The United States has five high-priority areas where the regional haul environment is inherently so well suited for moving freight economically with electric vehicles that fleet owners there should plan to deploy those trucks “even if just as a pilot project,” according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency. The five locations NACFE identified […]
Quidnet leverages drilling tech to provide pumped hydro type storage at half the price
Houston-based Quidnet Energy is combining conventional pumped hydroelectric storage technology with existing drilling technology to provide long-duration energy storage for utilities and renewable energy developers. Quidnet just secured $10 million in Series B financing and landed a contract with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for a commercial demonstration of its […]
Tesla Stockholder Meeting & Battery Day Go Virtual
Tesla has decided to make the stockholder meeting and battery day on September 22, 2020, mainly virtual. Because of the ongoing health concerns and restrictions, the events as planned had to be changed. Tesla is not the first to switch its Annual Stockholder Meeting to a virtual event. I recently attended the Fastned Annual Stockholder […]
Debating the Pros and Cons of Deep Adaptation? Start Here with a New Edition of Original Paper
Two years after the original 2018 Deep Adaptation paper was released, an updated version is now available. It is only one paper within an increasing field of academic scholarship on dangerous climate change and societal collapse. However, given that it is so widely referenced by proponents and critics, an updated version may be helpful. This blog summarises the […]
Climate zones in USA and Canada for building homes
Those setting out to build an efficient, sustainable or even net-zero home in the USA or Canada, or to renovate an existing home for lower energy costs and better comfort, need to ask first; “what climate zone am I in?” The first step to building a durable and energy-efficient home in North America, including Passive house […]