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The Odyssey Of The Hydrogen Fleet: A Tragicomedy In Six Acts

November 27, 2023 admin 0 Comments California, Canada, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean tech, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, fuel cell, fuel cell buses, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell trains, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, renewable energy, trains / rail, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 21:30:12 +0000

There is an inevitability to the stumbling and flailing journey of hydrogen for transportation. Every effort follows the same steps, … [continued]

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Department of Energy Releases Request for Information to Achieve Rail Sector Decarbonization

November 23, 2023 admin 0 Comments clean transport, decarbonization, research, trains / rail

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:41:21 +0000

Recognizing that the rail sector generates 2% of U.S. transportation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the Department of Energy (DOE) has … [continued]

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Plug Power & Other Hydrogen For Energy Firms Skid Further Into The Abyss

November 16, 2023 admin carbon emissions, clean power, clean tech, clean transport, climate change, Energy, green economy, green hydrogen, investment, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, renewable energy, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:00:10 +0000

This past week green hydrogen for energy manufacturer and fuel cell vendor Plug Power announced that it was at risk … [continued]

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New Study: Solo Travelers Could Save Up To 20% On Cost Of Night Train Tickets In Europe

June 24, 2023 admin clean transport, EU, Europe, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:10:46 +0000

VAT exemptions and reduced Track Access Charges for night trains could help Europeans save on travel costs, whilst also cutting back on emissions.

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Updated US Hydrogen Strategy Is Better, But Still Mostly Good For The Fossil Fuel Industry

June 11, 2023 admin Aviation, biofuels, carbon emissions, clean hydrogen, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, high speed rail, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, policy & politics, renewable energy, Shipping, subsidies, trains / rail, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:35:12 +0000

As a living document, the strategy is still deeply flawed, but less flawed than the first one. If the DOE updates it every six months, and there’s as much movement each time, then by 2025 or 2026 it could be a good strategy.

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What Does The IEA 2023 Renewables Update Tell Us We Should Pay Attention To?

June 9, 2023 admin Agriculture, Aviation, biodiesel, biofuels, biomass, boats, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, international energy agency (iea), investment, Manufacturing, marine energy, Oil, policy & politics, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2023 02:51:05 +0000

We don’t need to make 25 times as much biofuel, we need to make perhaps four or five times as much as we do today. And we have to stop wasting it on ground transportation.

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New Autonomous Battery-Electric Trains Are Coming For Your Diesel

May 21, 2023 admin autonomous, autonomous trains, autonomous vehicle, clean transport, electric locomotives, electric trains, Electric vehicles, electrification, freight, freight train, freight transport, intramotev, locomotives, missouri, trains / rail, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 15:50:01 +0000

A Missouri startup is pushing the envelope on electric trains with a fleet of autonomously operable, battery-electric railcars.

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Is Green Hydrogen Always Green?

April 28, 2023 admin air quality, Aviation, biofuels, blue hydrogen, boats, Canada, carbon emissions, cars, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, grid, hydroelectric, hydrogen, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Shipping, Solar energy, subsidies, trains / rail, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:01:31 +0000

Governments shouldn’t be rewarding firms that are actually emitting more CO2e just because they are making hydrogen.

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Delhi Metro Aims For 50% Share Of Solar In Power Consumption

April 16, 2023 admin clean power, clean transport, delhi, delhi metro, delhi metro solar power, India, india renewable energy, mass transit / public transit, rewa solar power park, Solar energy, solar power plants, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Saurabh| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:08:25 +0000

India’s largest mass rapid transit system has announced plans to significantly increase power procurement from solar power projects. Delhi Metro has announced that it will increase share of solar power in its total power procurement to 50% by 2031. At present, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) sources 34% of its power from solar power projects. […]