Energy & Environment

Boulder Imaging's IdentiFlight AI system reduces bird mortality at wind farms by over 95% while limiting energy losses to under 1%, addressing a key regulatory barrier to wind expansion worldwide. The computer vision platform detects protected species from 1.5 kilometers away, automatically curtailing turbines only when necessary. The technology's commercial deployment follows enterprise investment from Lime Rock New Energy.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources confronts 70% confidence climate transition risk as steel producers in Germany, Sweden, and China shift to hydrogen-based production that eliminates metallurgical coal use. Met coal prices fell 50% from $615 per ton in Q1 2022 to $310 in Q4 2025. EU carbon border mechanisms create €50-75 per ton cost advantage for hydrogen steel over traditional blast furnace methods.