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Why are hydrogen fuel cells so expensive?

Hydrogen Fuel News

The technology involved in using H2 as an energy source can be costly for several reasons. Beyond its applications, it has substantial potential to support energy security, public health, and the environment.  That said, the most common production method currently used involves burning natural gas, a fossil fuel.

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Exclusive: Whistleblower Accuses Exxon of 'Fraudulent' Behavior for Overvaluing Fracking Assets For Years

DeSmogBlog

billion write-down on Tuesday, a big hit to a company reeling from depressed oil and gas prices and a rapidly changing global energy market. Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ). . Securities and Exchange Commission XTO Energy Tags: ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) Fraud U.S.

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Net zero legal threats, cheaper heat pumps, and PM defends green policy rollback: BusinessGreen's most read stories of the week

Business Green

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week OVO to offer heat pumps at lower cost than gas boilers Energy supplier touts new offer promising heat pumps at cheaper price tag and running costs than conventional gas boilers. -

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Labor Helps Obama Energy Secretary Push and Profit from 'Net Zero' Fossil Fuels

DeSmogBlog

But major labor unions and President Barack Obama’s Energy Secretary have far different plans. On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the AFL - CIO and the Energy Futures Initiative ( EFI ) — a nonprofit founded and run by former Obama Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz — launched the Labor Energy Partnership.

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EV uptake is ‘critical litmus test’ for Europe’s energy transition

Smart Energy International

Eurelectric’s Kristian Ruby urges a ‘European way’ to tackle mass uptake of electric vehicles Enabling a mass uptake of electric vehicles is “one of the critical litmus tests” for the energy transition in Europe, according to Kristian Ruby, secretary-general of electricity association Eurelectric. We have to build gigafactories.

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Portugal hails new record low for solar power prices

Business Green

Lowest winning bid for solar energy output in latest auction round easily beat the previous record, which was also set in Portugal a year earlier. per Mwh, set in Portugal's first mega-auction for solar energy capacity in June last year, which secured 1,150MW of new capacity. per megawatt hour (Mwh).

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Ford reveals F-150 Lightning trim levels, EV charging option

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A fully loaded Platinum F-150 Lightning packs a price tag a little under $80,000. The top-of-the-line Platinum trim has the 131 kWh pack, 15.5-inch inch touchscreen, and 9.6 kW ProPower Onboard system. It has larger 22-inch wheels, which reduce range to 280 miles. But wait, there’s more! kW (32 A at 240 V).