
The Panama Canal Can Now Accommodate 90 Percent of the World's LNG Tankers
The expansion of the Panama Canal will reduce travel time and transportation costs for LNG tankers coming from the U.S. Gulf Coast to key markets in Asia

The Panama Canal Can Now Accommodate 90 Percent of the World's LNG Tankers
The expansion of the Panama Canal will reduce travel time and transportation costs for LNG tankers coming from the U.S. Gulf Coast to key markets in Asia

Researchers Aim to Use Flared Natural Gas to Harvest Water from the Atmosphere
A technique to harvest atmospheric water using flared natural gas could significantly reduce the water footprint of the controversial hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” method of extracting oil and gas


North America Will Draw Half Its Electricity from Carbon-Free Sources by 2025
Surprisingly, 37 percent already comes from noncarbon power plants, mostly nuclear and hydro

How Risky are the World Economic Forum's Top 10 Emerging Technologies for 2016?
It’s hard to predict the possible downsides, but we must try to do it anyway in order to develop them responsibly

Perovskite Solar Cells Supercharge Electricity Production
Even a relatively small initial supply of the new cells could bring solar power to remote locations that are not yet connected to any electrical grid

Next-Generation Batteries Ramp Up Capacity
For people who currently have no access to the grid, the combination of renewable generation and grid-scale batteries is utterly transformative

Can Renewables Replace Nuclear Power?
A deal is struck to close California’s last nuclear power plant, replacing the lost electricity through renewables and energy efficiency

Stanford Start-Up Amprius Aims to Mass Produce High-Energy Lithium Ion Batteries
Amprius has developed a new manufacturing technique that will enable mass production of its ultrahigh-density silicon nanowire lithium ion batteries

U.K. Vote on Whether to Leave Europe Imperils Global Climate
A vote to leave the European Union would transform energy policy as well as the fight to curb global warming

Oil Giant Sees Bright Future for Renewables
BP forecasts continued growth in wind, solar and other clean energy

Banks Claim They Will Back Away from Fossil Fuels
After investing $784 billion from 2013 to 2015 banks say they will at least cut coal loans

Oregon Could Widen Carbon Trading across North America
A plan under study would link the state to California and Quebec