Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 23:18:48 +0000
ExxonMobil dropped the algae biofuel ball last year but many other firms are racing to fill the gap, with an eye on algae-based plastics, fertilizers, and other products, too.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 18:50:43 +0000
One of the amusing side notes of my recent foray into the challenges that the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) is having was the tone deaf and counterproductive social media responses of their board member from Enbridge, the biggest natural gas firm in North America. When that … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 21:40:29 +0000
Biofuels are making up an increasing share of total distillate fuel oil consumed in the United States. Beginning in the September 2024 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we began publishing forecasts for several new series that help to better capture how biofuels are being consumed and overall demand for distillate fuel oil, a classification of petroleum products that … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:34:43 +0000
Recently I sat down with Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid, European cleantech investors, on their podcast Redefining Energy to talk about Breakthrough Energy Venture’s big misses. This followed our conversation about the cognitive biases of the billionaires such as Bill Gates which have persisted due to a bubble of confirmation … [continued]
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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:00:19 +0000
Production capacity of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the United States could increase from around 2,000 barrels per day (b/d) to nearly 30,000 b/d in 2024 if all announced capacity additions come on line. Developers expect Phillips 66’s Rodeo Renewed project to produce up to about 10,000 b/d of SAF beginning this summer, and they … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 23:07:44 +0000
Eight years ago, Bill Gates and group of his closest billionaire acquaintances launched an incredibly well funded venture capital group. Its noble mission was funding and supporting transformative technologies aimed at mitigating climate change. Many of its investments are sound and if commercialized, would assist, at least a bit. However, … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:05:18 +0000
After a brief period when hydrogen for energy and transportation plays managed to mostly limp along without failing entirely, apparently it’s time for another spate of bankruptcies and closures. A few days ago, it was Hyzon’s time to admit failure. Having gone public via a reverse takeover SPAC, the firm … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 22:46:02 +0000
Few status symbols for the Super Rich stand out more than superyachts. Members of royal families, oligarchs, and billionaires are known to crave the elegance and indulgence, the refined taste and unparalleled luxury that these enormous floating homes offer. Superyachts are often longer than 100 feet in length and are … [continued]
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Read moreCredit 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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