The world is facing a shortage of the minerals needed to make the electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels, and other clean energy technologies essential to ending its reliance on fossil fuels. The Paris-based International Energy Agency said in a report published Friday that steep drops in the prices of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and graphite […]
AI data centers alone are expected to add about 323 terawatt hours of electricity demand in the U.S. by 2030, according to Wells Fargo. The forecast power demand from AI alone is seven times greater than New York City’s current annual electricity consumption of 48 terawatt hours. Goldman Sachs projects that data centers will represent […]
The state of California was powered entirely by renewable energy for over 9 hours last Saturday and 8 hours on Sunday, reports Adele Peters in Fast Company, making Sunday “the ninth straight day that solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, and battery storage fully powered the electric grid for at least some portion of the time.” Of […]
A new entry has appeared in the drive to develop an environmentally-friendlier locomotive and it features an eye-catching appearance that is different by design. OptiFuel Systems has announced plans to test a prototype road locomotive and powered tender fueled by Renewable Natural Gas that will be capable of producing combined power up to 7,500 hp.
The Biden administration proposed new rules on Friday aimed at shifting more production of electric vehicle batteries and the materials that power them to the United States, in an attempt to build up a strategic industry now dominated by China. The rules are meant to limit the role that Chinese firms can play in supplying […]
The energy industry’s most influential electric companies gathered at the 2023 Edison Electric Institute (EEI) conference this June alongside industry analysts, government officials and technology innovators to navigate the path toward a carbon-free future. Conversations were rooted in the need for advanced technologies to support a reliable and affordable electric grid—a topic I’ve written extensively […]
The global coal industry may have to shed nearly 1 million jobs by 2050, even without any further pledges to phase out fossil fuels, with China and India facing the biggest losses, research showed on Tuesday. Hundreds of labour-intensive mines are expected to close in the coming decades as they reach the end of their […]