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Common Charge and Advancing Distributed Energy

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The Executive Director of new energy coalition Common Charge, Mary Rafferty, sat down with me recently to tell us about what the organization is doing. The organization is focused on advancing distributed energy in the United States. “Common Charge is pushing for distributed assets (distributed energy resources) as the solution to … [continued]

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400km Hydrogen Pipeline With No Users Will Raise Germany’s Electricity Prices

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Germany recently completed and pressurized the first roughly 400km segment of its national hydrogen backbone. The pipes are in the ground, the compressors work, and the system is technically ready. There is only one problem. There are no meaningful hydrogen suppliers connected and no material customers contracted. This is not … [continued]

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Waymo Hiccup — Paying People $20 To Close Doors — To Get A Real Fix

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With a new technology comes issues people haven’t adequately foreseen and prepared for. I’ve seen readers highlight potential problems with robotaxis like customers needing help with their luggage, but I don’t recall seeing anyone bring this one up: passengers not closing the door properly and then walking away. Apparently, Waymo … [continued]

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