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Taking It To The Tracks: EV Development Pushes The Need For Racing Speed

January 13, 2025 admin 0 Comments electric car racing, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev racing, events, formula e, scope 3 emissions

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 01:50:41 +0000

In 2025 we will see further electric vehicle (EV) development as part of the transition to a cleaner, greener economy. At the source of this innovation is the quest to continually enhance EV vehicle performance while also instilling public confidence in EV technology. The unique demands of competitive racing scenarios … [continued]

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Wildfire Climate Misinformation Is Rampant, And Social Media Platforms Are Promoting It

January 11, 2025 admin 0 Comments climate change, climate misinformation, events, Media, meta, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:47:44 +0000

Devastating consequences of the climate crisis are being submerged by climate misinformation messengers, who are persuaded by a self-serving but very powerful minority to mistrust scientific evidence. In many cases such disbelief emerges from social media affordances, which could actually be tapped as a source for rapid public information dissemination … [continued]

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The Inside Scoop On The First Ever Electric Vehicle To Hit The Rose Bowl Parade

December 28, 2024 admin California, circular economy, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, COLLEGE, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev parade, ev parades, events, football, lithium iron phosphate, lithium iron phosphate battery, recycling, repurpose, reuse, rose bowl, usa, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:27:41 +0000

For the first time ever in Rose Bowl history, an electric vehicle will power a float in the 136th annual Rose Bowl Parade on January 1, 2025.

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Superconducting Transmission Of Electricity Is Here And It’s Supercooled

December 24, 2024 admin carbon emissions, climate change, electricity transmission, Energy, energy efficiency, Europe, events, green economy, green jobs, grid, hvdc transmission, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, Smart Grid, superconductivity

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:35:23 +0000

A couple of months ago, I was in Brussels speaking at the launch of the second edition of Supergrid Super Solution: A Handbook for Energy Independence and a Europe Free From Fossil Fuels. I’d participated in tuning the second edition, written by European renewables giant Eddie O’Connor with Kevin O’Sullivan, … [continued]

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Earthquake And Remembrance: The Tsunami Of 2004

November 25, 2024 admin cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, disney, Earthquake, Earthquakes, events, Hulu, National Geographic, research, SCIENCE, Tsunami

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:49:56 +0000

A new National Geographic documentary depicts the human struggle following the killer earthquake and tsunami of 2004.

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Agenda Of Canadian CUTA Transit Conference Shows They Have Hydrogen On Brain Too

November 21, 2024 admin bus (buses), byd, Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric bus, electric buses, Electric vehicles, events, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen fuel cell buses, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 03:29:49 +0000

Globally, there are almost 700,000 battery electric buses in operation and perhaps 6,000 hydrogen buses. In Europe in 2023, about 6,400 new battery electric buses were registered vs. about 140 hydrogen buses. As I noted recently, there have are more hydrogen bus trials that have been abandoned than operational hydrogen … [continued]

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China Will Electrify & Decarbonize Much Faster Than Europe Unless EU Puts Act In Action

November 3, 2024 admin carbon emissions, China, clean power, climate change, Energy, Europe, events, green economy, green jobs, hydroelectric, India, investment, Manufacturing, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:15:47 +0000

This week I had the privilege of speaking in Brussels, steps from the European Parliament, among a group of speakers that included the Belgian energy minister and a member of European parliament, then participating in a panel discussion. The event was a launch of the second edition of Supergrid Super … [continued]

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What Does A One-In-A-1000 Year Storm Look Like — And Will We Be Seeing Them More Frequently?

October 29, 2024 admin climate change, events, Fossil Fuels, hurricanes

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 03:15:16 +0000

Hurricanes have always been taken seriously by residents who live on coastlines. After all, there are historical precedents that make clear how much damage can accrue from a hurricane’s wrath. What’s not so well understood is how what used to be referred to as a one-in-1000 year storm generates wind … [continued]

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Tesla Robotaxi Would Cause More Gridlock In USA’s Transit-Deprived Cities

October 15, 2024 admin autonomous, autonomous vehicles, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric car, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, events, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, tesla, tesla cybercab, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:17:04 +0000

Let’s start out with the blunt reality that I didn’t bother to watch the Tesla reveal event in real-time, or even consider watching the event. Tesla reveal parties stopped being particularly relevant a few years ago. The Tesla Semi reveal was the last one of any significance from my perspective. … [continued]

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What It’s Like To Live Through A Climate-Induced Hurricane

October 14, 2024 admin climate change, events, Florida, hurricanes, wind energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:50:55 +0000

Vice President Kamala Harris calls climate change an “existential threat” that the United States must combat. Former President Donald Trump dismisses climate change as a “hoax.” Well, I just came out the other side from hunkering down in a hurricane with friends who had been evacuated, and I can say … [continued]

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