Best-Selling Author Michele Wucker Talks Gray Rhinos, Climate Change, & Risk Empathy With Michael Barnard

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:54:29 +0000

DALL·E generated image of a gray rhino charges toward a glass tower, digital artWucker’s work is much more read and attended to in Asia than in the west. Short-termism and individualism has reached its nadir in too much of US thinking.

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Another Hydrogen For Energy Play Predictably Fails, This Time In Marine Fueling

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:25:27 +0000

DALL·E generated image of a white elephant eating piles of money, digital artExpect a lot more announcements about shutting down hydrogen for energy projects like the recent one from Equinor, Aire Liquide, and Eviny.

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With Heat From Heat Pumps, US Energy Requirements Could Plummet By 50%

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:25:48 +0000

DALL·E generated image of an industrial plant wasting lots of heat, reddish, digital artElectrification and heat pumps radically reduce the requirement to build new wind, solar, nuclear, hydro, and geothermal primary energy sources.

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First Solar, Tata Among Bidders For India’s $2.4 Billion Solar Module Subsidy

Credit to Author: Saurabh| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:35:38 +0000

Solar FarmIndian media outlets have reported that some of the largest renewable energy companies in the country have put in bids seeking subsidies to manufacture solar modules.  The Economic Times reported that Tata Power, Reliance Industries, and First Solar were among the bidders vying for $2.4 billion in subsidies for setting up integrated module manufacturing facilities. […]

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Dismissal Of Methanol As Marine Fuel Leads To Pushback

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:13:45 +0000

DALL·E generated image of a clean electric container ship sailing past islands under a beautiful blue sky with small clouds, digital artMethanol is like hydrogen. Job one is to decarbonize existing uses before inventing new ones. As a marine fuel, it’s not the best choice.

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Roam’s New Production Facility Could Turn Out 50,000 Electric Motorcycles Per Year

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:47:14 +0000

Roam, a Nairobi-based technology company that develops, designs, and deploys electric vehicles tailored for the African continent, has just unveiled its new production facility that is more than 10,000 square meters in size. This new facility will allow for an expanded production and have an annual capacity of 50,000 motorcycles while staying a carbon-neutral assembly, […]

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Stellantis Signs MOU To Manufacture Vehicles In South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 20:05:17 +0000

South Africa’s auto assembly and manufacturing industry is a key pillar of the country’s economy. It is the largest manufacturing sector in South Africa, with a substantial 18.7% of value addition within the domestic manufacturing output derived from vehicle and automotive component manufacturing activity. The auto industry also employs over 100,000 people. Its contribution to […]

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Volkswagen Puts European Battery Factory Plans On Hold

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:05:55 +0000

VolkswagenVolkswagen could get up to $10 billion in IRA benefits if it decides to build a new battery factory in the US instead of Europe.

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Atlantic Crossing By Methanol-Powered Ship Is Neither Viable Nor Carbon Neutral

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:30:46 +0000

DALL·E generated image of an electric container ship sailing on a beautiful sea under a clear sky, digital artOver the past couple of years, I’ve reached the end of my first set of scenarios for marine decarbonization through 2100. My bets are on batteries for all inland and two-thirds of short-sea shipping, and biofuels for the rest. It took me years to work through the aspects of synthetic and biologically fossil fuel alternatives, […]

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