The state of Texas is facing a humanitarian crisis as over 3.4 million Texans are left without power due to arctic weather that continues to hammer the state. The frigid freezing weather has caused wind turbines to freeze reducing their power generation […]
With polar vortex traveling across the Southern and Eastern parts of the United States, at least 15 states are now experiencing rolling blackouts or outages because of extreme weather. Most of the outages are seen in Texas, with over 4 […]
According to a study conducted by the University of California at UC Davis, livestock is responsible for 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gases. The study also found that animal-based foods have a bigger carbon footprint than plant-based foods. In the […]
Last week, we covered the story of Germany’s ‘green’ energy failure as the country turned to ‘dirty’ coal and natural gas after millions of its solar panels are blanketed in snow and ice. As the bitter cold and snow sweep across western […]
Energiewende is a German word for ‘”energy transition.” Energiewende is a policy launched by the German government in 2000 to decarbonize its primary energy supply. Depending on whom you ask, the program has been praised by many environmentalists and others called […]
Back in October 2020, we wrote about Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after he warned that climate change is “even scarier” than the COVID-19 pandemic. The once world’s richest person warned at the time that the ‘shutdown’ was ‘nowhere near sufficient’ […]
On January 21, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he would be donating $100 million toward a prize for the best carbon capture technology with plans to provide details the following week. Now, we have all the details we’ve been […]
Creative workspace and accelerator Huckletree announces the opening of applications for its eighth cohort of the Alpha Programme, a 12-week pre-seed accelerator designed to turbocharge the launch and growth of the most exciting and impactful businesses in the UK and […]
Hyundai Motor and UK-based tech startup Urban-Air Port just unveiled the world’s first eVTOL hub. Last week, Urban-Air Port has partnered with car giant Hyundai Motor to develop the infrastructure required for when flying cars take to the skies to ferry people […]
As part of his effort to fight climate change, last week Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter that he was donating $100 million towards a prize for best carbon capture technology. The announcement was met with mixed reactions. While […]
The number of electric vehicles on U.S. roads is projected to reach 18.7 million in 2030. As electric vehicles gain mainstream adoption, more charging stations are going to be needed to power millions of new electric cars on the roads. FreeWire […]
As part of its efforts to reduce imports and compete with China, the European Union announced today it has approved a plan that includes giving state money to Tesla, BMW, and others to support the production of electric vehicle batteries. […]
The German city of Ulm, which is about 75 miles west of Munich, has just unveiled futuristic insulated sleep pods for its homeless citizens on cold winter nights. Dubbed ‘Ulmer Nest,’ the pods are equipped with solar panels and placed in parks […]
Fossil Fuels are Dead, Long Live Fossil Fuels. For many years, environmentalists have been talking about the death of fossil fuels. However, with new carbon capture and sequestration technologies, fossil fuels could be part of the zero-carbon solution. Yesterday, Elon Musk […]
The impacts of climate change are global in scope, unprecedented in scale, and can no longer be denied. We can see the impacts of climate change all around. Some of the major impacts include increased heat, drought, insect outbreaks, increased […]
As governments and organizations around the world look for new ways to combat climate change and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, many other companies are also looking at technology for efficient farm production. As of 2019, agriculture generates an estimated 25% […]
Regardless of which side of the fence you choose to stand on, climate change is real. It is an urgent global issue with long-term implications if nothing is done to address it soon. The impacts of climate change are global in […]
The search for the holy grail of batteries has been going on for over a decade. The electric vehicle (EV) industry is betting that solid-state batteries (SSB) will be a revolution in energy storage. Now, it seems Toyota has finally solved the […]
With over 40 million Americans not having enough food to eat, and 53 million Americans drowning in a cycle of low-wage work, “President-Elect” Joe Biden is now promising to build 550,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and create over 1 million […]
XPRIZE is a non-profit organization that designs and hosts public competitions intended to encourage technological development to benefit humanity. Its mission is to bring about “radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity” through incentivized competition. Back in October, the organization released […]
