While the world’s eyes were on the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and China, the paths to prosperity and shared interests have grown murkier.
Category: Energy and Power
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Why Are Food Prices So High in Europe? Sugar, Cheese and Bread Costs Soar
Agricultural and energy costs are falling, but basic items remain stubbornly expensive for consumers.
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Vary Energy Leans on Manure to Provide a Greener Future
Varo Energy, a Swiss provider of gasoline and diesel, is charting a path to lower carbon energy by relying on farm waste and used cooking oil.
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Why Some Countries Find It Hard to Move Away From Fossil Fuels
Trinidad and Tobago is the No. 2 exporter of liquefied natural gas in the Americas. Its output has been falling, but it remains committed to fossil fuels.
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Biden’s Climate Tax Breaks Are Popular, Driving Up Law’s Cost
A law to boost clean energy appears to be more potent than predicted, with big implications for both budget talks and efforts to fight climate change.
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Danish Wind Pioneer Keeps Battling Climate Change
Henrik Stiesdal helped design the first modern wind turbines. A thousand patents later, he’s a green tech entrepreneur rolling out new innovations.
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Russia’s Gas Exports Are Expected to Slide in 2023
Once Europe’s mainstay source of natural gas, Russia’s pipeline exports this year are now likely to be half of last year’s total, analysts and the Russian media say.
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Britain and the Netherlands Agree on a North Sea Power Link
The undersea connection between a Dutch wind farm and Britain could be a step toward more renewable energy to counter Russia and tackle climate change.
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As Oil Companies Stay Lean, Workers Move to Renewable Energy
Solar, wind, geothermal, battery and other alternative-energy businesses are adding workers from fossil fuel companies, where employment has fallen.
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Europe Has Weathered an Energy Crisis, for Now
Worries about gas and oil supplies have greatly eased. But reverberations from the war in Ukraine continue to cloud longer-term forecasts.
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Are You Switching to a Heat Pump? We Want to Hear From You.
Some people in extremely cold areas of the U.S. are switching to heat pumps from oil or gas furnaces. But others are not convinced that these devices are right for them.