Tag: clean energy

The Silver Lining to Legacy Energy’s ‘Green Death’

Sponsored Content While the clean energy movement appears to be gaining traction across the globe, it nevertheless remains a controversial emergence. Those against the initiatives see it as a usurper of a legacy industry still at the height of its powers, a misguided investment that may end up costing more than it can yield while…


Australian Universities Partner with Industry to Develop Advanced Clean Energy Technology

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) will partner with the University of Newcastle to develop research commercialisation initiatives to help Australia transition to sustainable recycling and clean energy systems and solutions. The research project, which also includes 27 industry partners, is part of the federal government’s Trailblazer program, designed to focus Australia’s research ability…


Power Grid Operators Warn of Potential Electricity Shortages Amid Transition to Clean Energy

Power grid operators from across the United States have warned that they are struggling to keep up with the demand for electricity as they attempt to transition to cleaner energy sources, meaning that some parts of the country could see blackouts during the summer. “I am concerned about it,” Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) Chief Executive…


‘Clean Energy’ Is the Scam We All Fell For | Ronald Stein | Larry Elder

Ronald Stein is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated author, internationally-published columnist, energy consultant, engineer, and policy adviser for the Heartland Institute. His books include “Clean Energy Exploitations,” “Just Green Electricity,” and “Energy Made Easy.” He talks to Larry Elder about how people in developing countries are being exploited for the raw materials to make “green energy” products,…


Clean Energy, Critical Minerals Can Be Produced Domestically: Former Energy Official

There is no need to choose between environmental protection and producing clean energy at low cost, as both can be achieved, said Alex Fitzsimmons, former deputy assistant secretary in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy during the Trump administration. “The U.S. is the number one reducer of CO2 [carbon dioxide] emissions in the world….


Chinese Firm to Acquire 13 Percent of Canadian Lithium Company for $5 Million

A Chinese firm that specializes in industrial explosives is planning to acquire an over 10 percent stake in a Canadian lithium company for $5 million. On April 17, China-based company Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Co. Ltd announced its plan to acquire 13.2 percent of Ultra Lithium Inc., a Vancouver-based lithium and gold exploration firm, through its…


Australian Clean Energy Billionaire Meets With Biden, Manchin Over Hydrogen

Australia iron ore billionaire Andrew Forrest has met with U.S President Joe Biden and Democrat Joe Manchin to discuss a future of hydrogen. On April 3, Australia’s richest man spent an hour at the White House with Biden in a working meeting involving the commander-in-chief and his senior officials to discuss his ongoing plan to…


Unpacking Orange County Power Authority’s Imminent Failure

Commentary Upstart renewable energy agency Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) is preparing to lock its member cities into hundreds of millions of dollars of liability. As a Community Choice Energy (CCE) agency, it functions by inserting itself into the electricity business by taking over Southern California Edison’s (SCE’s) electricity procurement. To date OCPA has been…


Global Oil CEOs Stress Need for Fossil Fuels Despite Push for Cleaner Energy

HOUSTON—A global energy conference devoted to future technologies and low-carbon strategies kicked off in Houston on Monday with top executives from energy companies affirming the need for more oil for decades to come. The World Petroleum Conference’s four days of discussion started with chief executives from global giants Exxon Mobil Corp., Saudi Aramco, Chevron Corp.,…


Australian Mining Giant Fortescue Expands Green Energy Into PNG

Mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest’s Fortescue Future Industries plans to develop more than a dozen hydropower and geothermal energy projects in Papua New Guinea. The wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortescue Metals Group has signed an agreement with the PNG government to look at the feasibility of up to seven hydropower and 11 geothermal energy projects. They would be used to…