Billionaire Elon Musk surprised lots of people with his quick February merger between SpaceX and his artificial intelligence lab xAI. He is now in the process of adding up to $75 billion to the current estimated $2 trillion-plus SpaceX valuation, and, with the company’s initial public offering (IPO) nearly within … [continued]
SAN FRANCISCO — Yesterday the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposed decision in the Community Solar Proceeding (A.22-05-022) that virtually ensures that no community solar projects will be developed at a time when the state is facing surging energy prices. Following is a statement from Stephanie Doyle, California … [continued]
This transcript, lightly edited, is a recorded conversation with a Canadian citizens action group where I walked through a practical, systems-level view of Canada’s decarbonization pathway, grounded in technologies that already work at scale. I focused on what is deployable now, not hypothetical breakthroughs, and explored everything from transmission and … [continued]
Kia is now producing two electric vehicles in Europe for Europe. The company recently started producing the EV2 in Slovakia — in Žilina, to be precise. The EV2 is a small (B-segment) SUV. I know … what’s an SUV versus not an SUV has changed a lot over the years, … [continued]
Why an early revision of the EU CO2 standards for truckmakers is not justified and would endanger Europe’s automotive future. First introduced in 2019, and then revised in 2024, the EU CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) set specific emissions reduction targets for manufacturers selling HDVs in the EU. Most trucks … [continued]
E-SAF can play a key role in reducing European aviation emissions. While the climate benefits of e-SAF are well understood, much less attention has been paid to what scaling up European production could mean for Europe’s economic growth, jobs and energy security. Currently, the EU relies on imports for more … [continued]
As volatile fracked gas prices and energy demand rises, customers worry about paying more for less. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Last night, dozens of South Carolinians testified before the state Public Service Commission at two back-to-back hearings, expressing concerns that the proposed Canadys gas power plant may drive up already skyrocketing … [continued]
AI data centers have become a major problem for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. They need soooooo much power. Some people like to claim that they can all be powered with cheap, clean renewable energy from the sun and the wind, but the fact is, that’s not how it’s always happening … [continued]
A couple of weeks ago, when I wrote about Tesla’s stock price dropping 20% in 6 months, a reader commented: “Tesla down 20% in the past 6 months and the P/E is still over 300. That is not sustainable.” Another commenter showed in more detail why this was crazy: Price … [continued]
The newly published white paper began with a question that persisted because of how clearly island systems expose the realities of energy. Can Hawaiʻi, an isolated archipelago with no continental grid behind it and a long dependence on imported fuels, build an energy system that is cleaner, more resilient, more … [continued]
