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Why China’s Aluminum Industry May Have Reached Peak CO2
China’s aluminum manufacturing CO2 emissions likely peaked in 2024, not because production collapsed or because a single policy suddenly bit, but because the structure of where aluminum is made and how it is made changed in ways that compound over time. Aluminum is a useful material to examine because it ... [continued]
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Which of the 132 Chinese EV Automakers Will Enter Canada?
Will the Chinese use Canada as their North American beachhead? This story has been updated with additional details and recalculation of the forecasts. As Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers look beyond Europe and Southeast Asia, Canada is quietly emerging as the most realistic entry point into North America. It combines stringent ... [continued]
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US Energy Storage Startup Moves In On The Residential Market With Another $232 Million
The US startup Lunar Energy has raised another $232 million towards its goal of dominating the US home energy storage market, pushing Tesla's Powerwall out of the picture.
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Deutschlands Rechnungshof erklärt die vermeintliche Unvermeidlichkeit von Wasserstoff für beendet
Der Sonderbericht des Bundesrechnungshofs vom Oktober 2025 zur Umsetzung der Wasserstoffstrategie der Bundesregierung entfaltet ein ungewöhnliches Gewicht, weil es sich weder um eine politische Kritik noch um einen akademischen Beitrag handelt, sondern um eine gesetzlich verankerte haushaltsrechtliche Prüfung, die dem Parlament vorgelegt wurde. Der Bericht bewertet die Wasserstoffstrategie
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AI Startup That Does EV-Related Materials Science Discovery Raises $8M
Though the political winds currently are blowing against clean, renewable electricity and sustainable transportation in the US, fortunately, in other countries, investment in such technologies continues. The UK-based startup Polaron recently raised $8 million. Racine2, an investment fund, led the raise, with co-investment from Speedinvest and Futurepresent. While the focus ...
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Wenn Europas wirtschaftspolitische Institutionen sich vom Wasserstoff abwenden
Der Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung in Deutschland hat gemeinsam mit dem französischen Conseil d’analyse économique bereits Abstand davon genommen, Wasserstoff als breiten Energieträger zu betrachten. Diese Neuausrichtung steht in einem spürbaren Spannungsverhältnis zu einem 400 Kilometer langen, unter Druck stehenden Abschnitt des deutschen
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Canada’s EV Policy Shift Is About Credits, Not Mandates
Canada has quietly shifted into a new phase of EV focused industrial policy, not by announcing a dramatic ban or a sweeping mandate, but by changing the arithmetic that governs the automotive market. The federal government has moved away from explicit EV sales quotas and toward steadily tightening fleet average ... [continued]
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Wie frühe Klimaführerschaft Deutschland auf die falsche Wasserstoffwette festlegte
Die deutsche Wasserstoffpipeline von nirgendwo nach nirgendwo entstand nicht aus Ignoranz oder Gleichgültigkeit. Sie entstand aus guten Absichten, die früh gefasst wurden, als Klimarisiken klar und glaubwürdig waren, praktikable Lösungen jedoch rar. In den 1990er- und frühen 2000er-Jahren hatten Regionen, die die Klimawissenschaft ernst nahmen, nur eine sehr begrenzte Auswahl ...
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Stellantis Stumbles In A Staggering EV Retreat
Stellantis announced that it is taking a $26 billion hit associated with backtracking on EVs. The vast majority of the write-down is specific to North America, where Stellantis has essentially given up on plug-in vehicles. EV production is being replaced with a return of ICE powertrains, including the “Hemi.” This ... [continued]
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Tesla Powerwall Facing Headwinds & Nasty Comments
Sales of Tesla Powerwall batteries are in danger of sputtering out, even as the company launches its own line of residential solar panels.
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Op-Ed: Manila Doesn’t Need Dutch Micromobility — It Needs Dutch Thinking
The original title of this piece was “Will Dutch Mobility Work in the Philippines?” And immediately, the answer is no. There are too many nuances in how the Netherlands managed its small footprint, pedaled and motored mobility as well as a collective effort that didn’t shrug off any road user. ... [continued]
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You Can’t Just Walk Out On Climate Frameworks!
The US has withdrawn from the historic Paris global climate frameworks. Can any US president unilaterally the country from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change? That’s the question that former US senator from Wisconsin, Russ Feingold asks. There are many problems with the decision to abandon a legal ... [continued]
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Will Water-Powered Microgrids Work in the Real World?
Webinar Series Will Highlight How Researchers Test and De-Risk Marine Energy Microgrid Technologies in the Lab In remote places where water flows freely but electricity often does not, the potential to harness the power of waves, currents, and tides is palpable. But is it possible? Although marine energy technologies like ... [continued]
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How Flexibility, Not Nuclear, Can Secure Ontario’s Electricity Future
Ontario is moving forward with planning for an entirely new nuclear generation site in Port Hope, 100 km east of Toronto, at a moment when its electricity system is already one of the most nuclear-heavy in the world. Nuclear power today provides roughly 55% of Ontario’s electricity, with hydro adding ... [continued]
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Waymo Showers Us With More Information On Driving Simulation
It’s been a busy week for Waymo. The California company, born out of Google many seasons ago, is at a critical point in its life and development. The company is on the verge of something, but that something is completely different depending on who you ask. This week, Waymo has ... [continued]
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