Hydrogen

MILAN (Reuters) - Europe’s biggest utility Enel is set to launch a green hydrogen business next year to speed up its plans to become a carbon-free power producer by 2050.FILE PHOTO: A logo of Italian multinational energy company Enel is seen at the Milan's headquarter, Italy, February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio…

Illustration: NikolaTruck YeahThe trucks are good!Today, a story about Nikola, a startup that is valued in the billions despite having no revenue, appeared on Bloomberg, headlined “Nikola Founder Exaggerated the Capability of His Debut Truck.” Within about an hour, Nikola’s founder was rage-tweeting, calling for the author of the story…

Nikola Motors is worth $23 billion despite zero sales or revenue. Founder and chairman Trevor Milton told CNBC that's because investors "don't care." Instead, they care about reducing emissions and the promise of Nikola's technology. While Tesla has its eyes on a battery powered semi-truck, Nikola is eyeing hydrogen fuel cells. Visit Business Insider's…

The hydrogen fuel cell car is not dead yet; indeed, a new Australian company has just launched, promising to build industrial vehicles and passenger cars using fuel cell/ultracapacitor hybrid electric powertrains, with a "Snowy" SUV coming in 2022/3.H2X Australia recently popped up out of stealth mode claiming to have several…

the cityhawk eVTOL flying car by metro skyways, a subsidiary company of israeli-based aerodynamic technologies developer, urban aeronautics, will run on hydrogen. cityhawk is based on the company’s cormorant design (previous coverage here) and constitutes its flagship fancraft model. the futuristic vehicle will now come in an eVTOL (electrical vertical…

Using data acquired in 2007 and 2008 during flybys of Venus and Mercury by NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft, researchers found the neutron lifetime to be 780 seconds. Cosmic rays striking Venus’ atmosphere eject neutrons that gradually fly into space. As neutrons move to higher altitudes, more time passes, and more neutrons…

Eventually, all types of vehicle will have to become electric as governments around the world look to crack down on high-emission vehicles. With this, manufacturers face a dilemma: shift iconic vehicles to electric power, or create something entirely new. Earlier this week, Ford Motor Company’s COO, Jim Farley, spoke with…

NASA is preparing to land a spacecraft on the moon for the first time in nearly half a century.The agency is giving the private company Astrobotic nearly $200 million to deliver the moon rover in late 2023 through a government program called Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS).NASA wants commercial partners to help last…

Published: June 10, 2020 at 4:50 p.m. ET Tesla going ‘all out’ on Tesla Semi freight truck Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the Tesla Semi unveiling in 2017. Getty Images Shares of Tesla Inc. rose more than 9% on Wednesday after Chief Executive Elon Musk urged the company “to go…

They are both named after inventor Nikola Tesla. They are both aiming to upend the market of predominantly gasoline and diesel-powered cars and trucks with their zero-emission technologies. And their stock prices are surging—but for different reasons.The day on which Tesla's shares hit an all-time high closing price of $949.92 on Monday…