Energy Efficiency: Why Are We Wasting Two-Thirds Of The Energy In Fossil Fuels?

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 23:53:02 +0000

Energy efficiency is the subject of a recent study by RMI, which finds two-thirds of fossil fuel energy is wasted each year.

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Extreme E Rebrands To Extreme H Featuring Green Hydrogen And Fuel Cells

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:40:01 +0000

Green hydrogen is front and center in the new Extreme H fuel cell electric vehicle racing series, a rebrand of the former Extreme E series.

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Hyundai Is Killing It With New INSTER Electric Vehicle

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 23:18:04 +0000

The new INSTER electric vehicle from Hyundai is a sporty, versatile city car that is not coming to the US, but it totally should.

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3 Oil Companies & 3 Polluting Carmakers Among Top 10 Recipients of Green Funds! WTH?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:47:54 +0000

Well, this was a shocker. I just saw word from Transport & Environment thanks to one of our news aggregators here that three “polluting carmakers” were among the 10 companies to receive the most European Union “green funds” investments. But even more shocking than that, another three of the top … [continued]

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More Than $7 Million to Bolster Clean Domestic Manufacturing in USA & Support Small-and Medium-Sized Businesses

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:22:58 +0000

Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Supports 37 New Small-and Medium-sized Manufacturers to Improve Energy Efficiency, Lower Costs, Increase Productivity, and Reduce Industrial Emissions WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $7.3 million from the Industrial … [continued]

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Do Large-Scale Wind Projects Increase Local Employment? New US Study Says Yes, & Those Effects Last.

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:16:33 +0000

New Berkeley Lab study of more than 100 million US workers across 23 states finds clear evidence of increases in employment and earnings within 20 miles of existing wind projects that begin when project construction begins and continue for many years after. Black workers and those without a high school … [continued]

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US Military Dips Another Toe In The Electric Vehicle Revolution

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:08:54 +0000

GM Defense aims to convince the US Army to electrify its fleet, with an assist from GM’s new Ultium electric vehicle battery platform

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Another Day, Another Hydrogen Transportation Firm Sinks Into Its Inevitable Fate

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:38:47 +0000

It’s been a while since I bothered to bash hydrogen for transportation or cleantech special purpose acquisition corporations (SPAC), but the intersection of the two just crossed my screen. I’m talking about Hyzon, the SPAC-funded US-based manufacturer of heavy vehicles. Let’s start with SPACs and cleantech. These “blank check” companies … [continued]

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Decarbonizing Industrial Heat Means Electrifying It — Transcript Of 2nd Half Of Podcast With Paul Martin

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:56:54 +0000

Recently I sat down virtually with professional chemical process engineer Paul Martin of Spitfire Research on my podcast Redefining Energy – Tech to discuss how much industrial heat can be replaced with electrical heat technologies (tl’dr: virtually all of it directly). In the theme of providing transcripts of presentations I’m … [continued]

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More Winning For Electric Vehicles: New $5 Billion Love Letter To Rivian From VW

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:38:44 +0000

By now, everyone knows that electric vehicles don’t really have a sales problem. What they have is the industry’s leading manufacturer hitting the skids, which is skewing sales figures overall. Meanwhile, other automakers are scrambling to fill the gap. That includes Volkswagen, which has just set the Intertubes on fire … [continued]

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