For the past few years there’s been a sub-genre of studies trying to pretend that making hydrogen in one place and using pipelines to move it to other places is better than just moving the electrons using HVDC transmission. It’s the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies’ turn to get it … [continued]
When I was a child, Christmas holiday festivities were always food-rich occasions. My paternal Polish grandparents hosted Christmas Eve, and 12 different dishes were served that represented the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ, the 12 months in a year, and the lucky number in Polish culture. On Christmas Day, we turned … [continued]
The coal producing state of West Virginia is hosting a new factory that will send coal-killing iron-air energy storage all around the US.
One thing that the hydrogen for energy chorus is good at is celebrating and amplifying acts 2 and 3 of the Odyssey of the Hydrogen Fleet, when governments unlock millions or tens of millions for hydrogen trials and cash-starved fleet owners throw it at a handful of hydrogen buses, trucks … [continued]
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) is a US-headquartered think tank with offices globally. It’s been around since 2001. It was founded with noble ideals and funding from progressive and climate-focused foundations including the Hewlett and Packard family foundations and the Energy Foundation. Its mission and vision is to … [continued]
I wrote the other day about Tesla Optimus and posed the question of whether it was a “savior” for the company* or overhyped. (*Or, really, a savior for the company’s stock price/valuation. The company is fine and will remain fine, but its extremely high stock price relies on something big … [continued]
A month ago the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) released a Europe-focused report on the total cost of ownership of various decarbonization pathways for freight trucking. It was deeply flawed, with unrealistically low costs for the hydrogen pathway as they put multiple thumbs on the scale. Perhaps their analyses … [continued]
As shown in reports I published in recent days, Volkswagen is one of the auto industry leaders in US EV sales. It’s #2, just barely behind Audi, in terms of the percentage of its US sales that are fully electric (BEV) — 12.2% versus 12.7%. In volume terms, the ID.4 … [continued]
Louisiana pursues a total of three offshore wind opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico to break up the red state – blue state breakdown.
Lately, I’ve been covering most of the news items from the Big 3’s EV efforts. But, when big news of further future production cuts for the F-150 Lightning came up, I wasn’t sure exactly how to approach it. Fortunately, Zach Shahan went ahead and covered it for me that day, … [continued]
