Coal & Nuclear Are Very Different Beasts In China, Per Expert

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:50:32 +0000

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with an expert in China’s energy transition, David Fishman of APAC-focused Lantau Group. In the first half of the conversation we talked coal, gas, and nuclear.   Michael Barnard [MB]: Hi, welcome back to Redefining Energy Tech. I’m your host, Michael Barnard. … [continued]

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New LMFP EV Battery Passes Critical Test

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:30:21 +0000

Trump or no Trump, the global EV battery supply chain is shifting into high gear as global innovators introduce new materials that cut costs while improving performance.

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Powerful New Offshore Wind Turbine Trumps The Trump “Energy Dominance” Plan

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:58:24 +0000

While Trump single-handedly bludgeons the US offshore wind industry into a state of paralysis, massive new offshore wind turbines are coming to markets elsewhere around the world.

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Beijing Buses 95% Electric, Hydrogen Buses Dwindling, Refueling Stations Closing

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 21:14:38 +0000

A rule of thumb I’ve been applying for a while is to look at what is succeeding in China in terms of clean technology. It tries everything that’s potentially viable domestically and fierce competition weeds out the winners from the losers. And on battery-electric buses vs hydrogen buses, and battery-electric … [continued]

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Want To Fix The US Economy? Let Renewable Energy Projects Rise On Their Merits

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:55:35 +0000

Want to grow the US economy? Capitalism is founded on the premise that private actors own and control property in accord with their interests, and demand and supply freely set prices in markets in a way that can serve the best interests of society. If the US is a capitalist … [continued]

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Canada’s Hydrogen Bus Trials Canceled Due To High Costs & Emissions

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 04:32:16 +0000

For several months I’ve been digging through what’s going on with a Canadian transit ‘think’ tank, CUTRIC, and why it’s pushing hydrogen buses into city plans across the country. It keeps claiming hydrogen buses have been a success and are cheap, but cities keep canceling their plans for them as … [continued]

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Hydrogen Buses Hurt The People They Are Meant To Help

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:00:55 +0000

A sign of a great city is that the rich take public transit. Well, not really. They take light rail and subways. But they don’t take buses. In many cities, light rail systems attract a more affluent ridership compared to buses, highlighting a persistent disparity in public transit usage. Studies … [continued]

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To Lower Emissions Or Increase Profits? That Is The Question

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:56:55 +0000

Is the world really at a crossroads of energy consumption choices? We know that fossil fuels — the old and worn trio of coal, oil, and natural gas — have powered our world for a very long time, but they have also comprised nearly 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions. … [continued]

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Canadian Transit “Think” Tank Presenting Fluff & Denials To Mississauga Council

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:55:18 +0000

Over a couple of the last months of 2024, part of my time was spent looking at the bizarre situation of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC). That’s resurfaced, as the Mississauga hydrogen bus trial is going forward despite having zero merit, and CUTRIC’s founder and head … [continued]

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LNG Bubble Is Going To Deflate Rapidly With Harsh US Impacts

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:26:15 +0000

LNG exports are a big US success story in recent years. The first large export terminal was commissioned in 2018, and only seven years later, the country is the largest LNG exporter in the world, providing about 20% of the global supply. The industry has had a lot of favorable … [continued]

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