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2024 Was A Productive Year For My Decarbonization Efforts

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Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:12:50 +0000

It’s the time of year when people publish retrospectives on the year and start thinking about the year ahead. As so much of my work ends up in CleanTechnica, I thought it would be useful to provide my retrospective here. On a purely personal note, I’ve been told over and … [continued]

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Andy Palmer Says “Hybrids Are A Road To Hell”

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:01:16 +0000

Hybrids are a road to a dead end according to Andy Palmer, a former Nissan executive who convinced Carlos Ghosn to develop the LEAF.

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Eversource Transitions From Gas Company To Geothermal Company In Framingham

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:36:41 +0000

Framingham, Massachusetts is the first city in the US where a gas utility is now offering geothermal services to its customers.

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Operational & Technical Solutions Can Promote Maritime Decarbonization

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:36:16 +0000

Once upon a time, the maritime industry thought that, in order to shrink environmental degradation, reducing air pollutants like sulfur oxides was quite satisfactory. A lot has changed with maritime decarbonization since then. Today the industry focuses on adopting comprehensive strategies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Digital ship technologies … [continued]

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Green Hydrogen Advocates Get A Cold Dose Of Reality From Bloomberg

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:53 +0000

The price of green hydrogen will remain stubbornly high until 2050, claims the latest report from BloombergNEF.

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How Has One US State Cut Food Waste When Others Continue To Struggle?

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 21:28:14 +0000

Two years ago, Massachusetts banned businesses that generate more than 1,000 pounds of food waste a week from tossing those scraps in the garbage. Restaurants, grocery stores, schools, and hotels all had to reconsider what it meant to dispose of scraps left over from food preparation and diners’ plates. And … [continued]

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Whistleblower Blacklisted By Tata Over VinFast Safety Concerns

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:25:14 +0000

Auto manufacturers, especially those new to the industry, often contract with other manufacturers and suppliers to help them design their products. Tata Technologies, which is part of Tata Industries, was hired by VinFast to design the chassis and suspension components for some of its cars. Hazar Denli, a chassis design … [continued]

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US Government Takes Step Forward With Self-Driving Vehicle Rules — Will They Last?

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 15:20:01 +0000

New regulations and big regulatory changes take a long time to develop and roll out in the US government. They need to be super carefully developed and every single punctuation mark needs to be examined by the lawyers to make sure the regulations will hold up if challenged in the … [continued]

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Carlos Ghosn Sees Trouble Ahead For Japanese Auto Manufacturers

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 16:52:51 +0000

Carlos Ghosn, the former head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, has some thoughts on the proposed new partnership between Honda, Nissan, and possibly Mitsubishi. Not surprisingly, Ghosn is not feeling all that friendly toward Nissan these days, after it conspired with the Japanese government to throw him in jail. Those sorts … [continued]

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