Tag: Western
GM’s EV Production Retreat Leads To A $1.6 Billion Financial Hit
As widely reported today, GM announced in a public filing that it is taking on $1.6 billion in charges associated with scaling back US EV manufacturing capacity. The capacity reduction was justified in the filing because “the termination of certain consumer tax incentives for EV purchases and the reduction in … [continued]
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Honorary Western University professor shares in Nobel Prize win
An honorary professor of economics at Western University is among a group of three researchers who won this year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in economics. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday that Peter Howitt, along with Dutch-born Joel Mokyr and Philippe Aghion of France, received the prize for “having explained innovation-driven economic growth.” Reached […]
Honorary Western University professor shares in Nobel Prize win
An honorary professor of economics at Western University is among a group of three researchers who won this year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in economics. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday that Peter Howitt, along with Dutch-born Joel Mokyr and Philippe Aghion of France, received the prize for “having explained innovation-driven economic growth.” Reached […]
China’s Electric Highways: Awe, Engineering, and the Myths of Invisible Danger
Keith Bradsher’s recent New York Times article on China’s ultra-high-voltage transmission grid is an impressive piece of reporting in scope and ambition. It captures the sheer physical magnitude of what China has built: hundreds of thousands of kilometers of high-voltage corridors, connecting wind, solar, hydro, and coal resources spread across … [continued]
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As Renewables In China Surge, Some Questions Are Raised
A solar farm in Tibet is 7 times larger than Manhattan. It will be even larger when it is completed a few years from now.
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