The demand for more sustainable transportation options has led to the development of hydrogen-powered cars. Utilizing hydrogen as a fuel source, these vehicles offer an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional gasoline-powered cars. However, before delving into the potential future of hydrogen cars, it is important to understand the science behind hydrogen fuel cells. Understanding Hydrogen Power The Science Behind Hydrogen …
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Rhode Island National Guard Cuts Its Annual Electricity Bill by $100,000 With Rooftop Solar
Atten-tion! Rhode Island National Guard Cuts Its Annual Electricity Bill by $100,000 With Rooftop Solar 550kWp system has offset around two-thirds of maintenance facility’s energy use in year one It is the third SolarEdge system to be installed as part of the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resource’s ‘Lead by Example’ initiative MILPITAS, Calif. — 5th October 2023 – The Rhode Island National …
Read More »Electric Vehicles Continue To Be More Affordable And Operating Cost Stable
The Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA) released its latest report showing that electric vehicles (EVs) continue to be more affordable for drivers. In addition to affordability, the latest numbers reinforce the benefits of price stability that comes with reducing reliance on international oil markets. While the national average cost of gasoline has fluctuated by as much as a dollar per gallon during …
Read More »18-month waiting lists for new Electric Vehicles are just the start unless we ‘nearshore’ EV battery supply
Disrupted supply chains are causing long waiting lists for new electric cars; to fix it, we need shorter supply chains and to massively ramp-up battery recycling, argues Aidan McClean, founder of UFODRIVE and best-selling author of ‘ELECTRIC REVOLUTION: Myths & Truths about Electric Vehicles and Climate Disaster’. The demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is skyrocketing – but supply just can’t …
Read More »18-month waiting lists for new Electric Vehicles are just the start unless we ‘nearshore’ EV battery supply
Disrupted supply chains are causing long waiting lists for new electric cars; to fix it, we need shorter supply chains and to massively ramp-up battery recycling, argues Aidan McClean, founder of UFODRIVE and best-selling author of ‘ELECTRIC REVOLUTION: Myths & Truths about Electric Vehicles and Climate Disaster’. The demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is skyrocketing – but supply just …
Read More »Lightyear and MyWheels enter into car-sharing partnership
Helmond and Amsterdam, April 20, 2022 – Lightyear, the high-tech company developing the world’s first long-range solar car, is partnering with The Sharing Group to supply 5,000 Lightyear Two vehicles to its car-sharing platform MyWheels, the market leader of shared cars in the Netherlands. This high volume series will be available to the MyWheels fleet as of 2025. In addition, in 2023, the Lightyear …
Read More »10 Reasons Why Your Business Should Help Cut Carbon Emissions
The commercial sector produces more emissions than other industries. Manufacturing, packaging, transportation, and consumption practices contribute to greenhouse gas pollution. Environmentalists are assessing the challenges related to businesses’ emissions and defining sustainability opportunities and benefits across the economy. Business owners can shrink their carbon footprints to minimize environmental, social, and economic distress. As eco-conscious consumers influence the market, companies can …
Read More »Is Alternative Energy a Realistic Option for Healthcare Facilities?
Alternative energy sources are in high demand as our economy faces both supply chain issues and high costs of oil and gas. The COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated constraints on this industry that is so dependent on international trade. Now our most essential facilities—our hospitals and clinics—are seriously exploring a shift to alternative, sustainable energy grids that might help them reduce …
Read More »Can Renewable Energy Solve Fluctuating Electricity Costs?
Residents may experience a decline in their savings over the years as their rent remains the same. The decrease in financial accumulation may experience limitations based on rising energy costs. If you rely on fossil fuel-derived electricity sources, your utility costs change month-to-month. The Cause of Fluctuating Prices Electricity price fluctuations originate from the oil and gas industry. When disasters …
Read More »Propane Offers Decarbonization Solution to Producers for Record-Level Emissions
New study underscores the need to transition to clean energy sources like propane as soon as possible. WASHINGTON (July 2021) — The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) emphasizes the need to accelerate decarbonization today with clean energy sources like propane. A new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide peaked …
Read More »Careers Advancing the Future of Alternative Energy
Alternative energy is the future. As the public push for more sustainable practices accelerates, both business owners and government officials are moving toward cleaner practices — but they’re not doing it alone. Many organizations now employ a variety of professionals who play important roles in putting green initiatives into action. In this article, we’ll explore some of the many diverse …
Read More »Actionable Steps to Reduce Your Business’ Carbon Footprint
Have you ever thought about your business’s carbon footprint? If you’ve been following the news or social media for any length of time, the answer is probably yes. It’s impossible to avoid the talk on climate change, greenhouse gases, and sustainability – and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The more people are aware of it and educated on it, …
Read More »Southern California Edison first utility to receive and test the eCascadia, an electric big rig by Freightliner
Members of the electric company’s fleet management staff were joined by representatives from Daimler Trucks North America, owner of Freightliner, for a “plug-in ceremony” at SCE’s Irwindale warehouse facility. The Class 8 truck will be used for a material transport test, which will include moving heavy utility equipment like transformers, wire reels and switch gears from the Irwindale warehouse to SCE service centers …
Read More »Beam Global to Perform World’s First Flying on Sunshine™ Flight in a Production Electric Aircraft
The test flight will take place at Reedley Municipal Airport in Fresno County, California Beam Global, (Nasdaq: BEEM, BEEMW), the leading provider of innovative sustainable technology for electric vehicle (EV) charging, outdoor media and energy security, will conduct the world’s first Flying on Sunshine™ flight in a Pipistrel production electric aircraft, powered completely by Beam’s EV ARC™ solar-powered charging unit …
Read More »Production of Carbon-Free “Green” Hydrogen Could Be Cost Competitive by 2030
LONDON (July 15, 2020) – By 2030 the production of hydrogen fuel by “splitting” water—which can be carbon-free provided the electricity used in the process is produced by renewables—could become cost competitive with currently predominant methods that require the use of natural gas as a feedstock, according to analysis by the IHS Markit Hydrogen and Renewable Gas Forum. This so-called “green” hydrogen …
Read More »Electric Tractors for Farm Industry
SCE Helps Farm Industry Drive Electric at World Ag Expo Agricultural customers can add EV charging for industrial vehicles through the utility’s Charge Ready Transport program. Paul Griffo – Energized by Edison Writer @SCE_PaulG CONTRIBUTORS PHOTO CREDIT: PAUL GRIFFO AND SOLECTRAC If Steve Heckeroth had his way, every tractor in America would be electric. Heckeroth, CEO and founder of Solectrac, …
Read More »Are Motorcycles the Progenitors of our Electric Vehicle Future?
It doesn’t take too much following tech news to know that electric vehicles are starting to make some major waves in the marketplace. Even though electric car sales comprise only about 1 percent of U.S. sales annually, more and more car companies are putting greater effort into developing new electric models. It may take a few years and a couple …
Read More »Taxes on polluting fuels are too low to encourage a shift to low-carbon alternatives, says OECD
Taxing polluting sources of energy is an effective way to curb emissions that harm the planet and human health, and the income generated can be used to ease the low-carbon transition for vulnerable households. Yet 70% of energy-related CO2 emissions from advanced and emerging economies are entirely untaxed, offering little incentive to move to cleaner energy, according to a new OECD …
Read More »BYD’s next generation battery electric yard tractor combines performance, comfort, reliability
Long Beach, Calif. (4/16/19) – The BYD (Build Your Dreams) next generation 8Y battery electric yard tractor makes its world premiere at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, showcasing a design that combines performance, reliability, improved driver comfort and operability, along with zero tailpipe emissions and quiet operation. The ACT Expo (https://www.actexpo.com/) runs from April 23-26 at …
Read More »Solar and wind energy projects expected to offset 100 percent of Brown’s on-campus electricity use
A new Brown initiative with Constellation and Energy Development Partners will transform a former gravel pit in North Kingstown into Rhode Island’s highest-capacity contiguous solar generation project. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — As a major part of a campus-wide effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, Brown University has finalized agreements for two renewable energy projects that are expected to produce …
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