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The business destruction in 2020 was not limited to the upstream segment of the industry: The midstream and service sectors suffered mightily as well.

New research from RE100 shows that although renewables are now the cheapest sources of energy in most countries, they can face challenges in certain markets - especially in the Asia-Pacific region, as a result of limited availability, regulatory complexity and the high costs that these cause.

The fledgling electric vehicle company hasn't yet started production or sales of its first vehicle, the eponymous Canoo passenger van, but today it is announcing two new multi-purpose delivery vehicles designed to carry up to 1,980 pounds and have a range of up to 250 miles.

All we need for Christmas is the announcement of an EV/AV Czar

The new EU Taxonomy aims to classify whether or not investments are green and substantially contribute to climate neutrality. But the early interpretations of the first draft proposal raise significant questions about both mature and emerging climate-friendly technologies.

Nuclear advocates see a vast market for their technology in carbon capture and carbon-based products.

Despite a lot of chatter these days in the industry about “resiliency”, in my recent experience most U. S. clean energy entrepreneurs and developers don’t actually sell their systems to such business customers with a reliability-based value proposition.

Bitcoin reached new highs at the end of November 2020, and with many analysts expecting the price to continue soaring, digital currency and blockchain are back in the news.

CARB has concluded that CCS, despite years of development and boosterism, remains an unknown in terms of future availability and costs.

A new ready-to-go approach is building GHG inventory data and creating a cleantech marketplace that connects governments, residents and businesses with cleantech vendors to accelerate measurable action on climate change

China is stepping up its effort to cut its carbon levels, vowing to increase its use of renewables. Now the race to develop energy storage is on.

In truth, though, many challenges remain to building out a hydrogen economy, including processes related to producing carbon-free hydrogen in the first place.

An attack on a Saudi oil tanker by an explosive-laden boat in the port of Jeddah Monday has renewed concerns over the geopolitical stability of the Persian Gulf and pushed Brent futures above $50 per barrel.

In April, when most investors were selling oil as fast as they could, some oil traders were eager to take it. They later released it back onto the market for huge profits.

Amazon shipped some 7 billion parcels last year. Now, a new report has shed light on how much of the plastic packaging used in those deliveries ends up polluting the marine environment.

California is a First World province that depends on a Third World electric grid. Bans or restrictions on the use of natural gas will force residents to buy even more of the state’s unreliable and high-priced juice.

After announcing discovery after discovery from its massive Stabroek Block offshore the tiny South American nation of Guyana over the past three years, ExxonMobil announced on Friday that it has struck South American oil and gas once again.