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Blockchain’s Biggest Businesses: Forbes Blockchain 50 Call For 2022 Nominations

Over the first three years of the Forbes Blockchain 50, our list of billion-dollar companies making meaningful use of the technology popularized by bitcoin, has become a bellwether of institutional adoption. Our list shines light on how large corporations—often household names like Walmart and Novartis— are using blockchain tech to improve business processes and become… More

September 20, 2021, 3:01 am
in Business, Energy

A Dismal Day For Argentina’s Principal Petro-Province Governors

Results Concept Highway getty By Mark P. Jones Three provinces, Chubut, Neuquén and Santa Cruz, produce 79% of Argentina’s petroleum and 83% of its natural gas. In Sunday’s mandatory primaries, which serve as a key biennial barometer of political power in Argentina, in all three provinces the governor experienced an electoral defeat, and a corresponding blow… More

September 15, 2021, 5:29 am
in Business, Energy, Investing, Money

Off-Grid Power Will Be Our New Norm

SLIDELL, LA – SEPTEMBER 13: A utility worker repairs a power line September 13, 2005 in Slidell, … [+] Louisiana. Rescue efforts and clean up continue in the areas hit by Hurricane Katrina over two weeks after the deadly storm hit. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images What will the energy market look like… More

September 1, 2021, 6:41 am
in Cryptocurrency, DEFI, Energy, Markets

Altcoins soar after Bitcoin price bounces off a key moving average

Bitcoin price reliably bounced off the 20-day moving average, which catalyzed an explosive rally from VGX, CHSB and EWT. The cryptocurrency market got off to a slow start on Aug. 19 after stimulus tapering talks from the U.S. Federal Reserve put pressure on global financial markets, but momentum within the crypto market picked up in… More

August 20, 2021, 10:36 am
in Business, Energy, Innovation, Science

Latest IPCC Report Predicts Disaster – Yet Again. But Not Much Will Happen – Yet Again.

Despite all of our attempts, like trying to make coal clean, our emissions are still increasing. … [+] Kemper Clean Coal Plant (shown here) was eventually turned into a normal combined cycle natural gas power plant. DOE This week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released part of its Sixth Assessment Report, which warns… More

August 16, 2021, 5:00 am
in Business, Energy

Will Pittsburgh International Airport’s Microgrid Show How America Can Build Infrastructure?

PITTSBURGH – NOVEMBER 09: An aerial view of the Pittsburgh International airport photographed on … [+] November 9, 2010 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Getty Images Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) reached a milestone in July when it took itself completely off the local power grid, establishing its own microgrid based on on-site… More

August 4, 2021, 5:10 am
in Asia, Billionaires, Business, Energy, Investing, Markets, Money

Southeast Asian Tycoons Step Up Investments In Renewable Energy Projects Across Indonesia, Vietnam

Sunseap’s offshore floating photovoltaic (OFPV) system in Singapore. Courtesy of Suneap AC Energy—controlled by Philippine billionaire Jaime Zobel de Ayala’s Ayala Corp.—and Singapore-based Sunseap Group are investing over $2.4 billion in separate renewable energy projects across Southeast Asia as countries around the region accelerate their transition into a carbon-free future. Sunseap—backed by Thai billionaire Isara… More

July 22, 2021, 12:20 am
in Business, Energy

The Saudi-UAE Bust-Up Is A Return To The Persian Gulf Status Quo

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – APRIL 20: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE … [+] Armed Forces, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) meets Saudi Defence Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) as part of the GCC Defence Ministrial summit in Riyadh on April 20, 2016. (Photo… More

July 16, 2021, 1:01 pm
in Business, Cryptocurrency, Energy

Licensed Iranian crypto miners ordered to halt production ‘altogether’

Even Iran’s minister of labor has reported electrical disruptions to his home as crypto miners continue to exert demand on the country’s power grid. Eshaq Jahangiri, the first vice president of Iran under Hassan Rouhani, has called on all legally operating crypto miners in the country to stop producing coins.According to a Wednesday report from… More

July 7, 2021, 8:34 am
in Business, Energy

A Setback For The Ethanol Industry

In this Friday, May 20, 2021, photo, a fuel truck driver checks the gasoline tank level at a United … [+] Oil gas station in Sunset Blvd., in Los Angeles. The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 8 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.10 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the… More

July 4, 2021, 12:54 pm
in Business, Cryptocurrency, Energy

Greenidge plans to expand mining operations to South Carolina

According to the crypto mining firm, the South Carolina facility has been capable of drawing 80 megawatts of power, two thirds of which is produced from zero carbon energy sources. Bitcoin mining company Greenidge Generation announced it would be starting operations in South Carolina as early as this year.In a Friday announcement, Greenidge said it… More

July 3, 2021, 7:39 am
in Cryptocurrency, Energy

Chinese hydropower plants on sale as crypto miners move abroad

Advertisements for small-scale hydro plants have reportedly surged on Chinese secondhand e-commerce platforms. Small-scale hydroelectric plants in China are reportedly looking for new customers as crypto miners go abroad amid a nationwide crackdown on mining activity.According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), advertisements for small-scale hydro plants with 50-megawatt capacity have surged on Chinese… More

June 29, 2021, 6:37 am
in Business, Energy, Investing, Markets, Money

Biden Takes A Shot Against China’s Massive Solar Industry. Why It Matters.

China is the world’s largest producer of solar cells, which go into these solar panels seen here. … [+] But it takes polysilicon to make them. Xinjiang sourced poly is now a geopolitical risk due to forced labor concerns among Uyghur Muslims in prison camps. getty On Thursday afternoon, the White House said four companies… More

June 27, 2021, 5:00 am
in Business, Energy, Innovation

Electric Truckmaker Nikola Buys $50 Million Stake In Indiana Hydrogen Plant

Nikola’s fuel cell Tre trucks may get hydrogen from a new plant in Indiana the company is investing in. Nikola Corp. Nikola Corp., which plans to mass-produce hydrogen-powered electric semi-trucks, said it’s buying a $50 million stake in an Indiana energy project led by Wabash Valley Resources that’s converting an idled coal-fired power plant into… More

June 22, 2021, 3:27 pm
in Business, Energy, Money

How Is U.S. Shale Oil Production Performing So Well?

MENTONE, TX – FEBRUARY 05: The Patterson 298 natural gas fueled drilling rig drills on land in the … [+] Permian Basin that is owned by Apache Corporation (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Getty Images Production of oil and gas from shale has been a modern marvel, and one that has repeatedly confounded prognosticators. From… More

June 21, 2021, 5:24 am

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