Battery prices are plummeting. That’s good news for the planet.

Battery prices could fall by 40% by 2030, but more work is to be done. Read More

The Cold Hard Truth About Renewable Energy Adoption

The energy transition, while necessary, faces challenges such as technological uncertainty, pace disagreement, security concerns, and economic disparities. Read More

Charging ahead: The quest for clean energy and safer battery storage

Climate change is driving the transition toward clean energy and storage. Lithium-ion battery technology, while promising, suffers from some issues. Developers are working on solutions and ... Read More

When Politics and Physics Collide

But there are real-world limits to the velocity of commercialization of all industrial-class technologies, and firm physics boundaries for all hardware. The limitations of economic theory become ... Read More

PBF Energy: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) — PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) — PBF Energy Inc. (PBF) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $106.6 million. The Parsippany, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of 86 ... Read More

Northern Plains tribes get $135 million for solar power

Five tribes across South Dakota are part of a multi-million dollar solar initiative to bring solar power to residential homes on reservations. Read More

The Best Comedies on Netflix for When You Need a Good Laugh

It claimed the Oscar for Best Picture—and, also, the best dildo fight scene of 2022. The action comedy is able to play with such absurdities by having Michelle Yeoh—playing a laundromat owner ... Read More

Intel Inside Ohio

The stagnating chipmaker is attempting a comeback with massive spending on new factories and lots of help from the Biden administration. Read More

Mining giant BHP Billiton makes $39 billion bid for Anglo American to expand copper operations

with around 10% of global output — a hugely lucrative market in the transition to clean energy. Anglo American’s share price closed up 16% in London after revealing that BHP, the world’s biggest miner ... Read More

The craziest concept cars ever made

If you’re starting with a clean sheet to design a car ... Mitsubishi’s Ecological Science Research concept was a test bed for green technologies. All very laudable, but why should any car be this ugly ... Read More

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley vows to invest in ‘quality-of-life city services’

Here is the text of Providence Brett Smiley’s FY25 Budget speech, as prepared for delivery on April 17 as part of his annual state of the city presentation. Read More

Kearney girls soccer has eight goal performance in district opening win

The Kearney girls soccer team earned their fifth straight victory, defeating Lincoln Northeast 8-0 in the opening round of districts. Read More