Remove Charging Remove Coal Remove Grid Remove Russia
article thumbnail

Mad Power thoughts

EV Info

Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. Climate Change.

Power 52
article thumbnail

The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

Cars That Think

The European Union plans to begin charging shippers for carbon emissions this year. At the same time, it’s becoming apparent that alternative-fuel solutions we’re looking at have big drawbacks, and that producing these fuels will take a lot of green power that will be needed to replace coal and gas on shore.

article thumbnail

UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

EV Info

Additional fees and charges added to electricity prices. We have closed most of the coal plants and several the aging nuclear plants are moving offline as they close for repair of reach end of life. Right now, production is low in Russia, so the cost has increased. Who is in charge? Slashing gas storage facilities.

Power 98
article thumbnail

Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Vehicle-to-grid is, I believe, the salvation of the automotive industry in the United States,” declared Marc Spitzer, an agency commissioner who was also on the panel.

Grid 47