The transition to clean energy is gathering steam, and many types of technology will be needed to make it happen. In recent years, carbon capture and storage has emerged as a potential means for reducing carbon emissions from so-called “hard-to-abate” industrial processes such as cement, chemical and steel production. The technology works by capturing and...
As data breaches and cyberattacks rise, cybersecurity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are gaining traction. The term cybersecurity originated in 1989, and today is defined as the measures taken to protect a computer or computer system against unauthorized access or cyberattack threats. These measures can include people, policies and processes. The number of security incidents is increasing...
The recent BRICS meeting didn’t result in a new gold-backed currency, but geologist and longtime newsletter writer Byron King of Paradigm Press told the Investing News Network it has long-term implications that have yet to play out. He pointed out that the bloc has agreed to welcome six new countries: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi...
The launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT has created major buzz around artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. ChatGPT is an AI chatbot software application that uses machine learning techniques to emulate human-written conversations. A hitherto niche subsector in the AI industry, this technology is called generative AI, and it’s set to disrupt myriad industries, including marketing, security, healthcare,...
Hydrogen stocks are benefiting from cleantech sector momentum as the world moves closer to a green energy future. The most abundant element on Earth, hydrogen is a colorless gas. It can be produced in liquid form and burned to generate electricity, or combined with oxygen atoms in fuel cells. In this way, hydrogen — which...
Lithium demand is expected to increase significantly in the coming decades as the world turns to greener sources of energy to meet its net-zero goals. But extracting and processing lithium is not an easy task, and challenges and delays are common across projects in the industry. Many experts believe new technologies could be a way...
Year-to-date gain: 31.81 percent; market cap: C$1.17 billion; current share price: C$61.16 Based in the US state of North Carolina, Piedmont Lithium is focused on producing lithium hydroxide to provide companies with a source outside of China. To do so, Piedmont is advancing its fully integrated Carolina lithium project in North Carolina and is planning...