As Younger Workers Flee the Oil Industry, Some may be Coming to Work for Elon Musk

by Charles Morris These are sad days in the oil patch. US fossil fuel firms eliminated about 105,000 positions—roughly 20 percent of their workforce—between March and June, according to Accenture. BW Research Partnership puts the job losses […]

Zero-Carbon Future for the Shipping Industry is Achievable – Ricardo report

Transitioning the shipping industry to carbon-free fuels and renewable energy will eliminate emissions approximately equivalent to those of Japan or Germany while empowering local communities and economies As part of Climate Week NYC, Ocean Conservancy has […]

“Pale Blue Dot” Video, Featuring the Words of Carl Sagan, to Launch the New Jeep Wrangler 4xe

The Jeep® brand and Ann Druyan, the widow and collaborator of Carl Sagan, have joined together to create the 90-second video “Pale Blue Dot,” which launches the new Jeep Wrangler 4xe and puts attention on efforts to combat […]

New Applications From LiquidPiston Enable Aircraft Electrification

New Applications From LiquidPiston Enable Aircraft Electrification To Improve Drone and Rotorcraft Flight Duration and Fuel Efficiency Using the company’s innovative X-Engine, LiquidPiston is working with the U.S. Army and its xTechSearch small business technology competition […]

Hyundai Concept Vehicles and Wearable Robot Recognized in the 2020 International Design Excellence Awards

SEOUL, September 17, 2020 – The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) has awarded Hyundai with three 2020 International Design Excellence Awards® (IDEA). The Vest Exoskeleton (VEX) has been named a Gold Award winner in the […]

Strongest Car Brain Determined on the First Day of 2020i-VISTA Grand Challenge

CHONGQING, China, Sept. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — “Go!” At 9 a.m. on September 12th, with the referee’s order, “2020i-VISTA Grand Challenge” kicked off in Lijia Park of China General Technology Group and China Automotive Technology and Research Center, Chongqing. On the first […]

MethaneSAT Completes Critical Design Review, Moves into Production Phase

Sensors and spacecraft exceed mission performance goals; flow of precision measurements will open up new opportunities to track and reduce potent greenhouse emissions Originally published on MethaneSAT (SAN FRANCISCO – September 9 2020) MethaneSAT has reached […]

New Tracking Tool Maps the Reality of Industrial Pollution in Europe

With national governments and the EU failing to report crucial information, a new NGO database shows what plants are playing by the rules. Italy emerges as the most transparent country, with Germany coming bottom of the […]

Uber to Electrify Half its Rides in Europe after T&E Public Appeal

Uber will provide 50% of its rides in emissions-free vehicles across seven European capitals by 2025 and will aim for 100%, it announced today after an 11-month campaign by Transport & Environment and seven NGO partners. […]

Elon Musk: Should We Believe “Things Proportionate To The Evidence That Are True? (Yes)”

A recent Tweet from Elon Musk has me thinking. We live in an era in which we often accept disinformation. Why don’t we believe things proportionate to the evidence we have on them? And, by extension, […]

Freedom Flight Prize Multimillion Pound Prize For First Carbon Free Commercial Flight Across The Atlantic

Originally published on Carbon Footprint, Freedom Flight Prize. London, UK. 1st September 2020: Sustainability expert Carbon Footprint Ltd carbonfootprint.com has launched the world’s first Freedom Flight Prize freedomflightprize.org. The competition is open to manufacturers, research/academic groups and inventors to […]

Groupe PSA & Total create “Automotive Cells Company”

ACC joint venture is dedicated to the manufacture of batteries for electric vehicles in Europe. The creation of ACC (Automotive Cells Company) marks the birth of a major player in battery production in Europe. Yann Vincent has been […]

The Future of Vehicle to Grid EV Charging

By 2050, up to 45% of households will actively provide Vehicle to Grid (V2G) services, according to National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios, July 2020 Vehicle to Grid EV charging is seen as important to achieve […]