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Debunking The Myth: Hydrogen Is Not A Practical Or Cost-Effective Fuel

March 11, 2025 admin buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:00:53 +0000

Hydrogen has often been hailed as a fuel of the future, promising a clean and versatile energy source capable of decarbonizing multiple sectors. However, a closer look at the technical, economic, and infrastructure challenges associated with hydrogen reveals that these claims may be overstated. While hydrogen can indeed be used … [continued]

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Business Leaders Target The Trump–Musk White House For Damaging Profitability Margins

March 11, 2025 admin Business, doge, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, trump administration

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:42:47 +0000

Instead of embracing the Trump–Musk administration and its supposed pro-business ideology, companies have begun to warn investors in their quarterly reports and conference calls that the effects of federal change in Washington are unsettling and likely to damage profitability margins. Red states seem particularly vulnerable, which is ironic since those … [continued]

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The US Is Losing The Clean Steel Race, Too

March 11, 2025 admin arcelormittal, Canada, Carbon Capture, clean hydrogen, clean steel, Energy, energy efficiency, green economy, green jobs, green steel, green steelmaking, hydrogen, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, steel, steel carbon emissions, steelmaking, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:39:10 +0000

The Texas-based startup Utility Global is offering a reactor-based, non-electric, hydrogen-producing blast furnace waste gas conversion system to the global clean steel movement.

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The End of Diesel: Europe’s Buses Are Going Fully Electric — Fast

March 11, 2025 admin air quality, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Energy, EU, Europe, ev sales, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 22:50:55 +0000

Electric buses are transforming Europe’s public transportation system faster than many policymakers expected. In 2024, nearly half of all new city buses sold in the European Union were battery-electric, according to a new report from Transport & Environment (T&E). This shift marks a decisive moment in the debate over how … [continued]

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Trump’s Tariffs Are An Economic & Environmental Boomerang

March 11, 2025 admin air quality, batteries, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, tariffs, trump tariffs, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 20:20:52 +0000

The first Trump trade war was a disaster for US cleantech, and it looks like 2025 is setting up to be an encore performance. Between 2018 and 2020, Trump’s tariffs on solar panels cost the US an estimated 10.5 GW of lost solar capacity, delaying the transition to clean energy … [continued]

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Hydrogen Buses Keep Failing — De Lijn Is Just The Latest To Cut Losses

March 11, 2025 admin batteries, Belgium, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Energy, Energy Storage, EU, Europe, ev sales, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, public transit, van hool

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:38:01 +0000

Founded in 1947 in Belgium, Van Hool was a storied name in bus and coach manufacturing, known for producing a range of vehicles spanning diesel, hybrid, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel-cell models. For decades, it supplied public and private transport fleets across Europe and beyond, cementing its reputation as an innovative … [continued]

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Cement Decarbonization Policy Makers Need To Understand All Levers

March 1, 2025 admin buildings, cap and trade, carbon emissions, carbon tax, cement, cement emissions, climate change, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, policy research, research, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2025 18:51:51 +0000

The global cement industry, long recognized as a backbone of infrastructure development, faces mounting pressure to reduce its environmental impact. Responsible for approximately 7–8% of global carbon emissions, cement production is one of the most carbon-intensive industrial processes. Yet, as climate policies tighten and innovation accelerates, the industry stands at … [continued]

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US Is Losing The Solid-State EV Battery Race, Bigly

February 10, 2025 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, green economy, ilika, innovation, Manufacturing, solid-state batteries, startups, uk

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2025 18:15:40 +0000

Trump or no Trump, the high performing, non-flammable solid state EV battery of the future is heading for gigascale production in the UK and elsewhere around the world.

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

February 10, 2025 admin carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Energy, green economy, grid, INTERVIEWS, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy

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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Energy Companies & Investors Mobilize Lobbying Blitz on Clean Energy Tax Credits

February 10, 2025 admin clean energy tax credits, clean power, green economy, Manufacturing, policy & politics, policy research, press releases, research, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), solar panels, solar tax credits, tax credits, wind energy, wind tax credits, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:50:04 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A broad coalition of energy groups and their member companies are joining forces to hold over 100 meetings with members of Congress and staff from both parties about the critical role of clean energy tax credits for supporting a robust American energy and manufacturing economy. Participating groups … [continued]

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