Dive Brief: There will be 30 million to 42 million electric vehicles on U.S. roads in 2030, requiring a rapid, widespread buildout of charging infrastructure that will be focused on homes and […]
World EV Sales Now 16% Of World Auto Sales
Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 50% in May 2023 compared to May 2022, rising to 1,057,00 units. In the end, plugins represented 16% share of the overall auto market (11% BEV […]
Baby the RINs Must Fall – A Decade After the ‘Big Bang’ Are RIN Prices Headed for a Crash?
The Renewable Identification Number (RIN) has long served as the tool used to force renewable fuels like ethanol and soybean oil into the U.S. gasoline and diesel supply. A creation of the […]
Nations Aim to Zero Out Shipping Emissions by Midcentury
Regulators reached a provisional deal on how quickly the transition to zero-emissions fuels should happen for cargo ships, which often burn particularly dirty oil. via NYT > Climate and Environment https://ift.tt/9OebQdA
European Parliament Reaches Broad Deal On Power Market Reform
The European Parliament has reached a broad agreement on the proposed electricity market reform, designed to prevent a repeat of last year’s energy crisis. “We have a DEAL,” tweeted Nicolas Gonzalez […]
California Duck Curve Getting Deeper With Solar Growth
As more solar capacity has come online in California, grid operators at the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) have observed a drop in net load (or the demand remaining after subtracting variable […]
Three More BWRX-300 SMRs Planned for Canadas Darlington Site
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) said it is working on deployment of three additional BWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMRs) at the Darlington New Nuclear Project site in Ontario, Canada. GEH […] The […]
Why Aren’t Regulators Going After Cruise Ships?
A new study commissioned by the European Federation for Transport and Environment revealed that toxic emissions of sulfur oxides from 63 cruise ships belonging to Carnival Corporation were 43% higher than all […]
EVs At 24.6% Share In Germany Tesla Model Y 3rd Overall
June saw plugin EVs at 24.6% share in Germany, down from 26.0% year on year. Full electrics grew their share at a decent rate, up from 14.4% to 18.9%, the share of […]
ISO New England called energy emergency turned to operating reserves after transmission failure
A “transmission equipment failure” Wednesday evening sent the New England grid operator scrambling to draw down capacity reserves as demand rose higher than anticipated. The failure occurred shortly after 6 p.m., and […]
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