This new field robot developed by a Turkish cotton farmer is fully electric, fully autonomous, and could harvest as much as 20% more cotton from existing farms. The Afara’s inventor claims that between 5 and 20% of cotton yields are left on the plants after the conventional self-propelled harvesters have left the field. Due to […]

Chinese automakers and battery giants, including BYD, CATL, and NIO, are teaming up to form an “all-star” lineup aimed at developing all solid-state EV batteries. In a move that could revolutionize the EV market, China’s leading auto and battery manufacturers are forming an alliance to commercialize all solid-state batteries. According to Nikkei Asia, the China […]

John Deere production line; via Charles & Hudson under CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED John Deere mowers tractors are known for being green. Now, the company is taking that “green cred” to another level with the launch of fully electric tractors scheduled to hit the market by 2026 – and they’ll be built in North Carolina. John […]

Saudi energy minister Abdulaziz bin Salman on Oct. 5, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Saudi’s state-controlled oil giant Aramco suspended its capacity expansion plans because of the green transition, Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman said Monday, stressing that the future of energy security lies with renewables.  “I think we postponed this [Aramco capacity] […]

An emission comes out of a smoke stack at the Infineum oil refinery on February 6, 2024, in Linden, New Jersey.  Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images Oil prices were largely flat Monday after rallying more than 6% last week on escalating Middle East tensions. The West Texas Intermediate contract for March gained […]