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Carbon Neutral

China Holds First-Ever Carbon-Neutral Olympics

This year’s Beijing Winter Olympics is the first in history to be carbon-neutral. This includes renewable energy in all game venues, introducing new low-carbon…

Energy Investment

Bill Gates’ VC Investment Firm Leads US$50m Injection into Thermal Energy Storage Startup

Thermal storage startup Antora Energy has raised US$50 million from a group of investment firms including Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures to accelerat…

Solar Technology

Breakthrough in Converting Carbon Dioxide into Fuel Using Solar Energy

A research team has shown how solar power can convert carbon dioxide into fuel, by using advanced materials and ultra-fast laser spectroscopy. The breakthrough …

Electric Car

Two Key Numbers Explain Why Battery Electric Cars Are Charging Ahead of Hydrogen Cars

Japanese car giant Toyota this week got to share some publicity about its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car, announcing it had signed three year leases for at least …

Solar Power Panel

Combining Solar Power and Green Hydrogen Production at the CEOG Project

We are experiencing the effects of climate change more and more. The world is faced with the phenomenal task of reducing its carbon emissions to meet climate ch…

Hydrogen Storage

Introducing the Largest Zero-Carbon Green Hydrogen Storage Hub

Hy Stor Energy LP has announced the planned opening and development of its green hydrogen storage hub, based in Mississippi, US. This would make it one of the l…

Hydrogen Production

Report Highlights Challenges for Clean Hydrogen Future

Clean hydrogen production and use must increase by 50 fold, from 10 million tons per year to more than 500 million tons per year by 2050, if U.S. decarbonizatio…

EV Market

'Ofcharge': UK Car Industry Calls for EV Charging Watchdog to Help Accelerate Rollout

Trade body SMMT drafts UK strategy for ensuring battery car charging is as affordable and accessible as possible for consumers as the number of electric vehicle…

Virgin Group and Agilyx Form Strategic Partnership to Produce Lower Carbon Aviation Fuel from Plastic Waste

Virgin Group and chemical conversion technology company Agilyx (earlier post) are forming a strategic partnership to research and develop lower carbon fuel faci…

Carbon Emissions

White House Releases Guidance on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration

In conjunction with the Biden-Harris administration’s recent announcement of new agency actions to promote clean manufacturing, the Council on Environmental Qu…

Carbon Pricing

Carbon Pricing Explained

This video gives an overview of carbon pricing, its benefits, and the types of legislation states can pursue to put a price on carbon and reinvest the revenue i…

Nuclear Reactor

The Future of Nuclear Power

We profile five upcoming nuclear projects from around the world, as nations increasingly turn to the technology to meet decarbonisation targets.

Net Zero Emission

Nuclear Power May Be the Key to Least-Cost, Zero-Emission Electricity Systems

Nuclear power generation can play a crucial role in helping the world reach a key goal of zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century, especially in coun…

CCS

DOE Selects Cormetech to Develop Carbon Capture Tech for Natural Gas Plants

American engineering company Cormetech has been selected by the US Department of Energy to further test and develop a new, lower-cost technology to capture CO2 …

Solar Technology

Ground-Breaking Projects Using Solar to Decarbonise Cement

Two ground-breaking projects are aiming to decarbonise the energy-intensive cement industry.