Renewable Energy Investors Are Gearing Up For Another Big Year
Renewable energy stakeholders are getting an assist from coal producers, the community solar trend, overseas investors, and the IRA, too.
Green Jobs
What Happens Now with Clean Energy, EVs, & the US Economy? (VIDEO)
In this video episode of CleanTech Talk, Scott Cooney and I discuss the current state of climate action, reflecting on US policies of the past 16 years, the achievements of the Biden administration, the challenges ahead, leadership from other major economies, and more. We explore the importance of local politics … [continued]
Winnipeg Is Making Major Local Transit Bus Firm New Flyer More Likely To Fail
I have a lot of sympathy for Winnipeg. I’ve been there for work many times. I’ve been there in their frigid, tens of degrees Celsius below zero winters. I’ve been there in their dusty summers. I’ve even tried to get across the main intersection that pedestrians still aren’t allowed to … [continued]
Vancouver Translink Bus Decarbonization At Risk From $1.3 Million CUTRIC Sole Source Study
British Columbia in Canada has a long history with hydrogen for transportation and its constant failures. Ballard Power, the fuel cell manufacturer that pivoted away from lithium ion batteries in 1989 to the losing technology, is based in the Vancouver area. Whistler, the famed ski and mountain biking area with … [continued]
Mitsubishi Reaffirms Commitment To EV Battery Swapping
The EV battery swapping startup Ample is joining forces with Mitsubishi to stimulate EV sales with a quick, seamless alternative to charging stations.
Canadian Transit Think Tank CUTRIC Riddled With Conflicts Of Interest
Four weeks ago, I didn’t know the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium existed. If I’d seen mention of it, I probably would have assumed it as an innocuous little organization full of pleasant Canadians working diligently for the good of Canadian transit. But the onion keeps being peeled. … [continued]
Agenda Of Canadian CUTA Transit Conference Shows They Have Hydrogen On Brain Too
Globally, there are almost 700,000 battery electric buses in operation and perhaps 6,000 hydrogen buses. In Europe in 2023, about 6,400 new battery electric buses were registered vs. about 140 hydrogen buses. As I noted recently, there have are more hydrogen bus trials that have been abandoned than operational hydrogen … [continued]
Financial Investments In Smallholder Farmers Are Big Talk At UN Climate Change Conference
Smallholder farmers sustain humanity every day of the year. The 600 million smallholder farmers around the world, who are working on less than two hectares of land, are estimated to be responsible for 28-31% of total crop production and contribute 30-34% of food supply on 24% of gross agricultural area. … [continued]
Why EV Subsidies Are Important For The Future US Economy
We’ve written a couple of articles now about the US EV tax credit probably being killed by the Trump administration, and also other elements of the Inflation Reduction Act. In those articles, we’ve noted that this is bad for future US economic competitiveness. Some people don’t know the reason for … [continued]
US Offshore Wind Industry Pulls The Supply Chain Card In Effort To Survive
Facing rough political waters in the coming years, the US offshore wind industry aims to leverage its sprawling domestic supply chain for support.
