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How solar-charged HVAC keeps trucking cool

GreenBiz

How solar-charged HVAC keeps trucking cool. Most drivers spend their off-duty time in the sleeper compartments of their trucks, sometimes keeping the truck idling to get power and to cool or heat their space. Idling to keep cool. Most important, drivers need access to heating and cooling for their comfort and health.

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Geothermal cooling demonstrated at transport hub in Madrid, Spain

ThinkGeoEnergy

A combination of geothermal energy and solar power have provided sustainable cooling and air-conditioning to the Moncloa Transport Hub in Madrid, Spain. The Moncloa Transport Hub is a convergence point for many major bus lines and metro lines in Madrid.

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These were 10 key sustainable transport trends of 2020

GreenBiz

These were 10 key sustainable transport trends of 2020. In my corner of the universe, I think 2020 was a pivotal year for organizations, policymakers and the financial community to start to take sustainable and electric transportation more seriously as an emerging and powerful market — and as a key piece to tackle climate change.

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A wave of electric workhorses is coming

GreenBiz

A wave of electric workhorses is coming. When most folks think of the electrification of transportation, they naturally think about electric cars. Tesla's Model Y is cool. But electrifying the long tail of commercial transportation is just as awesome. (If Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 04/21/2021 - 01:45.

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Silicon Valley commuters should return to work in electric buses

GreenBiz

Silicon Valley commuters should return to work in electric buses. Last year, I published a feature about why it was time for Silicon Valley to embrace the electric commuter bus. Want more great analysis of electric and sustainable transport? Sign up for Transport Weekly , our free email newsletter. ]. Electric Bus.

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New sparks for the electric vehicle industry

GreenBiz

New sparks for the electric vehicle industry. Before the pandemic took root on a global level, the transportation industry was already in the midst of a great and exciting transition. The move to electric vehicles (EVs) was intensifying. . In June, Lyft announced that every vehicle on its platform will be electric by 2030.

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The sins of omission: A cool reception for the King’s speech

Envirotec Magazine

The CPRE said it was “critically important to retain meaningful community involvement in the building of new electricity infrastructure.” “We We remain concerned that the rolling out of new electricity infrastructure such as battery storage and pylons could put our finest landscapes at risk.

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