Chemicals & Energy

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

May 1, 2019

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.

Explosions Are Threatening Lithium-Ion's Edge in Global Battery Race

April 26, 2019

Bloomberg

Another lithium-ion battery has exploded, this time at an energy-storage complex in the U.S.

‘Land No One Else Wants’: The Transition From Old Energy to New

‘Land No One Else Wants’: The Global Transition From Old Energy to New

April 25, 2019

Bloomberg

From Appalachia in the U.S. to Queensland in Australia and Chernobyl in Ukraine, solar and wind farms are being developed or built in places not normally associated with clean energy, and in some regions long resistant to it.

Total Plans to Use Artificial Intelligence to Cut Drilling Costs

April 22, 2019

Bloomberg

Total SA plans to start a digital factory in the coming weeks to tap artificial intelligence in a bid to save hundreds of millions of dollars on exploration and production projects.

Safety Advocates Warn Against Trump's LNG `Bomb Train'

April 12, 2019

Bloomberg

President Trump wants to allow natural gas to be shipped in railroad cars, a move that would open new markets hungry for the fuel but could risk catastrophic accidents if one were to derail.

There’s Nothing Better Than the Lithium-Ion Battery Coming Soon

April 9, 2019

Bloomberg

The battery of the future — at least for the coming decade — will almost certainly be the battery of the past.

Norway Is Walking Away From Billions of Barrels of Oil

April 9, 2019

Bloomberg

Western Europe’s biggest petroleum producer is falling out of love with oil.

Fastest Electric Car Chargers Waiting for Batteries to Catch Up

World's Fastest Electric Car Chargers Are Waiting for Batteries to Catch Up

April 5, 2019

Bloomberg

Electric vehicles will comprise more than half of all new car sales in 2040, research suggests. To meet the power demand, about $50bn of investment in charging equipment is needed through 2030.

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