HTEC just opened another hydrogen fueling station in British Columbia. It sits gleaming and underused in the Lower Mainland, one more high-cost monument to a transportation future that never arrived. It’s an infrastructure project aimed at a market that doesn’t exist, serving vehicles that aren’t being driven, with fuel no … [continued]
Tesla and Elon Musk are now personnae non grata in the Canadian province of British Columbia thanks to Musk’s antics.
Moving people and vehicles across short distances is a no-brainer for batteries and electric motors. The only problem, as with most electrification of transportation, is getting electricity at sufficient power levels to the point of charging. British Columbia has a very obvious and straightforward strategy for its ferries. British Columbia … [continued]
First, according to Wikipedia, a black swan event is a high-impact event that is difficult to predict under normal circumstances but in retrospect appears to have been inevitable, or an event that comes as a surprise, has a major impact, and is often rationalized with the benefit of hindsight as … [continued]
British Columbia has sued the manufacturers of PFAS products for contaminating public drinking systems with “forever chemicals.”
In the annals of zero emission vehicle startups there are innumerable failures. The Canadian/UK firm First Hydrogen is inevitably going to be one of them. I write this article not to hasten their demise, but to ask a set of questions about how this type of thing gets funded, gets … [continued]
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]
50 kilowatts of power sounds like a lot, but when it comes to EV charging, what that means depends on who you ask. When there’ s nothing else available, it’s a whole lot better than a 6 kW Level 2 station (or worse, an RV park). But, compared to a … [continued]
As a resident of a condo without central air conditioning, I’ve been feeling the harsh effects of climate change, particularly during the sweltering summers. With climate change, population growth, and urbanization being the key megatrends, it’s clear that air conditioning is transitioning from a luxury to a necessity. For instance, … [continued]
Hydrogen and fossil fuels dwarf renewables in BC’s pension fund. Its claim to be “The Investment Manager of Choice for British Columbia’s Public Sector” doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.
