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More Hydrogen Maritime Trials Surface From Sargasso Sea

December 18, 2024 admin boats, carbon emissions, cargo shipping, clean power, clean shipping, clean transport, climate change, container shipping, Energy, ferries, green economy, green jobs, green shipping, investment, Manufacturing, Norway, renewable energy, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 22:15:35 +0000

Recently I published a roundup of quite awful hydrogen maritime trial efforts, and ended with a request that if others knew of more, they should share. A few additional ones bubbled up and there were a couple of minor corrections and delightful additions. I encourage those who haven’t read the … [continued]

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War, Wind Power, And The Green Way Forward For Ukraine

December 17, 2024 admin clean power, deep decarbonization, Energy, Europe, European Union, green economy, green hydrogen, green steel, green steelmaking, investment, Manufacturing, onshore wind farms, renewable energy, Russia, Ukraine, ukraine wind power, vestas, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:10:00 +0000

Wind power continues to add megawatts of clean power to the Ukrainian electricity grid, even as Russia continues its drive to demolish the country’s energy infrastructure.

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The Business Of Decarbonization Pays Off — But Don’t Wait To Start

December 17, 2024 admin climate change, climate risks, decarbonization, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, policy & politics, scope 3 emissions

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 17:52:03 +0000

The business of decarbonization is too important to wait, say experts. But merely having climate commitments that focus on 2050 isn’t sufficient, as such pledges may lull business leaders into thinking there is still some time left until they need to act. It’s not only possible but prudent for organizations … [continued]

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From Electric Motorcycles On Uber & Bolt To Neta V Electric Taxis, Nairobi’s EV Scene Is Starting To Flourish

December 17, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric motorcycles, electric taxis, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 15:25:36 +0000

With over 2 million internal combustion engine motorcycles in Kenya, the motorcycle sector presents a large addressable market for companies interested in electrification. Motorcycles are mainly used as public transport vehicles in Kenya. These motorcycle taxis are popularly known as boda bodas. The motorcycle taxi industry is a vital segment … [continued]

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Waymo Leads the Way Again with 1st First Responder Program

December 17, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, waymo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:53:45 +0000

How robotaxis interact with first responders and how first responders are expected to handle robotaxis that have been in an accident are important matters, and Waymo has taken these matters seriously. As evidence of that, Waymo has partnered with TÜV SÜD for an independent, third-party evaluation of Waymo’s practices. The … [continued]

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Ford Teaches Electric Car Drivers How To Drive in the Snow & Cold

December 17, 2024 admin clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, ford, ford f-150 lightning, ford mustang mach e, smartphone apps

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:10:48 +0000

As we enter the season of extreme cold and snow, let me, a Floridian, tell you what you should do to protect your car and get the most out of your electric vehicle. Okay, no, I’m close to useless in this regard, with very little experience driving in extreme cold … [continued]

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Europe Expected to Add 110 Gigawatts of Solar Next Year!

December 17, 2024 admin clean power, Europe, europe solar energy, europe solar power, green economy, investment, market research, research, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 03:08:15 +0000

The solar power market in Europe just continues to grow and grow and grow. And not by a little bit. According to S&P Global Commodity Insights, and particularly solar market analyst Liam Coman, 56 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity were installed in Europe in 2023, approximately 95 GW are … [continued]

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Electrified Freight: Trucking Will Grow & Big Logistics Players Will Dominate

December 17, 2024 admin batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, climate change, electric truck, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, renewable energy, rooftop solar, Solar energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 02:23:18 +0000

Key takeaways Delivering inexpensive, reliable electric truck charging requires scale Major logistics, truck stop and turn-key services firms have the scale and will lead the way The big firms that embrace this will increase market share Movement of freight in the United States (U.S) is going to shift more and … [continued]

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Using Hot Water to Balance the Grid

December 17, 2024 admin agl, arena, Australia, australian renewable energy agency (arena), demand response, energy efficiency, grid, heat pump water heaters, heat pumps, Smart Grid, smart meters, south australia

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:42:15 +0000

The humble electric hot water system, hidden usually in a corner of the garage, or even sometimes stuck outside the house in Australia, is being repurposed to balance the grid. For years, we have used tariff 33 to switch on our hot water systems at night for lower-cost electricity from … [continued]

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New Report Establishes Baseline for Clean Energy Deployment in Energy Communities

December 17, 2024 admin clean power, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment tax credit (itc), lawrence berkeley national laboratory, Manufacturing, market research, policy & politics, policy research, production tax credit, research, Solar energy, solar investment tax credit, wind energy, wind production tax credit

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:17:57 +0000

For the first time, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 included place-based federal tax incentives for projects located in “Energy Communities,” which might alter the economic equation of where projects should be located. Storage projects may be eligible for a 10-point increase in the Investment Tax Credit (e.g., from 30% … [continued]

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