A recent report at Reuters gives a picture of how the EV charging industry continues to evolve. Two big trends are that charging companies are already competing for rights to the best spots, while there are signs that consolidation is coming. When it comes to spots, the differences between the … [continued]
When it comes to government, almost nothing happens fast. It can take ages just for a spending bill to get through Congress, but then a much longer clock often starts running. In the case of the Infrastructure Law, a joint office between DOT and DOE had to be established, which … [continued]
This Blog is part of NRDC’s Year-End Series Reviewing 2023 Climate & Clean Energy Developments. For more than a century, our power grids have served as the backbone of a system that has underpinned economic activity by delivering energy to homes, businesses, and industry. But the network was designed in … [continued]
For the nation’s buildings, successful implementation of the IRA is more critical than ever. This Blog is part of NRDC’s Year-End Series Reviewing 2023 Climate & Clean Energy Developments. As 2023 comes to a close, it’s a great time to reflect on the progress made to date on the Inflation … [continued]
Congress must protect and extend clean energy innovation policies to advance an equitable, prosperous, and just energy transition. Clean energy innovation remains an essential pillar of the energy transition. Clean energy innovation remains an essential pillar of the clean energy transition. In 2023, we witnessed numerous exciting developments out of … [continued]
In our Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast the lowest annual petroleum consumption in Japan in 2024 since at least 1980, in part due to its aging and declining population. Japan’s reduced consumption is already affecting its refining industry. Japanese refiner ENEOS permanently closed a 120,000-barrel-per-day (b/d) refinery in western Japan in mid-October 2023, … [continued]
Our dealer-connected auto industry veteran of many years, Jo Borras, came across a big find this week. It’s a Cox auto industry update on new-vehicle average transaction prices. Most of it is just trends in the overall auto industry. However, they decided to slip in some big notes regarding electric … [continued]
Tesla has issued an over the air update as part of a recall campaign involving the Company’s Autopilot technology.
GM is pouring 50 years of R&D into a new hydrogen fuel cell truck venture with the leading vocational truck maker Komatsu.
This question is asked regularly of me these days. After all, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) is the new pipeline, doesn’t care if it’s run underwater, underground or through a steel pipe, and the millions of kilometers of pipelines in the world are going to be decommissioned at an accelerating rate … [continued]
