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European Road Freight Study: Electric Wins, Hydrogen doesn’t Even Place
European Road Freight Study: Electric Wins, Hydrogen doesn’t Even Place
Hydrogen and e-fuels under any realistic assessment aren’t cost or carbon competitive with more direct electrification
Michael Barnard
Aug 28
US Merchant Marine Protectionism Jones Act Crimps Climate Action
US Merchant Marine Protectionism Jones Act Crimps Climate Action
The cabotage act severely limits mode shifting domestic freight to maritime shipping and decarbonization of it
Michael Barnard
Aug 27
US Trucking Industry Pays Consulting Group for Warped Anti-electrification Study
US Trucking Industry Pays Consulting Group for Warped Anti-electrification Study
With international consultancies, its frequently easy to find one to create reports that say anything you want
Michael Barnard
Aug 26
Natural Gas Crisis: Leaks Are Spiking, and So Are Temperatures
Natural Gas Crisis: Leaks Are Spiking, and So Are Temperatures
From shale oil emissions in the USA to LNG engines in ships, high-global warming methane leaks are out of control
Michael Barnard
Aug 25
Short List of Climate Action That Will Work: India Utilities Plenary
Short List of Climate Action That Will Work: India Utilities Plenary
India is doing better on climate action than most realize, but more work is required
Michael Barnard
Aug 24
CCS Redux: Carbon Engineering Assessment Shows E-Fuels Are Economic Dead End
CCS Redux: Carbon Engineering Assessment Shows E-Fuels Are Economic Dead End
Carbon Engineering’s direct-air capture wall-of-fans was sold to investors as an e-fuel solution but is merely an enhanced oil recovery…
Michael Barnard
Aug 23
EU Hydrogen Program Spends €1.2 Billion, Fails, Asks For More to Compete with EVs
EU Hydrogen Program Spends €1.2 Billion, Fails, Asks For More to Compete with EVs
EU hydrogen for transportation program has lost track of decarbonizing transportation inexpensively and effectively
Michael Barnard
Aug 22
US National Energy Lab Gets Hydrogen for Trucking Costs Wrong
US National Energy Lab Gets Hydrogen for Trucking Costs Wrong
Hydrogen can be green but won’t be cheap, so won’t be a trucking fuel
Michael Barnard
Aug 21
Green, Gritty Beaches For Carbon Drawdown Anyone?
Green, Gritty Beaches For Carbon Drawdown Anyone?
Sucking carbon dioxide out of the air with ground up rocks ranges from the infeasible to the merely odd
Michael Barnard
Aug 20
Carbon Capture Remains A Fig Leaf For Fossil Fuel Industry
Carbon Capture Remains A Fig Leaf For Fossil Fuel Industry
Carbon Engineering, now purchased by oil and gas giant Oxy, pumping new oil out of old wells
Michael Barnard
Aug 19
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