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Wind farm site supervisor released on bail for CO2 leak incident
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The supervisor of an onshore wind farm construction site in Changhua County has been released on bail of NT$200,000 (US$6,260) following the death of a worker on Monday due to a CO2 leak incident, according to the Changhua District Prosecutors Office. The incident occurred on Aug. 20 at the Hai Long construction site for an offshore wind farm, resulting in one death, with two workers still in critical condition, and 14 others injured.
The UK coal-fired power station that became a giant battery
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With the closure of the last coal-fired power station in the UK, it raises questions about how old fossil fuel infrastructure can be repurposed. One option is to use them to store energy from renewables.
It's an unassuming place for a major era of British history to come to an end. Surrounded by farmland drenched by recent rains and trees with leaves starting to turn ahead of the autumn – all within earshot of the thundering traffic from the M1 motorway – the UK's last coal-fired power station is shutting down for good. As of 30 September 2024 the turbines at the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power plant in Nottinghamshire will fall silent while smoke and steam will cease to belch from the chimney and cooling towers that dominate this part of the landscape.
The power station, which has been operating since 1967, is to undergo a two-year decommissioning and demolition process.
Mahle CEO Arnd Franz says hydrogen will fail without fossil fuels
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Earlier this year, MAN trucks’ CEO Alexander Vlaskamp told reporters that it was, “impossible for hydrogen to effectively compete with battery electric trucks.”
He was right then, and he’s still right now. “It’s one thing to have the technology and another thing for the technology to be viable,” Vlaskamp told the magazine Expansión (translated from Spanish). “Green hydrogen is not available for transportation and there is no point in switching from diesel to hydrogen if the energy source is not sustainable.”
Yes, EVs Really Do Make The Air Cleaner
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The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the government agency responsible for promoting and approving clean energy programs in the state, released a report recently stating that electric cars helped cut the state's greenhouse gas emissions by 9.3 million metric tons in 2022 compared to the year before, or by about 2.4%. From 2000 to 2022, the state’s emissions across sectors fell by 20% while its gross domestic product increased by 78%.
Energy analyst Michael Liebreich: ‘Politicians love talking about hydrogen, it’s modern and cool; it sounds like you’re doing something’
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Towering ambitions predominate European hydrogen policy. Politicians believe this energy carrier can help greenify the industry, heat houses, and make air and road transport climate-neutral. But these goals are unrealistic, and politicians are being fooled by the fossil fuel industry, says energy analyst Michael Liebreich. ‘The political body has no antibodies. There is no scepticism at all.’
Hydrogen hype’s origin story
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For anyone curious about the origins of all the hydrogen hype that has recently made its way to Canada — including Nova Scotia as the Halifax Examiner has reported extensively — the European investigative publication, “Follow The Money” has a fascinating article called “How one professor made the EU fall in love with hydrogen.”
RFK Jr.’s ‘Sad’ Slide From Environmental Hero to Outcast
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Opposition to offshore wind by the third-party presidential candidate turned Trump supporter began decades ago in the waters off Cape Cod. Project proponents say the fierce opposition by Kennedy, a presidential candidate who recently suspended his campaign but remains on the ballot in nearly three dozen states, had a long-lasting impact on the U.S. offshore wind industry and laid the seeds for opposition that continues today.
“It set back offshore wind over 20 years in the United States,” said Jim Gordon, the former CEO of Cape Wind, the company that tried to build the Nantucket Sound project. Gordon said Kennedy was often the loudest, most combative voice of the well-funded opposition. “You have to understand that they created such a brouhaha and so much fear over the technology and the impacts, which have proven to be unfounded.”
High Mileage, Low Stress: Most EVs Retain Over 85% of Original Range after 175K Miles
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People who know about electric vehicles know that aging is different with electrons. Fewer moving parts mean fewer odometer-related mechanical failures. EV drivers also know that battery degradation tends to be slower and gentler than people fear.
So far, the news about high mileage EVs - those with more than 175,000 miles - is pretty good. But, because the majority of EVs on the road are newer, and have far fewer miles, the story is still developing.
We took a look at the top 100 odometer vehicles in our community. Excluding cars that have reported battery replacements (or those we suspect did), the average range score of these vehicles is 86.6.
This means that, on average, these cars still get 86-87% of their range when new.
Physicist MV Ramana on the problem with nuclear power
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Ramana is keen to point out that the nuclear energy industry only survives because of government support. Through electricity bills and taxes, the public often pay a significant amount toward building and running nuclear plants, as well as storing the waste. Governments also provide subsidies, skew electricity markets in favour of nuclear and form such tight relationships with industry that they end up repeating their propaganda, he says.
A key reason governments sink so much money into nuclear is because of how tightly bound up it is with nuclear weapons, which ostensibly guarantee a country’s security and strength, Ramana says. “Technically speaking, having a nuclear reactor means you’re going to have more capacity to make nuclear weapons,” he says, including through interchangeable personnel.
Doug Ford shifts direction on wind power in Ontario
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The Ford government spent $231 million to cancel the green energy contracts it tore up after taking office, but said the move would save ratepayers some $790 million by not paying for power the province didn't need.
The government currently spends about $6 billion of taxpayer money each year to subsidize Ontario's electricity rates. About half of the province's electricity supply is generated by nuclear plants, roughly one-quarter by hydro dams, and the rest by a mix of gas plants, wind and solar.
Can Electric Cars Ever Bridge the Political Divide?
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Republican strategist Mike Murphy recently joined Imogen on the Fully Charged Show Podcast to talk all things EVs, EV Politics Project, Elon, 2024 presidential election analysis, and more! Mike Murphy is the founder of EVPolitics.org to end the needless partisan divide over EVs
Is EV Charging Cheaper Than Gasoline? Here’s What the Math and Experts Say
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We asked auto and EV industry experts this question: Is it cheaper to charge an electric vehicle versus fueling a gas-powered car? The verdict is, based on US averages, EV charging wins out. Using US averages, we found the monthly cost of charging an EV to be $66.66 versus $182.50 to fuel an ICE car.
