Charged
APRIL 12, 2020
Lightning Systems has received an order from the California Department of State Hospitals for 12 all-electric Ford Transit 350HD Class 3 delivery vans. Fleet dealer Wondries Fleet Group will deliver the Lightning Electric e-vans to the hospital system. Lightning’s powertrain for the Ford Transit offers peak power of 160 kW (215 hp), a torque rating of 994 Nm (733 lb-ft), and a top speed of 65 mph.
Forbes Green Tech
APRIL 12, 2020
Crops in the American Midwest captured significantly less carbon dioxide last year because flooding forced farmers to delay planting, according to a new study.
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Eco-Business
APRIL 12, 2020
Difficulty in obtaining financing, or sovereign guarantees from host nations, is impacting on the ‘bankability’ of BRI renewables projects, report finds.
Planet Pulse
APRIL 12, 2020
Today we celebrate the United Nations’ International Day of Human Space Flight , a day that commemorates cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s historic orbital flight in 1961. While the origin of this date is tied to the first human space flight (and is usually celebrated around the world with some rockin’, space-themed Yuri’s Night parties), its significance reaches even further.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
Eco-Business
APRIL 12, 2020
Activists are seeking an injunction against a US$825 million bailout by the South Korean government for Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co, saying the rescue predates the Covid-19 crisis that the bailout is meant to address.
CleanTechnica
APRIL 12, 2020
Tesla is bringing on the "Cheetah Stance," as some are calling it, to a whole new level in Tesla's move to dominate the race tracks. In Tesla's latest software update, a new feature for Ludicrous+ Mode is included — that of a much more aggressive crouching cheetah ready to take down its prey with unprecedented quickness.
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CleanTechnica
APRIL 12, 2020
Supply and demand are two sides of the same coin, and although they look different, you cannot separate the two. They are like twins always moving together. You can’t measure true supply without having excess demand and you can’t measure true demand without excess supply. They influence each other and are actually the same looked at from two different perspectives.
CleanTechnica
APRIL 12, 2020
Note: Republishing this story below from the World Resources Institute on water and efforts to contain and diminish the coronavirus death toll, I draw on a film that is unrelated to this particular viral infection. I add a suggestion — if you have time to watch not only the trailer, enjoy the whole film.
CleanTechnica
APRIL 12, 2020
Debt-laden Indian wind energy solutions provider Suzlon Energy has finally received two critical lifelines from its lenders and bondholders.
CleanTechnica
APRIL 12, 2020
Sales of electric cars are starting to show an increase after a disastrous month in February. BYD and NIO posted gains but Tesla looks to be the big winner right now.
Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium
With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.
CleanTechnica
APRIL 12, 2020
Researchers have found a way to use a 3D printer to make a replica of coral to help study how to prevent the destruction of coral reefs due to global heating.
CleanTechnica
APRIL 12, 2020
Car dealerships in many states are shut down due to the coronavirus contagion, leading to a surge in online auto sales techniques.
CleanTechnica
APRIL 12, 2020
As India struggles with the Covid-19 outbreak and the resulting 21-day lockdown, the government has taken measures to insulate the renewable energy sector as much as possible.
CleanTechnica
APRIL 12, 2020
Last month, when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its seasonal forecast for the spring flooding season, I was jolted into a reality that some people in the US are already experiencing: extreme weather stops for no virus. Just days after NOAA’s forecast came out, the flooding arrived: floodwaters from heavy rains in central and southern Ohio required the evacuation of dozens of people, leading one local sheriff to state, “God knows how we will figure it out with
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
CleanTechnica
APRIL 12, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is a national crisis, and the need to address the health and safety of communities and workers across the nation is paramount. Yet a number of political leaders are making sure to look out for their corporate friends. Last week, some of the most reliable servants of the fossil fuel industry in the House and Senate sent letters to Interior Secretary Bernhardt asking him to grant royalty relief, lease extensions, and other favors to the oil, gas, and coal industries.
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