New Study shows Global Temperature Responds slowly to Emissions cuts

Originally published on the CICERO, Center for International Climate Research, By ISELIN EKELI RØNNINGSBAKK CICERO is Norway’s foremost institute for interdisciplinary climate research. Although large emissions cuts are urgently needed if we are to achieve the […]

City e-Truck Charging can Cut Road Freight Emissions by a Fifth – Study

The EU could slash truck carbon pollution by over a fifth (22%) in a decade by requiring its main cities to have electric truck charging infrastructure. That’s according to an analysis of truck flows data which identifies 173 […]

Breakthrough Machine Learning Approach Quickly Produces 50X Higher-Resolution Climate Data

Originally published on the NREL July 7, 2020,  Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a novel machine learning approach to quickly enhance the resolution of wind velocity […]

Advanced Light-Receiving Technology from Toshiba Enables Solid-State LiDAR Free from Reliance on Mechanical Components

–Compact, low-cost and simple to install solution is suitable for wide variety of vehicle types- TOKYO—Addressing the ongoing migration towards autonomous driving, Toshiba (TOKYO: 6502) has announced the introduction of a high-resolution, long-range light-receiving technology for […]

Serpentine Optical Phased Arrays for Scalable Integrated Photonic Lidar Beam Steering

The University of Colorado, Boulder’s news, Leap in lidar could improve safety, security of new technology, by Kelsey Simpkins discusses a new work, a new study published in The Optical Society, by Nathan Dostart, Bohan Zhang, Anatol […]

SolTrans Turns to AMPLY Power to Simplify Electric Bus Fleet Charging

Solano County transit agency sourced AMPLY to manage EV charging operations for its zero-emission bus fleet and to avoid costly energy demand spikes as a result of its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling [Vallejo, CA, July […]

NERC Report Outlines how Pandemic Mitigation could affect Electric Reliability this Summer

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) 2020 Summer Reliability Assessment Despite heightened uncertainty—stemming from efforts to slow the progression of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)—in demand projections, the North American Electric […]

MEPs back CO2 Targets& EU Carbon Market for Shipping

The European Parliament’s environment committee has voted to require ships to reduce their emissions and finally pay for their carbon pollution. Green group Transport & Environment (T&E) said the European Commission should follow this cue to […]

DiDi Robotaxi Service Begins Operation in Shanghai

(Beijing, June 27, 2020) – Didi Chuxing’s on-demand robotaxi service will start picking up riders in Shanghai, China this week. Starting from June 27, upon sign-up through the main DiDi app, passengers may start requesting on-demand […]

DOE Awards $100 Million for Energy Frontier Research Centers

Originally published on ENERGY.GOV WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette announced $100 million in funding for 10 Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) to accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to build a twenty-first-century energy […]

Wärtsilä to Design and Equip Two Zero-Emissions Battery Powered Ferries

The technology group Wärtsilä’s experience and leading position in the development of battery and hybrid propulsion vessel solutions has been recognized with the award of a contract to design and equip two new zero-emissions ferries. The […]

First Lightyear Research Vehicles Hit the Road

High-tech company Lightyear releases two Lightyear Research Vehicles to test its integrated solar technology on the road, preparing for the production of Lightyear’s exclusive series, expected by the end of 2021. With the research vehicles hitting […]