The energy consumption of Bitcoin mining is becoming sustainable

A few weeks ago, Kosovo became the latest country to ban cryptocurrency mining due to its excessive energy consumption.  Mining and energy consumption: the situation in the world China, Iceland, Iran ...

European nuclear fusion experiment announces ‘record-breaking’ results

Nuclear fusion powers the Sun. Pierre Longnus | The Image Bank | Getty Images Researchers working on a project centered around fusion energy — the process that powers stars — have hailed “record...

Why solar geomagnetic storms destroy satellites like SpaceX Starlink

Left: A Falcon 9 rocket carries 49 Starlink satellites toward orbit on Feb. 3, 2022. Right: An April 16, 2012 solar eruption is captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. SpaceX / NASA The s...

CVS, Enphase Energy, Chipotle, Lyft and more

Customers shop at the CVS Pharmacy, on Morrissey Boulevard, in Dorchester, on April 2, 2020. Some pharmacy workers worry about unsafe conditions at their stores. Pat Greenhouse | Boston Globe | Getty ...

Enphase Energy Stock Jumps. It Has Solved the Solar Supply-Chain Problem.

Text size A general view of solar modules Feng Li/Getty Images Enphase Energy shares were rising sharply Wednesday after the solar energy company’s quarterly earnings and first-quarter guidance barrel...

Enphase Energy’s Earnings and Guidance Top Estimates. The Stock Is Soaring.

Text size A general view of solar modules Feng Li/Getty Images Enphase Energy shares were soaring Wednesday after the solar energy company’s quarterly earnings and first-quarter guidance barreled past...

Why Nissan is moving from the internal combustion engine in Europe

The chief operating officer of Nissan has spoken to CNBC about why his company has decided to move away from the development of new internal combustion engines in Europe once a tougher set of emission...

Chipotle, Lyft, Enphase Energy and more

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Chipotle — Shares of the Mexican fast-food chain rose more than 8% in after-hours trading after the com...

Georgia State Becomes next Mining Hub, Bitcoin Miners Enjoy its Green Energy

The exodus of crypto mining operations out of China massively has become a blessing in disguise to the United States, given that it now takes the lion’s share.  With billion-dollar mining machines plu...

Thailand’s Gulf Energy To Form Crypto Joint Venture With Binance In Q 2

Thai leading energy producer, Gulf Energy Development Company, hopes to complete a crypto Joint Venture (JV) with the world’s famous cryptocurrency exchange Binance in the Q 2 of 2022, a senior execut...

BP Posts Bumper Profit and New Round of Buybacks

Text size BP Exploration Alaska headquarters Getty Images Surging oil and gas prices last year helped BP post its highest profit since 2012, allowing the company to reduce debt and announce more share...

Number of rainy days and intense rainfall can affect economy: Study

A man walks through the floods towards destroyed houses in Schuld near Bad Neuenahr, western Germany, on July 15, 2021. Bernd Lauter | AFP | Getty Images Climate affects the “economic growth sto...

Thailand’s Gulf Energy to seal crypto JV with Binance in Q2

TL;DR Breakdown Thailand’s Gulf Energy to seal crypto JV with Binance in Q2.  Gulf-Binance crypto exchange would be required to follow the guidelines to operate. Thailand’s largest power producer Gulf...

Why Berkshire Hathaway’s Utility Business Is a Crown Jewel

Berkshire Hathaway Energy, a big diversified utility business 91% owned by Berkshire Hathaway , is an industry leader with a huge portfolio of renewable power and one of the most ambitious capital spe...

World’s biggest firms seen exaggerating their climate actions

Extinction Rebellion and other climate change activist groups organized a greenwash march during COP26 to call on world leaders to act appropriately to the problem of combatting climate change and sto...

Why Alphabet, Nvidia, and Others Belong in the Dow Jones Industrials

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, launched in 1896, has trailed the S&P 500 index of late. That could change if Alphabet , which said on Tuesday that it would split its stock 20-1 (cutting shares ...

ConocoPhillips, CME Group and Others Boosted Dividends

Energy exploration and production giant ConocoPhillips (ticker: COP) said it will pay an ordinary dividend of 46 cents a share and a second-quarter variable return of cash of 30 cents a share. That’s ...

6 Stocks to Play the New U.S. Economic Reopening

UPS was a Covid beneficiary—until it wasn’t. Now, it again looks like a reopening play. Mario Tama/Getty Images Text size Covid cases are falling and the economy is about to reopen—again. Playing it, ...

Beat inflation with 3 stocks that bet against oil in favor of EVs and the renewable-power grid

The likelihood that lingering inflation and other factors lead to persistently higher oil prices leaves this stock picker focused on alternative energy and electric vehicles. Ivana Delevska, founder a...

GE Stock Could Light Up Your Portfolio. Here’s Why.

Text size General Electric was once known as the company that brings good things to life—but so far this century, holding shares of the conglomerate has been a portfolio killer. That all may soon chan...

Phaeton Energy: Towards Embedded Network

Researchers recently reported that Bitcoin mining has a shocking energy consumption level that is comparable to a medium-sized country. Blockchain is the most booming technology of our time, with impl...

Volvo Cars, Northvolt to build gigafactory in Gothenburg

A Volvo XC40 Recharge car on display at the 38th Thailand International Motor Expo 2021. Peerapon Boonyakiat /SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Volvo Cars and Northvolt said Friday they would b...

Argentinian Government Raises Energy Costs Almost 4x for Cryptocurrency Miners – Mining Bitcoin News

The Energy Secretary of Argentina eliminated power subsidies for cryptocurrency miners, raising the cost of energy to almost 4x what the miners were paying before. The measure affects customers of the...

Bitcoin To Save The Energy For $40k Amidst $730 Million Options Expiry! Is That Possible? 

The world’s most dominant crypto is no longer in reach of $40k, yet metrics indicate that bulls are likely to experience few short-term losses in an effort to strengthen their next run at the key resi...

California, Florida, and Inflation Are Sinking Solar

Text size Ethan Miller/Getty Images The solar power industry is destined to grow many times over in the coming decades, and several companies will undoubtedly become behemoths. But the current picture...

Siemens Gamesa sees revenue drop, lowers guidance

A Siemens Gamesa blade factory on the banks of the River Humber in Hull, England on October 11, 2021. PAUL ELLIS | AFP | Getty Images Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has cut its guidance for the comin...

Republicans grill Fed nominee Raskin over past views on climate and big energy companies

Sarah Bloom Raskin, nominated to be vice chairman for supervision and a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, gestures during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirma...

Bitcoin bulls may ignore Friday’s $730M options expiry by saving their energy for $40K

The past few months have been less than pleasant for Bitcoin (BTC) bulls, but they are not alone. Persistent comments from the United States Federal Reserve hint at plans to raise interest rates in 20...

Report crowns Solana for using least energy per transaction, but there’s a catch

Solana (SOL), one of the most active proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains, appears to be a PoS protocol consuming the lowest amount of electricity per transaction, according to a new report. The Crypto Ca...

Danish energy fund to lead massive green hydrogen project in Spain

Wind turbines photographed in Aragon, Spain. Pepe Romeo / 500px | 500px | Getty Images Plans for a huge project aiming to produce green hydrogen and ammonia have been announced, with those behind it h...

Jim Cramer sees promise in natural gas firm Coterra Energy

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday he sees promise in Coterra Energy, a natural gas-focused firm formerly called Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation. “When you’re picking among oil and gas...

Havana Syndrome May Be Caused By Directed Energy, Intelligence Panel Finds

Topline Some of the mysterious set of symptoms known as “Havana syndrome” that has plagued hundreds of American diplomats stationed overseas may be caused by directed energy, according to the findings...