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This Reconciliation Bill Proposal Isn’t Just Misguided …
WASHINGTON D.C. — Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on the reconciliation bill text unveiled [Saturday] by the U.S. Senate: “This reconciliation bill proposal isn’t just misguided — it’s a direct attack on American energy, American workers, and American consumers. It … [continued]
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Could Electrified Biomethane DRI Make Steel Production Carbon-Negative?
This week, I had the opportunity to participate in TenneT’s scenario planning for its ambitious 2050 Target Grid project. The session was notable for including Professor Heleen de Coninck, one of the Netherlands’ experts on industrial decarbonization and climate change. Her involvement emphasized the critical importance of identifying scalable pathways … [continued]
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Battery Ferries: Helios, China Zorrilla, & BC Ferries Compared
Viking Line’s recently announced fully electric ferry, Helios, represents one of the most ambitious maritime electrification projects to date, and offers a powerful indicator of how quickly and fundamentally ferry travel is being transformed by battery-electric propulsion. Expected to be delivered in the early 2030s, it will operate between Helsinki … [continued]
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Geological CO₂ Storage: Massive Scale, Hidden Risks, Eternal Monitoring
The notion of geological sequestration of carbon dioxide as a climate mitigation strategy has gained prominence, largely on the back of a scenarios that aren’t aggressively electrifying and extensive fossil fuel industry lobbying. However, experiences from the oil industry’s existing use of carbon dioxide in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) cast … [continued]
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Nepal’s Electric Leapfrog: How This Himalayan Nation Is Leading Global EV Adoption
Nepal, a small Himalayan nation of 30 million better known globally for its mountains, including Mt Everest, and trekking tourism, is quietly setting an impressive benchmark in the electric vehicle transition. In recent months, about 70% of all new passenger vehicles sold in Nepal were electric. This statistic is remarkable, … [continued]
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