Focus on Infrastructure
How digital tech could improve public transit and reduce emissions, too
A new report from the Institute for Research on Public Policy explores how digital technologies could make public transit "more equitable, efficient and...
Making cement is damaging for the climate – but one solution is opening in California
California startup Fortera has developed a technology that reduces carbon dioxide in cement manufacturing and could have potential to operate at large scale
Biden awards $830 million to toughen US infrastructure against climate change
The money is expected to improve bridges, roads, ports, rail, transit and other infrastructure across 37 states
Couple set to host heat pump viewings say they want to ‘spread the word’
A new scheme is allowing homeowners who are thinking of swapping their gas boiler to a heat pump to view one in a...
UK can meet gas, power demand: transmission operators
There are sufficient supplies of gas and electricity to meet the UK's energy demand from April to September this year, due to lower...
‘Visit a heat pump’ scheme to help householders make clean tech switch
Owners of properties with a heat pump are opening their doors to homeowners who are considering making the change to clean tech
Reconsider Enbridge Line 5 pipeline shutdown order: Biden administration
The Biden administration has urged a U.S. appeals court to tell a lower court to rethink its order that would require Canadian operator...
US electricity and gasoline prices push up energy sector inflation
U.S. electricity and gasoline prices increased sharply in March, leading the energy sector to far outpace broader inflation for the month.
US electric utilities brace for surge in power demand from data centers
Demand for processing power behind technologies such as AI sees US electricity companies predicting a boom period as they revise up their forecasts.
Short Term Energy Outlook: US power use to reach record highs in 2024 and 2025
U.S. power consumption will rise to record highs in 2024 and 2025, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short Term...
