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February is the month when lawmakers in California introduce new bills to the new session. Each year, thousands of bills are introduced, but only a select few make it to law. Even as a state with front-running climate and energy policies, it is no exception. This post will discuss some of the notable bills introduced. …
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Happy New Year! As we march toward 2024, the need for a cleaner economy remains as important as ever. A quarter into the 21st century, and a quarter away from the proverbial 2050 net-zero deadline, in the quest of energy transition, humans have achieved quite a lot, but they have also fumbled a lot. Looking …
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With 80,000 attendees, COP28 is the largest UN climate summit ever. By comparison, last year’s COP27 had about 50,000 accredited attendees. Yet, the public reception this year have been rather… meh? It shouldn’t be surprising. COP28 had been plagued with scandals months before the summit, from reports that the UAE presidency planned to use the …
Another year, another climate change conference. The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from November 30 to December 12, 2023. The purported goal of the annual global conference is to bring together leaders from governments, businesses, nongovernment organizations, …
While the debate between hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) has mostly been settled (BEVs are winning the EV race), are clean vehicle enthusiasts sleeping on ammonia? As local, state, federal government, and supranational agencies are racing against time to reduce greenhouse gases, ammonia is gaining attention as a “green” fuel …
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**Note: This is part 2 of the DOE H2 Hubs series The previous post looked at the feedstock of the 7 winning H2 Hubs. This time, we will look at the use cases proposed by these hubs. Collectively, these hubs are expected to produce a collective three million metric tons of hydrogen annually—30% of DOE’s …
All Aboard the Hydrogen Hubs Hype Train The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday announced its selection of 7 much anticipated regional hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs), totalling $7 billion in awards. These hubs are located in various parts of the U.S.—the Appalachia, California, the Gulf Coast, the Northern Great Plains, the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest, and …
Recently, the Department of Energy (DOE) posted a request for information (RFI) regarding the development of green shipping corridors (GSCs) between the United States and the United Kingdom (DE-FOA-0003156). The purpose of the RFI is to solicit feedback from maritime stakeholders on issues related to the establishment of green shipping corridors between the U.S. and …
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Electric vehicles (EVs) have a reputation that they are almost exclusively for well-off households. Both mainstream media and academia have already published numerous articles and studies on that topic. But Doug Casey’s International Man recently published the eponymous article claiming that “the big push for EVs represents something much worse than that.” It claims that …
After two decades of aggressive investments in renewable energy, California leads the United States in renewable energy deployment. Since 2010, however, most of the additional deployment have been concentrated in solar PV followed by land-based wind. In recent years, the Golden State has finally turned its sight on offshore wind. But is it ready? California …
Read more “Why California is (not) Ready for Offshore Wind (Part 1)”