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Melissa Boerst, a Lithium Nevada Corp. geologist, points to an area of future exploration from a drill site at the Thacker Pass Project in Humboldt County, Nev., on Sept. 13, 2018. A federal judge on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, ordered the government to revisit part of its environmental review of a lithium mine planned in Nevada but denied opponents' effort to block the project in a ruling the developer says clears the way for construction at the largest known U.S. lithium deposit.
Energy
Nevada Lithium Mine Wins Ruling
The green energy fights rage on.
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Aerial view of the northern border state of Sonora where state electric utility CFE is building the largest solar plant in all of Latin America, in Puerto Penasco, Sonora state, Mexico Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.
Energy
1st Phase of Mexican Solar Project to Be Operating in April
The first 120 megawatts of the project will be operational by April 29.
February 3, 2023
This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.
Energy
Biden Administration Recommends Major Alaska Oil Project
It could boost U.S. energy security.
February 3, 2023
The logo of Honda Motor Company attached to a vehicle is seen at a showroom in Tokyo on May 13, 2022. Honda is expanding the use of hydrogen to include trucks and construction equipment, electricity for buildings and even outer space, not just cars on the roads. Honda Motor Co. plans a new fuel cell vehicle for sale in 2024, packed with a fuel cell stack developed with General Motors Co. of the U.S., its general manager, Testsuya Hasebe, told reporters Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.
Automotive
Honda Outlines Hydrogen Power Plans
A new fuel cell stack will be produced in Ohio.
February 2, 2023
Signs at a shell petrol station in London, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Global energy giant Shell says annual profits doubled to a record high last year as oil and gas prices soared after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. London-based Shell Plc on Thursday posted adjusted earnings of $39.9 billion for 2022 and $9.8 billion in the fourth quarter.
Energy
Shell Profit Doubles to Record High
Russia's war in Ukraine sent global energy prices surging.
February 2, 2023
Dredge Jadwin, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging vessel, powers south down the Mississippi River Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, past Commerce, Mo. Amid a major drought in the Western U.S., a proposed solution comes up repeatedly: large-scale river diversions, including pumping Mississippi River water to parched states.
Energy
Pumping Mississippi River Water West a Potential Drought Solution
Is it a solution or a pipedream?
February 1, 2023
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Changes to the winding would need to be carried out while preserving the Ex certification of the units.
Sulzer Delivers Bespoke Motor Redesigns for National Grid
January 31, 2023
Refined tellurium is displayed at the Rio Tinto Kennecott refinery, May 11, 2022, in Magna, Utah.
Study Says World Has Enough Rare Earth Minerals to Fuel Green Energy Shift
January 30, 2023
An Emirates jetliner comes in for landing at the Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 11, 2019.
Carrier Emirates Test Flies Boeing 777 on Sustainable Fuel
January 30, 2023
Research and development engineer Ravneet Kailey performs an experiment to produce steel without using carbon in a glowing lab cell, left, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, at Boston Metal, in Woburn, Mass.
U.S. Company Gets $120M Boost to Make 'Green Steel'
January 27, 2023
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How California's New Climate Plan Could Help Speed Energy Transformation Around the World
California has a chance of succeeding, and in the process, showing the way for the rest of the world.
January 26, 2023
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Chrome Alternative Saves Bike Manufacturer on Energy Costs
BiSAN estimates it has cut energy consumption and cost by more than 40% since making the switch.
January 25, 2023
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Scientists Unveil Least Costly Carbon Capture System to Date
Snaring CO2 before it floats into the atmosphere is a key component in slowing global warming.
January 25, 2023
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Element Building One of California's Largest Renewable Hydrogen Production Facilities
Element Resources will produce 20,000 tons of renewable hydrogen annually through its first phase.
January 24, 2023
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3 Killed in Gold Mine Blast
Illegal mining activities are being blamed.
January 24, 2023
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Energy
Kellogg Helping Rice Farmers Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The program's pilot year helped farmers reduce over 1,600 metric tons of greenhouse gases.
January 23, 2023
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Energy
U.S. Army Awards Epirus $66.1M for Directed Energy System
The funding will support of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High-Power Microwave Program.
January 23, 2023
John Paul, front, and David Valenzuela work to install a heat pump in an 80-year-old rowhouse Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, in northwest Denver.
Energy
Biden’s Next Climate Hurdle: Enticing Americans to Buy Green
The administration’s battle against global warming will be waged “one household at a time.”
January 23, 2023
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Solar-Powered Refrigerators Could Reduce Hunger, Slow Climate Change
Food loss and waste are major problems around the world.
January 19, 2023
A worker transports a slab of raw rubber at a rubber industrial plant of the cooperative called Cooperacre, in Sena Madureira, Acre state, Brazil, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.
Energy
Fashion Sneakers Propel Sustainable Rubber in Brazil Amazon
It's a project that provides a real-life example of living sustainably from the forest.
January 19, 2023
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Why Gas Stoves Matter to the Climate and the Gas Industry
Gas stoves serve as gateway appliances to the dominant residential uses of natural gas: heating and hot water.
January 18, 2023
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Ford Announces Solar Plant for Manufacturing Facility in Spain
Ford is looking to expand the areas of solar panels on further non-productive land targeting to reach 10 megawatts of peak power by 2024.
January 17, 2023
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Automotive
Stellantis, Vulcan Explore Geothermal Energy to Supply German Auto Plant
Stellantis is committed to becoming carbon net zero by 2038, with a 50% reduction by 2030.
January 17, 2023
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Energy
U.S. Nuclear Agency Falls Short on Scheduling, Cost Estimates
The federal government has not manufactured plutonium cores regularly in more than 30 years.
January 13, 2023
This aerial photo shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, north of Tokyo, on March 17, 2022. Japan's government has revised the timing of a planned release to the sea of treated but still radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima nuclear power plant to “around spring or summer,' indicating a delay from the initial target of this spring, factoring into the progress of a release tunnel and the need to gain public support.
Energy
Japan Delays Fukushima Plant Water Release
Japan has revised the timing of a planned release to the sea of treated but still radioactive wastewater.
January 13, 2023