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EV Demand Management Aggregation Is Commercializing

January 7, 2025 admin batteries, Canada, clean transport, demand management, demand response, electric trucks, electric utility, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, green economy, grid, investment, Smart Grid, usa, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 03:34:15 +0000

Four years ago, I published one of my first (absurdly arrogant) projection decades into the future, on three pathways for exploiting electric vehicle batteries for grid stability and cost efficiency. Today, it’s worth returning to it and seeing what’s happening in the space. The trigger for this was a conversation … [continued]

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Dangerous Downwash Is The 15th Reason Why A Jetsons EVTOL Future Won’t Happen

January 6, 2025 admin archer aviation, Aviation, China, clean transport, ehang, Electric vehicles, evtol, green economy, investment, joby aviation, lilium, usa, volocopter

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:55:29 +0000

Over the past few years tens of billions of dollars, enormous numbers of hours of aerospace engineers’ precious time, and countless articles have been wasted on the Jetsons fantasy of quiet, electric, folding aircraft taking off and descending vertically amidst the towers and homes of our cities. Now the US … [continued]

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New Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling Ban: Implications For Clean Hydrogen

January 6, 2025 admin biden administration, clean hydrogen, clean power, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, inflation reduction act of 2022., natural gas, offshore drilling, offshore oil drilling, Oil, oil and gas drilling, policy & politics, president biden, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:12:44 +0000

The new offshore drilling ban could help the US Department of Energy achieve its mission of diversifying the US hydrogen supply chain beyond natural gas, and into more sustainable sources.

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US Treasury Signals A New Hope For Green Hydrogen

January 6, 2025 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, Carbon Capture, clean hydrogen, clean power, Energy, federal tax credit, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, inflation reduction act, investment, policy & politics, production tax credit, renewable energy, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:50:33 +0000

The US Department of the Treasury had green hydrogen and energy security on its mind when it announced the Final Rule for H2 production tax credits.

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GM’s EV Sales Skyrocket And Soon We’ll All Be Driving Mushroom Cars

January 4, 2025 admin bioeconomy, cadillac, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev sales, general motors, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, sustainable design, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:23:30 +0000

GM is among the automakers celebrating a great year for EV sales, setting the stage for the Cadillac SOLLEI luxury concept EV featuring parts made with mushroom fiber.

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US Solar Manufacturing Is Soaring — New Facts

January 4, 2025 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., Manufacturing, policy & politics, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), subsidies

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:57:41 +0000

I wrote about it a handful of times last year — US solar manufacturing got a big boost from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (aka IRA) and has provided a lot more blue collar (or “green collar”) jobs in the country again. Overall, the IRA has been the biggest … [continued]

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Illinois Carbon Capture Project Captures Almost No Carbon

January 4, 2025 admin carbon capture (ccs), carbon dioxide, ethanol, green economy, Illinois, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:05:42 +0000

Carbon capture holds tremendous promise — if it works. But in the real world, it doesn’t and is costing taxpayers billions.

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Oil & Gas Frackers Love New Enhanced Geothermal Energy Systems

January 4, 2025 admin clean power, enhanced geothermal, enhanced geothermal systems, fervo energy, Fossil Fuels, geothermal energy, green economy, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe), usa, Utah

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:57:04 +0000

The emerging field of enhanced geothermal energy is providing oil and gas frackers with an opportunity to use their power for decarbonization, not extraction.

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British Columbia Shows Norway How To Decarbonize Ferries

January 3, 2025 admin biofuels, boats, British Columbia, Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric ferry, Electric vehicles, Energy, ev batteries, ferry, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Oil, renewable energy, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:28:05 +0000

Moving people and vehicles across short distances is a no-brainer for batteries and electric motors. The only problem, as with most electrification of transportation, is getting electricity at sufficient power levels to the point of charging. British Columbia has a very obvious and straightforward strategy for its ferries. British Columbia … [continued]

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Avoiding the Uniqueness Bias In Charging Microgrids

January 3, 2025 admin batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, Oil, renewable energy, Solar energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:44:26 +0000

Key takeaways: No truck stop or distribution center is unique Establish corporate control and management of the program Optimize the mix of vendors and staff for different phases of the program The uniqueness bias is a finding of Professor Bent Flyvbjerg, global megaprojects expert and author of the 2023 business … [continued]

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