A recent article by Zachary Shahan, “Largest Battery-Electric Container Ship Now Operating — You Know Where,” represents an interesting case study for electric shipping. It refers to earlier articles in which Michael Barnard reported on the case of the COSCO Green River 01 electric ship a year ago. The COSCO … [continued]
In my regularly iterated Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work, there’s a big broom: Price Carbon Aggressively. In the maritime shipping world, it would be a big trawler net that scoops up emissions regardless of technology, allowing the market to figure out the cheapest way to achieve decarbonization. … [continued]
Cabotage acts are sabotage for maritime decarbonization. Well, that rhymes, but what does it mean? What is cabotage and why are Europe and the USA more impacted than Asia? It’s a tangled tale and we have to go back over a hundred years to unravel the story and its implications. … [continued]
The 2022 Our Ocean Conference in Palau brought together countries from around the world to discuss and commit to actions to protect the ocean, the life-giving source of food, livelihoods and recreation for much of humanity. A significant part of the discussions focused on the ocean-climate nexus, and the role of … [continued]
Parallel Systems bursts out of stealth mode with a SpaceX pedigree and a plan for launching the nation’s railways into the space age with autonomous electric railcars.
Courtesy of RMI. By Christian Roselund This week has seen a seismic shift, with the global maritime shipping and aviation industries both committing to move to net zero by 2050. For the shipping industry, this is further progress on the landmark Poseidon Principles. For aviation, this shows a new level of ambition. But both sectors are … [continued]
Battery swapping has long been a controversial topic in the electric car world. Better Place tried it and customers I talked to loved it, but Better Place ended up running out of money. Tesla set up one lonely battery swapping station in the middle of nowhere for a while — … [continued]
India will witness a rapid growth in freight transport over the coming decades. The country can implement a set of solutions to meet that growing demand cost-effectively and sustainably
The world’s first all electric cargo ship has been launched in China. The good news is it emits no carbon pollution while underway. The bad news is, it will be used to transport coal.
