Tag: power
Detroit Diesel Gets $285 Million Investment To Boost Electric Powertrains
Detroit Diesel is putting the finishing touches on a new purpose-built electric powertrain for Class 8 tractors.
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It’s Against The Law In Canada To Call Hydrogen Buses Zero Emissions
In the middle of 2024, I documented the remarkable disappearance of claims of environmental virtue from the websites and social media of Canadian oil and gas companies and the lobbying groups they employed. Overnight, the degree of factual accuracy on their public sites went up by a remarkable amount. Why? … [continued]
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Energy-Positive Buildings Give More Than They Take, Leaving The Planet Better Than Before Construction
Let’s just say it: the building industry is responsible for some 40% of the world’s carbon emissions. That’s enormous! Energy positive through low wattage bulbs? Be serious. Huge building industry carbon emissions result from many sources: constructing a building, its years of usage, and dismantling after the building has reached … [continued]
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Vehicle strikes building, gas leak leads to power shutdown: Fire officials
A vehicle struck a building and caused a natural gas leak that led to power shutdowns near downtown London early Wednesday. The incident began at about 4:20 a.m. in the 400 block of Ridout Street North, officials the London Fire Department said in a statement posted to social media. Power was shut down because of […]
As school board deficit spikes anew, Queen’s Park offers update on looming audit
Queen’s Park is still finalizing the framework of a planned probe into the operations and finances of Southwestern Ontario’s largest school board, an education ministry official says.
Solaris to Deliver First EU Battery Passport–Compliant Buses
Berlin’s BVG transit system has received the world’s first series-produced electric bus with a battery passport: the Solaris Urbino 18 electric. In a press statement, Solaris said the deliveries put BVG three years ahead of EU regulations, which will require a battery passport in all electric vehicles starting in 2027. … [continued]
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Should a lack of snow become its own economic disaster?
A new federal bill aims to close the gap for businesses that suffered from a lack of snow last year that weren’t eligible for federal loans.
Building a Sustainable Supply Chain for the Philippine Offshore Wind Industry
EIGHT YEARS. That is the least amount of time needed for the Philippines to build and operate its first offshore windmill. Thus, as the country stands at the threshold of a renewable energy transition, with offshore wind (OSW) expected to play a crucial role in meeting its energy security and … [continued]
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Hurricanes Were Extra Disruptive to US Energy Infrastructure in 2024 — I’m Shocked
After warnings for years from climate scientists that hurricanes were going to get bigger and more destructive, I’m absolutely shocked to learn that hurricanes this year were bigger and more destructive than normal in the US. Sarcasm aside, I lived through a couple of serious hurricanes, including going through the … [continued]
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Trump Transition Team Plans To Take A Sledgehammer To Biden Era EV Policies
The transition team for the incoming administration proposes tearing up the carefully crafted EV incentives to please oil companies.
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