Flaring, the controlled burning of unwanted natural gas during oil and gas recovery, is a commonplace procedure in the energy industry. But it’s both wasteful and damaging to the environment. Reporting from Houston, Texas, the FT’s Justin Jacobs discovers that moves are now being made to curb flaring, but how effective will they be?
President Biden wants to give billions in extra funding to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells contaminating the air, soil and groundwater. But why must taxpayers foot the bill?
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58 per cent of the US’s offshore wind resources remain untapped. Could floating offshore wind technology be the solution?
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The largest lithium mine in the world could be sitting in America's unwanted gadgets. The FT's Patrick McGee reports.
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With President Biden bidding for a net zero economy by 2050, there is a growing awareness and demand for high-voltage transmission systems to be substantially expanded.
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America's oil and gas industry is battling to build crucial pipelines from wells to refineries. Costs are soaring as protests and litigation take a heavy toll.
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Can you build the equivalent of 37,000 trees into a suitcase? A start-up founded by three Stanford graduates turns unwanted CO2 into new products
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30 years after Europe’s first offshore wind farm, the US is building its first industrial-scale offshore wind farm, 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, which will be home to the world’s most powerful wind turbines
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President Biden wants the US to become a net zero pioneer. But to make it happen, he’ll need huge advances in technology, and the unlikely support of his political opponents
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