Before Detroit automakers can switch to making electric vehicles, they have to have the batteries to put into them. So a big announcement Oct. 27 will likely be a key to the transition. Lear Corp. (...
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VW Starts Building Electric Vehicles In U.S. Plant: Just-In-Time Production
Volkswagen has begun building the Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle at the VW plant in Chattanooga, … [+] Tenn. Photo: Volkswagen The timing couldn’t be much better for Volkswagen to start buildi...
California approves desalination plant as drought hits water supplies
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (R) tastes wastewater that was treated at the Antioch Water Treatment Plant with Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe (L) on August 11, 2022 in Antioch, California. Justin Sullivan ...
Honda’s new $4.4 billion EV battery plant will be built in Ohio
An employee inspects the door of a 2018 Honda Accord vehicle during production at the Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. Marysville Auto Plant in Marysville, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Ty Wrig...
Micron Plans to Build Largest U.S. Chip Plant Ever
Micron Technology plans to invest billions of dollars to build a huge new chip manufacturing plant. The company says the so-called megafab will be the largest semiconductor factory ever built in the U...
Plant the Seeds of Dividend Income With These 3 Agriculture Stocks
Certain sectors of the market lend themselves to creating great dividend stocks. That could be because demand is steady, margins are high, or the sector is experiencing a lot of growth. Examples inclu...
First solar-power Bitcoin mining plant opens in South Australia
A solar-powered Bitcoin (BTC) mining plant has begun operations in South Australia to become the first-of-a-kind center in the region. The plant operated by Lumos Digital Mining provides about five m...
Siemens commissions German production plant
A Siemens logo in Germany. The industrial giant says that a newly commissioned green hydrogen plant in the country will use wind and solar power from the Wunsiedel Energy Park. Daniel Karmann | Pictur...
Tesla May Be Set to Build a New Plant – but Not the One You Think
Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla (TSLA) , has promised that this year he’ll announce the locations of the electric-vehicle manufacturer’s next factories. The list should probably incl...
IAEA Calls For ‘Protection Zone’ Around Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Amid Fighting In Ukraine
Topline The International Atomic Energy Agency has urged the establishment of a nuclear safety and security protection zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine in a report published...
The bottling plant I work at just got acquired by investors who want to change the future of capitalism. Let’s see how they handle our immediate concerns
This Labor Day, KKR has an opportunity to improve working conditions and honor the rights of Refresco employees by remedying unsafe working conditions and supporting a fair contract that prioritizes w...
LG’s $4.4B Battery Plant, Taming Volcanic Brine And More Fuel Cells For Trucks
This week’s Current Climate, which every Saturday brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability. Sign up to get it in your inbox every week. Corbis via Getty Images Last weekend, I r...
Toyota says it will invest extra $2.5 billion in North Carolina plant
A Toyota dealership in Yokohama, Japan, photographed on Feb. 7, 2021. The firm is trying to make headway in the increasingly competitive electric vehicle market. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images ...
Honda, LG Energy Solution to build $4.4 billion battery plant in U.S.
An employee inspects the door of a 2018 Honda Accord vehicle during production at the Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. Marysville Auto Plant in Marysville, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Ty Wrig...
Micron Seeks Tax Breaks for $160 Billion Chip Plant Near Austin
(Bloomberg) — Micron Technology Inc. is considering a plan to spend as much as $160 billion on a new semiconductor factory in central Texas. Most Read from Bloomberg The company filed applicatio...
Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant In Ukraine Disconnects From Grid
Topline The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Southeastern Ukraine—the largest power plant in Europe—was disconnected from the electricity grid Thursday for the first time in the history of the plant, acc...
Still growing — Armenian mining operator increases power plant capacity
The establishment of free economic zones that foster blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption in Armenia is bearing fruit as a local mining operator adds 60MW of capacity to its power plant-based facili...
Ukraine Runs Nuclear Disaster Drills In Zaporizhzhia As Tensions Rise At Europe’s Largest Plant
Topline Moscow on Thursday accused Kyiv of “nuclear blackmail” and escalating tensions surrounding Europe’s largest nuclear power plant ahead of a high-level United Nations visit to the region this we...
Strike At Iowa Army Ammunition Plant Could Have Big Consequences For Ukrainian Army
A strike may disrupt America’s ammunition supply chain AFP via Getty Images Far from the Ukrainian front lines, labor trouble is brewing at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant. After a set of union c...
Ukraine Accuses Russia Of ‘Nuclear Terror’ Amid Fighting Near Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant
Topline Ukraine is calling for a stronger response from the international community after accusing Russia of once again shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant—the Zaporizhzhia plant in southern...
Samsung Builds $1.3 Billion EV Battery Plant In Malaysia
Attendees look at a Samsung SDI battery pack for electric vehicle displayed at the InterBattery … [+] exhibition in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, March 17, 2022. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg Samsu...
Tesla Cofounder Is Building A $3.5 Billion Plant To Make EV Battery Parts In The U.S.
Redwood Materials is building a $3.5 billion plant near Reno, Nevada, to make cathode and anode materials for electric vehicle batteries. Redwood Materials Redwood Materials, a battery recycling and m...
Nuclear power plant lowers output to protect fish
Switzerland’s Beznau nuclear power plant photographed in July 2019. The facility uses the river Aare for cooling. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images A nuclear power plant in Switzerland is lo...
CATL Might Bring Battery Capacity to America With Mexico Plant, Report Says.
Text size Contemporary Amperex Technology is the largest and most valuable battery maker. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg The electric-vehicle battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology might be readying its ...
Fusion Power Funding, A New EV Battery Plant In Kansas And How Food Waste Costs Taxpayers
This week’s Current Climate, which every Saturday brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability. Sign up to get it in your inbox every week. Associated Press In the first four months...
Tesla’s Long-Time Partner Panasonic Building $4 Billion EV Battery Plant In Kansas
Panasonic’s new Kansas battery plant will be among the largest in the U.S. Panasonic Energy Panasonic, Tesla’s main battery manufacturer and a key investor since the company’s earliest days, say...
Shell to build ‘Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant’
On Wednesday, Shell said the Holland Hydrogen I facility would be “Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant” when operations start in 2025. Shell is one of several big firms looking...
New York Denies Air Permit to Gasoline-Fired Bitcoin Mining Plant
New York state has dealt a blow to miners by denying air permits for a gasoline-fired Bitcoin mining plant. The news follows the New York State Assembly’s decision to impose a two-year moratorium on f...
Taiwan’s GlobalWafers to Build $5 Billion Chip Plant in Texas
(Bloomberg) — GlobalWafers Co. plans to build a $5 billion semiconductor silicon-wafer facility that will be the biggest of its kind on American soil, as the country contends with the fallout fr...
Tesla launches decentralized power plant
The pursuit of cost optimization now finds its way through Tesla, which is not only involved in electric cars but also in robotics and electricity in general. Tesla’s new Powerwall Tesla launches the...
Aspen Creek Digital’s first solar Bitcoin mining plant goes live
Aspen Creek Digital Corporation (“ACDC”) announced today June 23, that its first Bitcoin mining facility, a 6MW High Performance Computing Center (“HPCC”) co-located behind-the-meter with a 10MW solar...