Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:19:31 +0000
Ford has a plan to hook up EV and hybrid EV drivers in the US with low-cost renewable energy, through a new vehicle-to-grid platform called ChargeScape in partnership with BMW and Honda.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:35:38 +0000
The Olympics are upon us again, just as they are every four years. But this time it’s three years, because a global crisis delayed Tokyo’s contribution to the genre. A different global crisis is at least somewhat front and center for the French games. No, not social conservatives being offended … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:05:29 +0000
The influential Green Sports Alliance has issued a guidebook to help sports and entertainment venues to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and electrification.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 16:47:33 +0000
In yet another sign that the electrification trend is widening and deepening, the new Scout Motors electric vehicle factory in South Carolina will apply new heat pump technology to help decarbonize its HVAC system.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 18:14:24 +0000
Rondo Energy is on a mission to prove that heat storage is cost competitive with more traditional technologies.
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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 21:40:05 +0000
Cement is the gray glue that holds our economy together. It’s ubiquitous, if often hidden behind paint or plaster. It holds together the rock, sand, and steel that keep our buildings upright, our bridges spanning chasms, and our dams holding water for irrigation, generation, and recreation. And it’s a carbon … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:01:13 +0000
How much steel does a person need to have a “first world” standard of living? Most people in the developed world never think of this question. They just get up from their beds held together with steel screws and bolts, stand on their floors which are held up with steel … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:55:33 +0000
During what has become concrete month, I’ve explored the full range of actual and purported solutions to the climate problem that is the cement, steel, and concrete used in construction. The industry’s emissions are high, with every ton of reinforced concrete having a carbon debt of 0.3-0.4 tons of carbon … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:25:28 +0000
Reinforced concrete was invented in the mid-19th century, a game-changer in the construction world. French gardener Joseph Monier is often credited with its creation. While experimenting with materials to build stronger garden pots and tubs, he had the idea to combine concrete with iron mesh in 1849. Monier patented his … [continued]
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