Tag: CO2
Beijing Buses 95% Electric, Hydrogen Buses Dwindling, Refueling Stations Closing
A rule of thumb I’ve been applying for a while is to look at what is succeeding in China in terms of clean technology. It tries everything that’s potentially viable domestically and fierce competition weeds out the winners from the losers. And on battery-electric buses vs hydrogen buses, and battery-electric … [continued]
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New US Energy Secretary’s Idiotic Press Release
Elections don’t matter. They’re all the same. That’s the nonsense you hear far too often. Elections do matter, and they result in massive differences in policy and in the future. The new US Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, has signed his first Secretarial Order. It directs the US Department of … [continued]
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Hydrogen Buses Hurt The People They Are Meant To Help
A sign of a great city is that the rich take public transit. Well, not really. They take light rail and subways. But they don’t take buses. In many cities, light rail systems attract a more affluent ridership compared to buses, highlighting a persistent disparity in public transit usage. Studies … [continued]
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More Wind Energy Heading To The US, One Way Or Another
Wind energy harvesting at sea is ready for scale-up, as illustrated by the forthcoming Neoliner Ro-Ro equipped with rigid sails.
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BYD Shark Takes a Bite Out of the Ute Market Down Under
The Facebook pages devoted to the BYD Shark in Australia are exploding with stories of utes being delivered and new drivers’ experiences. Every time one is spotted in the wild, it sparks excitement and a new post. Lots of learning is taking place. Most of the comments are coming from … [continued]
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Climate Campaigners Win A Round As Scottish Court Invalidates Rosebank Oil Development Plan
In a country where the rule of law is still in full force and effect, a judge of the Court of Sessions in Scotland has ruled in favor of climate campaigners and climate experts. The ruling found the original decisions to permit Rosebank oil field and a smaller methane field … [continued]
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Legacy Automakers Keep Throwing Money At Their Enemies
Theoretically, legacy automakers don’t want the transition to electric vehicles to go too fast. They want to make the most money possible from existing fossil-fueled models and production lines for those models. The investments have been made — into R&D, production lines, supply chains, etc. Now automakers want to get … [continued]
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Seaweed Farms Are An Important Carbon Sequestration Strategy
We know that plants sequester carbon dioxide. The Amazon rainforest (what’s left of it), mangrove swamps, and sea grasses all remove carbon dioxide from the air. But a recent study by the Oceans 2050 Global Seaweed Project found that seaweed farming can also be an important source of carbon sequestration. … [continued]
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EIA Expects Higher Wholesale U.S. Natural Gas Prices As Demand Increases
We expect increases in the Henry Hub natural gas price in 2025 and 2026 as demand for natural gas grows faster than supply, driven mainly by more demand from U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities, reducing the natural gas in storage compared with the last two years. In our January Short-Term … [continued]
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GM Signs Deal With Vianode For Synthetic Graphite Supply
Norwegian company Vianode has signed a multi-year deal with General Motors to supply synthetic graphite for batteries beginning in 2027.
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