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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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EVs are at the point where their sticker prices have fallen or will soon fall below those of comparable vehicles with internal combustion engines. Cost parity between battery- and petrol-powered vehicles will happen by 2026 in the U.S. But Canada might have a fight on its hands that mirrors what the U.S.

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Tesla donates $3.1M of $6M grant to Jeff Dahn’s Dalhousie University battery team

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A team of battery researchers at Canada’s Dalhousie University are the recipients of a $6 million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). We share their commitment to help combat climate change through electrified transportation and renewable energy generation and storage.”.

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Heat Pumps Take on Cold Climates

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Twenty homes scattered across Canada and the northern United States are keeping warm this winter using prototypes of the latest iteration in residential heating systems: cold climate heat pumps. To prove it, eight manufacturers are publicly testing their prototypes in the Cold-Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge , hosted by the U.S.

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Rio Tinto and Alcoa announce world’s first carbon-free aluminum smelting process; Apple assist; Elysis JV to commercialize

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In Canada alone, use of the technology could eliminate the equivalent of 6.5 Oxidation of the carbon anode increases the electrical efficiency at a cost of consuming the carbon electrodes and producing carbon dioxide. Canada and Québec are each investing $60 million (CAD) in Elysis.

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World Bank/ICCT report provides guidance to reducing black carbon emissions from diesels in developing countries

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Road transportation accounted for 9% of global black carbon, with diesel engines responsible for nearly 99% of those emissions. In the near term, black carbon emissions from mobile engines are projected to decline as a consequence of policies implemented in the US, Canada, Europe, and Japan. Earlier post.). Minjares, Ray et al.

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Researchers show economic, environmental and grid-resilience benefits of converting diesel trains to battery-electric

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At the recent 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, the US joined a dozen other countries in signing onto new agreements to curtail shipping emissions, and zero-emissions solutions for freight rail transport will be part of that commitment. The social cost of carbon emissions starts at US$125?t t –1 by 2040.

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Smokey the AI

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However, the frequency of these inspections has changed little over the years, even though climate change is causing drier and hotter weather conditions that lead up to more intense wildfires. But smaller utilities are also becoming able to collect more data as the cost of drones drops. Now for the bad news.

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