Carbon, Climate and Transportation

XPrize in Carbon Removal Goes to Enhanced Rock Weathering

Cars That Think

APRIL 23, 2025

The XPrize Foundation today announced the winners of its four-year, US $100 million XPrize competition in carbon removal. Contestants in the carbon removal XPrize had to demonstrate ways to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or oceans and sequester it sustainably. How Does Enhanced Rock Weathering Remove CO2?

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BP’s Exit Is Part Of A Broader Collapse In Hydrogen For Transportation Among Majors

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 3, 2025

BP quietly dissolved its low-carbon mobility team recently, and almost no one noticed. Just an internal memo, a few reassigned employees, and the slow realization that the company was backing away from its hydrogen transport dreams. No flashy press release. No somber CEO video explaining a pivot to shareholder value.

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Another Day, Another Hydrogen Transportation Failure — Hyzon Edition

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2024

continued] The post Another Day, Another Hydrogen Transportation Failure Hyzon Edition appeared first on CleanTechnica. I’d joined the fun last year for the first time after starting up the Redefining EnergyTech sub-channel, judging their predictions from the previous year and adding predictions of my own.

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Debunking The Myth: Hydrogen Will Not Dominate The Transportation Sector

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 24, 2025

The belief that hydrogen will dominate the transportation sector is rooted in optimism rather than evidence. continued] The post Debunking The Myth: Hydrogen Will Not Dominate The Transportation Sector appeared first on CleanTechnica. It appeals to the imagination but collapses under scrutiny. The appeal of hydrogen may.

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“Social Leasing” Could Provide Affordable EVs to 3 Million Households in Europe

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 26, 2025

National schemes could be financed by the revenues generated by the EUs carbon market and Social Climate Fund, analysis finds. It would enable many low and modest-income households to move away from dependence on combustion cars and fossil fuels. Up to 3 million households on low or modest incomes in.

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Stellantis Joins Growing List Of Hydrogen Mobility Retreats

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 12, 2025

This pivot away from hydrogen-powered transportation represents yet another confirmation of the longstanding challenges faced by hydrogen in mobility. continued] The post Stellantis Joins Growing List Of Hydrogen Mobility Retreats appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2025

Last November , w hen Azerbaijan hosted COP29 , the United Nations annual climate summit , i t was a sort of coming-out party for the country. But i n a side room away from media attention, a different climate discussion concluded more auspiciously. In November, Baku hosted the 29th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference.

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How U.S. Airports Like Pittsburgh’s Generate Electricity On Site to Avoid Heathrow-Like Outages

Baua Electric

MARCH 29, 2025

Airports are critical transportation infrastructure. airports are increasingly experimenting with generating and storing electricity on site typically with solar power and batteries to curb carbon emissions, prepare for future electricity needs, and manage rising disruptions caused by climate change and aging infrastructure.

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Listen Up! our Green Energy Podcast Is Finally Here

Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 9, 2025

We are excited to launch the Consumers for Climate Podcast, now available on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , and Amazon Music ! This podcast reflects our mission to empower consumers and communities to make energy choices that speed a just transition to a zero-carbon world.

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France’s €520/Ton CO₂ Problem: Hydrogen Is Too Expensive For Transport

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 11, 2025

continued] The post France’s €520/Ton CO₂ Problem: Hydrogen Is Too Expensive For Transport appeared first on CleanTechnica. This cost of abatement significantly exceeds.

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Hydrogen Buses Keep Failing — De Lijn Is Just The Latest To Cut Losses

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 7, 2025

For decades, it supplied public and private transport fleets across Europe and beyond, cementing its reputation as an innovative. Founded in 1947 in Belgium, Van Hool was a storied name in bus and coach manufacturing, known for producing a range of vehicles spanning diesel, hybrid, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel-cell models.

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Ports Plugging In: From Ground Vehicles To Ocean Shipping

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 28, 2025

Currently responsible for approximately 3% of global carbon emissions, maritime operations and related logistics are under intense scrutiny to reduce their environmental impact. Ports around the world face an enormous sustainability challenge.

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From Hydrogen Hope To EV Reality: How Hype’s Subsidy Bubble Burst

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 20, 2025

This pivot should not surprise anyone who has been closely tracking the consistent and inevitable collapse of hydrogen-powered transportation ventures around. Hype, once celebrated as a poster child for hydrogen mobility in Europe, has abandoned hydrogen as its primary fuel source, and has pivoted to solely electric vehicles for taxis.

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Arunachal Pradesh Flags Off 10 EKA Electric Buses on World Environment Day, Boosting Green Mobility

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JUNE 6, 2025

Arunachal Pradesh Flags Off 10 EKA Electric Buses on World Environment Day, Boosting Green Mobility In a significant step towards sustainable public transportation, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Pema Khandu flagged off 10 electric buses on World Environment Day.

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Halifax’s Misguided Hydrogen Bus Effort: The Data Tells the Story

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 29, 2025

Halifaxs just announced hydrogen-diesel hybrid bus trial is intended to be an ambitious stride forward in the city’s climate action plan and a trial that transit operators globally will gain insights from. Yet, scratching just below the surface reveals a problematic disconnect between optimistic projections and operational realities.

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Plug’n Drive is Bringing Electric Test Drives to Regina Saskatchewan and Surrounding Communities

Plug N Drive

JUNE 27, 2025

While fossil fuels still play a significant role in the province’s electricity generation, research shows that EVs produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline cars — even on grids with higher carbon intensity. As the grid continues to evolve, the climate benefits of EVs will continue to grow.

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New Freight Electrification Report: A Strategic Blueprint For US Truck Charging

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 21, 2025

Transportation is now the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions in the US, surpassing even electricity generation, and heavy-duty trucking alone contributes disproportionately to this problem. The electrification of freight trucking in the United States has quietly become a central strategic challenge for decarbonization efforts.

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Charging Trucks Comes First — Stay on Task

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Key takeaways Charging trucks is the first, second, and third priority Side benefits to the site are welcomed, but cant be allowed to drive design decisions Dont let potential local or hypothetical value propositions distract from charging delivery As the people who will be building electric truck charging microgrids engage.

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Renewable-Powered Battery Swaps: Unlocking Ship Electrification At Global Canals

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 7, 2025

The Maersk McKinney Moller Institute published an analysis in late 2024 exploring the potential for battery-electric shipping.

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Battery Ferries: Helios, China Zorrilla, & BC Ferries Compared

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 15, 2025

Viking Line’s recently announced fully electric ferry, Helios, represents one of the most ambitious maritime electrification projects to date, and offers a powerful indicator of how quickly and fundamentally ferry travel is being transformed by battery-electric propulsion.

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Green Hydrogen For Energy Was A Story We Told Ourselves

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 7, 2025

Bruno Latour once said technology doesnt succeed because it works. It succeeds because enough people act like it does. For nearly a decade, thats exactly what happened with green hydrogen as an energy carrier. The story was so compelling, the coalition so wide, the urgency so real, that for a.

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Debunking The Myth: Hydrogen Is Not A Practical Or Cost-Effective Fuel

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 10, 2025

Hydrogen has often been hailed as a fuel of the future, promising a clean and versatile energy source capable of decarbonizing multiple sectors. However, a closer look at the technical, economic, and infrastructure challenges associated with hydrogen reveals that these claims may be overstated. While hydrogen can indeed be used.

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30 Years Later: The Port That Turned Batteries, Data, and Wind into New Profit

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 25, 2025

By the time a port reaches the twenty-year mark on a thirty-year decarbonization roadmap the engineering problems are largely solved and the hard infrastructure is mostly in place; what remains is equal parts disciplined execution, digital finesse and opportunistic scaling.

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Time For Canada To Dump The Big Three & Go Electric With China

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 3, 2025

Mark Carney, Canada’s freshly minted Prime Minister, faces an early test of leadership courtesy of the country’s automotive old guard. Ford, GM, and Stellantis have banded together to ask his government to scrap Canada’s zero-emission vehicle mandate, pleading poverty and technological impossibility.

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Why Modern Cities Are Embracing Trolleybuses Again

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 14, 2025

The humble trolleybus is enjoying an unexpected global revival, quietly returning to the spotlight in the relentless push for sustainable urban transit solutions. Once dismissed as obsolete or nostalgic, the trolley bus — now dramatically transformed by modern In-Motion Charging (IMC) technology — is proving to be a strategic and.

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Bavarian SMRs & Hydrogen Vans: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 1, 2025

First Hydrogen Corp, a Canadian firm with more ambition than balance sheet, has now turned its sights on Germany — arguably the worst possible place to mix hydrogen hype with small modular nuclear reactors. The company, known mostly for a hydrogen van prototype and a team structure with more CEOs.

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Nepal’s Electric Leapfrog: How This Himalayan Nation Is Leading Global EV Adoption

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 14, 2025

Nepal, a small Himalayan nation of 30 million better known globally for its mountains, including Mt Everest, and trekking tourism, is quietly setting an impressive benchmark in the electric vehicle transition. In recent months, about 70% of all new passenger vehicles sold in Nepal were electric.

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China’s Electrification Of Trucks, Buses, & Construction Vehicles Accelerates Rapidly

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 22, 2025

China’s heavy vehicle sector took major strides toward electrification in 2024, underscoring the country’s continued leadership in the global transition toward zero-emission commercial transportation.

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From Solar Tiles to Starship: The Decade Musk Failed to Deliver Puts Semi At Risk

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 2, 2025

Tesla says the Semi is entering high-volume production in 2025, nearly eight years after its 2017 unveiling. At the time, Elon Musk promised a revolution in freight: 500 miles of electric range, faster acceleration than a diesel, and a cost-per-mile that would make it a no-brainer for fleet managers.

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VW’s Electric Hippy Microbus Struggles In America Don’t Signal EV Collapse

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 13, 2025

The Wall Street Journal recently described Volkswagen’s much-anticipated electric ID.Buzz as a commercial flop in the U.S. In isolation, such headlines contribute to US narratives that the electric vehicle transition itself is losing steam. My recent time in Europe, which included time in an ID.Buzz on the way to.

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Electric Truck Charging’s Cost & Price Flexibility Are Its Superpower

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Key takeaways Early adopters of charging microgrids can gain a competitive edge with flexible pricing Solar-powered microgrids cut costs with zero marginal cost energy Collaboration on green corridors boosts savings and revenues First movers with electric truck charging microgrids have a superpower, which is much more flexible energy pricing options. (..)

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25 Polish Hydrogen Bus Princesses Likely Need New Fuel Cells

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 4, 2025

On March 3, 2025, all 25 hydrogen-powered Solaris Urbino 12 Hydrogen buses operated by MPK Pozna were abruptly withdrawn from service. This decision followed onboard diagnostic systems detecting unexpected malfunctions across the entire fleet. The affected buses had been refueled at a public hydrogen station in Pozna, supplied by.

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China Hits EV Target 10 Years Early, Still Hasn’t Reached 2020 Nuclear Target

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 27, 2024

On October 27th of 2020, the China Society of Automotive Engineers laid out a roadmap for how the country was going to achieve 50% of all cars sold in 2035 being fully electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen, with 95% of them of course being fully electric.

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Ontario Doubles Down On Hydrogen For Energy As Countries Leave Table

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 31, 2025

Ontarios love affair with hydrogen was always going to be an expensive fling. But now its turning into a full-blown marriagedespite all the warning signs from older, wiser jurisdictions that have already filed for divorce. The province is doubling the Hydrogen Innovation Fund to $30 million, a tidy sum that.

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France & Germany’s Economic Councils Endorse Electric Trucks Over Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 6, 2025

The best news in freight decarbonization this year didnt come from a truck manufacturer, a startup accelerator, or a press release festooned with EU flags. It came from a bunch of European economists.

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Truck Charging: Start Small, Scale Smart

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Key Takeaways: Trucks wont all be electric immediately, so dont build charging for 100% electric Design charging microgrids for standardized increments of capacity Analyze all sites and design increments that are good enough Gaining the benefits of electric trucks, including significantly reduced maintenance and operations costs and increasing market (..)

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Cold Ironing Takes Hold: Ports Achieve Cleaner Air by Electrifying Ship Berths

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 18, 2025

Decarbonizing maritime operations presents one of the more challengingbut also most impactfulfrontiers in global sustainability efforts.

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Beyond the Hydrogen Mirage: A Candid Conversation with Joe Romm

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 3, 2025

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down again with Dr. Joseph Romm to discuss his then about to be released book, The Hype About Hydrogen, available now on Amazon. This is the second half of our conversation, lightly edited. Michael Barnard [MB]: Welcome back to Redefining Energy Tech.

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The End of Diesel: Europe’s Buses Are Going Fully Electric — Fast

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 8, 2025

Electric buses are transforming Europe’s public transportation system faster than many policymakers expected. In 2024, nearly half of all new city buses sold in the European Union were battery-electric, according to a new report from Transport & Environment (T&E). This shift marks a decisive moment in the debate over how.

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Taxing the Distance

Energy Institute at HAAS

JUNE 16, 2025

It’s a data-driven road trip through American transportation habits—and no one even had to carpool. His fields of expertise are environmental and energy economics, with a specific focus on the impacts and regulation of climate change and air pollution. In the end, it’s a wonky (this is a compliment!)

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India’s Coal & Gas Decline Signals Accelerating Renewable Energy Transition

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 6, 2025

India’s energy landscape is at a pivotal crossroads, exemplified by the notable recent decline in coal- and gas-fired power generation, which in May 2025 marked the steepest year-over-year drop since COVID-19.

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Modular Charging: LEGO Logic For Electric Trucks

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 1, 2025

Key Takeaways: Tailor charging solutions for heavy-duty trucks at stops and depots Modular and standard component choices are key to scalability Optimize charging for local and grid resiliency, and utility engagement The principles of cause and effect have deep roots in scientific exploration, ancient philosophy, and religious teachings, and later, (..)

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British Columbia Pays HTEC Millions For Another Hydrogen Station Nobody Needs

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 5, 2025

It sits gleaming and underused in the Lower Mainland, one more high-cost monument to a transportation future that never arrived. HTEC just opened another hydrogen fueling station in British Columbia. Its an infrastructure project aimed at a market that doesnt exist, serving vehicles that arent being driven, with fuel no.

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Shipping’s Climate Reckoning: The IMO’s $36 Billion Pivot

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 5, 2025

In the wake of the International Maritime Organization’s vote to price carbon in shipping fuels, I had the opportunity to sit down with an insider and expert on maritime decarbonization, Tristan Smith. continued] The post Shipping’s Climate Reckoning: The IMO’s $36 Billion Pivot appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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BP’s Exit Is Part Of A Broader Collapse In Hydrogen For Transportation Among Majors

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Another Day, Another Hydrogen Transportation Failure — Hyzon Edition

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Debunking The Myth: Hydrogen Will Not Dominate The Transportation Sector

“Social Leasing” Could Provide Affordable EVs to 3 Million Households in Europe

Stellantis Joins Growing List Of Hydrogen Mobility Retreats

Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

How U.S. Airports Like Pittsburgh’s Generate Electricity On Site to Avoid Heathrow-Like Outages

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France’s €520/Ton CO₂ Problem: Hydrogen Is Too Expensive For Transport

Hydrogen Buses Keep Failing — De Lijn Is Just The Latest To Cut Losses

Ports Plugging In: From Ground Vehicles To Ocean Shipping

From Hydrogen Hope To EV Reality: How Hype’s Subsidy Bubble Burst

Arunachal Pradesh Flags Off 10 EKA Electric Buses on World Environment Day, Boosting Green Mobility

Halifax’s Misguided Hydrogen Bus Effort: The Data Tells the Story

Plug’n Drive is Bringing Electric Test Drives to Regina Saskatchewan and Surrounding Communities

New Freight Electrification Report: A Strategic Blueprint For US Truck Charging

Charging Trucks Comes First — Stay on Task

Renewable-Powered Battery Swaps: Unlocking Ship Electrification At Global Canals

Battery Ferries: Helios, China Zorrilla, & BC Ferries Compared

Green Hydrogen For Energy Was A Story We Told Ourselves

Debunking The Myth: Hydrogen Is Not A Practical Or Cost-Effective Fuel

30 Years Later: The Port That Turned Batteries, Data, and Wind into New Profit

Time For Canada To Dump The Big Three & Go Electric With China

Why Modern Cities Are Embracing Trolleybuses Again

Bavarian SMRs & Hydrogen Vans: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Nepal’s Electric Leapfrog: How This Himalayan Nation Is Leading Global EV Adoption

China’s Electrification Of Trucks, Buses, & Construction Vehicles Accelerates Rapidly

From Solar Tiles to Starship: The Decade Musk Failed to Deliver Puts Semi At Risk

VW’s Electric Hippy Microbus Struggles In America Don’t Signal EV Collapse

Electric Truck Charging’s Cost & Price Flexibility Are Its Superpower

25 Polish Hydrogen Bus Princesses Likely Need New Fuel Cells

China Hits EV Target 10 Years Early, Still Hasn’t Reached 2020 Nuclear Target

Ontario Doubles Down On Hydrogen For Energy As Countries Leave Table

France & Germany’s Economic Councils Endorse Electric Trucks Over Hydrogen

Truck Charging: Start Small, Scale Smart

Cold Ironing Takes Hold: Ports Achieve Cleaner Air by Electrifying Ship Berths

Beyond the Hydrogen Mirage: A Candid Conversation with Joe Romm

The End of Diesel: Europe’s Buses Are Going Fully Electric — Fast

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India’s Coal & Gas Decline Signals Accelerating Renewable Energy Transition

Modular Charging: LEGO Logic For Electric Trucks

British Columbia Pays HTEC Millions For Another Hydrogen Station Nobody Needs

Shipping’s Climate Reckoning: The IMO’s $36 Billion Pivot

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