Huge biofuels expansion without safeguards would drive deforestation. Next month the world’s spotlight will turn to Belém, a city on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, as Brazil hosts the COP30 climate summit. The setting is symbolic. The Amazon, “the lungs of the planet,” is a wealth of biodiversity and … [continued]
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Brimstone this week announced successful results from tests of Brimstone’s lower-carbon Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) for use in concrete construction with plans for more comprehensive testing to be conducted in 2025 and 2026. On the strength of the initial testing outcomes, Amazon has signed a commercial … [continued]
Amazon's robotaxi startup Zoox is preparing for the mass production of its purpose-built vehicles at its new factory in California (courtesy of Zoox).
Amazon’s robotaxi startup Zoox is preparing for the mass production of its purpose-built vehicles at its new factory in California, with Waymo waiting in the wings while Tesla continues to stumble over brand reputation issues.
How much does a robot have to cost and how good does it need to be in order to replace a human delivery person? If there’s one company that knows, it’s Amazon, and that online retail giant may be on the verge of reaching that critical juncture. Reportedly, Amazon has … [continued]
We all know the buzzword of the day — AI. AI is going to solve countless problems at it gets infinitely smarter and more useful. We just need to build bigger and bigger datacenters. Hence the reason companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Tesla are building or buying nuclear, natural … [continued]
Two years ago this month, I saw my first Amazon Prime Rivian electric delivery van (lead figure of this article) just across my street. The driver said he loved the new van and was kind enough to pose for pictures and show me inside. He said Amazon already had ~100 … [continued]
Hyundai is the first automaker to work with Amazon Autos to sell its cars online. Odds are, others will soon follow.
The AI craze is threatening to overwhelm utility companies who don’t have enough electricity to power new data centers.
One thing that frosts my shorts is a press release from some renewable energy developer touting how many homes a new installation can power. The dirty little secret no one wants to talk about is that much of the new renewable energy coming online today will be used to power … [continued]
Silicon Ranch's Scotford Solar Project at Shell's Energy and Chemicals Park, Scotford. (Photo: Business Wire)
From mobile batteries supporting the new Eddie Murphy movie, Candy Cane Lane, to a battery first in safety testing, below is a roundup of battery news and solar energy news for you to enjoy. Batteries Sienza Energy, a Caltech-incubated battery company addresses battery safety for the EV market “Sienza Energy, … [continued]
