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Nikola Bankruptcy Just Part Of Crumbling Of Hydrogen For Transportation

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Nikola, with its hydrogen trucks, has finally left the building. The company gained widespread attention after going public via a SPAC merger in 2020, briefly reaching a market valuation of over $30 billion. However, founder Trevor Milton was complicit in the SPAC pump and dump, misleading investors about Nikola’s technological … [continued]

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Shocker! US Could Lead On Compressed Air Energy Storage Project

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Whether it’s a malicious authoritarian plot or plain old bureaucratic bungling, President Trump has compromised air safety, public health, and national security, and capitulated to Russia, all within his first 30 days in office. That’s just the short list, and the hurts keep on coming. Nevertheless, clean energy investors still … [continued]

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Investments In Green Steel & Ammonia Plummeted In 2024

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Money to clean up steel, ammonia, chemicals, and other sectors dropped by more than half in 2024 compared with 2023, according to a report by Canary Media. Global investment in efforts to decarbonize heavy industries totaled just $31 billion in 2024, making it a tough year for hydrogen-based steel making … [continued]

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Plugless Hybrids Grow 110% In South Africa in 2024. Isn’t It Better To Bypass The HEV Age?

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South Africa has a decently-sized new vehicle sales market. In 2024, just over half a million new vehicles (515,712) were sold in South Africa, a decrease of 3% from the 531,775 units sold in 2023. However, over 96% of all the new vehicles sold in South Africa are still internal … [continued]

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