"In Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the thousands of plastic bottles thrown into the Ruzizi River routinely clog the hydropower station's turbines, shutting it down for months at a time and plunging the city into darkness."
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To Achieve True Energy Independence, Turn To Private Sector Leaders Like Marathon Oil
To reduce costs on consumers, while increasing energy security, the government would do well to lessen regulations for domestic production and allow private sector leaders like Marathon to thrive.
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GM And Honda Partner To Create Sub-$30,000 Electric Vehicles
"The costs associated with developing EV technology will probably drive more such partnerships across automakers in the coming years. Ford is already working with Volkswagen and Toyota has partnered with Subaru."
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Ukraine War Drives Countries to Embrace Renewable Energy—but Not Yet
"For the near term, many countries are leaning even more on fossil fuels. They are in a race to lock up enough supply from non-Russian sources, including more coal, to ensure that they can heat homes, power factories and transport goods over the next few years."
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EPSA’s Competitive Power Summit Shows Strength of Free Market Energy Policies
EPSA’s summit highlights the growing faction of free marketeers in the United States.
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Mining firm backed by Bezos and Gates to begin Greenland drilling
"The joint venture will use drones to make a high-resolution magnetic survey of the area and plans to drill a total of 3,000 metres this year to depths of between 150 and 400 metres where the metals are located."
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Exclusive: Boston Red Sox pledge to make Fenway Park carbon neutral
"The Boston Red Sox on Wednesday are expected to announce that games at Fenway Park will be carbon neutral, a first for Major League Baseball, Axios has learned."
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Record-high steel prices could hamper renewable rollout in near-term
"The higher prices could slow the push for renewables in the near term, especially as the world turns its attention to more immediate priorities, like the war and the risks it poses to food and fuel supplies."
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Occidental plans up to $1 bln for facility to capture carbon from air
"This year's investments in the low carbon business will total $275 million, and the company plans to develop over time three carbon sequestration hubs that will be online by 2025 and another 69 smaller DAC facilities by 2035, it told investors."
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Cash infusion for climate tracking startup
"The new money comes from the French government, the European Investment Bank, the space-focused growth fund NewSpace Capital, and the VC arm of banking giant BNP-Paribas."
