Smart Energy International

APRIL 8, 2024

As electricity grids take central stage in the delivery of the transition to a net zero system, Europe’s transmission and distribution operators have highlighted some common challenges. Financing electricity grid infrastructure As investments are scaling up, action is needed to de-risk grid investments.

Electricity 59

Electricity Politics Europe Investment 59

Charged

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The dawn of electrified trucking: Routes to decarbonising commercial vehicles forecasts that by 2030, zero-emission vehicles (battery-electric or fuel cell) will account for a third of all trucks in Europe, North America and China, and 70 percent by 2035. Source: PwC via Electrive Image: Mercedes-Benz.

Electricity 106

Electricity North America Fossil fuels Logistics 106

The Environmental Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

As climate change advances and natural resources become scarcer, attention is increasingly drawn to the efficiency of electricity and gas usage. Advanced technologies are employed to monitor and regulate energy flow, providing unprecedented control through intelligent energy management systems.

Energy Monitor 195

Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 195

Clean Energy Canada

OCTOBER 17, 2020

It’s similarly surprising because public opinion points to climate action as a political winner. A key reason for this cross-party support is that climate action—and in particular, investing in clean energy and technology—is no longer seen as simply a moral imperative. It’s a political one. Like most of the West Coast, B.C.

Politics 87

Politics Carbon-neutral Climate change Investment 87

ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

51 out of 53 members of the Industry, Energy & Research (ITRE) Committee of the European Parliament voted in favor of the Own-Initiative Report on geothermal that highlights the most effective means of accelerating the deployment of geothermal technologies across the EU.

Politics 126

Politics Cooling Law Europe 126

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 14, 2020

Home electric bills have long been priced volumetrically (per kilowatt-hour, or unit of electric energy consumed), with only some small additional fixed charges like a meter charge and/or local fixed surcharges. In electric industry-speak, this rate structure is “volumetric.” For most of the U.S.,

Home Energy Monitoring 228

Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 228

Charged

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The latest round of funding to be announced by the US Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office includes support for a wide range of projects designed to advance low-carbon transportation technologies, including several EV-related initiatives. The lowly lead-acid battery remains in the mix—East Penn Manufacturing scored $1.6

Transportation 109

Transportation Batteries Electric vehicle Fossil fuels 109

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Insights from Kate Frucher, managing director of The Clean Fight, and John Hoekstra, global vice president of sustainability and cleantech at Schneider Electric. . A trifecta of factors — the COVID-19 pandemic, racial inequity and hyper-partisan politics — are reshaping how companies think about environmental, social and governance issues.

Sustainability 458

Sustainability Logistics Hydrogen Transportation 458

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 16, 2022

And more specifically: what is the most cost-effective energy mix that can be built to deliver all the new electricity capacity that is needed? We have mobilized state-of-the-science, technology-neutral energy modelling techniques, and took all local technical constraints, all technologies, and natural resources into account.

Africa 353

Africa Energy Energy Europe 353

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

California already has some of the highest electricity rates in the country. An alternative method would be to assign fixed charges to customers based on their income, with the wealthier paying more and the less well-off paying less — a path that comes with its own political and administrative challenges.

Energy Monitor 130

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 130

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 26, 2019

In states around the country, oil-backed groups are fighting utility electric vehicle plans. Their strategy is reminiscent of the lobbying campaign against California's auto regulations in the 1990s, which set electric vehicle adoption back by a couple decades. Meanwhile, oil majors are increasingly under legal pressure.

Electricity 100

Electricity Fossil fuels Electric vehicle Climate change 100

Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While experts delved into the transformative potential of advanced technologies like IoT, AI, and data analytics, I couldn’t help but notice a significant gap in preparedness across most European countries when it comes to real-time data acquisition. However, incomplete digitalization programs can hinder the energy transition’s momentum.

Europe 52

Europe Electricity Energy Energy 52

Renewable Energy World

APRIL 2, 2021

With the ban of new petrol and diesel cars in place in the UK by 2030, sales of electric cars are expected to surge. Plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for more than 1 in 10 vehicle registrations in 2020, up from 1 in 30 in 2019, according to data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Challenges.

Energy Monitor 115

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Electricity 115

Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Company joins calls to accelerate deployment of digital technologies in support of climate efforts, as it announces new environmental goals. The new target came as the company joined calls at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow for public sector bodies to ramp up the deployment of digital technologies in support of the net zero transition.

Electricity 65

Electricity Technology Politics Sustainability 65

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

With March Madness just around the corner and a climate crisis closing in, Political Climate challenged four energy experts to build their ideal policy bracket for decarbonizing the electricity sector. Political Climate co-hosts Brandon Hurlbut and Shane Skelton also gave it a shot. And then you come in!

Policy 130

Policy Politics Innovation Energy 130

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

The report by the CEWASTE consortium – led by the Switzerland-based World Resources Forum – says this requirement should apply to certain e-waste categories, including: End-of-life circuit boards, certain magnets in disc drives and electric vehicles, EV and other special battery types, and fluorescent lamps.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 17, 2020

Lyft is going 100% electric. It will require building out an entire ecosystem of electric vehicle infrastructure and incentives, and getting into the weeds on policy. On this episode of Political Climate , we speak to Lyft’s director of sustainability, Sam Arons, about this bold new strategy. Next stop: Regulations.

Electric vehicle 130

Electric vehicle Politics Power grid Policy 130

Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The findings present a picture of a world that has made significant progress on climate action, powered by the rapid roll-out of clean energy technologies, the acceleration of the electric vehicle (EV) transition, and a growing understanding of the economic and geopolitical benefits ending reliance on coal, oil, and gas.

Politics 69

Politics Fossil fuels Policy Government 69

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2023

Non-renewable resources and technologies that have been essential to our advancement and industrialization may ultimately be what takes us out. Political, market, and infrastructural barriers remain, dragging progress toward a clean economy — but your business has the power to mitigate these constraints.

Politics 78

Politics Energy Energy Fossil fuels 78

Charged

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

For the last three decades, the OEMs’ interest in EVs has flapped this way and that in the winds of quarterly earnings and political shifts. If there’s one area in which GM and its buddies need to raise their games, its battery technology. Kelty could be just the man to turn things around.

Batteries 97

Batteries Lithium Politics Technology 97

Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Cross-party political support has driven the 'meteoric rise' of UK offshore wind industry, an approach that should be taken for other critical technologies, Tony Blair Institute contends. Markets should be designed around desired long-term outcomes, it notes, adding that a clear strategy is needed to secure domestic benefits.

Policy 84

Policy Politics Wind power Electric vehicle 84

Charged

DECEMBER 11, 2023

With Cybertruck, Tesla introduced a 48-volt electrical system, and it has now released its 48 V implementation documentation to other major automakers. As is often the case with technology, there’s a chicken-and-egg dynamic at work. Will Ford and others move beyond a polite “thank you,” and start turning up the voltage?

Automotive 115

Automotive Politics Technology Electricity 115

Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 19, 2024

s clean energy sector could grow six per cent a year out to 2050, if our political leaders seize the opportunity. Heat pumps, electric vehicles, energy efficiency upgrades and even small installs like smart thermostats can save British Columbians money, all while reducing emissions. residents and businesses. families to make ends meet.

Policy 68

Policy Politics Climate change Fossil fuels 68

Grist

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Akielly Hu, Grist’s news and politics fellow, discussed the growing popularity of degrowth with Kohei Saito — a Marxist author whose 2020 degrowth manifesto quickly turned into a bestseller in Japan and beyond. In your free time, you play sports, spend time with loved ones, garden, and engage with local politics.

Politics 145

Politics Climate change Electric vehicle Education 145

Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Research published by the influential financial think tank this morning concludes wholesale power market costs would have been £7.2bn lower between January 2021 and October 2022 if the price of electricity had not been tied to the price of gas.

Electricity 53

Electricity Government Carbon Energy 53

The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The DOE announced last month that it would start to collect data on the electricity consumption of crypto mines, mandating that companies comply with the “ emergency collection of data request. Bitcoin mining has also brought sputtering fossil fuel power plants back to life and raised electricity costs for some residents in New York.

Energy 103

Energy Energy Power grid Blockchain 103

Charged

JULY 8, 2021

Three of Europe’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers— Daimler Truck , the Volvo Group , and the Traton Group (owner of the Scania , MAN and Navistar brands)—have signed a non-binding agreement to build a public charging network for battery-electric heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe. Source: Daimler Truck.

Europe 144

Europe Logistics Transportation Politics 144

Mosaic

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

adults of all ages, geographic locations, genders, income levels and political affiliations — shows that 75% said they would consider a job in clean energy, citing interest in fields like solar, electric vehicles, sustainable home improvements and geothermal. The survey — which polled a cohort of more than 5,000 U.S.

Energy 98

Energy Energy Electric vehicle Education 98

Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

For most of history since Thomas Edison, electric power was pretty simple. In a relatively short amount of time, this paradigm has been upended by the growth of affordable renewable energy, both utility-scale and distributed, that does not burn any fuel, and the political, regulatory, and corporate drive to cut emissions.

Electricity 89

Electricity Energy Energy Natural gas 89

Smart Energy International

MAY 2, 2024

World Energy Congress hears future-proofing electrical grids relies on collaboration and integration There’s no bigger truism in energy than the one which says: ‘There’s no transition without transmission’. Van Beek highlighted that a transmission project typically takes ten years to deliver – and eight of those years are planning procedures.

Europe 52

Europe Politics Fossil fuels Energy 52

Clean Energy Canada

JANUARY 18, 2021

Most British Columbians (60%) are interested in buying an electric vehicle or already own one, according to a new survey from Stratcom and Clean Energy Canada. British Columbians were also surveyed on five factors that might influence their decision to go electric, scoring each of the proposed solutions highly on a six-point scale.

Electric vehicle 78

Electric vehicle Electricity Government Pollution 78

Business Green

JUNE 29, 2022

It would be easy at this point to simply list the litany of policy failures and the paucity of political leadership documented by the CCC's almost satirically titled progress report. A major building retrofit programme to deliver enormous energy cost savings and turbocharge the roll out of electric heating systems.

Politics 101

Politics Fossil fuels Policy Carbon 101

Charged

JANUARY 25, 2024

SAE recently produced the Electric Vehicle Coupler J3400 Technical Information Report , which “will help to ensure that any supplier or manufacturer will be able to use, manufacture, or deploy the J3400 [aka NACS] connector.” As Electrek ’s Jameson Dow notes, the journey has had some ironic twists.

Electric vehicle 115

Electric vehicle Government Law Politics 115

Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2024

Elections in the EU and the US have our industry waiting with bated breath to see the next guard of political agendas take the scene and usher in policy updates – all at a critical time as 2025 and 2030 deadlines for our planet approach. The timing of Wood Mackenzie’s analysis is apt.

Energy 64

Energy Energy Hydrogen Global warming 64

Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Promote research into advanced energy storage technologies. Implement smart grid technologies for real-time monitoring and demand response. Costs associated with energy-efficient technologies. The Challenge: Limited Public Awareness and Education Lack of understanding about sustainable energy technologies.

Energy Monitor 78

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 78

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The investment round, which was led by East Innovate, the venture capital arm of quantitative commodity, technology and research company East Alpha, is intended to support the growth of Electron’s team and further product development as well as enable expansion in the UK, Europe and North America.

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North America Investment Electric vehicle Europe 64

Smart Energy International

MARCH 25, 2024

He said the fight against global warming was “the most important story of our political time” and delivering successful action to combat climate change also “means a free world order”. Climate action ‘not a plaything’ Climate action should not be “a plaything for politicians – our political generation needs to find a solution.

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Fossil fuels Energy Energy Climate change 52