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Modular Charging: LEGO Logic For Electric Trucks

January 1, 2025 admin batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, Oil, renewable energy, Shipping, Solar energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:32:20 +0000

Key Takeaways: Tailor charging solutions for heavy-duty trucks at stops and depots Modular and standard component choices are key to scalability Optimize charging for local and grid resiliency, and utility engagement The principles of cause and effect have deep roots in scientific exploration, ancient philosophy, and religious teachings, and later, … [continued]

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UK Engines Manufacturers Report Hydrogen Engines Essential For Solving Climate Change

December 31, 2024 admin Agriculture, air quality, buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, policy research, united kingdom (uk)

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 02:33:55 +0000

The hydrogen for transportation community is all abuzz about a late-year report from a working group of the UK’s Hydrogen Delivery Council and the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. The working group, made up almost entirely of professionals whose entire career, livelihood, and indeed the future of the … [continued]

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Charging Trucks Comes First — Stay on Task

December 30, 2024 admin batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, Oil, renewable energy, Solar energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:37:59 +0000

Key takeaways Charging trucks is the first, second, and third priority Side benefits to the site are welcomed, but can’t be allowed to drive design decisions Don’t let potential local or hypothetical value propositions distract from charging delivery As the people who will be building electric truck charging microgrids engage … [continued]

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MAGA Battle Blows Up 2025 Electric Vehicle Outlook, Or Not

December 30, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev sales, ford e-transit, ford f-150 lightning, ford motor company, ford mustang mach e, green economy, immigration, Manufacturing, policy & politics, trump administration

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:37:47 +0000

Regardless of uncertainty over Trump’s electric vehicle policy, Ford is leaning on commercial fleet electrification to boost sales in 2025 and beyond.

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China Hits EV Target 10 Years Early, Still Hasn’t Reached 2020 Nuclear Target

December 28, 2024 admin carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric cars, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev sales, green economy, green jobs, hydroelectric, investment, Manufacturing, Nuclear, nuclear energy, policy & politics, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:20:27 +0000

On October 27th of 2020, the China Society of Automotive Engineers laid out a roadmap for how the country was going to achieve 50% of all cars sold in 2035 being fully electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen, with 95% of them of course being fully electric. Per projections from HSBC, … [continued]

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Electric Truck Charging’s Cost & Price Flexibility Are Its Superpower

December 28, 2024 admin batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, Oil, renewable energy, Solar energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:02:46 +0000

Key takeaways Early adopters of charging microgrids can gain a competitive edge with flexible pricing Solar-powered microgrids cut costs with zero marginal cost energy Collaboration on green corridors boosts savings and revenues First movers with electric truck charging microgrids have a superpower, which is much more flexible energy pricing options … [continued]

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2024 Was A Productive Year For My Decarbonization Efforts

December 28, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, climate change, electric trucks, Energy, Energy Storage, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, India, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, policy research, renewable energy, research, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:12:50 +0000

It’s the time of year when people publish retrospectives on the year and start thinking about the year ahead. As so much of my work ends up in CleanTechnica, I thought it would be useful to provide my retrospective here. On a purely personal note, I’ve been told over and … [continued]

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Truck Charging: Start Small, Scale Smart

December 27, 2024 admin batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, Oil, renewable energy, Solar energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:02:18 +0000

Key Takeaways: Trucks won’t all be electric immediately, so don’t build charging for 100% electric Design charging microgrids for standardized increments of capacity Analyze all sites and design increments that are good enough Gaining the benefits of electric trucks, including significantly reduced maintenance and operations costs and increasing market share, … [continued]

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Climate Tech Is Reducing Emissions And Improving Urban Landscapes And Lives

December 27, 2024 admin building decarbonization, buildings, climate tech, decarbonization, energy efficiency, green economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:07:12 +0000

If we hope to see a climate-hardy world in the years to come, we must recast the way we design our urban environments — they must become ecologically sound and robust sustainable spaces. Possible pathways to achieve such goals are winding and tenuous, sure, and an array of novel innovations … [continued]

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What Are The Implications Of $66/kWh Battery Packs In China?

December 27, 2024 admin batteries, bess, carbon emissions, catl, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric cars, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, Europe, Fossil Fuels, GERMANY, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, investment, Manufacturing, Oil, renewable energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:21:04 +0000

The Power Construction Corporation of China drew 76 bidders for its tender of 16 GWh of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to reports. Bids averaged $66.3/kWh, with 60 bids under $68.4/kWh. The tender, covering supply, system design, installation guidance, 20-year maintenance, and safety features, targets … [continued]

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