PIK Director Issues A Bleak Forecast For The Environment

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:29:36 +0000

The director of PIK, Germany’s premier environmental research institute, thinks controlling global overheating may be possible.

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South Africa’s ICE Vehicle Exports Decline by 23% In 2024

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:51:40 +0000

Growing competition from EVs in key markets cited as one of the reasons for sharp decline. Six years ago, I wrote an article on how South Africa could miss out on the massive opportunities from the EV transition if the country did not act fast enough. That’s because the auto … [continued]

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$136+ Million to Develop Transformational Technologies across America’s Most Critical Industrial Subsectors

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:30:56 +0000

Projects will drive industrial energy use and emissions down while increasing America’s manufacturing competitiveness in global markets. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $136 million for 66 selected projects to support the research and development of transformational technologies essential for reducing energy demand and improving American productivity in … [continued]

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Trump Vows To Crush Booming US Wind Industry, Or Maybe Just Windmills

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:02:53 +0000

The modern US wind industry deploys many different kinds of wind turbines, none of which are anything like the windmills of olden days.

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InPlanet & ClimeFi Deliver World’s First Verified ERW Carbon Removal Credits

Credit to Author: Jonny Tiernan| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:55:14 +0000

In a landmark achievement for the carbon removal industry, InPlanet, in collaboration with ClimeFi, has announced the issuance of the world’s first independently verified Enhanced Rock Weathering carbon removal credits. A total of 235.53 carbon dioxide removal credits have been verified by Isometric, marking a major step forward in scaling … [continued]

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Charging Ahead: Key Geographical Clusters For Electric Trucks

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:40:46 +0000

Key Takeaways: Focus on high-potential corridors with strong GDP, climate action, and low-carbon electricity Drill down to county-level data to align charging infrastructure with local needs Start with collaborative pilots and scalable microgrids to drive adoption When rolling out electric truck charging microgrids for depots and truck stops, a key … [continued]

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EV Demand Management Aggregation Is Commercializing

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 03:34:15 +0000

Four years ago, I published one of my first (absurdly arrogant) projection decades into the future, on three pathways for exploiting electric vehicle batteries for grid stability and cost efficiency. Today, it’s worth returning to it and seeing what’s happening in the space. The trigger for this was a conversation … [continued]

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Dangerous Downwash Is The 15th Reason Why A Jetsons EVTOL Future Won’t Happen

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:55:29 +0000

Over the past few years tens of billions of dollars, enormous numbers of hours of aerospace engineers’ precious time, and countless articles have been wasted on the Jetsons fantasy of quiet, electric, folding aircraft taking off and descending vertically amidst the towers and homes of our cities. Now the US … [continued]

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New Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling Ban: Implications For Clean Hydrogen

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:12:44 +0000

The new offshore drilling ban could help the US Department of Energy achieve its mission of diversifying the US hydrogen supply chain beyond natural gas, and into more sustainable sources.

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US Treasury Signals A New Hope For Green Hydrogen

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:50:33 +0000

The US Department of the Treasury had green hydrogen and energy security on its mind when it announced the Final Rule for H2 production tax credits.

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