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Hype Taxi Using Massive European Grants To Pay For Champagne-Scale Hydrogen Costs

April 22, 2024 admin 0 Comments carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, France, green economy, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Paris, policy & politics, subsidies, tesla, tesla model 3

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 20:01:44 +0000

In the crazy world of hydrogen-for-transportation plays, some endeavors stand out. Ballard’s $1.3 billion in losses, $55 million a year, since 2000 with no profits ever is one. The $1.2 billion that California received as a hydrogen hub which is going to go down the drain because it’s being spent … [continued]

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Adaptation Is Great, But We Really Have To Eliminate Emissions That Cause Warming

April 18, 2024 admin 0 Comments carbon emissions, climate change, Coal, Energy, Fossil Fuels

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:55:29 +0000

The United Nations has made it clear: the world is already experiencing changes in average temperature, shifts in the seasons, an increasing frequency of extreme weather events, and slow onset events. Everyone needs to adapt to the changing ecological, social, and economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic … [continued]

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Electrify Everything Everywhere All At Once – India Edition Transcript

April 18, 2024 admin 0 Comments air quality, Aviation, batteries, bicycles, biofuels, boats, buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric bikes, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, electrify everything, Energy, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, ev batteries, green economy, green jobs, grid, grid storage, heat pumps, hydrogen, India, india solar power, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, motorcycles + scooters, renewable energy, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:28:24 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. … [continued]

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Domestic Freight Mode Decarbonization Economics Will Vary Between Major Geographies

April 18, 2024 admin 0 Comments boats, carbon emissions, China, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, ev charging, freight, freight transport, green economy, high speed rail, India, investment, policy & politics, Shipping, trains / rail, trolley, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:33:55 +0000

Every major geography will be electrifying virtually all domestic freight shipping in the coming two to three decades. However, the starting conditions matter between India, Europe, China, and the United States. This assessment sprang out of a bit of news and discussion related to it today. China’s Windrose Technology and … [continued]

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Nickel-Mining Plants To Juice EV Battery Supply Chain

April 16, 2024 admin 0 Comments Albania, arpa-e, batteries, battery supply chain, Carbon Capture, carbon emissions, carbon farming, clean transport, critical materials, disruptive innovation, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev supply chain, Farm, green economy, nickel, nickel mining, phytomining, startups, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:20:36 +0000

A new, plant-based source of nickel could help spare the EV battery supply chain from the burden of environmental impacts related to mining.

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Why The Tesla Model Y & Other EVs Are So Safe

March 23, 2024 admin carbon emissions, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev sales, hybrid electric cars

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:02:38 +0000

Each year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the best-known evaluator of vehicle safety, awards kudos to vehicles that adhere to top safety standards. The IIHS subjects EVs to the same crash tests as conventional cars: full frontal collision, various overlap collisions, and roof integrity tests, among others. All … [continued]

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Natural Gas Isn’t Burning Nearly As Cleanly As We Thought

March 22, 2024 admin Alberta, Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, methane, natural gas, Oil

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:35:18 +0000

Remember those golden days when natural gas was a clean-burning bridge fuel, a nice way to reduce emissions as we ditched coal and switched to renewables? It was such a pleasant fantasy, while it lasted. Remember how the USA has a shared dream that it has world-beating emissions reductions because … [continued]

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Problems With EVs Are Exaggerated Into Soundbites — And That’s A Problem

March 19, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev sales, Media

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:25:08 +0000

The problem with electric vehicles isn’t their power, or costs, or range — it’s that they make for such good soundbites. Here’s how it works. A pattern exists in which an electric vehicle (EV) has a small problem that’s likely fixed with a software update. In the meantime, the issue … [continued]

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India’s Report Card Against Short List Of Climate Actions Is Better Than Most Realize

March 19, 2024 admin air quality, biofuels, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev sales, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, hydroelectric, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, India, india solar power, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, motorcycles + scooters, natural gas, nuclear energy, Oil, policy & politics, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, Smart Grid, Solar energy, subsidies, trains / rail, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:59:51 +0000

For several years I’ve been iterating The Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. The work of organizations like Mark Z. Jacobson’s Stanford team around energy and Carbon Drawdown’s around everything are excellent in different ways, but also indigestible to most people. The short list really is that. It’s … [continued]

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