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Ports Plugging In: From Ground Vehicles To Ocean Shipping

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

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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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We Need to Talk About AI's Impact on Public Health

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Quantifying the public health cost of AI To ensure that AI services are available even during grid outages, data centers rely on large sets of backup generators that usually burn diesel fuel. Next, lets look beyond the backup generators to the supply of energy from the grid. Carbon anywhere is carbon everywhere.

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DOE announces $64M for research into future coal power plants

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $64 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects under the funding opportunity announcement ( DE-FOA-0002057 ), “Critical Components for Coal FIRST Power Plants of the Future.”. AOI 2: Indirect Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Plant System.

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Benchmark: hard-rock lithium can be 3x as carbon intensive as lithium from brine

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Lithium chemicals derived from hard rock sources such as spodumene can be more than three times as carbon-intensive as that from brine sources, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence’s (Benchmark Minerals’) Lithium ESG Report. The majority of spodumene is mined in Australia where it is processed into spodumene concentrate.

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Beyond the Harbor: Electrifying Short-Sea Routes and Hybridizing Blue-Water Shipping

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As ports around the world push forward on their decarbonization journeys, the final and perhaps most challenging frontier is decarbonizing the vessels themselvesnot only within the harbor but throughout their voyages.

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Transforming Canada: Mapping A 100% Electrified Energy Economy

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Canada stands at a crossroads in its energy future, and the path it chooses will define its economic resilience, environmental integrity, and quality of life for generations. As a Canadian who is involved in shaping Ireland’s 2050 energy roadmap through my work with Trifecta Ireland, I see an immense opportunity.