Chemicals & Energy

China's Father of Electric Cars Says Hydrogen Is the Future

June 14, 2019

His vision to make China an electric-vehicle powerhouse revolutionized the global auto industry, cementing a move away from the combustion engine. Now, Wan Gang says get ready for the next game-changing moment.

Putting Community in TMS: Enabling the Network Effect in Transportation Management

June 14, 2019

Kuebix

The Complete Buyer’s Guide to Transportation Management Systems

June 14, 2019

Kuebix

Trump’s Venezuela Sanctions Cripple Colombia’s Fuel-Smuggling Racket

Trump’s Venezuela Sanctions Are Crippling Colombia’s Fuel-Smuggling Market

June 12, 2019

Bloomberg

Colombians in border towns next to Venezuela are queuing to do something many of them haven’t done for decades: visit a gas station.

The SCB Podcast

Podcast | Mapping the Nation’s Entire Food, Energy and Water Supply Chain

June 7, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

For the first time ever, there’s a publicly available map of the food, energy and water supply chains of every community in the U.S.

These Mining Superpowers Supply the World's Lithium. Now They Want to Make Batteries, Too.

June 5, 2019

Bloomberg

The race by Tesla, Samsung and other technology giants to secure supplies of lithium — a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles and smartphones — is creating a unique chance for two global mining superpowers to reap more value from their natural resources.

UPS Signs Biggest Renewable Gas Deal With Clean Energy Fuels

May 24, 2019

Bloomberg

The company said renewable natural gas will ultimately make up 40 percent of its total fuel purchases for ground transportation.

U.S. Has Battery Problem in Race for Electric Car Supremacy

May 1, 2019

Bloomberg

The U.S. push to challenge China’s dominance in the production and sale of electric vehicles has at least one weak link: Most of the raw materials needed to make the batteries are dug elsewhere.

Coal Stockpiles Near Record Weigh on Power Prices Across Europe

May 1, 2019

Bloomberg

Coal is piling up at ports across Europe, depressing both the cost of the fuel and price of electricity.

A Trashy Alternative Fuel Is Emerging Deep Inside Coal Country

April 30, 2019

Bloomberg

In the heart of America’s coal country, a cavernous new recycling plant is turning trash into a fuel that burns cleaner than coal, using a first-in-the-nation process hailing from Europe.

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