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HONGQI & The Paris Motor Show, 40 More Hyper-Fast Chargers, Good News for High-Speed Rail & Wave Energy

September 28, 2024 admin Audi, audi q6 e-tron, batteries, bipartisan infrastructure law, Brazil, Canada, chargepoint, clean power, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, electrify america, electrify canada, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, high speed rail, hongqi, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, marine energy, mercedes, Mercedes Benz, porsche, porsche macan, research, trains / rail, Water

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 02:25:14 +0000

Electrify Canada has added more than 40 individual Hyper-Fast chargers in Québec and Nova Scotia. The all-new Macan Electric is now part of the charging agreement between Electrify America and Porsche Cars North America, which has been extended. Owners of the Macan Electric will receive complimentary 30-minute charging sessions for … [continued]

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Green Builder Sustainability Symposium Presentation — Slides & Transcript

May 9, 2024 admin Agriculture, Aviation, biofuels, boats, buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, heat pumps, high speed rail, hydroelectric, India, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, wind energy

Credit 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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Domestic Freight Mode Decarbonization Economics Will Vary Between Major Geographies

April 18, 2024 admin boats, carbon emissions, China, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, ev charging, freight, freight transport, green economy, high speed rail, India, investment, policy & politics, Shipping, trains / rail, trolley, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:33:55 +0000

Every major geography will be electrifying virtually all domestic freight shipping in the coming two to three decades. However, the starting conditions matter between India, Europe, China, and the United States. This assessment sprang out of a bit of news and discussion related to it today. China’s Windrose Technology and … [continued]

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High-Speed Rail Project Will Create Thousands of Jobs & Provide an Efficient Way to Travel Between Southern California & Las Vegas

January 25, 2024 admin clean transport, green economy, green jobs, high speed rail, investment, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:55:08 +0000

U.S. Department of Transportation Approves $2.5 Billion in Private Activity Bonds Allocation for Brightline West Project WASHINGTON — The U.S. … [continued]

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Updated US Hydrogen Strategy Is Better, But Still Mostly Good For The Fossil Fuel Industry

June 11, 2023 admin Aviation, biofuels, carbon emissions, clean hydrogen, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, high speed rail, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, policy & politics, renewable energy, Shipping, subsidies, trains / rail, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:35:12 +0000

As a living document, the strategy is still deeply flawed, but less flawed than the first one. If the DOE updates it every six months, and there’s as much movement each time, then by 2025 or 2026 it could be a good strategy.

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US Transportation Blueprint: Good Intentions, Weak Diagnosis, & Possibly Irrelevant

March 4, 2023 admin autonomous vehicles, Aviation, biofuels, carbon emissions, cars, China, clean transport, climate change, electric cars, electric mass transit, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, green economy, green jobs, heavy rail, high speed rail, investment, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, renewable energy, trains / rail, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:37:30 +0000

While the US will waste a lot of time, money and energy getting there and end up less competitive as a result, most US transportation will decarbonize regardless, although often not as the new transportation blueprint supposes.

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Yes, There Will Be Enough Biofuels; No, They Won’t Impact Food Supplies

February 5, 2023 admin advanced biofuels, Aviation, biofuels, biomass, California, carbon emissions, carbon engineering, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, direct air capture, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, high speed rail, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Shipping, trains / rail, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:52:28 +0000

Biofuels are fit for purpose, and we have a lot more resources for them than the requirements. Arguments against them are mostly specious, biased, or based on very stale data.

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China’s Purchasing Power Advantage & Wright’s Law Mean Its Green Investments Go A Lot Further

February 2, 2023 admin carbon emissions, cars, China, clean power, clean tech, clean transport, climate change, consumer technology, electric bikes, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, Europe, green economy, green jobs, high speed rail, hydroelectric, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, Solar energy, tesla, trains / rail, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:05:19 +0000

China spent $546 billion of 2022’s $1.1 trillion USD global green investment, but China is getting about a trillion USD in value out of its investment.