Paris (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 - French mining firm Eramet said Thursday it was suspending plans to build a battery recycling plant, the second such project in France to fall through in a month as the electric vehicle sector struggles.
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 - An enormous lithium mine in the Nevada desert was granted final government approval Thursday in a project the miner predicts will quadruple US production of a mineral critical to the renewable energy revolution.
Paris (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 - The United Nations on Thursday said nations have just months to supercharge their climate plans and called for massive global action to avoid devastating warming.
Havana (AFP) Oct 23, 2024 - Seventy percent of Cuba's population has power again as the island recovers from a nationwide blackout and a hurricane that left seven people dead, the government said Tuesday.
Tehran (AFP) Oct 22, 2024 - Iran and Saudi Arabia are planning to conduct joint military exercises in the Red Sea, according to an Iranian report not confirmed by Riyadh, in what would be a first for the regional heavyweights.
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Oct 21, 2024 - Mercedes-Benz inaugurated Monday a plant for recycling electric vehicle batteries in Germany, with the luxury carmaker's boss hailing a key milestone in boosting the sector's sustainability.
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 21, 2024 - The federal government announced Monday a more than $860M private loan guarantee for construction of solar and battery storage facilities for Puerto Rico.
Havana (AFP) Oct 21, 2024 - Electricity has been restored to half of Havana, the Cuban capital's power company reported Monday, four days after the start of a nationwide power blackout that the authorities have struggled to address.
Singapore (AFP) Oct 20, 2024 - An oil pipeline belonging to British giant Shell began leaking into the sea on Sunday, Singaporean authorities and the company said, adding that the spill was stopped and cleanup crews deployed.
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Oct 20, 2024 - Iraq's Kurdistan voted on Sunday to elect a new parliament for the autonomous oil-rich region, where voters expressed concern over economic struggles and disenchantment with the political elite.
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 18, 2024 - The electric grid on the island of Cuba went entirely offline Friday after the failure of a major power plant east of Havana, government officials announced.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 18, 2024 - A group of 16 Japanese young people is suing utility firms over their carbon emissions, in the latest case worldwide of activists using courts to press for action on climate change.
Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2024 - Chinese electric vehicle battery behemoth CATL reported a 26.0 percent jump in third-quarter profits on Friday but still fell short of analyst expectations.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 - Baylor University researchers from the Cornerstone Atomization and Combustion Lab (CAC) have developed an advanced method for burning biofuels with minimal emissions. Using a new Swirl Burst (SB) in
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 - Approximately 1.1 billion years ago, the North American continent almost divided, leaving a 1,200-mile stretch of volcanic rock called the Midcontinent Rift. Scientists at the University of Nebraska
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 - Researchers from the University of Calgary are investigating an energy-efficient approach to generating nanobubbles, which are tiny gas-filled bubbles that exhibit unique and stable properties in wa
