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China Hits EV Target 10 Years Early, Still Hasn’t Reached 2020 Nuclear Target

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On October 27th of 2020, the China Society of Automotive Engineers laid out a roadmap for how the country was going to achieve 50% of all cars sold in 2035 being fully electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen, with 95% of them of course being fully electric. Per projections from HSBC, … [continued]

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2024 Was A Productive Year For My Decarbonization Efforts

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It’s the time of year when people publish retrospectives on the year and start thinking about the year ahead. As so much of my work ends up in CleanTechnica, I thought it would be useful to provide my retrospective here. On a purely personal note, I’ve been told over and … [continued]

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What Are The Implications Of $66/kWh Battery Packs In China

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The Power Construction Corporation of China drew 76 bidders for its tender of 16 GWh of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to reports. Bids averaged $66.3/kWh, with 60 bids under $68.4/kWh. The tender, covering supply, system design, installation guidance, 20-year maintenance, and safety features, targets … [continued]

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Another Day, Another Hydrogen Transportation Failure — First Mode Edition

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In the past few weeks, three hydrogen transportation firms have declared bankruptcy. First in the set of dominos was German firm Quantron, which left IKEA Austria holding a fleet of its hydrogen delivery vans as well as a fleet of its inferior-to-competitors’ vans without warranty, parts, or maintenance. The other … [continued]

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Heat Pumps For Electric Buses Blow Another Meme Out Of Water

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Every time I publish anything on electric buses — and I’ve published a lot on them recently — hydrogen bus fans point out that in the west, diesel heaters are often included in buses for winter time use. They say that as if the waste heat from fuel cells was … [continued]

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