This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When a baseball-sized hailstone slams into a solar panel at more than 90 mph, the result is not pretty. We saw this in March, when a hailstorm decimated parts of the 350-MW Fighting Jays solar project in southeast Texas. … Read more
An anti-green backlash in 2024’s global election-supercycle is already taking a toll on environmental, social and governance-focused assets, with an ultimate test still to come in the US presidential vote. Investors have pared exposure to sectors including renewable energy and electric cars as candidates in some of the dozens of nations holding polls this year … Read more
WASHINGTON ― U.S. companies have created more than 300,000 clean energy jobs since President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law in August 2022, according to a detailed new analysis from an environmental advocacy group. Climate Power, a left-leaning organization focused on combating climate change, has been tracking public announcements of clean energy … Read more
(NewsNation) — By the end of the decade, the world will have more oil than it knows what to do with, according to a new report. Global oil demand will peak by 2029 and then contract while supply is expected to grow, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its new oil market outlook. If … Read more
A broad advance in industrial metals took domestic copper prices to record levels last week. A firm overseas market due to fresh Chinese stimulus measures, concerns over tightness in global mine supply, and hopes of strong green demand boosted prices. In the key domestic MCX futures, prices of copper are hovering near Rs 900 a … Read more
Synopsis Even the best of the rational brain can make wrong decisions when there is too much noise which gets created due to a narrative. Now for the last few days a narrative has been created that due to polls, FPI are selling. These kinds of narratives tend to hit the sector and stocks which … Read more
The Biden administration wants the United States to triple the global supply of nuclear power, with American-designed reactors running on fuel enriched in the West. The goal: Usurp Russia’s near monopoly on atomic energy exports, and keep China from gaining control of yet another green energy industry. But there’s one big problem: The U.S. isn’t … Read more
Maybe you think they’re majestic. Maybe you think they’re an eyesore. No matter how you feel about wind turbines, there’ll be a lot more of them in coming years. And someone will have to keep each one of them spinning. In fact, wind turbine repair technician is estimated to be one of the fastest-growing jobs … Read more
Now stretch it really hard and quickly hold it to your upper lip, which is sensitive to temperature. You will feel that it’s warmer than it was before. That’s because you’re adding energy to the rubber band, which increases its temperature. Are you ready for the awesome part? Keep it stretched for a little while … Read more
Death is coming for the old-school gas furnace—and its killer is the humble heat pump. They’re already outselling gas furnaces in the US, and now a coalition of states has signed an agreement to supercharge the gas-to-electric transition by making it as cheap and easy as possible for their residents to switch. Nine states have … Read more
