Perovskite Solar Cells Meet Textile Ceramic Technology
A new building material that deploys perovskite solar cells to harvest clean power is taking shape in the field of textile ceramic technology.
Could A Bacteria Eat Away At Plastics And Help To Mitigate Our Pollution Problem?
We tend to think of wastewater as the disgusting but necessary result of human life and living. Well, it seems as if a bacteria commonly found in wastewater may be able to break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a 2024 study finds. Plastic-eating bacteria could provide … [continued]
Dual Use: Cleantech Items That Are Good For Fun & For Emergencies
As the holidays approach, we’re all looking for gift ideas or ways to have fun this winter and next year. After an ugly election that has left many people feeling like something bad is coming, some are looking for ways to prepare for emergencies. Plus, many people happy with the … [continued]
A Lame Duck Can Be A Mean Duck, & That’s What We Need Right Now
The term “lame duck” describes weakness. A lame duck can’t keep up with the rest of its flock, and thus can more easily fall to predators. A politician facing the end of their last term ends up in a similar position, with little to no influence because everyone knows they’ll … [continued]
CARB Rules Are Making Motorhomes Harder To Get in January, But The Industry Can Go…
At a recent meeting of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), motorhome manufacturers got some bad news: they would not be getting an exemption from the Advanced Clean Trucks rule. RV companies thought that they’d both have time to adjust and the ability to use emissions credits to keep building … [continued]
GM’s Software Fix For Bolts and EUVs Might Have A Problem
Recently, 107 owners of Chevy Bolt and Bolt EUV vehicles got some bad news: yet another battery-related recall. While the numbers of vehicles are small, it could mean that GM’s fix that ended the battery replacement campaign isn’t holding up as hoped. Some Background Before I get into the most … [continued]
How Do Cooler Heads Prevail?
I am old enough to remember a day when talking politics with people who didn’t agree with you did not mean the end of a friendship quite as often as it does now. I have a lot of theories on how things got this way, but as someone who works … [continued]
Is Elon Musk Going to Get Federal Policy & Approval of Robotaxis Implemented?
And what would that mean? On the most recent Tesla quarterly conference call, Elon Musk brought up the possibility of creating US policy on self-driving cars. “There should be a federal approval process for autonomous vehicles.” This would theoretically be through the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) issued by … [continued]
How Many Things Can A Bus Transit Study Get Wrong?
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Raynor, formerly a managing director of sustainability and thought leadership for Deloitte and author of multiple books on innovation and strategy. We talked about not only an innovative approach to addressing Scope 3 emissions Raynor has developed, but also an … [continued]
What Now?
What’s done is done, and we can’t change the past, so we’ll just move on to the question of the day. What now? Perhaps a story first. In 2004, Adam Werbach, the former Sierra Club president, went all in on defeating a Texas oilman US president who had started an … [continued]
