EV fleet managers face several dilemmas as they try to determine optimal charging strategies for their companies. For some, it is the goal to avoid the grid overload that results from simultaneously charging too many EVs, which requires smart charging coordination systems. It could mean defining a day-ahead consumption plan … [continued]
This year it has become a trend for major automakers to announce a retreat from ambitious plans to transition to electric vehicles (EVs). While publicly stating the decision is due to limited consumer demand, the reality is that profitability deficits press on upper automotive management. Such reluctance to embrace EVs … [continued]
The 15 finalists for the Earthshot Prize, an annual award from an organization led by the UK’s Prince William that recognizes emerging solutions to the environmental crisis, were celebrated on Tuesday at Climate Week NYC. The $1.3 million Earthshot Prize panel searches the globe for innovations that will help repair … [continued]
The global urgency to decarbonize is captured by the rapid growth in new low-carbon infrastructure throughout the energy economy. As power systems around the world rapidly evolve to achieve decarbonization objectives, it is crucial that power system planners and operators use appropriate models and tools to analyze and address the … [continued]
As the summer wound down, I immersed myself in a local cultural tradition: the agriculture fair, a harvest tradition in New England that dates back over a century. With it are competitions for the best examples of cows, pigs, sheep, ducks, and horses, with wide-eyed young future farmers eagerly and … [continued]
What is it like to recycle oysters? First, shuck the hearty bivalves and suck out their nutty yumminess. Then place the empty oyster shells (called cultch) in piles as high as an adult in an outside garbage and recycling area. The shells need to rest and absorb nature’s elements; in … [continued]
Elon Musk, CEO of X, has acquiesced to his legal team’s advice and has agreed to comply with directives from Brazil’s Supreme Court. Originally, he had refused to obey what he perceived as illegal orders to censor anti-democratic voices on his social network. Pressure finally forced Musk to give in. … [continued]
When former President Donald J. Trump appeared before Michigan workers earlier this week for a campaign town hall, he responded in typical meandering fashion to questions about the future of the US auto industry. He offered tangential thoughts about tariffs boosting the labor force. “We’re going to charge them – … [continued]
It makes sense that consumers become much more calm once they have a chance to get up-close-and-personal with a plug-in electric vehicle. Consumer fears about EVs seem to nearly evaporate, in fact, once a driver has owned or leased an electric vehicle. That, among other interesting changes, is revealed in … [continued]
You might think that fossil fuels score at the very top level of methane emissions levels, but they don’t. It’s cattle and manure, according to a recent report from the Global Carbon Project, which updates its Global Methane Budget every few years. They say that despite an increasing policy focus … [continued]
