Negotiations on Net-Zero Framework postponed until the autumn, but appetite for green measures remains. Negotiations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have ended with the Net Zero Framework (NZF) intact, despite a week of pressure and delay tactics from the United States. While the US and its allies successfully pushed … [continued]
There’s been a lot of talk lately that Tesla may well end up merging with SpaceX, and with both companies shifting more and more toward AI and its supportive infrastructure, perhaps that is now Elon Musk’s big plan. Of course, both Tesla and SpaceX have built their fortunes on other … [continued]
The proliferation of large, premium SUVs was a major theme of Auto China, also known as the Beijing Auto Show. However, there were also a number of impressive performance cars at the show. While this might not be what many people have traditionally associated with the Chinese market, sports cars … [continued]
Ending routine flaring is “one of the most immediate and cost-effective steps” to reduce emissions. Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released guidance that will allow oil and gas operators to continue routine flaring, a harmful practice that unnecessarily releases climate-warming methane and other dangerous pollutants into the air. … [continued]
KANSAS CITY, Kansas — Last night, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County voted 8-2 to approve Accelergen’s proposed East Side Energy Storage project, which at 300 MW when complete will be among the newest and largest utility-scale energy storage systems in Kansas. “Energy storage is the keystone of renewable power, … [continued]
The vehicle my wife and I are planning to buy next, as our second car (or perhaps it would end up becoming our first car), is the Kia EV6. I’ve loved the model since it first came out, and when we were sort of shopping for a car last year, … [continued]
Even if the US federal government has erased all references to it, climate change is a fact of human life. It’s on the minds of corporations — even if they don’t want to admit it — and emissions mitigation activities are quietly being unveiled behind closed corporate doors. One of … [continued]
ChatGPT generated image of an electric fire truck charging at dawn at a downtown Vancouver fire station
Vancouver has an electric fire truck. I’ve even seen it. That still sounds like a line from a pilot project brochure, but the truck is real, it is in service, and it is part of the city’s municipal fleet. I had also been looking at electric garbage trucks recently, another … [continued]
The US flow battery innovator ESS will manufacture a new sodium-ion battery developed by the startup Alsym Energy (courtesy of Alsym).
The US flow battery innovator ESS will manufacture a new sodium-ion battery developed by the startup Alsym Energy.
Volkswagen presented the production version of the ID, Polo this week, which seeks to assume the mantle of “people’s car” for a new century.
