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If You Didn’t Think Elon Musk Was Insane Before …

February 6, 2025 admin clean power, clean transport, Coal, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Solar energy, tesla, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:23:50 +0000

This is absolutely bonkers. Even after a bonkers 12 months, or a bonkers 5 years, or a bonkers 9 years, they continue to shock. In particular, Elon Musk continues to shock. Regulations — Completely Gone, Eliminated, by Default Reportedly, Elon Musk said on a call early Monday morning, just after … [continued]

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Red & Blue States In Cahoots On US Solar Industry

February 6, 2025 admin clean power, community solar, Energy, es foundry, green economy, green jobs, Manufacturing, perc solar cells, renewable energy, solar cells, Solar energy, solar panels, SOUTH CAROLINA, south carolina solar, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:08:53 +0000

The US solar industry is getting a shot of adrenaline from South Carolina, which is adding another new solar factory to its roster along with 500 new jobs.

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U.S. Coal Exports Reached 6-Year Record in June 2024

February 6, 2025 admin Coal, Fossil Fuels, research, us coal

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:00:59 +0000

Gross U.S. coal exports in June 2024 totaled 10 million short tons, the most in a month since October 2018, data from our Short-Term Energy Outlook data browser show. Annual average U.S. coal exports were 9.0 million short tons in 2024. U.S. coal exports have increased each year since 2020, when they averaged … [continued]

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EVs Take 21.6% Share In France — Renault 5 Back In The Lead

February 5, 2025 admin byd atto 2, citroën e-c3, clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, dacia spring, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, France, france ev market share, france ev sales, france ev transition, hybrid electric cars, hyundai inster, market research, phev, renault 4, renault 5, renault scenic, research, tesla, tesla model y

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:14:15 +0000

January’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 21.6% share in France, a drop from 25.0% year on year. Most of the drop came from weak PHEV performance, whilst BEV share grew slightly YoY. Overall auto volume was 114,673 units, down over 6% YoY, and far from pre-covid seasonal norms (around … [continued]

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Natural Gas Spot Prices Fell Across Key Regional Trading Hubs in 2024

February 5, 2025 admin Fossil Fuels, natural gas, natural gas prices, research, us natural gas

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:55:35 +0000

Average natural gas spot prices at most major trading hubs in the Lower 48 states declined in 2024 compared with 2023 in real terms, according to data from Natural Gas Intelligence. Inflation-adjusted natural gas prices in the Northeast at Algonquin Citygate and Eastern Gas South averaged 32 cents per million British thermal … [continued]

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How to Take the Risk out of Hydrogen Investments

February 5, 2025 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, te, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:50:16 +0000

“Hydrogen’s moment is here at last” proclaimed The Economist back in 2021. Today, the bubble has burst. “Hydrogen’s moment is here at last” proclaimed The Economist back in 2021. Today, the bubble has burst. A recent report by BNEF said green hydrogen would remain much more expensive than previously thought for decades to … [continued]

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6000 Posts!

February 5, 2025 admin cleantechnica

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:48:07 +0000

Over the past decade or so, I have written 6000 articles for CleanTechnica and all because of a fortune cookie!

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Can Poland Become an EV Powerhouse?

February 5, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, Poland, policy & politics, subsidies, te, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:00:54 +0000

T&E’s new director in Poland explains why a new subsidy scheme for EVs is so important for the country While there are growing calls — especially from Germany — for the European Commission to kick start an EU-wide scheme to support the sale of electric cars, the Polish government has … [continued]

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A Major Climate Win in Italy

February 5, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, Italy, te, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 03:00:07 +0000

The recently approved budget law has put into place a promising reform regarding salary cars At 4%, Italy’s EV uptake is one of the lowest in Europe and has been so for years. However, this might start to change. We would be wrong to think that the country has entered … [continued]

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Indian Railways Celebrating 100 Years of Electrification

February 5, 2025 admin clean power, clean transport, India, indian railways, mass transit / public transit, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:55:55 +0000

Indian Railways continues to electrify its network, a process began precisely 100 years ago. In fact, it is nearly at 100% electrification. “As of 1 January 2025, 64,547 route kilometres (rkm) were electrified, which is 97.06% of the total broad gauge network (66,504 rkm, including Konkan Railway),” Wikipedia writes. Swapnil Nila, Central Public … [continued]

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