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US DOE releases national clean hydrogen strategy and roadmap

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JUNE 6, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released the US National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap , a framework for accelerating the production, processing, delivery, storage, and use of clean hydrogen. Source: DOE. It also complements the massive $9.5-billion It also complements the massive $9.5-billion

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Energy researchers: clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan

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AUGUST 17, 2021

Addressing climate change requires not only a clean electrical grid, but also a clean fuel to reduce emissions from industrial heat, long-haul heavy transportation, and long-duration energy storage. Hydrogen and its derivatives could be that fuel, argues a commentary by four energy researchers in the journal Joule.

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ORNL to lead new EFRC focused on polymer electrolytes for energy storage

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AUGUST 31, 2022

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been selected to lead an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) focused on polymer electrolytes for next-generation energy storage devices such as fuel cells and solid-state electric vehicle batteries.

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DOE awarding $73.9M to 10 battery recycling projects

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Advanced batteries are vital to the entire clean energy economy, but the US currently does not produce enough of the critical minerals and battery materials needed to power clean energy technologies. MW-Scale Swappable and Reusable Second-Use EV Battery Energy Storage Unit for Maximum Cost-Effectiveness.

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Allison Transmission’s eGen Flex electric hybrid solution introduced in NYC Transit buses

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APRIL 22, 2021

The eGen Flex system—comprising the drive unit, inverter and rechargeable energy storage system—includes full electric drive capability for up to 10 miles, depending upon duty cycle and accessory load demands. —Rohan Barua, Vice President of Sales, North America at Allison Transmission.

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Groupe Renault is creating the REFACTORY in Flins, the first European circular economy site dedicated to mobility. It will be based on a wide network of partners from all sectors and will revolve around 4 poles of activity, putting into practice the principles of the circular economy at each stage of the vehicle life cycle and mobility.

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IISA study proposes using airships for efficient cargo or hydrogen transportation

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AUGUST 5, 2019

Reintroducing airships into the world’s transportation mix could contribute to lowering the transport sector’s carbon emissions and can play a role in establishing a sustainable hydrogen based economy, according to a new IIASA-led study. The open-access paper is published in the journal Energy Conversion and Management: X.

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Report says lithium from California’s Salton Sea can anchor US battery supply chain

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

Through meaningful engagement with the local community, building out the value chain downstream and around Lithium Valley can drive a just transition for the region, while catapulting the US into a leadership position in the 21 st Century economy. —Danny Kennedy, CEO of New Energy Nexus. Source: New Energy Nexus.

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Lithium-Air EV Batteries Tapped For Net Zero Economy Of The Future

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The post Lithium-Air EV Batteries Tapped For Net Zero Economy Of The Future appeared first on CleanTechnica. Lithium-air EV batteries could help decarbonize aviation, shipping, and railways if only some key technology hurdles can be leaped.

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Ohio Can Lead The Electric Vehicle & Clean Energy Economy

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Driven primarily by projected electric vehicle (EV) demand, the global lithium-ion battery industry and its associated supply chain have committed more than $600 billion in funding towards launching new electric vehicle models.

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Odyne Systems delivers 7 plug-in hybrid work trucks through the Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program

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JANUARY 28, 2012

Communities and utilities receiving the new technology were partially funded under the Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program jointly administered through the Wisconsin State Energy Office and the US Department of Energy Wisconsin Clean Cities Program. ComEd received a $1.5

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Has Battery Recycling Arrived Too Soon? What About Second Life Energy Storage?

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Battery recycling and second life grid storage applications for used EV batteries are expanding, but is that happening too soon?

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DOE announces $15.5B package primarily focused on retooling existing factories for EVs

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

The program aims to support a just transition for workers and communities in the transition to electrified transportation, with particular attention to communities supporting facilities with longer histories in automotive manufacturing. Bolstering American Battery Manufacturing, Strengthening Domestic Supply Chains.

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Lithium-Sulfur EV Batteries To Be Tested By Automakers

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MAY 9, 2024

Automakers and other energy storage stakeholders are lining up to test new lithium-sulfur EV batteries from the US startup Lyten. The post Lithium-Sulfur EV Batteries To Be Tested By Automakers appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Octillion becomes official battery supplier for FNM electric trucks in Brazil

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

The truck manufacturers that operate in Brazil are ‘locked in’ to diesel, and FNM thinks differently, with a real ambition for electric vehicles, breaking barriers, changing the rules, and delivering clean, safe, silent connected logistics, signifying our client’s real green economy.

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Tesla A “Sustainability Behemoth,” Analyst Calls Out

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 25, 2023

Tesla is increasingly focusing on renewable energy as a whole, rather than just electric vehicles, offering a broad range of solar and energy storage products for clean energy purposes.

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EC proposes modernizing EU legislation on batteries to enhance sustainability and safety

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DECEMBER 12, 2020

The European Commission is proposing modernizing EU legislation on batteries; this would be the first initiative delivered among the actions announced in the new Circular Economy Action Plan. They promote competitive sustainability and are necessary for green transport, clean energy and to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

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DOE awards FuelCell Energy additional $8M for Phase 2 ARPA-E project with differentiated solid oxide platform

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MAY 7, 2021

This project includes the development of improved pressurized stack module designs, critical to supporting the configuration of very high-efficiency power generation systems, while also enhancing the efficiency of solid oxide-based electrolysis and energy storage systems. —Jason Few, President and CEO of FuelCell Energy.

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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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JUNE 29, 2019

Energy Access. Transportation. in addition to Opus 12, they are: WILDCOAST (Imperial Beach, California) is working to secure a resilient coastline to help protect communities, economies and ecosystems from climate change impacts in the Gulf of California. Clean Energy Works (Washington, D.C.)

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DOE announces $60M to accelerate advanced vehicle technologies research

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

The Vehicle Technologies Office funds a broad portfolio of early-stage research to develop new affordable, efficient and clean transportation options to enable industry to accelerate the development and widespread use of a variety of innovative transportation technologies. Transportation and Energy Analysis (Up to $1.2

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Electric Mobility, Cooking, Energy Storage, & Decarbonization To Anchor Kenya Power’s Growth Plan

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

Kenya Power Lighting Company PLC (Kenya Power) owns and operates most of the electricity transmission and distribution system in Kenya. Kenya Power sells electricity to over 8.9 million customers. During the year ended 30th June 2022, Kenya Power recorded a 6.6%

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Japan’s Culture Of Consensus Means It’s Slithering Into Hydrogen’s 10x Energy Cost Economy

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 2, 2023

Japan will either figure it out or suffer the consequences of being completely unable to compete internationally and see their economy collapse to the point that they can't afford to import energy any more.

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Werner Enterprises testing Peterbilt 579 EV Class 8 electric truck; Meritor and Transpower

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JANUARY 12, 2020

Werner Enterprises, a premier transportation and logistics provider, is testing a 2019 Peterbilt 579 EV Class 8 electric truck for a year on a dedicated account in Southern California. The cap-and-trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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JULY 17, 2020

Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority.

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ICCT Insists That Big Thumb On The Scale Favoring Hydrogen For Trucking Is Appropriate

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Recently the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) published a total cost of ownership report on trucking decarbonization which found. continued] The post ICCT Insists That Big Thumb On The Scale Favoring Hydrogen For Trucking Is Appropriate appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Funding Notice: $46 Million Available for Clean Transportation Research, Development, Demonstration, & Deployment

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APRIL 5, 2024

Yesterday, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced $45.8 million in new funding for projects that will advance research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) critical to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector.

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BMW Lends EV Batteries To Weird New Diesel-Killing Electric Vehicle

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Dannar is taking its new mobile energy storage unit on the road with BMW i3 EV battery packs and a plan to decarbonize off-road working vehicles.

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Meeting the Creators of Renewable Energy & Battery Storage Technologies Recognized at the 2023 VinFuture Prize Awards

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JANUARY 13, 2024

Electrifying is most appropriate to describe the emotion of being among the creators of renewable and energy storage systems that. continued] The post Meeting the Creators of Renewable Energy & Battery Storage Technologies Recognized at the 2023 VinFuture Prize Awards appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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An Industrial Blueprint For Batteries In Europe

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MAY 13, 2024

A new report explores how Europe can successfully build a sustainable battery value chain Executive summary As Europe is decarbonising its economy, it is facing a monumental challenge to rebuild the fossil-based system into a carbon free one. Batteries and the materials that go into making them are central to.

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Hydrogen Advocates Including ICCT Don’t Understand PPAs, RECs, Wholesale & Retail Electricity

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NOVEMBER 23, 2023

In the past week I’ve been involved in an odd conflict with researchers at the International Council on Clean Transportation. continued] The post Hydrogen Advocates Including ICCT Don’t Understand PPAs, RECs, Wholesale & Retail Electricity appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Berkeley Lab and CalCEF form new CalCharge partnership to boost battery technologies

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MAY 29, 2012

With our highly regarded battery scientists and state-of-the-art equipment at Berkeley Lab, the CalCharge consortium will be able to leverage these resources to enable the development of battery solutions for electric transportation and other clean energy applications in California. —Berkeley Lab Director Paul Alivisatos.

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Go-Ahead London first to operate next-generation, ultra low emission series hybrid bus from ADL and BAE Systems; ultracaps

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MAY 16, 2018

Using ultracapacitor energy storage to further reduce life cycle costs, this next-generation hybrid bus has achieved Ultra Low Emission Bus certification with 37% lower greenhouse gas emissions than conventional diesel buses. An ultracapacitor energy storage system replaces the previous generation’s batteries.

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ICCT’s Hydrogen For Aviation Perspective Is Deeply Wrong As Well

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) is a US-headquartered think tank with offices globally. It’s been around since 2001. continued] The post ICCT’s Hydrogen For Aviation Perspective Is Deeply Wrong As Well appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Hydrogen 2001 Clean Cleaning

Toyota establishes H2HQ in California to promote fuel cell technology – ET Auto

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MAY 3, 2024

New Delhi: Reaffirming its commitment to support fuel cell and additional hydrogen-related products and technology toward a hydrogen economy, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) Friday announced that it is renaming the TMNA R&D California office as its new North American Hydrogen Headquarters ( H2HQ ).

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SunLine Transit receives $12.5M for five H2-powered buses, H2 generating station in Coachella Valley

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APRIL 21, 2017

The grant also supports the development of the largest hydrogen fueling station in the US of its kind, from Hydrogenics, using electricity and renewable energy to generate clean hydrogen. SunLine Transit Agency is a joint powers authority formed in 1977 to operate the Coachella Valley’s public transportation system.

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The EV Battery Supply Chain Explained

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MAY 9, 2023

The transportation sector is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the US economy, and about half its emissions come from light-duty vehicles alone. Introduction What are the problems in the EV battery supply chain and how can we improve it? To avoid the disastrous effects of a 1.5°C

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DOE announces $209 million for electric vehicles battery research

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Advanced lithium-ion batteries play an important role nowadays as technologies such as electric vehicles, stationary grid storage, and defence applications will be critical to secure America’s clean energy future. Colorado is at the forefront of clean energy innovation. Senator Michael Bennet (CO).

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1st Projects Receiving Clean Energy Manufacturing Investments in America’s Industrial & Energy Communities

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APRIL 19, 2024

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Supports New Projects Building Grid Transformers, Manufacturing EV Chargers and Solar Components, and Processing Critical Minerals, Helping Revitalize Local Economies with Clean Energy Jobs WASHINGTON, D.C. —

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Comparing The US & China On Climate, Economy, & Other Outcomes Should Be Deeply Humbling For America

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AUGUST 11, 2022

The narrative that Americans and many Europeans share about China and themselves is not aligned with observable reality, and the USA is in significant danger of economic decline even as the world improves.

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Ioxus Introduces 1,000-, 3,000- and 5,000-Farad Ultracapacitor Cells with Higher Power Densities

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JANUARY 25, 2010

launched a new family of large cell prismatic electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLC) for transportation and utility applications that are lower in cost for the overall system design. This unit features 10% less weight than the competition with the same rated capacitance, and offers 10% more energy (Wh/kg). Ioxus, Inc.

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South Africa’s Rubicon Group Wants to Help Drive The Transition To The Green Economy

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JUNE 22, 2021

South Africa’s Rubicon Group enables transformative sustainable and industrial technologies across the energy and manufacturing sectors in Africa and other emerging markets.

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What is Renewable energy integration, challenges, why it is needed

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

This involves the seamless blending of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal power, into the overall energy infrastructure to meet the growing demand for clean and sustainable energy. This can involve a combination of energy storage, flexible demand, and backup power sources.

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Researchers develop concept for ultra-fast hydrogen sensor; plasmonic metal–polymer hybrid nanomaterial

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APRIL 12, 2019

In a paper in the journal Nature Materials , the team presents a plasmonic metal–polymer hybrid nanomaterial concept, in which the polymer coating reduces the apparent activation energy for hydrogen transport into and out of the plasmonic nanoparticles, while deactivation resistance is provided via a tailored tandem polymer membrane.

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Polymer Hydrogen Concept Hybrid

EU Takes 1st Step to Ensure Green Technologies Are Made In Europe

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MARCH 16, 2023

T&E welcomes self-sufficiency targets for battery raw materials and production goals for clean tech. The EU today unveiled two draft laws in response to the US subsidies that it fears are luring European cleantech companies to North America.

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North America Europe Green Clean

US DOE releases national clean hydrogen strategy and roadmap

Energy researchers: clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan

ORNL to lead new EFRC focused on polymer electrolytes for energy storage

DOE awarding $73.9M to 10 battery recycling projects

Allison Transmission’s eGen Flex electric hybrid solution introduced in NYC Transit buses

Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

IISA study proposes using airships for efficient cargo or hydrogen transportation

Report says lithium from California’s Salton Sea can anchor US battery supply chain

Lithium-Air EV Batteries Tapped For Net Zero Economy Of The Future

Ohio Can Lead The Electric Vehicle & Clean Energy Economy

Odyne Systems delivers 7 plug-in hybrid work trucks through the Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program

Has Battery Recycling Arrived Too Soon? What About Second Life Energy Storage?

DOE announces $15.5B package primarily focused on retooling existing factories for EVs

Lithium-Sulfur EV Batteries To Be Tested By Automakers

Octillion becomes official battery supplier for FNM electric trucks in Brazil

Tesla A “Sustainability Behemoth,” Analyst Calls Out

EC proposes modernizing EU legislation on batteries to enhance sustainability and safety

DOE awards FuelCell Energy additional $8M for Phase 2 ARPA-E project with differentiated solid oxide platform

2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

DOE announces $60M to accelerate advanced vehicle technologies research

Electric Mobility, Cooking, Energy Storage, & Decarbonization To Anchor Kenya Power’s Growth Plan

Japan’s Culture Of Consensus Means It’s Slithering Into Hydrogen’s 10x Energy Cost Economy

Werner Enterprises testing Peterbilt 579 EV Class 8 electric truck; Meritor and Transpower

DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

ICCT Insists That Big Thumb On The Scale Favoring Hydrogen For Trucking Is Appropriate

Funding Notice: $46 Million Available for Clean Transportation Research, Development, Demonstration, & Deployment

BMW Lends EV Batteries To Weird New Diesel-Killing Electric Vehicle

Meeting the Creators of Renewable Energy & Battery Storage Technologies Recognized at the 2023 VinFuture Prize Awards

An Industrial Blueprint For Batteries In Europe

Hydrogen Advocates Including ICCT Don’t Understand PPAs, RECs, Wholesale & Retail Electricity

Berkeley Lab and CalCEF form new CalCharge partnership to boost battery technologies

Go-Ahead London first to operate next-generation, ultra low emission series hybrid bus from ADL and BAE Systems; ultracaps

ICCT’s Hydrogen For Aviation Perspective Is Deeply Wrong As Well

Toyota establishes H2HQ in California to promote fuel cell technology – ET Auto

SunLine Transit receives $12.5M for five H2-powered buses, H2 generating station in Coachella Valley

The EV Battery Supply Chain Explained

DOE announces $209 million for electric vehicles battery research

1st Projects Receiving Clean Energy Manufacturing Investments in America’s Industrial & Energy Communities

Comparing The US & China On Climate, Economy, & Other Outcomes Should Be Deeply Humbling For America

Ioxus Introduces 1,000-, 3,000- and 5,000-Farad Ultracapacitor Cells with Higher Power Densities

South Africa’s Rubicon Group Wants to Help Drive The Transition To The Green Economy

What is Renewable energy integration, challenges, why it is needed

Researchers develop concept for ultra-fast hydrogen sensor; plasmonic metal–polymer hybrid nanomaterial

EU Takes 1st Step to Ensure Green Technologies Are Made In Europe

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