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US Election 2024: Transportation Decarbonization Report Card

July 22, 2024 admin 0 Comments Aviation, bicycles, biofuels, boats, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, cargo shipping, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, heavy rail, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, Joe Biden, Logistics, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Shipping, subsidies, trains / rail, us election 2024, usa, walkability

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:00:47 +0000

With the increase in renewable electrical generation, transportation has become the highest emitting sector of the US economy, accounting for about 29% of total greenhouse gas emissions. Light-duty vehicles, including cars and small trucks, account for about 57% of transportation emissions. Medium- and heavy-duty trucks contribute an additional 26%, while … [continued]

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Danish State Railways & European Energy — New Solar Park Construction

July 6, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Denmark, Electric vehicles, press releases, Solar energy, solar power plants, solar powered trains, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 20:27:47 +0000

Copenhagen, Denmark — The Danish State Railways (DSB) has signed an agreement with the European Energy that ensures the construction of a new solar park in Eastern Denmark. This solar park will increase the production of renewable energy in Denmark. The solar park is located at Rødby Harbour in Lolland … [continued]

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More Bad News For Fossil Fuels: Locomotives To Run On Green Hydrogen, Not Diesel

June 27, 2024 admin California, clean power, clean transport, decarbonization, electric locomotives, electric trains, Electric vehicles, Europe, GERMANY, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell trains, lhyfe, locomotives, mass transit / public transit, siemens, trains / rail, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:25:04 +0000

A new, quick-and-nimble fueling system will deploy green hydrogen and mobile “smart” technology for fuel cell electric trains.

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U.S. Electricity Consumption from Light-Duty Vehicles Likely Surpassed Rail in 2023

May 22, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, market research, research, trains / rail

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 22:52:34 +0000

Light-duty vehicles (LDV) in the United States used more electricity than rail systems for the first time in 2023, according to new estimates in our Electric Power Monthly. We recently started publishing experimental estimates for LDV electricity consumption, which are not collected on our traditional surveys but are derived using a … [continued]

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Electric Trucks Are Already Lower Carbon Than Rail In Much Of North America

May 20, 2024 admin air quality, autonomous vehicles, California, Canada, carbon emissions, China, clean transport, climate change, Coal, daimler, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Europe, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, railroads, Shipping, tesla, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 16:39:26 +0000

In 2010, I was consulting to Canadian National Railroad, at the time with the legendary Hunter Harrison as CEO. It was one of many times my decarbonization proposals bounced off of organizations, something that’s been inordinately useful in helping me understand how hardcore businesses view the space. At the time, … [continued]

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EU Wisely Stiffens Road Freight & Passenger Emissions Guidance

May 16, 2024 admin air quality, Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, clean trucks, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, ev sales, Fossil Fuels, freight, freight train, freight transport, green economy, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, India, investment, Manufacturing, Oil, policy & politics, Shipping, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 22:17:44 +0000

A month ago, I spent some time assembling statistics on major geographies’ split of domestic freight tonnage across different modes: road, rail, and water. I was surprised to find that road freight was so much more dominant in Europe than rail compared to other major geographies. I think of Europe … [continued]

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$25 Billion Up For Grabs In Canada’s Progress-Light, Reality-Deficient Hydrogen Strategy

May 15, 2024 admin blue hydrogen, Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, green jobs, heat pumps, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, subsidies, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 17:12:54 +0000

Over the past few years I’ve published assessments of the hydrogen strategies of multiple jurisdictions, including the United States, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, the EU, and the Canadian province of Ontario, among others. News of the German chancellor coming, cap in hand, begging for liquid natural gas and hydrogen … [continued]

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Green Builder Sustainability Symposium Presentation — Slides & Transcript

May 9, 2024 admin Agriculture, Aviation, biofuels, boats, buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, heat pumps, high speed rail, hydroelectric, India, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 18:48:44 +0000

In mid-2023, Green Builder Media’s CEO Sara Gutterman reached out to me to see if I were interested in presenting at their annual Sustainability Symposium. It’s been running annually for close to a decade, and with COVID it transitioned to virtual and won’t be going back. That event occurred a … [continued]

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Paris Electrified

April 18, 2024 admin cities, clean transport, electric bikes, electric cars, Electric vehicles, mass transit / public transit, Paris, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 22:31:37 +0000

About 50 years ago, we lived in Paris for six months. In 1975, my employer, NASA, and the CNES (the French NASA) jointly sponsored me on a 6-month Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY) to live in Paris. The French were about to launch their Meteosat (a copy of the ATS 1 … [continued]

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Electrify Everything Everywhere All At Once – India Edition Transcript

April 18, 2024 admin 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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