aft [...]