Millions of people on the planet are working on alternative energy: engineers, politicians, laborers and analysts. Even more people are the consumers of these emission-free power sources which range from solar to biofuels. In the future, yet more novel types of energy will charge our grids:…
Anyone among the two-thirds of Americans who approve of President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan for infrastructure investment probably knows somebody in Denver, or catches a nonstop flight from its 25-year-old international airport to somewhere in North America, Asia, Europe or South America.…
The UK is in talks with some of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth and pension funds about investing in British green energy projects, including gigafactories and offshore wind farms. UK minister Gerry Grimstone told the Financial Times that he has had discussions with investors including Temasek…
Ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union Message, I began to think about his job, and the real work of our infrastructure build. There is a narrow path to success. That path can be described in terms of risk, and vision: it has everything to do with the risks that we are being asked to take as…
Peru will encourage private sector investments in sustainable electric transport solutions with help from a $20 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The program will contribute to reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gases emissions through the promotion of…
Japan is considering doubling its inter-regional power grid capacity from around 24 gigawatts now to help speed up expansion of renewable energy such as offshore wind farms, an industry ministry official said on Friday. The move comes as Japan gears up its drive to expand cleaner energy to help the…
When the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and caught fire on the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, killing 11 workers, it vividly illustrated the dangers of offshore work. Since that time, breakthroughs in sensor technologies, data analytics and computer processing capabilities have ushered in a…
The Biden Infrastructure Plan is starting to resemble the 2500 year-old parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant - all of us blind, gathered around a giant beast, one touching a tusk (green energy, lead free water), another a trunk (high speed rail, better regulatory process), coming together to…
Lower-energy LED lighting and renewable water heaters will also be installed in facilities including Leigh Sports Village and Makerfield Way Depot in Greater Manchester. In 2020, the government invited councils to bid for cash to reduce carbon usage in public buildings.