A wave-powered prototype device is aiming to produce drinking water from the ocean
Ocean Oasis’ Gaia system has been designed to use wave power to desalinate water. Ocean Oasis Plans to use marine energy to desalinate water received...
Alternative and sustainable energy
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China ‘played a great game’ on lithium and we’ve been slow to react, industry CEO says
This image, from March 2021, shows a worker with car batteries at a facility in China. STR | AFP | Getty Images China is leading...
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‘Indiscriminate use of hydrogen’ could slow the energy transition, report says
Hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can be deployed in a wide range of industries. Aranga87 | Istock | Getty Images Hydrogen use...
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GM EV unit BrightDrop expects $1 billion in 2023 revenue, mass production of all-electric delivery vans to start in December
BrightDrop CEO Travis Katz says he’s “charged up” about 2023 and the forecast for the General Motors EV unit to top $1 billion in revenue...
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The energy transition will fail unless industry fixes wind power issues, Siemens Energy CEO says
Wind turbine blades photographed at a Siemens Gamesa facility in Hull, England, in January 2022. Paul Ellis | AFP | Getty Images The CEO of...
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In Australia, firms plan ‘super hub’ to produce green hydrogen using wind and solar
This image shows part of a green hydrogen facility in Spain. A number of major economies, including the EU, are looking to develop green hydrogen...
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The ‘world’s largest floating wind farm’ produces its first power
Offices of Equinor photographed in Feb. 2019. Equinor is one of several companies looking at developing floating wind farms. Odin Jaeger | Bloomberg | Getty...
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UK’s first large-scale lithium refinery chooses location as race for ‘white gold’ intensifies
A lithium-ion battery photographed at a Volkswagen facility in Germany. Lithium-ion batteries are crucial components in electric vehicles. Jan Woitas | Picture Alliance | Getty...
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Autos giant Renault is betting the market for gasoline cars will continue to grow
Renault sees the internal combustion engine continuing to play a crucial role in its business over the coming years, according to a top executive at...
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Ex-Obama advisor says global events are overshadowing climate change efforts: ‘We are not acting swiftly enough’
The COP27 climate conference represents an opportunity to move forward, but a significant ramping up of efforts will be required in the years ahead, according...
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It’s a ‘wild west out there’: CEO says regulation needed to keep firms in line on sustainability
The last few years have seen huge swathes of companies make net-zero commitments and other sustainability-related goals. Shansche | Istock | Getty Images Companies need...
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A submerged buoy-like device is harnessing the sea’s ‘epic amounts of energy’ in Scottish trial
The Waveswing device pictured before it was put through its paces in Scapa Flow, Orkney. Sea-based trials of a wave energy converter weighing 50 metric...