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Tesla Robotaxi Would Cause More Gridlock In USA’s Transit-Deprived Cities

October 15, 2024 admin autonomous, autonomous vehicles, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric car, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, events, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, tesla, tesla cybercab, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:17:04 +0000

Let’s start out with the blunt reality that I didn’t bother to watch the Tesla reveal event in real-time, or even consider watching the event. Tesla reveal parties stopped being particularly relevant a few years ago. The Tesla Semi reveal was the last one of any significance from my perspective. … [continued]

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The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks Are Rolling In (Ignore That Man Behind The Curtain)

October 14, 2024 admin BMW, clean hydrogen, clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Energy, fuel cell trucks, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell trucks, nikola, policy & politics, Shipping, us department of energy (doe), us election 2024, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:23:33 +0000

Nikola is among the US truck manufacturers determined to make fuel cell trucks happen, regardless of who says what about hydrogen along the campaign trail.

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The Wave Energy Dam Is Beginning To Bust Wide Open

October 13, 2024 admin clean power, eco wave power, green economy, innovation, investment, Israel, Manufacturing, marine energy, ocean wave energy, startups, Taiwan, us department of energy (doe), US Navy, usa, wave energy, wave energy converter

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:34:53 +0000

Wave energy is a vast new source of renewable energy that has defied harnessing so far, but researchers and industry stakeholders are finally beginning to unlock its secrets.

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The Crowded Field Of Space Solar Suddenly Got More Crowded-er

October 13, 2024 admin aetherflux, clean power, Energy, investors, renewable energy, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, space solar, space solar energy, space solar power, startups, us air force, US Navy, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:57:46 +0000

Space solar power once seemed like a far-out idea, but the high profile startup Aetherflux is among the stakeholders aiming to bring space-sourced solar energy down to Earth.

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Stop Emitting Nasty GHG Methane & It Will Disappear From Air In Our Lifetime

October 13, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, HEALTH, heat pumps, investment, lng, lng terminals, methane, natural gas, policy & politics, SCIENCE, Shipping, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:00:54 +0000

Methane is so hot right now. Well, it’s making the world a lot hotter, because it’s a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and we’ve been increasing the amount we’re dumping into the air. That’s not a good kind of hot. The United States is the worst emitter … [continued]

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The Cost Of EV Batteries Will Hit A Key Milestone In 2026, Says Goldman Sachs

October 13, 2024 admin batteries, battery prices, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery costs, ev battery prices, ford f-150 lightning, goldman sachs, lithium-ion batteries, research, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 05:00:55 +0000

The cost of EV batteries will probably keep falling over the next two years, but there are plenty of good reasons to buy an electric vehicle sooner rather than later.

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Today’s Hurricane Ratings Are Inadequate For Climate Change-Fueled Storms

October 11, 2024 admin carbon emissions, climate change, global weirding, HEALTH, hurricanes, policy & politics, SCIENCE, usa, Water

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 03:31:38 +0000

Currently, hurricanes severity is measured by either the Saffir-Simpson scale or the Accumulated Cyclone Energy scale. Neither of them really was adequate in the massive 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, in the years since or in this years devastating season. Let’s explore why. Note: I published a version of this article … [continued]

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Criticisms Of LNG Export Emissions Study Don’t Withstand Scrutiny

October 9, 2024 admin air quality, boats, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Energy, Europe, Fossil Fuels, FRACKING, green economy, grid, investment, lng, marine energy, natural gas, nuclear energy, renewable energy, Shipping, the breakthrough institute, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 03:58:33 +0000

For the past year, a preprint paper has been undergoing one of the most public, rancorous and extensive peer-review processes in the history of US academics. Is it on race relations? Tax cuts for the rich? Hollywood starlets? No, it’s on liquified natural gas (LNG) emissions of greenhouse gases. The … [continued]

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Isolated & Alone, Texas Power Grid Shivved By Louisiana Lawmakers

October 7, 2024 admin clean power, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), Energy, grid, grid reliability, Louisiana, Mississippi, policy & politics, power grid, power transmission lines, renewable energy, texas, Transmission Lines, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:07:39 +0000

The beleaguered Texas power grid could get some much-needed help from the proposed Southern Spirit transmission line, except for a monkey wrench thrown into the works by state legislators in Louisiana.

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