Chemicals & Energy

Microgrids Help Businesses Shave Energy Costs and Bolster Aging Infrastructure

April 21, 2017

At the end of a heavily wooded, sparse industrial park here sits the North American headquarters and R&D center for Schneider Electric, which earlier this month unveiled its own campus power microgrid.

Tech Firms Risk Sourcing Tainted Minerals, Report Says

April 20, 2017

Supply Management

Human rights abuses are present in the mining of minerals widely used by technology firms, according to a new report.

UPS Adds 400 Dangerous Commodities to Its Fly List

April 20, 2017

Air Cargo World

UPS is heading into the "danger zone," saying it is ready to handle a wider range of higher-risk goods. The express giant is now allowing an additional 400 "dangerous" commodities onto its global air network, as well as increasing the size of allowable shipment. The company is also adding more than 300 products across its ground network in Europe.

Opinion: When It Comes to Climate Change, Supply Chains Should Follow the Money

April 18, 2017

Kevin O'Marah, SCM World, Forbes Contributor

President Trump's executive order reversing what former President Obama put in place around carbon emissions was typical of the political theater dominating headlines these days.

UK Provides Millions to Help Build More Electric Vehicle Batteries

April 17, 2017

The New York Times

Britain has awarded millions of pounds to help boost manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries, including a project to build the country's second purpose-built electric battery plant and another to make the technology more powerful.

New Energy Goes Mainstream as Major Suppliers Muscle In

April 11, 2017

Bloomberg

With wind and solar generators becoming more mainstream sources of energy, governments around the world are weaning the industry off subsidies and creating new openings for older utilities built on coal and nuclear power to land their own renewable-fuel projects.

Offshore Wind Is Growing Ahead of Schedule

April 5, 2017

Maritime Executive

Offshore wind power is on the cusp of exponential growth, with installed capacity set to nearly triple between 2015 to 2020, according to an energy agency report.

DHL and Gatwick Airport Convert Waste Into Energy

April 3, 2017

Air Cargo World

Gatwick Airport and DHL Supply Chain have flipped the "On" switch for the airport's new waste management plant, making Gatwick the first airport to turn airport waste into energy onsite.

Competition among the major EPC firms is at an all-time high.

March 22, 2017

Today's landscape for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) companies working in the oil and gas sphere is mired with project complexity, rising costs, exposed risk and low oil & natural gas prices.

Imagine a Silicon Valley of the Sea

March 20, 2017

Bloomberg

In 2008, PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel gave half a million dollars to a Google engineer named Patri Friedman, the grandson of economist Milton Friedman. The money was to establish the Seasteading Institute, which aims to spearhead the development of politically autonomous, floating "seasteads" in unregulated international waters. This was to be the beginning of a long experiment in civilization building. It also turned out to be the origin of many, many puns.

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