US, Japan strike EV battery minerals trade deal to reduce dependence on China
Mar 27, 2023 22:34 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature Politics
The United States and Japan have agreed on a trade deal to strengthen their battery supply chains and reduce their dependence on China on electric vehicle battery minerals. The agreement will also give Japanese...
Burger King eyes whopping 100% fleet electrification by 2030
Mar 26, 2023 21:34 pm UTC| Nature Business Economy
Burger King revealed plans to transition its North American field team fleet to 100 percent EVs by 2030. The hamburger giant announced that it has transitioned 31 percent of its field team fleet in North America to...
Scientists, environmentalists oppose plan to build octopus farm
Mar 24, 2023 23:55 pm UTC| Science Economy Business Nature
Scientists and environmentalists have expressed deep concern over a plan to build the worlds first octopus farm in the Canary Islands, as it is detrimental to the welfare of the creatures renowned for their intelligence...
PepsiCo to invest $216 million into regenerative agriculture practices in US
Mar 23, 2023 22:00 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
PepsiCo has invested $216 million in long-term, strategic partnership agreements with three US-based farmer-facing organizations to drive the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices across the US. The...
Arla opens 1,620 MW solar power plant in Poland following Ukraine-war-induced power cuts
Mar 23, 2023 10:17 am UTC| Economy Business Nature
Arla Foods has opened a 1,620 MWh per year solar power plant in its repackaging facility in Tychowo, Poland, providing 85 percent of the sites energy consumption. The company invested 3 million in the solar power...
Singapore's Keppel Energy facilitates renewable power imports from Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia
Mar 21, 2023 23:42 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Keppel Energy has been authorized by the Energy Market Authority of Singapore to import 1 GW of renewable power from Cambodia. The wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation had just signed a long-term power purchase...
Netherlands eyes 500-MW hydrogen-from-offshore wind project for 2031
Mar 21, 2023 23:33 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
The Dutch government outlined plans for a large-scale offshore hydrogen production project with an electrolysis capacity of 500 MW, which it targets to be operational around 2031. The project, which will be the first to...
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