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Hydrogen for Energy Serves Fossil Fuel Interests, Not Climate Change or Economy

October 5, 2024 admin batteries, blue hydrogen, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, green economy, green hydrogen, green jobs, grid, grid storage, heat pumps, hydrogen, India, investment, Manufacturing, marine energy, mass transit / public transit, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, Shipping, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:13:29 +0000

The long-running seminar series for India’s utility professionals through the India Smart Grid Forum closed with hydrogen. The hype glitter is starting to tarnish, but there is still a lot of substance-less shiny noise around the molecule. To that end, I stepped through the challenges and why hydrogen is virtually … [continued]

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China Likely To Have Lower GHG Emissions Than USA By 2035

October 3, 2024 admin buildings, carbon pricing, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, ghg emissions, green economy, green jobs, greenhouse gases (ghgs), grid, hydroelectric, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:37:08 +0000

China’s electrification, renewables, and infrastructure trajectories mean coal demand is going to plummet, and emissions with it. The USA? Not so much.

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Serious Money — $43 Million — Behind 100% Wind Power For Cargo Ships

October 2, 2024 admin cargo ship sails, cargo shipping, cargo ships, clean power, clean transport, Energy, green economy, investment, renewable energy, Shipping, vela, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 02:15:13 +0000

The French startup VELA just nailed down $43 million in funding to bring wind power back to the sea cargo shipping industry on a high tech trimaran.

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Volvo Trucks Delivers 70 Volvo VNR Electric Trucks in California

September 28, 2024 admin batteries, California, class 8 trucks, clean transport, electric class 8 truck, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, green economy, green jobs, investment, lithium-ion batteries, press releases, Shipping, southern california, us environmental protection agency (epa), volvo, volvo trucks

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:29:36 +0000

Volvo Trucks North America has successfully delivered 70 Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of a $21.5M funding initiative supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD). The project, named “SWITCH-ON,” has deployed these zero-tailpipe emission trucks to several … [continued]

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Smart Freight Centre Launches New Shipper-Carrier Coalition to Pilot Heavy-Duty EV Charging with Terawatt Along the First Ever US Over the Road Electrified Corridor

September 21, 2024 admin clean transport, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, policy & politics, Shipping

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 03:10:49 +0000

AIT Worldwide, DB Schenker, Maersk, Microsoft, PepsiCo, and Others Join Forces to Refine EV Charging Operations Along Corridor Between Los Angeles and El Paso and Advance Sustainable Transport Ecosystem Smart Freight Centre, a global non-profit organization focused on climate action in the freight sector, yesterday announced the launch of a … [continued]

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Delivery Vans Are Going Electric! Where & Why

September 20, 2024 admin clean transport, electric vans, Electric vehicles, ev charging, green economy, green jobs, Shipping, union of concerned scientists

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 03:38:36 +0000

Let’s start this one with some good news: the transition toward clean freight is picking up speed. Over the past few years, we’ve started to see more and more zero-emission commercial trucks, delivery vans, and buses hit the road. The much-needed evolution of our on-road freight system to one that’s cleaner … [continued]

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Hyundai & IVECO Featuring “Revolutionary Electric Commercial Vehicle” at Coming IAA Show

September 16, 2024 admin clean transport, electric heavy-duty trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, Hyundai, iaa, iveco, Shipping

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:53:38 +0000

In a bit of a leak, we’ve caught word that Hyundai and IVECO Group are aiming to feature a “revolutionary electric commercial vehicle” at the coming IAA 2024 show in Hannover, Germany. We don’t have details yet, but we’ve got these summary points: Hyundai Motor Company leverages its global eLCV platform … [continued]

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Lessons from China’s Growing Adoption of Zero-Emission Trucks

September 14, 2024 admin batteries, China, clean transport, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, green economy, green hydrogen, lithium-ion batteries, Shipping

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 02:07:21 +0000

Getting more zero-emission trucks on the road is an important transportation shift that is needed to reduce air pollution, protect public health and curb climate-harming emissions. But transforming the entire trucking industry is a challenging feat that will require the establishment of government policies with ambitious targets. Some jurisdictions have … [continued]

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Only One Country Is Making Progress On Electrifying Everything

August 22, 2024 admin air quality, boats, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric bikes, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, electrification, Energy, energy efficiency, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, HEALTH, India, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, renewable energy, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:45:06 +0000

For close to twenty years, it’s been clear that electrifying everything is a key climate change wedge. Mark Z. Jacobson’s work in the USA and then internationally with his 100% Renewables by 2050 modeling laid much of the groundwork for this. Luminaries from around the world, such as Saul Griffith, … [continued]

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