U.S. Races Ahead in EV Manufacturing Investments

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 04:50:40 +0000

Since Biden took office, manufacturers have quadrupled their announced electric vehicle manufacturing and battery investments in the U.S. to $210 billion, more than any other country in the world. The United States is now poised to attract the most investments globally in electric vehicle and battery manufacturing, for the first time surpassing announced investments in […]

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The Nuclear Fallacy: Why Small Modular Reactors Can’t Compete With Renewable Energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:30:32 +0000

nuclear energy SMR Ukraine green hydrogen NuscaleWill the small modular nuclear reactor community be able to find an optimized point on the physics vs modularity curve? I don’t think so, and discussed it with Bent Flyvbjerg, global megaproject expert.

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Unpacking The Iron Law of Projects: Black Swans Vs Gray Rhinos In Clean Energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:45:17 +0000

DALL·E generated image of a black swan fighting a gray rhinoGray rhinos are about the strategic perspective of what is important to do, and black swans are about the tactics of dealing with it most effectively and efficiently. Gray rhinos say focus on big issues like climate change, and black swan awareness help us deliver climate solutions.

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Modularity & Scale In Big Cleantech Projects: Insights From Bent Flyvbjerg’s “How Big Things Get Done”

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2023 18:47:47 +0000

DALL·E generated image of megaproject failureProjects have what are called fat-tail risks and results. There’s a lot more variation at the extremes than for other things like human height.

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Giant Parts Of 9,000-Ton Tesla Cybertruck Giga Press Arrive At Giga Texas

Credit to Author: Iqtidar Ali| Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 02:31:55 +0000

As we reported in October of 2022, IDRA had started shipping the humongous 9000-ton Cybertruck Giga Casting machine from its plant in Italy to the United States. Now, just yesterday, two semi trucks loaded with huge containers on their trailers were spotted at Giga Texas. Since this 9000-ton Giga Press is the world’s largest die-casting […]

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Conamix Working To Get Lithium Sulfur Batteries On The Market In the Next 5 Years

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:52:36 +0000

Lithium Sulfur Batteries Could Have Energy Densities Higher than Nickel and Cobalt Batteries at Prices Cheaper Lower Than LFP The transition to electric mobility is well underway. Last year, about 10 million electric vehicles were sold around the world. The leader in terms of EV market share is Norway, where for the full year 2022, […]

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Goodyear Cooks Up “Stone Soup” Sustainable-Materials Car Tires

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2023 17:05:38 +0000

car tires sustainable materials GoodyearThe potential to achieve 100% sustainable-materials car tires is in sight, with an assist from mass balance supply chain bookkeeping.

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