#electrification

The port of #Oakland is going to end a hundred years of polluting poor Black neighborhoods.

There is good news and it always comes from community organizing and humans talking to each other in person. #sfba #Environment #justice #electrification

https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/in-uncertain-times-the-port-of-oakland-goes-electric

https://www.europesays.com/2019550/ Port of Rotterdam and Vast looking into electrification of oil tankers #CrudeOil #CrudeOilPrice #electrification #OilPrice #OilTanker #OnshorePowerSupply #petroleum #PortOfRotterdam #ShorePower #VastInfraestrutura

As we move ever more stridently down the path of #electrification we need also to pay attention to who and what manage our utilities. This is more relevant to USA supplies but also applies wherever utilities have been privatized.

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-Quiet-Takeover-of-US-Utilities.html

World-First: Hitachi Rail Enables Digitally Signalled Steam Locomotive with ETCS Technology http://dlvr.it/TKBYCR #DigitalRailway #Electrification #Featured #IndustryNews

https://www.europesays.com/1995406/ Fleets face zero emission zones in Norway #electrification #Noreg #Norge #norway #nyheter #ZeroEmissionZones

The Canadian government provided at least C$29.6 billion in financing to fossil fuel and petrochemical companies in 2024, with most of it directed toward the over-budget Trans Mountain pipeline, according to estimates from Environmental Defence Canada.

This is money that should have been used to encourage more #electrification, #microgrid expansion, #energyefficiency measures, etc. #fossilfools #pipelines

https://www.theenergymix.com/trans-mountain-dominates-as-canadas-fossil-fuel-support-nears-30b-for-2024/

Efficient Buildings: Completing the Energy Affordability Puzzle [#Promotedcontent]: The new #AffordableEnergy Action Plan poses a difficult puzzle to EU policymakers. With Europeans struggling to pay energy bills, a rising scarcity of affordable housing, and the challenges posed by #electrification, improved #energyefficiency in buildings could be the missing piece. https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/opinion/efficient-buildings-completing-the-energy-affordability-puzzle/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it

#cleanenergy progress in the states!

Very promising pilot program for electrifying low/middle income homes,
Incl heat pump, solar, batteries, etc.

Batteries help grid during high demand. Utility incentive payments go to company installing battery - offsets cost.

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#climatechange #climatehope #cleanenergy #electrification #justtransition

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electrification/massachusetts-solar-heat-pump-battery-pilot

'Now that solar #PV is the cheapest source of #electricity in history, #African governments are increasingly leaning on the #technology to plug the #poweraccessgap .

In the process, they’re largely #leapfrogging the traditional, #centralised #electrification model.'

https://theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/03/in-numbers-off-grid-solar-is-expanding-electricity-access-in-africa/?utm_source=www.theprogressplaybook.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=africa-s-off-grid-solar-boom-in-numbers&_bhlid=65b24909720459e6339b75d5eeaec6c8fee30305

2024 was a huge year for building #cleanenergy in US (thanks, Joe Biden!)

But also globally, esp China.
Mostly #solar

Clean energy made 32% of global electricity, just below #coal at 35%.

Renewables + nuclear made 40% of global electricity, a record high.

#climatechange ##climatehope #electrification #Biden

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/renewables-emissions-power-demand

Renewable energy beats gas capacity additions by a mile in US, Trump or not.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/21/renewable-energy-to-beat-gas-for-3-more-years-or-more/

#renewableenergy #renewables #energypolicy #usenergypolicy #ussolarindustry #solarenergy #solarpower #solar #wind #windenergy #americanenergydominance #energytransition #grid #powergeneration #electricity #electrification

@helge if you have a Porsche 911 then I have a good news. It"s absolutely possible. Here's a link to a Hungarian article about transforming a wrecked Porsche to a fine electric car. It also retained the manual transmission!
https://totalcar.hu/magazin/szerelem/2021/03/25/hogy_micsinalszhulye_elektromos_porschet/ #cars #electrification #porsche #grete #karotta #totalcar

New green battery tech - from red state Alabama

Doesn't require cooling, a big downside of lithium ion batteries.
Also cheaper to produce.

From inventor of Super Soaker.
He's also Tuskegee Institute engineer involved with stealth bomber, bunch of other stuff.

Cannot make this stuff up!

#battery #EV #storage #cleanenergy #electrification #innovation #Alabama #climatechange #climatehope

https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/03/visionary-alabama-inventor-lonnie-johnson-may-have-the-gamechanger-in-battery-technology.html

Charge your EV in 5 minutes?

China says it's developed that tech, building 4k charging stations with it.
Pretty impressive proof of concept, if it happens.

Article is skeptical, but-

If true, would be revolutionary.
Allows us to swap charging for gas station stops - same behavior.
Lower barrier to adoption.

#EV #climatechange #climatehope #electrification

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/18/byd-5-minutes-ev-deepseek

Rural electric utility uses new AI software to address climate change risks

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/19/startup-introduces-new-climate-change-tool-for-rural-electric-cooperatives/

#climatechange #climateaction #climaterisks #climatecrisis #AI #sustainable #sustainability #artificialintelligence #electricity #electrification #utilities #grid #electricitygrid #rural #ruralamerica #rurallife #countrylife #countryliving

Rural electric utility uses new AI software to address climate change risks

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/19/startup-introduces-new-climate-change-tool-for-rural-electric-cooperatives/

#climatechange #climateaction #climaterisks #climatecrisis #AI #sustainable #sustainability #artificialintelligence #electricity #electrification #utilities #grid #electricitygrid #rural #ruralamerica #rurallife #countrylife #countryliving

"Gas consumption in #Australia is falling faster than anticipated, helping to avoid the risks of seasonal shortages in the next few years, according to energy commentators.

"AEMO's latest analysis clearly shows that government initiatives to accelerate household #electrification can reduce gas consumption, and with it, the risks of supply gaps."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-20/plummeting-gas-demand-averts-looming-gas-crisis/105072412

Just checked with my energy provider—there’s still capacity left in my neighborhood for a heavier connection! Looks like upgrading from single phase to three phases is an option!

#EnergyTransition #ThreePhasePower #UnlimitedPower #GoElectric #SmartHome #Electrification #NetZero #Sustainability

Well, the effects of tariffs are already happening.

I’ve been eyeing this Chinese made mini electric loader which is built per-spec and imported by a small business. A few weeks ago it was $13K. Now it’s almost $16K.

These tariffs are dumb. There are no American made equivalents, and while I could MAYBE afford $13K, I most certainly cannot afford to drop $60K on a much larger entry-level diesel Bobcat.

#electric #tarrifs #globaltrade #electrification #electric

BMW aims to fill the EV sales gap left by Tesla, with hydrogen fuel cell EVs in the mix as well.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/15/bmw-spots-an-ev-sales-opportunity-as-tesla-tumbles/

#bmw #bmwgroup #bmwi3 #bmwevs #evs #electricvehicles #electriccars #evsales #teslasales #tesla #elonmusk #electrification #energytransition #automobiles #automotive #autoindustry #automakers #fuelcellevs #fcev