Global Warming - So What?
A Library about Climate Change
Energy Use
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Below the Overviews are files - articles - about energy use. Most of them focus on using energy more efficiently. They are arranged in 7 major groups: Vehicles, Buildings, Lights, Storage (except Vehicles), General, Energy Efficiency - General, and Misc. "Vehicles" has 2 major sub-groups: (1) Cars & Trucks and (2) Other. Cars & Trucks has 11 sub-groups, while Other has 4.
Month and year follow each article's name. PDF files are so marked, after month and date, some with authors noted. Within sections, more recent files appear above older files.
Diagrams are generally immediately below the summary articles from which they were taken.
This hour+ video of a 2008 Amory Lovins speech shows how many companies are saving lots of money by using energy more efficiently. The average cost of decreasing CO2 emissions by using energy more efficiently is only $2 / ton, lost down in the noise. The US routinely cuts energy use per $ of product by 4% a year, without paying attention. California and China do better. Etc.
Overviews
World
Energy Consumption
Sources: BP, above & below US Department of Energy, above
Renewable energy is mostly hydroelectricity
Energy Consumption by Nation
(in energy order, million tons of oil equivalent)
. China overtook the US in mid-2010. China's energy use grew 9.8% per year over 10 years, while US use fell 0.4% per year. Per year, India's grew 6.1%; Saudi Arabia's 5.7%; Thailand's, Turkey's and Iran's 5.0%; Brazil's 4.0%; Indonesia's 3.9%; and South Korea's and Mexico's 2.9%.
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In contrast, per year, the UK's (Britain's) energy use fell 0.8%; Japan's, Germany's, and Italy's 0.7%; the Ukraine's 0.6%; and France's (and America's) 0.4%. CO2 emissions per nation (shown near the top of the "$ & Tons" page) are the product of energy use and carbon intensity, not shown.
GDP / Energy below
$ / kg oil equivalent - in 2005 $, PPP
(data from World Bank. Note 23 year record below, vs. 11 years above.)
Over 1989-2012, energy efficiency (GDP per unit of energy) grew in 15 countries and fell in 3 (Iran [worst of 18], South Korea and Brazil).
Average efficiency gains were strongest in China (4.2% per year), Britain (2.5%), Germany (2.3%), and India (2.2%). They were substantial also in the US (1.9%), Canada (1.7%), Russia (1.5%), and Australia (1.4%).
At Copenhagen in 2009, China pledged to cut CO2 / GDP 40-45% by 2020, India 20-25%. If they continue cutting energy at 1989-2011 rates, China must cut CO2 per energy at least 4%, but over 11 years. India cuts its energy use almost 22%; it doesn't need to change CO2 per energy.
. Energy Use / Capita: 3 graphs below (kg of oil equivalent / person), data also from World Bank
Energy use per capita grew most strongly in China (4.8%/year) and South Korea (4.5%). Growth was also strong in Iran (3.9%), Indonesia (2.8%), India (2.5%), and Turkey (2.3%).
Per capita energy use fell in Germany and the UK (Britain), both 0.8% a year. It fell 0.7% a year in Russia, 0.6% a year in the US, and 0.4% a year in Canada.
It rose slightly in Italy, France, South Africa, and Japan, but fell since 2005. It rose significantly, but not a lot, in Mexico and Australia, while it rose more in Brazil.
Our Energy Grid Is Incredibly Vulnerable – to Climate Change 0816
Below is a "curve" with amounts and prices of various technologies to cut carbon emissions. Abatement costs below zero are mostly energy efficiency improvements: investments that pay for themselves even with a carbon price of zero.
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US
Worldwide % and mix of uses and emissions from fossil fuels is similar (see at right). CO2 comes most of all from coal power and transport.
Brazil and Indonesia lead in deforestation. Farming CO2 (and CH4) comes from all over.
Energy Consumption
US energy use grew 3.7% a year over 1949-73, till the Arab oil embargo. After a 9-year dip, over 1983-2004 it grew 1.5% a year. Since 2007, on average, it shrank by 1.3% a year.
Oil's share shrank, steeply since 40.3% in 2005 and 39.3% in 2007. Nuclear's peaked at 8.8% in 2009. Coal's peaked at 22.9% in 2000. Gas bottomed out at 22.3% in 1987 and 2006.
The renewable share fell rapidly from 9.3% in 1949 to 6.9% in 1955, and slowly to 5.4% in a dry 1977. It rebounded slowly to 6.5% in 2007, then rose steeply to 9.3% in 2011 and 2012. Biomass (wood, later corn ethanol), then wind, were the major drivers. Hydro varied from wet years to dry. Solar's share is no longer so tiny; it rose 6-fold from 2007 to 2013, to 0.5%.
Below, energy use for electricity generation has grown the fastest, 2.1% a year. For primary energy use, transport use grew 1.2% a year, while commerce and industry use both shrank 0.3% a year and home use shrank 0.8% a year. For homes and commercial buildings, primary energy use is mostly for space heating.
Above, total energy use, including electricity use in the 4 other sectors, grew 1.8% a year for commerce, 1.2% for transport, 0.9% for homes, and 0.1% for industry. Commercial buildings electrified the most, followed by homes. Industry was more electrified than transport in 1949 and continued electrification modestly.
US electricity production is from the US Department of Energy. Per capita use is from the World Bank..
US electricity production rose ever more slowly over 25 years, averaging 2.5% a year growth from 1982 to a peak in 2007. US electricity production shrank 0.5% a year since then. Per capita use peaked in 2000 and 2005.
Commercial electric use rose faster than residential use until 2000. Both grew much faster than industrial electric use, which peaked in 2000. Transport's share of electricity use plummeted from 2.55% in 1949 to 0.45% in 1960. It fell further to 0.14% in 1979, then slowly rebounded to "peak" at 0.22% in 2007.
Daily US HOME electric use in 2012 averaged 11.5 kWh per capita.
Per capita use in 17 of the 30 most populous states was above average. #s 1-6, 9-11 & 14-15 voted Republican for President, but not #s 7-8 FL & NC. The lowest 13 users all voted Democrat.
Among all 50, North Dakota & Louisiana used the most, Alabama & Tennessee next, then AR, SC, OK, MS, WV & KY. All Republican.
The 10 lowest users were Connecticut, Hawaii, New York & California, followed by MA, NJ, PA, RI, OH & IL.
Residential kWh per state comes from US DOE, population from the 2010 Census.
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Vehicles
Fewer Americans Are Buying New Cars. That's a Problem for the Climate. 0523
Peak Car Is Just 14 Years Away, after Over a Century of Growth 0822
Winning the Oil Endgame 0509 - by Amory Lovins
Texas Oil Firms Say Oil Demand Has Peaked - Dallas Fed 0920
Self-Driving Cars May End Gasoline Era 0416
The graph at left uses Wikipedia sources for oil use by nation, population, and vehicles per capita. Variations from nation to nation are sensitive to ratios of cars to heavy trucks (& buses) and ratios of vehicle use to other uses - heating, power plants, pipelines, irrigation pumps, cooking, portable generators, etc.
Low use per vehicle in Europe is from efficient cars. Freight there goes mostly by rail, not truck. Brazil's low use is from ethanol. High use in India, Indonesia & Pakistan is from more trucks & buses than cars, plus much use for irrigation & cooking.
... At right, the small 6% progress in fleet MPG since 1992 is driven by a change in the mix of vehicles, especially the increase in “Pickups, Vans, SUVs” relative to “Cars”, despite a 7% MPG increse for heavy trucks, a 14% increase for cars, and a 1% increase for Pickups+.
Cutting US Oil Use 80% by 2050 - Transportation Futures 0413 - PDF, 21 pp
at left and above: US Dep’t of Transport. 2011.
At left, Cars assumes 21 mpg.
Vehicles - Cars & Trucks - Electric Cars &
TaaS = Transport as a Service ICE = internal combustion engine (2000 moving parts) EV = electric vehicle (20 moving parts)
Peak Oil Is Suddenly upon Us 1220 - lengthy analysis
above is from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, New Energy Outlook in June 2016
Top-Selling EV in Japan Isn’t a Tesla, but Two $13,000 Small Light Cars 1023
IEA Report Has Terrific News for the Climate 1023 Sales of internal combustion vehicles are down 25% from their 2017 peak. Electric vehicles are filling the gap.
Tesla Prices Now Rival Average US Cars, after Billions in Cuts 1023
Mercedes Unveils Long-Haul Electric Truck to Take on Tesla 1023
India Demands E-Scooter Makers Return $60 Million Aid for Using China Parts 1023
US Electric Vehicle Sales Reach Breakthrough Pace 0923
Charging Electric Cars in Europe - More Doable than You Might Think 0923
Battery Swap Scheme Is Turning Africa’s Roads Electric 0923
China Reaches Peak Gasoline in Milestone for Electric Vehicles 0823
New York City to Require More Zero-Emission Cars for Ride-Sharing 0823
Biden’s Climate Bill Leaves Workers Behind in Shift to Electric Cars, Union Says 0823
Chevy Bolt EV Returns from Near-Death as GM Prepares New Model 0723
Tesla and BYD Post Record Sales on Surge in Electric-Car Demand 0723
World’s Hottest EV Maker Sees Biden’s Climate Law as a Barrier to More EVs 0623
EV Sales Are Soaring and Oil Use Is About to Peak 0623
3 Takeaways on the Future of the Global EV Market 0623
Ford to Gain Access to 12,000 Tesla Superchargers in 2024 - 0523
7.2% of New Cars Sold in US Are Electric 0523
In Norway, the Electric Vehicle Future Has Already Arrived 0523
Carmakers Are Pushing Electric SUVs, but Smaller Is Better for EVs 0523
EVs to Capture 1/5 of Global Market in 2023, amid ‘Explosive Growth’ 0423 
BYD’S $11,450 EV Hatchback Is Set to Reshape China’s 1st-Car Market 0423
1-Minute Battery Swaps Spur Electric 2- and 3-Wheeler Adoption in Asia 0423
Electric Moto-Taxi Deal Aims to Clear the Air in Uganda Capital 0423
Ram Electric Pickup Truck Can Go 500 Miles on a Charge, Says Stellantis 0423
Biden Treasury’s Rules for IRA Make Electric Vehicle Credits Elusive 0323
BYD’s Net Income Jumps More than 400% on EV Sales Surge 0323
Tesla Overcomes Australia’s EV Hostility with Surge in Sales 0323
US Electric Cars Set Record with Almost 300-Mile Average Range 0323
Global Race to Boost Electric Vehicle Range in Cold Weather 0323
Tesla Undercuts Average US Car by Almost $5,000, in EV Shakeout 0223
Electric Vehicle Sales Top $1 Trillion in Wake-Up Call for Carmakers 0223
EU Lawmakers Back Deal to Ban New Combustion-Engine Cars by 2035 - 0223
Electric Vehicles Could Match Gasoline Cars on Sticker Price This Year 0223
Why You Might Want a Heat Pump in Your Electric Car 0123
New York City Buys 900 EVs to Replace Government Fleets 0123
80% of New Cars Sold in Norway Are Now Electric Vehicles 0123
This Was the Year That Electric Vehicles Took Off 1222
Canada Moves to Make 1/5 of All Vehicle Sales Electric, Starting in 2026 - 1222
China Has Shot at Seizing 60% Share of Global EV Sales This Year 1122
E.U. Plans for Only Electric New Vehicles by 2035 Are ‘without Precedent’ 1022
Tesla Cuts Prices in China Following Signs of Softening Demand 1022
Volkswagen Will Make Only Electric Cars in Europe within 10 Years 1022
A Solar-Powered Electric Car Comes to Boston 1022
Tesla’s Record Sales after Shanghai Upgrade Lead China EV Surge 1022
EVs Add to Electricity Demand, but Not as Much as You Might Think 1022
This Cardboard-Clad SUV Would Be Better for Your Wallet and the Environment 1022
In Congested Istanbul, Electric Scooters Find a Spiritual Home 1022
For China’s Auto Market, Electric Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present. 0922
More than Half of US Car Sales Will Be Electric by 2030 - 0922
Hertz Plans to Buy 175,000 Electric Vehicles from GM Over 5 Years 0922
India’s Electric Vehicle Push Is Riding on Mopeds and 3-Wheeled Tuk-Tuks 0922
Washington State to Ban Sales of New Gas Cars by 2035, Following California 0822
China Electric Car Sales Forecast to Hit Record 6 Million 0822
Postal Service Takes U-turn, Plans EV Surge 0722
U.S. Electric Car Sales Climb Sharply, despite Shortages 0722
US Crosses the Electric-Car Tipping Point for Mass Adoption 0722
This Electric 3-Wheeler Brings Greener Delivery Options 0722
China’s Electric Car Exports More Than Double, Mostly to Europe 0622
EU Lawmakers Support Banning Gasoline Car Sales by 2035 - 0622
Rapid EV Growth Hastens the Peak, Then Fall, of Internal Combustion 0622
The New Chevrolet Bolt Will Be the Cheapest Electric Vehicle in the US 0622 - $26,595. That’s below the $27,400 for the Nissan Leaf. These cost about 2/3 of the mean cost for internal combustion engine cars in the US. Far less than Tesla.
EV Sales Will Triple by 2025 and Still Need More Oomph to Reach Net Zero 0622
Electric Cars Are Cheaper to Own in New Jersey than California 0522 AND cheaper than internal combustion engine cars
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Ford Beats Tesla to the Punch with 1st Electric F-150 Delivery 0522
Australia’s Slow Warming to Electric Cars May Get Election Boost 0522
How Ford’s Electric F-150 Pickup Truck Will Cut Carbon Pollution 0422
Honda to Spend $40 Billion on EV Push, Plans 30 Models 0422
US Electric Vehicle Sales Soared in 1st Quarter, while Overall Auto Sales Slid 0422
Surge in Car-Crash Deaths Could Be Magnified by New Breed of EVs 0422 - batteries add lots of weight to vehicles
US Transition to Electric Vehicles Would Save Over 100,000 Lives by 2050 - 0322
Washington State Sets Target to End Gasoline Car Sales by 2030 - 0322
Rising EV Sales in Latin America, India Are Reasons for Optimism 0322
Foreign Oil Dependence a Massive Vulnerability, Aussie Defense Experts Want EVs 0322
California's Climate Fight - EVs & Heat Pumps - May Raise Power Demand 90% 0322
How the War in Ukraine Could Slow the Sales of Electric Cars - Nickel 0322
Germany Backs EU Phaseout of New Internal Combustion Engines by 2035 - 0322
California Becomes the 1st U.S. State to Hit 1 Million Plug-In Cars 0222
These EVs Are Cheaper to Own than Their Gas-Powered Counterparts 0222 - led by Ford’s F-150 pickup truck
GM’s $6.5 Billion EV Truck Blitz Wins Michigan Incentives 0122
Sales of Electric Vehicles Surpass Diesel in Europe for 1st Time 0122
US Car Advertising Finally Goes Electric 0122
Is Norway the Future of Cars? 0122 - Over half of new cars sold there are battery powered. Most of the rest are plug-in hybrids. Only 8% are petrol-powered.
In the Year of the Electric Truck, Some Real Talk from Texas Auto Dealers 0122
Chrysler Aims to Be All Electric by 2028 - 0122
Tesla Smashes Quarterly Delivery Record with 308,600 Cars - 0122
Ford Surges to 20-Year High on Optimism Over Electric F-150 - 0122 - The Ford F-150 Lightning already has 200,000 non-binding reservations. Ford is raising its production capacity for the F-150 Lightning by 150,000 trucks year.
EVs to Account for 30% of China Market Next Year, Lotus CEO Says 1221
Uber Drivers to Buy Electric Motorcycles from Kenya’s Opibus 1221
How Close Are We to EVs That Cost Less than Gasoline Vehicles? 1221
Biden Orders Federal Vehicles and Buildings to Use Renewable Energy by 2050 - 1221
U.S. Could Miss Its Electric Vehicle Goals, Commerce Secretary Warns 1121
Record Fuel Costs Convince Scooter-Loving Indians to Go Electric 1121
6 Automakers, 30 Countries Say They’ll Phase Out Gasoline Car Sales 1121
Electric Vehicles Are Having a Banner Year. Here Are the US Numbers. 1021
Greece Brings In Climate Law, Banning Fossil-Fuel Cars From 2030 - 1121
Electric Vehicles Have a Weight Problem 1021 - Batteries are heavy and make cars heavy, requiring more batteries
Electrifying India’s Transport 1021: 2- and 3-wheelers lead the way. 4-wheelers to follow
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VanMoof Plans to Sell a High-Speed e-Bike, whether Cities are Ready or Not 1021
90% of New Cars Sold in Norway Are Now Electric or Plug-In Hybrids 1021
Running Homes & Cars on Just Electricity Can Save Households AU$5,443 a Year 1021
Biggest Indian E-Scooter Firm Urges 2027 End to Gas 2-Wheelers 0921
Britons Are Snapping Up Electric Vehicles 0921
Mercedes-Benz Will Shift Its Focus to Electric Vehicles by 2025 - 0721
Volkswagen to Stop Making Combustion Engine Cars by 2035 in Europe 0621
Maryland School District Switched to Electric Buses to Save Kids’ Lungs 0521
Electric Cars ‘Will Be Cheaper to Produce than Fossil Fuel Vehicles by 2027’ - 0521
Every New Car and Truck in the U.S. Can Be Electric by 2035 - 0421
Washington State Plans to Phase Out New Gasoline Cars by 2030 - 0421
Biden’s Push for Electric Cars - $174 Billion, 10 Years and a Bit of Luck 0321 - rebates on purchases included
Volkswagen Quickly Catching Up to Tesla 0321
Canada Catches Up in the Race to Produce Zero-Emission Vehicles 0221
Jaguar Going All Electric, Land Rover Going Majority Electric 0221
Ford to Phase Out Petroleum-Powered Vehicles in Europe 0221
G.M.’s Electric Car Push Could Put China in the Driver’s Seat 0221
Shenzhen, China Has 16,000 Electric Buses and 22,000 Electric Taxis 0221
California EV Owners Drive Them Much Less than Gasoline-Powered Cars 0221
General Motors to Eliminate Gasoline, Diesel Light-Duty Cars & SUVs by 2035 - 0121
All EVs by 2035? Report Shows Roadblocks 0121 - mismatch between wanted car-charging hours and when electricity is most available. [Solution lies in time-of-use pricing.]
Massachusetts Becomes the Next State to Set a Ban on Gasoline Cars 0121
Global Sales of Electric Cars Accelerate Fast in 2020, despite Pandemic 0121
Apple, Hyundai to Agree on Electric Car Tie-Up Early This Year 0121
Nio Launches 1st Electric Sedan model as Tesla Delivers China-Built SUV 0121
Electric Cars Closing In on Gas Guzzlers as Battery Costs Plunge 1220
Massachusetts to Require All New Cars Sold to Be Electric by 2035 - 1220
More than 500,000 Full Electric Cars Sold So Far This Year in Europe 1220
Carmakers Want to Ditch Battery Packs, Use Auto Bodies for Energy Storage 1120
New York City Is Testing Electric Garbage Trucks 0920
California Plans to Ban Sales of New Gas-Powered Cars in 15 Years 0920
The Age of Electric Cars Is Dawning Ahead of Schedule 0920
Uber Pledges to Go All-Electric, but It Doesn't Own the Cars 0920
Europe’s Electric Car Sales Surge amid Pandemic 0820
Electric-Truck Maker’s Deal Adds Further Spark to Battery-Powered Market 0820
An EV Will Cost the Same as a Gasoline Vehicle Sooner Than You Think 0720
Test a Tesla or Buy a Bolt, with Help From Your Electric Company 0720
Electric Car Subsidies Make Renaults Free in Germany 0720
Norway EV Market Share Breaks All Records, with 75% of New Vehicles Sold 0420
Lyft Commits to 100% Electric Vehicles by 2030 - 0620
A Million-Mile Battery from China Could Power Your Electric Car 0620
In 2018, battery-powered car sales were 1.3% of the US total.
The Pandemic Will Permanently Change the Auto Industry 0520
New Breed of Pickups Mixes Horsepower and Battery Power 0520
Europe Beats China in Electric Vehicle Sales 0420
Electric Vehicles Buoyed by a Backlog and Fresh Air 0420 - Europe
Charge a Car Battery in 5 Minutes? That’s the Plan 0320
Electric Car Emissions Myth ‘Busted’ 0320 less CO2, even with coal
Big Rigs Begin to Trade Diesel for Electric Motors 0320
GM's New Electric Car Battery Tops Tesla's 0320 - 400 mile range, $100 / kWh “soon”
BMW, Daimler Aim to Cut Emissions 20% This Year with New Electric Models 0320
A Cobalt Crisis Could Put the Brakes on Electric Car Sales 0220
Tesla Deliveries Set a Record and Extend Red-Hot Run for Shares 0120
2020 Set to Be Year of the Electric Car, Say Industry Analysts 1219
Electric Vehicles Sales Plummet in Ontario after It Cancels Rebate 1219
Battery Prices Fall Nearly 50% in 3 Years, Spurring More Electrification 1219
Electric Vehicles Can Ensure Long-Term Sustainability in India 1119
Ford Electric Vehicle Chief Sees More Products, Sales Growth 1119
As Electric Vehicles Age, Batteries Are Finding a 2nd Life 1119
A New Age for Electric Motors 1019 Small in-wheel motors and other powertronics make EVs more efficient (more range or smaller batteries).
Labour Party Pledges to Ban Sale of Non-Electric Cars by 2030 - 1019
Tesla Is Developing a Battery That Can Last 1 Million Miles 0919
Amazon Corp. and the All-Electric Future of Fleet Vehicles 0919
The Shift to Electric Vehicles Propels a Strike Against GM 0919 - robots operating on just the few parts an EV has
An Increasingly Urbanized Latin America Turns to Electric Buses 0919
Inside India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution 0819 - thriving business for 60 million Indian passengers sprang up quickly. Government ~2017 said all new 3-wheelers (tut-tuk taxi/van/buses) and 2-wheelers (motor scooters & motorcycles) must be electric by 2023 and 2025 respectively. These are the most common vehicles in India and account for half of India’s road passenger-miles.
Electric Vehicles Can Reduce Colorado’s Emissions More than Anything Else 0819
Now on Used Car Lots - Great Electric Vehicles for Cheap 0819
India Turns to Electric Vehicles to Beat Pollution 0719 - mostly 2-wheelers (mostly motor scooters, most of India’s traffic) and 3-wheelers (tut-tuk taxis and some small trucks). New sales all electric by 2025 and 2023. Electric cars only will be sold by 2030.
Silent, No Gears, Cheaper Every Day - Electric Cars Aren't So Hard to Get Used to 0719
The Future is Electric and Houston Knows That 0719
Why U.S. Cities Aren’t Using More Electric Buses, but China’s Are 0619
Car Makers Battle Oil & Gas Industry for Electric Vehicle Tax Credits 0619
Daimler Plans to Make Its Cars Carbon Neutral by 2039 - 0519
Big Automakers Grudgingly Buy into EVs. Oil Majors Still Lag Behind. 0419
Electric Cars Could Be as Affordable as Conventional Vehicles In 2022 - 0419
B.C. to Phase Out New Gasoline-Powered Vehicles by 2040 - 0419
Electric Cars Set Sales Record in Norway, with 58% Market Share 0419
50% of New Aussie Cars to Be Electric by 2030 under Labor Climate Policy 0319
Tesla Is (Finally!) Selling the Model 3 for $35,000 - 0219
Electric Vehicles Are Approaching a Tipping Point — Here's Why 0219
100% Clean Energy & Cars In 20 Years Is Viable, but Unlikely 0219
Will There Be a Market for the Coming Explosion of Electric Cars? 0219
In Shanghai, Every Ikea Delivery Is Now Made with an Electric Vehicle 0119
Toyota Finally Has the Power in Electric Cars 0119
India's Electric Vehicle Goals Being Realized on 2 Wheels, Not 4 - 0119
Norway's Electric Cars Zip to New Record- almost 1/3 of All Sales 0119
Tesla Sales Soaring, Competition Failing 1018
Tesla Model 3 Becomes August’s 5th Best-Selling Car, 15th among Vehicles 0918
In Amsterdam, Transportation Is Electrifying 0918 - motor scooters too
In London, Electric Trucks Are Helping UPS Make ‘Eco-Friendly’ Deliveries 0918
Electric Cars Exceed 1 Million in Europe, as Sales Soar More than 40% - 0818
Electric Vehicles Will Drive 20% of Global Mileage Share by 2030 - 0818
Auto Suppliers Retool to Chase Electric Vehicle Bonanza 0818
Caribbean Islands Rev Up for Electric Car Revolution 0718
Study Quantifies Battery-Electric Bus Environmental Benefits 0718
Beyond Elon Musk’s Drama, Tesla’s Cars Are Thrilling Drivers 0718
Tesla Finally Hits Elon Musk's Target for the Model 3 - 0718
1 in 5 American Car Buyers Say They'll Buy an Electric Car Next 0518
New Jersey to Join Clean Car Initiative, as EPA Eases Fuel-Economy Standards 0418
Can This New Electric Rickshaw Stop Cars From Taking Over Asian Cities? 0418
Electrification (to Reduce Carbon Emissions) Could Be a Lifeline for Utilities 0318
VW Shocks Tesla with $25 Billion Battery Supply Plan 0318
Chicago Could See 80,000 Electric Cars by 2030 - 0218
Aussie Chief Scientist Alan Finkel Hits Back at Electric Car Doubters 0218
Electric Cars Could Destroy the Electric Grid – or Fix It Forever 0218
California Governor Pushes for 5 Million Zero-Emission Cars 0118
Switch to Electric Cars Is Key to Fixing Critically Insufficient' US Climate Policies 0118
Car ‘Batteries on Wheels' Could Help Solve Renewable Energy's Storage Issue 0118
Ford to Invest $11 Billion, for 40 Hybrid and Fully Electric Vehicles by 2022 - 0118
Chicago Seeks to Expand Its Electric Bus Fleet 0118
Over Half of New Car Sales Now Electric or Hybrid in Norway 0118
California Bill Seeks Ban on Fossil-Fueled Vehicles by 2040 - 0118
Thor Electric Truck Will Probably Beat Tesla’s to Market 1217
These Electric Buses Could Start Cleaning Up National Park Travel 1217
Will Electric Vehicles Doom Your Neighborhood Auto Mechanic? 1217
Where It Pays to Drive Electric 1117
1 in 6 New Cars in the World Will Be Electric by 2025 - 1117
Electric Cars and Energy Storage Seen Arriving Early Next Decade 1117
Tesla Reveals Battery-Powered Semi-Truck 1117
Europe Calls for Cutting Car Emissions by 1/3. Not Enough, Critics Say. 1117
SoCal Edison Looks to Decarbonize Grid, Transportation in New Climate Plan 1117
Tesla Reportedly Reaches Agreement to Build Car Factory in Shanghai 1017
China's Chongqing Changan to Stop Selling Combustion-Engine Cars from 2025 - 1017
These City Bus Routes Are Going All-Electric ― and Saving Money 1017
World Petrol Demand ‘Likely to Peak by 2030, as Electric Car Sales Rise’ 1017
'This Is the Future' - Solar-Powered Family Car Hailed by Experts 1017
Paris Plans to Banish All but Electric Cars by 2030 - 1017
EU Plans Carbon Credits, Not Quotas, for Electric Vehicles 1017
10,000 Electric Cars Highlight Steep Path to India's Ambitions 1017
Are Electric Vehicles Pushing Oil Demand Over a Cliff? 1017
China Hastens the World Toward an Electric-Car Future 1017
Electric Car Owners ‘Can Drive for Free by Letting Energy Firms Use Battery’ 1017
The Electric Road to Zero Emissions Hits a Gas Pocket 0917
General Motors Is Going All Electric 1017
10 Giant Companies Commit to Electric Vehicles - Message for Auto Industry 0917
India to Embark on World’s Most Ambitious Electric-Car Transformation 0917
China Studying When to Ban Sales of Traditional Fuel Cars 0917
VW to Build Electric Versions of All 300 Models by 2030 - 0917
Scotland Sets 2032 Ban on New Diesel and Petrol Cars, Funds Carbon Capture 0917
After Electric Cars, What More Will It Take for Batteries to Change the Face of Energy? 0817
Tesla Drivers Claim Model S Distance Record of 670 Miles on a Charge 0817
This Is How Big Oil Will Die 0517
Toyota and Mazda Join Forces on Electric Vehicles. Is It the End for Gas Cars? 0817
Shell CEO Says His Next Car Will Be Electric 0717
Driving Tesla’s Model 3 Changes Everything 0717
Britain Bans Gasoline and Diesel Cars, Starting in 2040 - 0717
Volkswagen to Assemble Electric Cars in Rwanda 0717
Electric Vehicles Will Be More than 50% of New Car Sales by 2040 – BNEF 0717
Black Cab Turns Green, as All-New Electric London Taxi Launches 0717
Tesla Rolls Out Its 1st Model 3, and It’s Elon’s 0717
France to Ban Sales of Petrol and Diesel Cars by 2040 - 0717
Volvo to Go All Electric with New Models, from 2019 - 0717
Tesla’s 1st Mass-Market Car, the Model 3, Hits Production This Week 0717
Electric Cars Accelerate Past 2 Million Mark Globally 0617
India Aims to End the Sale of Petrol and Diesel Cars by 2030 - 0617
The Country Adopting Electric Vehicles Faster Than Anywhere Else 0517
Electric Cars Becoming Popular as Grid Gets Greener 0517
India Launches Massive Push for Clean Power, Lighting, and Cars 0517
No Matter What Trump Does, Big Cities Pressing for Cleaner Cars 0517
China and India’s Plans for Electric Cars Threaten to Cut Gasoline Demand 0517
Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Unveil an Electric Semi Truck In September 0417
Batteries Could Be Tesla’s Secret Weapon 0417
Cities Shop for $10 Billion of Electric Cars to Defy Trump 0317
Rollout Of Chevy Bolt May Mark Turning Point For Electric Car Market 0217
UK Electric Vehicle Boom Drives New Car Sales to 12-Year High 0217
Electric Cars and Cheap Solar ‘Could Halt Fossil Fuel Growth by 2020’ - 0217
London’s Black Cab Maker Targets Europe Capitals for New Hybrid-Electric Taxi 0117
Electric Cars Will Not Stem Global Demand for Oil, Says BP 0117 - even with 100 million EVs by 2035
China, Europe Drive Shift to Electric Cars, as U.S. Lags 0117
Electric Vehicle Revolution Could Speed by U.S. Workers under Trump 0117
This Electric Bus Recharges at Bus Stops in Just a Few Minutes 0117
Cities Unite to Seek 'Record Breaking' Electric Fleet 0117
Electric Vehicles Threaten to Overtake Biofuels 0117
Ford Is Revving Up Its Plans for Electric and Driverless Vehicles 0117
2017 Will Be the Year Tesla Reigns Supreme – or Finally Flops 1216
China Unveils Green Vehicle Subsidy Caps, Increases Technical Requirements 1216
Electric Car Sales Pass Half a Million in US 1216
New Energy Outlook, Exec Sum - BNEF 1016 - PDF
Toyota to Start Mass Production of Electric Cars, as Restrictions Loom 1116
Tesla Shock Means Global Gasoline Demand Has All But Peaked 1116
In Shift Away from Diesel, Volkswagen Embraces Electric 1116
How Will Electric Cars Fare under the Next President? 1116
California Utility Regulators Are Turning Electric Vehicles into Grid Resources 1116
California's Electric-Car Rebates Jump for Lower-Income Buyers, Vanish for High Earners 1016
Electric Cars Set to Pass 2 Million Landmark Globally by End of 2016 - 1016
Germany Wants to Ban Fossil-Fuel-Powered Cars 1016
Americans Bought More Electric Vehicles Last Month than Ever Before 1016
It’s Time to Go Back to School – Is It Also Time to Go Electric? 0916
This New Electric Bus Can Drive 350 Miles on 1 Charge 0916
In China's Electric Car Boom, Global Automakers Select Different Gear 0916
Range Anxiety (Overblown ?) Scares People Away from Electric Cars 0816
The Netherlands Could Be the 1st Country to Ban Gas, Diesel Vehicles 0816
How Kansas City Became the EV Mecca of the Midwest 0816
Mercedes Is about to Unveil an Entire Fleet of Electric Vehicles 0816
Mercedes Debuts World's First Fully Electric Big Rig 0716
Elon Musk Reveals Part 2 of his 'Master Plan' for Tesla 0716
Elon Musk’s Tesla ‘Master Plan’ Involves Trucks, Buses and a Compact SUV 0716
These Fuel Economy Regulations Mean You May Soon Buy an Electric Car 0716
How Utilities Can Gain from the Coming Boom in Electric Vehicles 0616
After Emissions Cheating Scandal, Volkswagen Steers toward Electric Vehicles 0616
Why the Tesla Boom Could Be Very Good News for the Electric Grid 0616
The World Nears Peak Fossil Fuels for Electricity 0616
Daimler to Unveil Long-Distance Electric Car in October 0616Daimler to Unveil Long-Distance Electric Car in October 0616
Norway to Ban All Sales of Petrol Powered Cars by 2025 - 0616
Wireless Charging is the Key to Unlocking an Electric Vehicle Revolution 0516
Buses are the first-est market, but delivery trucks and cars (especially self-driving ones) are not far behind. Plug-in hybrids are usually not plugged in, but wireless charging could change that.
Can Ford Compete in the Long-Range Electric Vehicle Market? 0516
Self-Driving Cars May End Gasoline Era 0416
Taking on Tesla - China's Jia Yueting Aims to Out-Muscle Musk 0416
Netherlands Looks to Ban All Non-Electric Cars by 2025 - 0416
Tesla Says Model 3 Orders Top $10 Billion in 1st 36 Hours 0416
Tesla Reveals Its $35,000 Car for the Masses 0416
India Aims to Become 100% Electric Vehicle Nation by 2030 - 0316
Tesla’s Model 3 Launches. Is Elon Musk Correct about the Electric-Car Future? 0316
Seattle Mayor Wants to Cut Vehicle Emissions, Add Electric Cars 0316
Electric Cars ‘Will Be Cheaper than Conventional Vehicles by 2022' - 0216
EPA Asks Volkswagen to Make Electric Cars in U.S. 0216
That's the Brakes - Using Stored Energy from Public Transit for Grid Services 0216
Chinese Market Electrifying for ‘Green’ Vehicles 0216
Indian Government Helps Carmakers Go Green & Cheap, to Fight Smog Crisis 0116
In Coal-Powered China, Electric Car Surge Fuels Fear of Worsening Smog 0116
U.S. May Not Hit 1 Million Electric Vehicles until 2020 - 0116
UK Electric Car Market Enjoys Record Surge in Demand 0116
Carmakers Forge Ahead with Electric Vehicles 0116
China Is the World's Largest Car Market. Will It Also Be the Greenest? 1215
NRG Is Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Integration 1215
Hybrid Technology to Fill Autos Gap as Diesel Damaged by VW Scandal 1015
Tesla Gets Boost from Korean Battery Maker LG Chem 1015
VW Plans to Recover from Its Scandal by Going Electric 1015
U.K. City Is Designing a Future of Fewer Cars - by Focusing on Its Roads 1015
Climate Benefits from Electric Car Equals $425, Study Says 0915
Worse than gasoline in coal power states, will improve as electricity goes renewable. Cabin heat problem in cold states.
How to Sell Electric Vehicles? 2- and 3-Wheelers Boom across Asia 0815
Audi's New Electric Car, with 300-Mile Range, to Rival Tesla Model X 0815
Tesla Motors Trims Delivery Outlook, Sending Stock Down 0815
Electric Cars Will Give a Hefty Boost to Australia’s Economy, Aided by Policies 0715
'Robocabs' Can Drive Down Pollution 0715
On the Road to Zero Emissions, Bhutan Hits a Few Electric Car Bumps 0615
Tesla Co-Founder Sees Future in Electric Commercial Truck 0615
'Made in Singapore' Electric Taxi Charges Fast, Goes the Distance 0515
Meet the Mirai - Why Toyota Wants to Make Your Next Car Run on Hydrogen 0515
Tesla Struggling to Electrify Car Market in China 0415
Shenzhen, China Readies Almost $800 Million for Electric Car Incentives 0315
Europe’s Electro-Mobile Future – Norway as a Model? 0315
Surprising Benefit of Electric Cars - Cooler Cities 0315
UK Ministers' Cars to Be Swapped for Electric Versions in Green Drive 0315
Germany Tries Electric Car-Sharing Schemes to Boost Sales, Curb Emissions 0315
Washington State Lawmakers Push Electric Car Ownership 0215
EU Policy-Makers Seek to Make Electric Transport a 'Priority’ 0215
Will the Chevrolet Bolt EV Push Electric Vehicles to the Mainstream? 0115
How Georgia Became the Biggest Electric Vehicle Market in the US 0115
Chevy Bolt Electric Car Could Be 'the 1st Mass-Market EV Success’ 0115
Tesla Motors Model S Gets Some Competition 1214
Raising The Roof - Tesla Opens The Era Of The Upgradeable Car 1214
How Solar Power and Electric Cars Could Make Suburban Living Awesome Again 1214
California Extends Support for Plug-in Cars 1214
Electric Cars a Mixed Bag For Health, Climate 1214
The One Variable That Will Determine Tesla's Future 1214
The ZEV’s Invisible Tailpipe 1114
China's Rush to Green Vehicles Fuels Bubble Concerns 1114
Solar Electric Cars - When Your Gas Station is the Sun 1014
Tesla Sees Electric Car Growth as Helping Competitors 1014
West Coast Leads Surge in Electric Cars 0914
Tesla Selects Nevada for Battery Giga-Factory 0914
Tesla Motors Strikes Deal to Build 400 Charging Stations in China 0914
Iran to Produce 400,000 Electric Motorcycles to Help Reduce Air Pollution 0814
Tesla and Panasonic Agree to Build Factory in U.S. 0714
China Wants 30% of Government Cars to Be Electric 0714
Tesla Edges Out Toyota as California’s Top Auto Employer 0514
Tesla to Build Cars in China 0414
Tesla Unveils $5 Billion Plan for 'Gigafactory' to Make Lithium Batteries 0214
US EV Sales Double in 2013 - 0114
8 States Vow 3.3 Million Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2025 1013
Connecticut Plugs into Multi-State Push for More Electric Cars 1013
Tesla Stock Drops After Model S Catches Fire 1013
Father of the Prius Sees Long Road to a Fully Electric Future 0913
Tesla Outsells Porsche, Buick, Lincoln, Others in California 0813
Solar Suburbia to Power Modern Cities? 0813
South Korean Road Wirelessly Recharges Buses 0813
Suddenly, There Aren’t Enough Electric Cars to Keep Up with Demand 0613
French Electric Car Share Program Sets Sights on Indy 0613
Electric Cars Are Getting as Cheap as Gasoline Rivals 0613
To Spark Buyers for Electric Cars, Drop the Price to Nearly $0 0513
Profit in Selling Power from Electric Cars to the Grid 0413
Flipping The Switch - Prioritizing Electric Cars 0213
Can Electric Cars Be Used as Backup Generators 0113
Chevy Volt Sales Triple, in Year of Contrasts for Electric Cars 0113
Growing Up Year for Plug-Ins 1212
Philippines Gives Green Light to Electric Tricycles 1212
Ford Focus Electric to Go 100 MPG* 1211
Nissan Leaf Rolling Out to 50 States by March 1211
Nissan Leaf to Help Power Homes 0811
Ford Electric Focus Will Go Farther 0910
Electric Car to Go 400 Kilometers on a Charge 1009
Electric Car Goes 250 Miles per Charge 0409
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Vehicles - Cars & Trucks - Gasoline-Electric Hybrids
Sales of Hybrid Cars Are Surging, in a Good Sign for Electric Vehicles 0821
UK Sales of Hybrid Cars Soar, as Diesels Plunge by Nearly 1/4 - 0618
Delphi Automotive Unveils 48-Volt Mild Hybrid Technology 0416
Indian Government Helps Carmakers Go Green & Cheap, to Fight Smog Crisis 0116
Hybrid Technology to Fill Autos Gap as Diesel Damaged by VW Scandal 1015
GM Unwraps Upgrade of Plug-In Hybrid Volt 0115
Ford Working on Prius Rival to Meet Federal Fuel Standards 0814
Toyota Parks Corolla Hybrid in Key Market Space 0813
GM Cuts Plug-in Volt's Price by $5,000 0813
Toyota Hybrid Sales Pass 5 Million 0413
Hybrid Vehicle Sales Speed Up 0313
Automakers Unwrap Hybrids to Meet Tough Fuel Standard 0313
Hybrids & Diesels to Lose London Congestion Charge Exemption 0113
Growing Up Year for Plug-Ins 1212
Chevy Volt to Get 230 mpg 0809
Ford Delivers Plug-in Hybrid 1207
Plug-in Hybrids Slash Emissions 0707
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Vehicles - Cars & Trucks - Gasoline - MPG Changes
Translation:
9.5 L/100 km ~ 24 mpg
8.7 L/100 km ~ 26 mpg
8.1 L/100 km ~ 28 mpg
6.9 L/100 km ~ 33 mpg
6.7 L/100 km ~ 34 mpg
6.1 L/100 km ~ 37 mpg
5.0 L/100 km ~ 45 mpg
History of US CAFE Standards and Weighted Sticker New Vehicle MPG
Amory Lovins Tackles Climate Change with Hyper-Efficient Car 0113 It has no engine, axles, transmission, driveshaft, or starter. At each wheel, a fuel cell drives a motor. Batteries and software are important too.
Data in graph at left, for existing vehicles, is from Department of Energy. Graph above, for new vehicles, is from Wikipedia.
EU Approves 2035 Ban on Sales of Gasoline-Powered Cars 0323
Carmakers Can Kiss Pre-Pandemic Combustion Car Sales Goodbye 0323
Ahead of Shift to EVs, Auto Industry Makes Slow Progress on Efficiency 1222
EPA Races to Draft Interim Auto Standards for CO2 - 0221
EPA Finds Fuel Efficiency Dropped, Pollution Spiked for 2019 Vehicles 0121
GM Pulls Support from Trump Attack on California Auto Power 1120
California Locks in Vehicle Emission Deals with Major Automakers 0820
EPA Staff Warned That MPG Rollbacks Had Flaws. Trump Officials Ignored Them. 0520
Trump Rollback of Mileage Standards Guts Climate Change Push 0320
U.S. Vehicle Fleet Sets New Record for Fuel Efficiency in 2018- EPA 0320
Trump’s Path to Weaker Fuel Efficiency Rules May Lead to a Dead End 0220
Fuel Economy Rollback Plan Would Cost Consumers, Analysis Says 0120
Trump Makes U-Turn on Fuel Economy Standards 1119
SUVs Are 2nd Biggest Cause of Emissions Rise, Figures Reveal 1019
4 Big Automakers Strike a Deal With California, Rejecting Trump Pollution Rule 0719
Canada Signals a Willingness to Challenge Trump on His Clean-Car Rollback 0619
Toyota Is Only Automaker to Lose Ground on US Fuel Economy 0319
The Rollback That U.S. Automakers Don't Want 0319
EU Agrees on Deal to Cut CO2 Emissions from Cars 37.5% by 2030 - 1218
European Parliament Wants 40% CO2 Emissions Cut for New Cars by 2030 - 1018
How Fighting Climate Change Will Raise California Gas Prices Even Higher 1018
Environmentalists Dispute Trump's Fuel Economy Changes with New Documents 0818
California Moves to Safeguard Vehicle Emissions Rules from Trump Rollback 0818
Trump’s Proposed Clean Car Rollback Will Cost the U.S. $457 Billion 0818
Pickups Gearing Up for Huge Fuel Economy Improvements 0718
Automakers Talk Up an Electric Future, but Push Weaker Fuel Standards 0518
It’s Not Just Hybrids - Pickup Trucks and Sedans Have Gotten More Efficient, Too 0518
Major Automakers Urge Trump Not to Freeze Fuel Economy Targets 0518
Trump Plans to Fight California Car Rules With Twice-Failed Strategy 0518
17 States Sue EPA Over Auto Emissions Standards Rollback 0518
Diesel Collapse Gives Automakers Carbon Headache 0318
The World Embracing SUVs Is Bad News for the Climate 0318
Cars and Trucks Are America’s Biggest CO2 Emitters for the 2nd Year in a Row 0118
In Run on Less Roadshow, Semi-Trucks Topped 10 MPG in Real-World Driving 0917
How President Trump Will Change What You Drive 0417
New Cars in Australia Are Much Less Fuel Efficient than Manufacturers Claim 0317
Automakers Sue to Overturn Obama EPA's Emission Rules 0317
How Federal Fuel-Efficiency Rules Help Fight Climate Change 0317
Vehicle Standards Are Energy Efficiency at Its Best – Too Valuable to Roll Back 0317
Automakers Urge New EPA Chief to Withdraw Obama Car Fuel-Efficiency Rules 0217
Obama Administration Will Keep Tough Fuel Economy Standards in Place 1116
Fuel Economy - Just 2 cars Deliver Advertised Mileage, Tests Show 0916
New Fuel-Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks, Vans, Buses 0816
Superglue Diet - How to Make a Lighter, Fuel-Sipping Car 0816
These Fuel Economy Regulations Mean You May Soon Buy an Electric Car 0716
Could Obama’s Signature Fuel Efficiency Standards Stall? 0716
Power Plants Are No longer Biggest US Climate Problem. Transportation Is. 0616
Irish Motorists Could Cut Carbon Emissions by 70% in 10 Years, Says Scientist 0316
Chasm between Car CO2 Test Results and Real World 0915
Surprising Study Suggests Flying May Be Greener than Driving 0415
Toyota to Start Tokyo Trial of Electric 3-Wheeler 0415
Cheap Gasoline, Powerful Vehicles Make It Hard to Meet CAFE Standards 0115
With Gasoline $2.67 a Gallon, America Celebrates by Buying Gas Guzzlers 1214
Eco Cars Fail 'Real World' Fuel Tests Against Larger Models 1014
EPA Says New Vehicle Mileage Hits Record 24.1 MPG 1014
More Cars Getting Stop-Start Despite Driver Resistance 1014
US Cars Are More Fuel-Efficient than Ever - 5 Reasons Why 0914
Auto Industry Ahead of Schedule in Reducing Emissions 0814
2012 Autos Beat Environmental Standards, EPA Reports 0414
New US Fuel Standards - Costlier Cars, But Less Expensive to Run 1013
US Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Reaches a High, Nearing Goal for 2016 - 0913
U.S. to Bring Gas Mileage Rules to Era of Hybrids 0813
US Cars Are More Efficient Than Ever 0313
Better Fuel Economy Matters to More US Consumers 0413
At left (2012 data), PU is pick-up truck, D diesel. The Toyota Prius (4th from bottom) goes off-scale, at 50 miles per gallon. The Ford F-150 was the top seller in 2013, the Chevy Malibu #20.
Combined city-highway MPG is EPA's, using the smallest engine available & automatic transmission. For models with diesel and gasoline versions, the 2 MPGs are averaged.
At left, E indicates Electric, H is Hybrid, Plug is Plug-in hybrid, D is Diesel.
Plug and HE use the average of electric and gasoline MPGs: 1:2 for Toyota and 1:1 for Chevy.
Data are EPA combined MPG numbers.
Obama Unveils 54.5 MPG 2025 Standard 0811 - Summary below is from Wikipedia
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US Tells Automakers 56.2 MPG by 2025 0611
New US MPG Standards Issued 0410
258 mpg VW 1-person Car for China 0809
DOT-EPA Stds Raise MPG to 39.5 0709
Tata Motors Gets 54 mpg for $2.5K 0108
Tata Nano 54 mpg 4-door $2K 0108
US to Up MPG, Ethanol, kWh Efficiency 1207
Better MPG Boosts US Auto Profits 0906
Detroit Fuel Economy Strategies: Summary 0906 - PDF
Detroit Fuel Economy Strategies - McManus 0906 - PDF, 59 pp
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Vehicles - Cars & Trucks - Batteries & Storage
What You Need to Know about Solid-State Batteries 0923
CATL Unveils EV Battery That Runs 400 Kilometers on 10-Minute Charge 0823
A Heat Wave Will Cook Your Electric Car Battery, If You Let It 0723
Toyota Claims Electric Car Battery Breakthrough, 745 Miles 0723
Ford Gets $9.2 Billion Battery Plant Loan to Compete with China’s EV Dominance 0623
US Battery Recycling Pioneer Inks $1 Billion Kentucky Cathode Deal 0623
Chinese Startup Unicorn Claims Breakthrough with All-Weather EV Battery 0623 - Superconducting materials with thermal management technology that can heat the battery back from -4 to 77°F in 5 minutes. That allows the lithium ion battery to operate as normal and charge within 6 minutes in all weather conditions.... It doesn’t matter if it’s a hot day or a cold day, the Phoenix battery’s range won’t be affected
New Semi-Solid State Battery to Power Passenger Airplanes and EVs, Explained 0523
Three 0423 figures below
20% Range Jump Coming for EV Batteries 0423
Electric Vehicle Battery Makers Test a Sodium Future, with or without Lithium 0323 
Tesla’s Vision of EVs without Rare Earths Will Spur Magnet Race 0323
Billions Pumped into Korea Battery City, with China in Its Sights 0323
Volkswagen to Build Battery Plant in Canada to Fast-Track Expansion 0323
Silicon Valley Startup Charts a Path to Cheaper, Lithium-Sulfur, EV Batteries 0223
Ford Is Investing $3.5 Billion in EV Battery Plant with Chinese Firm 0223
Zero-Emissions Future without the Mining Boom 0123
EU Passes Law to Make Electric Car Batteries Cleaner 1222
Rising Battery Prices Threaten to Derail the Arrival of Affordable EVs 1222
The Battery Supply Chain Is Finally Coming to America 1122
Lithium Resumes Insane Gains to Add Pressure on Automakers 0922
Honda, LG announce $4.4 billion US battery factory for EVs 0822
Ford Will Use New Battery Tech to Help It Build 600,000 EVs per Year 0722
EV Battery Recycling Startup Claims 95% Recovery with 10% as Much Energy 0722 
Solid-State Batteries for EVs Make a Leap Toward Mass Production 0622
Europe’s 1st Homegrown Battery Plant Begins Shipments 0522 - nfrom Sweden
Why Electric Scooters in India Keep Going Ip in Flames 0522 - short circuits from manufacturing defects in cheap betteries
In a World Starved for Lithium, Researchers Use Magnets to Get It from Water 0522
Chinese Electric Carmaker Calls Battery Price Hikes ‘Ridiculous’ 0322
Mercedes Opens a Battery Plant in Alabama, Part of a Southern Wave 0322
6 Solutions to Battery Mineral Challenges 0122 by Amory Lovins: 1) more energy per kg, 2) lasts longer, 3) recycling, 4) new chemistries, 5) efficient vehicles, 6) efficient mobility
The US Inches toward Building EV Batteries at Home 0122
Bi-Directional Vehicle Batteries Will Enable Effective Decentralized Grid 0122
Batteries from GM’s Heralded Electric Car Started Exploding 1221 - Chevy Bolt
Europe’s 1st Battery Gigafactory Starts Production in Northern Sweden 1221
Toyota Will Spend $1.3 Billion on a N.C. Electric Car Battery Plant 1221
Why Raw Materials Could Impact the Speed of Energy Transition 1121
Battery Power - 5 Innovations for Cleaner, Greener Electric Vehicles 1121 One innovation is to make batteries serviceable, by replacing constituent parts, like an anode.
Sodium Batteries May Power Your New Electric Car 1121
Tesla Prototype Battery with 5 X More Energy Storage Emerges at Panasonic 1021
Mercedes-Benz Plans $8.2 Billion European Battery Venture 0921
US Looks to Canada for Critical Minerals to Support EV Battery Plans 0621
As Electric Vehicles Take Off, We'll Need to Recycle Their Batteries 0521
Tesla Shifts Battery Chemistry for Utility-Scale Storage Megapack 0521
Ford Plans to Develop and Produce Electric Vehicle Batteries 0421
South Korean Battery Makers Reach Last-Minute Settlement 0421 - It allows two battery-making factories to be built in Georgia, instead of zero battery factories.
Revving Up the Electric Car Market Is Complicated by Battery Supplies 0421
Auto Industry Bets Its Future on Batteries 0221
Solar Electric Cars - When Your Gas Station is the Sun 1014
The Battery Storage System That Could Close Down Coal Power 1113
Ultra-Capacitors Complement Batteries 0112
Chrysler's Battery-Less Hybrids 0111
Car Lithium Battery Price War 0810
GM Opens Huge Battery Test Lab 0609
Electric Car Battery Stations for Denmark #2 0109
Electric Car Battery Stations for Denmark #1 0109
Carmakers to Use Lithium-Ion Batteries 0408
Vehicles - Cars & Trucks - Charging & Vehicle to Grid
For long-distance travel by battery-powered vehicle, range over 200 miles is very useful. Fast charging, at 40 kW (19 in a pinch), is required to approximate what gasoline-powered vehicles can achieve. At 4 to 4.5 miles / kWh (better at lower vehicle speeds and worse in cold outdoor temperatures (assuming heated car interior)), 40 kW charging for an hour yields 160 to 180 miles of range, up to 4 hours of driving. With stops for food and rest required anyway, a long trip by long-range electric vehicle requires 5-20% more time than the same trip by gasoline-powered vehicle.
4 to 4.5 miles / kWh is the equivlent of 135 to 153 miles / gallon.
With a 60 kWh battery, the corresponding rage is 240 to 270 miles. But the range in winter can be only 155 miles. The range at 70 mph will be 10-15% less than at 60 mph. But the range for low-speed local errands in warmer weather is 350 miles.
The EPA rates the Chevy Bolt at 119 mpge, with 238 mile range. I do better - more local driving and only 62-68 mph on expressways. 4.4 mi / kWh (150 mpge) was my average for 1st 66,000 miles. My mi/kWh fell to only 3.3 (112 mpge) in winter. But it was nearly 6 mi/kWh May-July 2019, with most driving on backs roads, averaging 35 mph. Range in summer is often 330 miles. In the dead of winter, it’s about 160 miles. My longest round trips were from central Massachusetts to Kentucky and Atlanta, Washington DC (4 times), Niagara Falls, and Bethel Maine. The latter 6 each required 3 juice-ups at fast-charging stations between home and final destination. 2 meals on the road each way, plus strolls, digesting e-mails, and doing computer work while my vehicle charged. My operating cost off my home charger ($1,100 installed, for 7 kW) was 5¢/mile (22¢/kWh), now 7¢, plus maintenance cost of 2.5¢/mile (66K miles), more than half of that for tires.
Charging Electric Cars in Europe - More Doable than You Might Think 0923
America’s Loneliest Road Is Finally EV-Ready 0923 - US 50 goes from coast to coast, thru few and not large metropolitan areas. There are enough fast chargers to make it possible for an electric car to drive it from coast to coast, especially across Nevada, Utah, Colorado and Kansas. Also Kentucky, West Virginia and southwest Virginia.
America’s fast charging network has grown a lot since 2017, shown in the 2 maps just below (see further below). Tesla has a denser network than non-Tesla chargers, which have incompatible plugs, in South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Michigan, Mississippi, Alabama and West Virginia. Non-Tesla chargers have a bit better coverage in Arkansas, New Mexico, Nevada, and South Carolina. For example, North Dakota in early 2023 has 18 fast-charging locations for non-Tesla cars, instead of the zero shown below. Montana has 14 working locations and 12 more not currently working - either malfunctioning or not completely set up yet, comparedto 7 or 8 on the map below.. Idaho has 20 and 9 instead of 5, and Nevada (outside Reno and Las Vegas) has 20 and 2, instead of 6.
How Utilities Can Balance EV Charging Demand 1023 - Charge EVs off-peak. EVs put power into the grid during peak hours. [For the 1st 9 months of 2023, Dr. Fry was paid $31.83 to charge his EV at home during off-peak hours. Not all charging was off-peak and not all was at home, but the majority was.]
G.M. Will Add Backup Power Function to Its Electric Vehicles 0823
3 Trends to Watch in Electric-Vehicle Charging 0823 - 1. electricity trades to & from the grid; 2, charging of semi-traucks (18-wheelers); 3. wireless charging
Cheaper to Refuel Your EV Battery or Gas Tank? Answers in All 50 US States 0823
For cross-country road trip, Detroit to Miami FL.
Tesla Seeks to Build 18-Wheeler Truck-Charging Route from Texas to California 0823 - 750 kW chargers for semis
7 Automakers Join Forces to Double EV Fast-Charger Network in U.S. 0723
EV Charging Stations to Roll Out at Fast Food Restaurants in California 0723
A New Job for Electric Vehicles - Powering Homes During Blackouts 0723
No Juice on the Mass. Pike. Charging Stations Out of Order. Why? What Next? 0623
Why China Is Installing So Many Chargers 0623 - Many, even Most, Car-Owners live in apartment buildings and lack a home garage to charge their EV.
Tesla Tech Wins More Backers as Its Plug Becomes US Standard 0623
GM Will Join Tesla's EV Charging Network, as US Industry Tesla Standard Nears 0623
Ford to Gain Access to 12,000 Tesla Superchargers in 2024 - 0523
EV Battery-Swapping Could Help Solve the US Charging Problem 0523
Why So Many Electric Car Chargers in America Don't Work 0523 - very worth reading in 2023.
Tesla network has 3% out-of-service rate. Other (CCS, ChadMo, etc.) about 21%. Those rates may improve as charging technology improves.
Parts break, information screens freeze, payment systems malfunction. Copper thieves steal the cords. Siteowners decide to discontinue charging or repair broken equipment.
A Key Part of America’s Plan to Slash Carbon Emissions - Plug In Almost Everything. 0423
2-Way Charging Is Chinese EV Drivers’ Favorite Life Hack 1122
What’s the Future of Gas Stations in an EV World? 0323
Tesla to Open Up a Portion of Its Charging Network to All EVs 0223
Electric Vehicles Can Now Power Your Home for 3 Days 0223
Mercedes-Benz Plans to Build U.S. Electric Car Charging Network 0123
Electric Truck Stops Will Need as Much Power as a Small Town 1122 
After Natural Disasters, Electric Vehicles Come to the Rescue 1122
China’s Guangdong Province Has 3 X as Many EV Chargers as the Entire US 1022
New NASA Space Cooling Technology Could Charge Electric Cars in 5 Minutes 1022
Manhattan’s EV-Charging Sites Now Outnumber Gas Stations 10 to 1 - 1022
It’s Common to Charge Electric Vehicles at Night. That Will Become a Problem. 0922
Money Approved for States to Build Car-Charging Network 0922
How Electric Cars Can Actually Help the Grid during California’s Heat Wave 0922
Broken Charger Hassles Hold Electric Cars Back 0822 - Although Tesla chargers tend to be reliable, 23% of charging stations in the San Francisco Bay area were broken. 23-35% broken is representative of Dr. Fry’s experience in the East over 2018 to 2022, from Tennessee and Georgia to Maine.
Ford Will Use New Battery Tech to Help It Build 600,000 EVs per Year 0722
Are National Grid Incentives for Off-Peak Electric Vehicle Charging Enough? 0722
EV Battery Recycling Startup Claims 95% Recovery with 10% as Much Energy 0722
China Is Racing to Electrify Its Future 0622
Biden Administration to Set Rules of the Road for Charging Electric Vehicles 0622
How Ford’s Electric Pickup Can Power Your House for 10 Days 0522
India Proposes Battery-Swap Plan for Electric Bikes, Rickshaws 0422
The Death of the Gas Station 0422 - US perspective
U.K. Targets 10-Fold Increase in Electric Vehicle Charge Points 0322
California's Climate Fight - EVs & Heat Pumps May Raise Power Demand 90% 0322
Can Super-Fast Battery Charging Fix the Electric Car? 0222 - weight / energy trade-off. Fatser charging makes mre heat, a big problem.
Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Build a EV Charger Network 0222
Bi-Directional Vehicle Batteries Will Enable Effective Decentralized Grid 0122
As U.S. Pushes Shift toward Electric Cars, Where Should the Chargers Go? 1221
White House Rolls Out $7.5 Billion Electric Vehicle Charging Plan 1221
Boris Johnson Adds 1,000s of U.K. Charging Points for EV Boost 1121
GM to Install 4,000 Electric Car Charging Stations across Canada 1021
Shell to Install 50,000 U.K. On-Street EV Chargers by 2025 - 0821
Germany Is Testing Electric Highways 0821 - Hamburg to Lübeck, with overhead feeds
PG&E, BMW Smart-Charging Pilot Highlights Electric Vehicles as Grid Resource 0621
Nissan Leaf Owners Could Start Feeding Energy into Aussie Grid by End of Year 0521
This 2-Way Charger Turns Electric Car into Backup Power Source for Your Home 0421
Biden’s Push for Electric Cars - $174 Billion, 10 Years and a Bit of Luck 0321 - targets 500,000 US EV chargers by 2030.
No More Charging Deserts? US Utilities Launch EV Coalition. 0321
An Electric Vehicle Fast-Charging Network Is Coming All across Tennessee 0221 - 50 new charging stations, located every 50 miles along the state's interstates and major highways
Tesla Opens World’s Northernmost Supercharger Station 1120
New York Faces a Long Road on Electric Vehicle Commitments 1120
Energy Storage for EV Charging Stations Can Lower Their Demand Charges 0820
Germany Is Considering Installing 4,000 Kilometers of Electrified Highway 0820
GM Aims to Give Electric Vehicle Owners More Places to Charge 0820
U.K. Grid Is Planning for 30 Million Electric Cars by 2040 - 0720
Charge a Car Battery in 5 Minutes? That’s the Plan 0320
Electric Cars Will Challenge State Power Grids 0120
EV Charging Promises a Demand Response Bonanza, if Utilities Can Handle It 1019
What if You Could Charge an Electric Car as Fast as Filling Up a Gas Tank? 0719
Can Batteries Help Smooth Demand, Lower Utility Fees for EV Fast Chargers? 0619
UK’s Electric Vehicle Drivers at Risk by Charging from Home 0519
This Electric Road Charges Your Car while You Drive 0519
EVGo Data Proves that Electric Ride-Sharing Benefits the Grid 0519
Utilities See Profits in Electric Vehicle Charging, but Growing Competition 0419
Rocky Mountain Power’s 600 Batteries for Apartments, EV Charging Hub, More 0319
Big California Utilities Pursue Subscriptions, Time-of-Use Rates to Drive More EVs 0119
Porsche and BMW Unveil EV Charger That’s 3 x Faster than Tesla’s 1218
Apartments Rarely Have Charging Stations. But Electric Vehicles Need Them. 0718
Electric Car Charge Points Could Be Required in New-Build UK Homes 0718
Electric Vehicles Are Gaining Momentum, despite Trump 0618
Electrified Roads - Swedish Project Could Slash Cost of Electric Vehicles 0518
Finding Minnesota’s Synergy between Solar and Electric Vehicles 0418
Pittsburgh Powers Up Small Electric Vehicle Fleet with Solar Charging Stations 0418
World's 1st Electrified Road for Charging Vehicles Opens in Sweden 0418
New Jersey Plugs Away at Climate Change with Electric Vehicles, Chargers 0318
Chicago Could See 80,000 Electric Cars by 2030 - 0218
Colorado Governor Releases Its Plan for 1 Million Electric Vehicles by 2030 - 0118
North Carolina Hopes to Lure ‘EV Tourists’ with Rural Charging Stations 0118
Atlanta Passes Infrastructure Ordinance to Support EV Charging 1117
For Oil Giant Shell, Service Station Means Electric Cars Too 1117
Gas Stations Get Ready for the Electric Future 1117
EnerNOC Moves into EV Charging Space with eMotorWerks Acquisition 1017 - vehicle to grid for aggregated grid storage
V2G - Electric Vehicle Batteries May Get Much More Valuable Soon 0817
Australia to Build Superhighway for Electric Vehicles beside Great Barrier Reef 0717
Charging Electric Cars the Smart Way Will Take Pressure Off the Grid 0317
Automakers Fund European Electric Car Charging Sites, to Boost Demand 1116
California Utility Regulators Are Turning Electric Vehicles into Grid Resources 1116
U.S., 35 States to Boost Electric Vehicle Charging Network 1116
Plans for an Electric Car Charging Point in Every New Home in Europe 1016
How Car Charging Is Going the Way of Airbnb 0816
Charging Pads Let Electric Car Owners Cut the Cord 0816
Michigan Utility Plans Statewide Electric Vehicle Charging Network 0716
Obama’s Plan to Line US Roads with Electric Vehicle Chargers 0716
Wireless Charging is the Key to Unlocking an Electric Vehicle Revolution 0516
Buses are the first-est market, but delivery trucks and cars (especially self-driving ones) are not far behind.
Japan Now Has More Electric Car Charge Points than Petrol Stations 0516
California Regulators Approve $45M San Diego Electric Vehicle Charger Rollout 0216
NRG Is Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Integration 1215
China to Hasten Roll-out of Car Charging Network 1015
Japan's Top 3 Automakers to Spend $50 Million to Subsidize Hydrogen Stations 0715
Startup’s New Idea - Free EV Charging for the Masses 0615
BMW, Nissan to Expand Green Cars Plug-in Network in South Africa 0515
Utilities Push Into Fuel Stations for Electric Cars 0215
High-Speed Electric Car Chargers to Link San Diego, SF, Portland 0115
West Coast Electric Highway Now Serves Thousands of Electric Car Drivers 0115
Electric Cars Get Big Boost with Charging Stations in Germany 1214
How We Could Put an EV Charging Station on Every Lamp Post 1214
California Extends Support for Plug-in Cars 1214
The One Variable That Will Determine Tesla's Future 1214
China’s Green Car Buyers Decry Lack of Charging Stations 1114
Recharging Industry Rises 1113
Connecticut Plugs into Multi-State Push for More Electric Cars 1013
South Korean Road Wirelessly Recharges Buses 0813
Electric Cars Begin to Earn Money From the Grid 0413
Kroger to Put Vehicle Charging Stations in California, Arizona 0413
Shanghai Plans 5,000 EV Charge Stations 0313
Pentagon Places Big Bet on Vehicle to Grid 0213
Wireless Power for Plug-In Devices 1212
Walgreens to Install 800 EV Charging Stations by 2012 0711
Hertz to Install 16 Solar Power Systems 0211
Ford, PGE Ready Portland for EVs 0810
Consumers Prefer to Charge EVs at Home 0710
Connecticut Network of Electric Car Charging Stations 0409
Battery Exchange Stations for Electric Cars 0409
Start-Up Plans Electric-Car Network 1108
Vehicles - Self-Driving Cars & Car Sharing
New York City to Require More Zero-Emission Cars for Ride-Sharing 0823
Robotaxis Are the Wildcard in Push to Decarbonize Transport 0623
Waymo Plans to Expand Self-Driving Taxi Service in Arizona and San Francisco 0523
Amazon’s Self-Driving Car Shuttles People on Public Roads for the 1st Time 0223
Cabs Without a Chatty — or Any — Driver Are Expanding in China 1222
Even after $100 Billion, Self-Driving Cars Are Going Nowhere 1022
Autonomous Trucking Startup Batik Is Ditching the Driver in Canada 1022
Warren Buffett Backs Driverless Trucks. Now They’re Real. 0822
Baidu’s Self-Driving Vehicles Take a Turn with Olympics Showcase 0222
New Electric Vehicle Car-Sharing Program Evie Debuts in Twin Cities 0222
My Rides in a Fully Driverless Waymo Vehicle 0122
Driverless Electric Bus Hits the Road in Málaga, SpaIn 0221
The Intersection between Self-Driving Cars and Electric Cars 0720
Cities Are Trying to Plan for Autonomous Vehicles 0919
Tesla Floats Fully Self-Driving Cars as Soon as This Year 0719
Electric Cars 'Will Not Solve Transport Problem,' UK Report Warns 0719
Self-Driving Cars Are Now on the Streets of Hamburg 0419
Vehicle Automation Is Cool, but Will It Save Energy? 0319
This Is What Peak Car Looks Like 0219
Singapore Wants Self-Driving Cars to Help Its Aging Society 0219
Here’s How Self-Driving Cars Could Catch On 0518
GM’s Latest Car Gives Up Steering Wheels, Pedals — and Human Control 0118
Truck Drivers like Me Will Soon Be Replaced by Automation 1117
Those 40-Ton Trucks Tailgating Each Other? Soon It May Be Normal and Safe 1017
Self-Driving Cars Could Ease Traffic, but Increase Sprawl 1017
End of the Road - Will Automation Put an End to the American Trucker? 1017
This Is How Big Oil Will Die 0517
US Cities Starting to Expand Transportation Options for Low-Income Residents 0817
Why Driverless Cars Might Not Hit the Road So Fast 0817
House Panel Approves Bill to Speed Deployment of Self-Driving Cars 0717
Self-Driving Cars on the Brink of a Revolution in California 0317
Paris Tests Electric Driverless Minibus to Fight Pollution 0117
Ford Is Revving Up Its Plans for Electric and Driverless Vehicles 0117
Carpooling Apps Could Slash Congestion, Fuel Use, and Emissions 0117
Elon Musk Reveals Part 2 of his 'Master Plan' for Tesla 0716
How Much Does Car-Sharing Benefit the Environment? 0716
Uber and Millennials Help US Cities Cut Car Addiction 0516
Self-Driving Cars May End Gasoline Era 0416
Driverless Cars May Slow Pollution 0116
Autonomous and Connected Car Technology May Progressively Curb Emissions 0914
Google to Start Building Its Own Self-Driving Cars 0514
Automated Vehicles, Talking Cars Pose Policy Questions 0513
Toyota to Reveal Self-Driving Car 0113
Vehicles - Cars & Trucks - Fleets
Los Angeles to Electrify City’s Entire 10,000-Vehicle Fleet 0422
Boston to Replace School Buses with Electric Ones by 2030 - 0422
Cincinnati to Buy Electric Police Cars, Install Neighborhood Charging Stations 0322
What’s Wrong with USPS Final Plan to Buy Mostly Gas-Powered Delivery Trucks 0222 - 1. Spend 1st, Study Later. (Study must be completed before $ are spent. It wasn’t.) 2. No True Alternatives in Environmental Study. (96% of routes are compatible with electric trucks; but they were eliminated because of the 4%.) 3. A Pro-Gasoline Bias (modeled $2.19 per gallon, neglected falling battery prices). 4.Yesterday’s Trucks. (Improve from 8.2 to only 8.6 mpg, when delivery trucks now get 12 to 14 mpg. 70 mile electric range modeled, vs 126 miles or more in recent purchases) 5. The Gas-to-Electric Flip That Wasn’t. 6. Financial Questions ($22 billion in cash at end of 2021, double the top cost of new trucks.)
US Army Plans Microgrids, Electric Vehicle Fleet in 1st Climate Strategy 0222
Here’s the Price Tag for 100% EVs for the Postal Service 0122
Hertz Will Rent Out 100,000 Teslas, Move Helps TSLA Top $1 Trillion Value 1021
London Brings Forward Plan to Electrify City’s Bus Fleet 0921
We Are Going to Need a Lot More Electric Delivery Bikes 0921
National Grid Is 1st Big US Utility to Commit to 100% Electric Vehicles by 2030 - 0621
How FedEx Plans to Become Carbon Neutral by 2040 - 0321
Here’s What Happens when Every Government Vehicle Is Electric 0121
New York City Is Testing Electric Garbage Trucks 0920
Nikola Wins Order for 2,500 Electric Garbage Trucks 0820
UPS Orders 10,000 Electric Delivery Trucks, Plans Test of Self-Driving Vans 0220
Amazon Corp. and the All-Electric Future of Fleet Vehicles 0919
In London, Electric Trucks Are Helping UPS Make ‘Eco-Friendly’ Deliveries 0918
Wireless Charging is the Key to Unlocking an Electric Vehicle Revolution 0516 - Buses are the first-est market, but delivery trucks and cars (especially self-driving ones) are not far behind.
Chicago Seeks to Expand Its Electric Bus Fleet 0118
A Move to Greener Trucks and Buses 0316
U.K. City Is Designing a Future of Fewer Cars - by Focusing on Its Roads 1015
'Robocabs' Can Drive Down Pollution 0715
Car-Sharing Gears Up in German Cities 0813
Gas Prices Drive Fuel-Efficient Car Rental Fleets 0613
GE to Buy 25K EVs by 2015 - 1110
GE to Order 25K Electric Vehicles 1010
US Car Fleet Shrank 4 Million in 2009 - 0110
Duke & FPL to Go All Electric Vehicles 0909
Vehicles - Cars & Trucks - Misc. Cars
After Natural Disasters, Electric Vehicles Come to the Rescue 1122
This Company Wants Cargo E-Bikes to Replace Delivery Vans 0522
Electric Vehicles Drive Up Demand for ‘Green Metals’ 0122
Volvo Cars to Explore Use of Fossil-Fuel Free Steel 0621
As Cars Go Electric, China Builds a Big Lead in Factories 0521
Fossil Fuel Cars Make '100s of Times' More Waste than Electric Cars 0321
How Cutting Speed Limits Could Slow Climate Change in Several Ways 0820
Tampa Area Vehicle Emissions Are Up Sharply, Fueling Climate Change 1019 - Tampa newspaper. Similar across the USA, but Tampa’s increase is steeper than most: 55% since 1990.
Diesel Vehicles Face a Grim Future in Europe’s Cities 0819
India Turns to Electric Vehicles to Beat Pollution 0719 - mostly 2- and 3-wheelers, which are how the vast majority of Indians get around
Germany Wants to Ban Fossil-Fuel-Powered Cars 1016
Paris Bans Traffic from Half the City for a Day. Why Can’t London Too? 0916
Researchers Think We’re Nearing ‘Peak Car’ - with Dramatic Consequences 0916
Delhi, World's Most Polluted City, Plans New Limits on Car Use 0216
How Big Cities Are Finding Innovative Ways to Nudge People to Ditch Cars 0116
Volkswagen Says 800,000 Cars May Have False CO2 Levels 1115
U.K. City Is Designing a Future of Fewer Cars - by Focusing on Its Roads 1015
Buying a Car Could Soon Be Passé. Ford Wants to Find What’s Next. 0615
Low Oil Prices May Bode Ill For Climate 1214
Car-Driving Dream Faces China’s Carbon Reality 1114
How Americans Have Saved 15 Billion Gallons of Gasoline 1114
Road to a Traffic Mess in Pakistan 1014
Millennials' Shift Away from Driving Is More than Temporary 1014
Stats Show Americans Not That into Driving Anymore 0813
Why Diesels Are Gaining Momentum in Diesel-Hostile U.S. 0813
Diesel Car Efficiency, Imported From Europe 0713
More Chinese Cities Likely to Curb Auto Sales 0713
Diesel Cars Make Comeback in California 0613
The Great Power Train Race 0413 - in-depth discussion of 5 major technologies that improve efficiency
Young Americans Ditch the Car 0912
Reducing Friction (& Gas Use) in Cars 0112
Nissan Aims to Cut CO2 20% by 2016 - 1011
EU Proposes Banning Gasoline Cars by 2050 - 0311
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Vehicles - Cars & Trucks - Commercial Trucks & Off-Road Equipment
U.S. Truck Makers Reach Deal to Phase Out Polluting Diesel Big Rigs 0723
The Struggle to Electrify Construction, One of the World’s Dirtiest Industries 0623
The Race to Clean Up Trucking Emissions Is Just Getting Started 0423
Ram Electric Pickup Truck Can Go 500 Miles on a Charge, Says Stellantis 0423
Truck Makers and EU Policy-Makers Will Need to Tag Team against Emissions 0223
Driverless-Truck Deliveries to Start at Kroger’s Dallas Stores 0323
US Postal Service to Buy 9,250 Electric Vehicles from Ford 0223
Postal Service Will Electrify Trucks by 2026 - 1222
China’s Electric Trucks May Well Pull Forward Peak Oil Demand 1022
Autonomous Trucking Startup Batik Is Ditching the Driver in Canada 1022
Electric Big Rigs Face Uphill Trip from Shows to Highways 0922
Warren Buffett Backs Driverless Trucks. Now They’re Real. 0822
Tesla and Nikola Big Rigs Race for Up to $40,000 US Incentives 0822
Electrifying Yard Trucks at Warehouses 0822
This Company Wants Cargo E-Bikes to Replace Delivery Vans 0522
E.P.A. to Tighten Tailpipe Rules for the Biggest Polluters on the Road 0322
How 6 States Could Transform the U.S. Trucking Industry 0122
Monarch Tractor Raises $61 Million for Its Fleet of Electric Tractors 1121
Germany Is Testing Electric Highways 0821 - Hamburg to Lübeck, with overhead feeds
The Scandinavian Way to Zero-Carbon Construction 0621 - All the machinery used on site – excavators, diggers and loaders – were electric. Oslo now wants all municipal construction sites to be zero emission by 2025 and all construction work, public or private, to be zero emission by 2030. 6 more of Norway's biggest cities have also recently committed to the same goals as Oslo.
Electric Pickups Could Make or Break Biden’s Infrastructure Plans 0521
Ford’s Electric F-150 Pickup Aims to Be the Model T of E.V.s 0521
These Electric Self-Driving Tractors Could Make Farming Much Greener 0521
How FedEx Plans to Become Carbon Neutral by 2040 - 0321
Iron Ore Miner Is Developing All-Electric Heavy Truck for Arctic Roads 0121
A Race to Become the Tesla of Delivery Trucks and Vans 1220
The Next Truck You See May Be a Quiet, Zero-Emission Hydrogen Fuel Cell Rig 1020
New York City Is Testing Electric Garbage Trucks 0920
Nikola Wins Order for 2,500 Electric Garbage Trucks 0820
Electric-Truck Maker’s Deal Adds Further Spark to Battery-Powered Market 0820
More than a Dozen States Unite to Boost Electric Trucks 0720
California Targets 500,000 Electric Trucks by 2040 - 0620
Big Rigs Begin to Trade Diesel for Electric Motors 0320
UPS Orders 10,000 Electric Delivery Trucks, Plans Test of Self-Driving Vans 0220
Amazon Corp. and the All-Electric Future of Fleet Vehicles 0919
Ford Teases All-Electric F-150 Pickup Truck by Pulling a Million-Pound Train 0719
In Shanghai, Every Ikea Delivery Is Now Made with an Electric Vehicle 0119
In Amsterdam, Transportation Is Electrifying 0918 - cars and motor scooters too
In London, Electric Trucks Are Helping UPS Make ‘Eco-Friendly’ Deliveries 0918
Buses, Delivery Vans and Garbage Trucks Are the Electric Vehicles Next Door 0618
Thor Electric Truck Will Probably Beat Tesla’s to Market 1217
Tesla Reveals Battery-Powered Semi-Truck 1117
Truck Drivers like Me Will Soon Be Replaced by Automation 1117
Those 40-Ton Trucks Tailgating Each Other? Soon It May Be Normal and Safe 1017
End of the Road - Will Automation Put an End to the American Trucker? 1017
In Run on Less Roadshow, Semi-Trucks Topped 10 MPG in Real-World Driving 0917
Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Unveil an Electric Semi Truck In September 0417
Cities Shop for $10 Billion of Electric Cars to Defy Trump 0317
New Fuel-Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks, Vans, Buses 0816
Mercedes Debuts World's First Fully Electric Big Rig 0716
Elon Musk’s Tesla ‘Master Plan’ Involves Trucks, Buses and a Compact SUV 0716
Wireless Charging is the Key to Unlocking an Electric Vehicle Revolution 0516
Buses are the first-est market, but delivery trucks and cars (especially self-driving ones) are not far behind.
A Move to Greener Trucks and Buses 0316
US Plans New Truck Emission Rules 0615
Tesla Co-Founder Sees Future in Electric Commercial Truck 0615
Natural Gas Powered Trucks to Help or Hinder Emissions-Reductions? 0515
Work More, Refuel Less - Efficiency Opportunities for Vans, Heavy-Duty Pickups 0515
Tesla’s Forgotten Co-Founder Wants to Electrify America’s Garbage Trucks 0215
On L.A.'s New E-Highway, Trucks to Hook Up For a Silent, Zero-Emission Drive 1114
Big Trucks Still Rule Detroit in Energy-Conscious Era 1113
Electric Trucks Have Lower Life-Cycle Costs than Diesel 0212
Navistar's All-Electric Truck 0909
Electric Truck - 100 Mile Range, $25K - 0909
Vehicles - Cars & Trucks - Buses
US Government Is Awarding $1.7 Billion to Buy Electric and Low-Emission Buses 0623
The Next EV Push Is Overhauling the Iconic American School Bus 0423
More US Kids to Ride in ‘Clean’ School Buses, Mostly Electric 1022
Berlin’s New Fleet of Electric Buses Can’t Come Fast Enough 0922
Texas to Get Electric School Buses, in a Bipartisan Win 0422
Los Angeles to Electrify City’s Entire 10,000-Vehicle Fleet 0422
Boston to Replace School Buses with Electric Ones by 2030 - 0422
Opibus Targets Africa’s 1st EV Bus, BasiGo, in Kenya by 2023. BasiGo to Follow. - 0122
London Brings Forward Plan to Electrify City’s Bus Fleet 0921
DC Metro to Phase Out Diesel-Powered Buses, Plans All-Electric Fleet by 2045 - 0621
Maryland School District Switched to Electric Buses to Save Kids’ Lungs 0521
Electric School Buses in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan 0421
Riders Are Abandoning Buses and Trains. That’s a Problem for Climate Change. 0321
Driverless Electric Bus Hits the Road in Málaga, SpaIn 0221
Shenzhen, China Has 16,000 Electric Buses and 22,000 Electric Taxis 0221
Polish-Built Electric Buses Take Over the European Market 1220
What Cities Can Learn from North America’s Biggest Battery-Powered Bus Fleet 1220
Making Yellow School Buses Greener 0120
Zero-Emission Electric Buses Join Wichita Fleet 1219
An Increasingly Urbanized Latin America Turns to Electric Buses 0919
A Great Idea in Bernie Sanders’s Green New Deal - Electric School Buses 0819
Why U.S. Cities Aren’t Using More Electric Buses, but China’s Are 0619
California Requires New City Buses to Be Electric by 2029 - 1218
Latin America Grows Fond of Electric Buses 1218
Study Quantifies Battery-Electric Bus Environmental Benefits 0718
Buses, Delivery Vans and Garbage Trucks Are the Electric Vehicles Next Door 0618
Electric School Buses Can Be Backup Batteries For the US Power Grid 0518
5 Breakthroughs That Could Make You Love the Bus 0518
China Is Making Electric Buses Cheap 0418 - below: Compare to 3¢ / kilometer fuel cost (17¢ also incluing capital, maintenance, insurance) for electric car in US Northeast.
Chicago Seeks to Expand Its Electric Bus Fleet 0118
These Electric Buses Could Start Cleaning Up National Park Travel 1217
These City Bus Routes Are Going All-Electric ― and Saving Money 1017
Paris Tests Electric Driverless Minibus to Fight Pollution 0117
This Electric Bus Recharges at Bus Stops in Just a Few Minutes 0117
It’s Time to Go Back to School – Is It Also Time to Go Electric? 0916
This New Electric Bus Can Drive 350 Miles on 1 Charge 0916
New Fuel-Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks, Vans, Buses 0816
Elon Musk’s Tesla ‘Master Plan’ Involves Trucks, Buses and a Compact SUV 0716
Wireless Charging is the Key to Unlocking an Electric Vehicle Revolution 0516
Buses are the first-est market, but delivery trucks and cars (especially self-driving ones) are not far behind.
New Zealand's Largest Bus Company to Retrofit Fleet with Electric Engines 0416
A Move to Greener Trucks and Buses 0316
That's the Brakes - Using Stored Energy from Public Transit for Grid Services 0216
London Set to Trial 1st All-Electric Double-Decker Bus 0615
Schools Turn to Propane Buses, as Stricter Emissions Standards Loom 0515
Tesla for Buses? A Green Technology Looks to Prove Itself. 0415
UK's 1st ‘Poo Bus' Goes into Regular Service 0315
Tesla for the Masses - Electric, Fuel Cell Buses Take Off 0315
Wireless Electric Bus Charges Instantly at Every Stop 1013
South Korean Road Wirelessly Recharges Buses 0813
Europe Vies with China in Electric Bus Race 0813
In Europe, Greener Transit on Existing Infrastructure 0713
Vehicles - Cars & Trucks - Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Vehicles
Toyota-Backed Paris Venture Targets 10,000 Hydrogen Taxis by 2024 - 0121
The Next Truck You See May Be a Quiet, Zero-Emission Hydrogen Fuel Cell Rig 1020
Here Come the Hydrogen Trucks 1020
Toyota Reveals Plan to Turn Trucks into Emissions-Free ‘Power Plants' 0920
From German Trains to South Korean Buses, Hydrogen Fuel Is Back 1118
Toyota Clings to Hydrogen Bet while Electric Sales Soar 1117
Hydrogen-Powered Trains Are Coming to Germany in 2021 - 1117
Hydrogen Could Deliver 1/5 of World Carbon Cuts by 2050 - Industry Group 1117
Fuel-Cell Cars Finally Drive off the Lot 0917
Toyota, Shell Among Giants Betting $10.7 Billion on Hydrogen 0117
Lack of Cheap, Clean Hydrogen Slows Fuel-Cell Cars 1016
Hydrogen Cars & Electrolyzers - Dawn of Australia's Hydrogen Economy?
Nissan to Develop Ethanol-Based Fuel Cell Technology by 2020 - 0616
Honda, Toyota & Hyundai Fuel Cell Cars Are Coming, but They Won't Be Cheap 0116
Mass-Market Hydrogen Cars Take to Britain's Roads 1115
Toyota Aims to Nearly Eliminate Gasoline Cars by 2050 - 1015
Japan's Top 3 Automakers to Spend $50 Million to Subsidize Hydrogen Stations 0715
Meet the Mirai - Why Toyota Wants to Make Your Next Car Run on Hydrogen 0515
Can Hydrogen-Fueled Cars Rise in China? 0415
Hydrogen, Hydrogen Everywhere 0315
Tokyo to Get $385 Million Hydrogen Makeover for Olympics 0115
Toyota Hopes to Recreate Prius Success with Hydrogen-Powered Mirai 1114
Toyota Plans ‘Mirai’ Fuel-Cell Car That Can Go 480 Km per Tank 1114
Toyota Quietly Rolls 2015 Fuel Cell Car into Town 0914
VW Says Fuel-Cell Cars Doomed to Struggle Beyond Japan 0914
Hydrogen Highway Inches Closer 0814
Why Automakers Will Build More Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles 0814
Can Cars Run on Hydrogen Made from Plant Sugars? 0814
Seeing Future in Fuel Cells, Toyota Ends Tesla Deal 0514
Electric vs Hydrogen - China Is Battleground for Auto Giants 1113
Fuel-Cell Revolution - Can Toyota Save the Electric Car? 1113
Daimler Group to Spend $500 Million on Filling Stations for Fuel-Cell Cars 0913
GM, Honda to Jointly Develop Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles by 2020 - 0713
Toyota Seeks Prius-Like Success with 2015 Fuel-Cell Model 0613
Amory Lovins Tackles Climate Change with Hyper-Efficient Car 0113
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars Rising 1112
Hydrogen Cars - Their Limitations 0507
Vehicles - Cars & Trucks - Other
This Company Wants Cargo E-Bikes to Replace Delivery Vans 0522
Electric Vehicles Drive Up Demand for ‘Green Metals’ 0122 - antimony, cobalt, lithium, nickel, copper, rare earths
The Scandinavian Way to Zero-Carbon Construction 0621 - Variety of all-electric construction equipment used on building sites in downtown Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen.
Peak Internal Combustion Engine May Already Be 4 Years behind Us 0621
Volvo Cars to Explore Use of Fossil-Fuel Free Steel 0621
As Cars Go Electric, China Builds a Big Lead in Factories 0521
Fossil Fuel Cars Make '100s of Times' More Waste than Electric Cars 0321
How Cutting Speed Limits Could Slow Climate Change in Several Ways 0820
Paris Bans Traffic from Half the City for a Day. Why Can’t London Too? 0916
Elon Musk Reveals Part 2 of his 'Master Plan' for Tesla 0716 - Self-driving cars and associated car sharing are part of it.
Still No Flying Cars? The Future of Transit Promises Something Even Better 1115 - driverless cars, on demand
U.K. City Is Designing a Future of Fewer Cars - by Focusing on Its Roads 1015
Low Oil Prices May Bode Ill For Climate 1214
How Americans Have Saved 15 Billion Gallons of Gasoline 1114
Car-Driving Dream Faces China’s Carbon Reality 1114
Can Low Oil Prices be Good for the Environment? 1114
Road to a Traffic Mess in Pakistan 1014 - Traffic jams worsen warming.
China's Shijiazhuang Proposes Vehicle Restrictions to Reduce Smog 0613
Most Cars Driverless by 2040 - 0912
90% of New US Vehicles Could Be EVs & Hybrids by 2030 - 0611
Market Dominance for Electric Cars by 2030 - 0709
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Vehicles - Other - Bicycles
US Bicycle Trips Have Soared Since 2019 - 0923
We Are Going to Need a Lot More Electric Delivery Bikes 0921
World Bicycle Day – Germany Sees COVID Bike Boom 0621
Bicycles Are Pushing Aside Cars on Europe’s City Streets 0720
Londoners Jump on Bikes in Record Numbers, as Restrictions Ease 0520
Madison Is the 1st City to Go 100% Electric for Its Bike Share 0619
Paris Region to Launch World's Biggest Fleet of Electric Bicycles 1118
In Amsterdam, Transportation Is Electrifying 0918 - > 1 bicycle / resident. Elecric cars, trucks, buses, motor scooters all electric sales by 2025
How The Humble Bicycle Can Save Our Cities 0418
US Cities Starting to Expand Transportation Options for Low-Income Residents 0817
More New Yorkers Opting for Life in the Bike Lane 0717
Chinese Discard 100s of Cycles-for-Hire in Giant Piles 0117
Beijing’s Electric Bikes, the Wheels of E-Commerce, Face Traffic Backlash 0516
Moving Beyond the Autobahn - Germany’s New Bike Highways 0216
Shifting Gears to Cycling Would be Big Climate Boost 1115
How to Sell Electric Vehicles? 2- and 3-Wheelers Boom across Asia 0815
Families Ditch Cars for Cargo Bikes 0415
Paris to Double City's Cycling Lanes by 2020 - 0415
Commuting by Bike Begins to Roll, Lowering Emissions and Enriching Cities 1214
Regular Bikes Turn into Hybrids – and a Traffic Tool, with New Tech 1114
China Races Ahead of the Pack as Bike Sharing Goes Viral 0814
US Bike-Sharing Fleet More than Doubles in 2013 - 0813
In Cargo Delivery, the 3-Wheelers That Could 0713
Dutch Prize Pedal Power, But Sea of Bikes Swamps Amsterdam 0613
Bicycle Sharing Grows Globally 0413
Philippines Gives Green Light to Electric Tricycles 1212
Vehicles - Other - Trains
How ‘Buy America’ Could Kill High-Speed Rail 0523
Germany Sets the New Standard for Cheap, National Mass Transit 0423
Europe Is Trying to Ditch Planes for Trains. Here’s How That’s Going. 0323
Amtrak Aims for Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2045 - 0922
Germany’s Ultra-Cheap Train Ticket Saved 1.8 Million Tons of CO2 - 0822
Why Germany Is Offering a Summer of Cheap Trains 0522
As Gas Prices Soar, Transit Agencies Say ‘Dump the Pump’ 0322
France Bans Short-Haul Domestic Flights, in Favor of Train Travel 0222
Rio Tinto Buys Electric Trains for Pilbara Ore, in Decarbonization Push 0122
EU Wants a Rail Renaissance to Help De-Carbonize Transport 1221
Public Transit Use Must Double to Meet Climate Targets, City Leaders Warn 1121
Trams, Cable Cars, Electric Ferries - How Cities Are Rethinking Transit 1021
World’s 1st Battery-Electric Freight Train Unveiled 0921
$80 Billion for Rail in Infrastructure Plan Could Transform US Passenger Service 0421
A Baltimore-Washington Maglev Train Would Be a Speedy Option 0421
Riders Are Abandoning Buses and Trains. That’s a Problem for Climate Change. 0321
Is This Boston-New York High-Speed Train the 1st Mega-Project of the Biden Era? 0221
Revival of Trans Europe Express ‘Key to EU's Carbon Neutrality' 0121
China and Japan Race to Dominate the Future of High-Speed Rail 1120
What’s the Greenest Way to Travel? 1219
Pioneer of Battery-Powered Trains Wants a Ireland-Wide Fleet of Them 0619
World’s 1st Hydrogen Train Rolls Out in Germany 0918
China to Boost Rail Freight 30% by 2020 in Anti-Smog Push 0718
Hydrogen-Powered Trains Are Coming to Germany in 2021 - 1117
Indian Railways' 1st All Solar-Paneled Train 0516
How Big Cities Are Finding Innovative Ways to Nudge People to Ditch Cars 0116
China's High Speed Rail - All Dressed Up with No Place to Sell? 0215
Speedy Trains Transform China 0913 map below is from Wikipedia
California Breaks Ground on Bullet Train as Climate Solution 0115
$11 Billion Later, US High-Speed Rail Is Inching Along 0814
Railroads Look Past US Oil-Moving Costs That Favor Pipelines 0913
Elon Musk's Hyperloop - San Francisco to Los Angeles in 30 Minutes? 0813
US High-Speed Rail Map, Current Wikipedia
The US High Speed Rail Association envisions a network of 220 mph trains, supported by a feed-in network of 110 mph trains, serving smaller cities shown with dots but without names.
In Europe, Greener Transit on Existing Infrastructure 0713 Map below somewhat related. Wikipedia
World's Longest Hi-Speed Rail Opens in China 1212
Rising Energy Costs Boost Rail's Freight Share 1012
Vehicles - Other - Air
New E.U. Law Requires 70% of Aviation Fuel to Be Sustainable by 2050 - 0923
Extreme Heat Pushes US Airlines to Shed Fuel, Limit Passengers 0723
There’s No Way to Slash Airline Emissions without Greener Fuel 0723
NASA’s Newest X-Plane Cuts Emissions 30% - 0623
France Bans Short-Haul Flights, as It Looks to Cut Transport Emissions 0523
22% Jump in Airfares Expected as Airlines Tackle Climate Change 0423
Amsterdam Hub to Halt Night Flights, Ban Private Jets to Cut CO2 0423
The Rush to Make Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mainstream 0223
Puddle Jumpers Point the Way to Greener Aviation 0123
Grass for Gas? Researchers, Business Weigh Sustainable Aviation Fuel Options 0123
The Future of Battery Technology Is in Airplanes 1122
Green Jet Fuel Will Become as Cheap as Fossil Fuels, Thanks to Bill Gates Fund 1022
Nations Agree to Curb Emissions from Flying by 2050 - 1022
Airlines Are Misleading Flyers with Carbon-Neutral Claims 1022
Air Canada Orders 30 Electric-Hybrid Aircraft for Takeoff in 2028 - 0922
Net-Zero Aviation Still Contributes to Global Warming 0722
Swedish Airline Claims World-1st 100% Sustainable Fuel Flight 0622
Cleaning Up Airline Travel Is Going to Be Really Expensive 0622
An Electric Aircraft Just Completed a 1,403 Mile Journey, with 7 Stops 0622
Qantas Places Burden of Cleaning Up Aviation on Sustainable Fuel 0322 - hydrogen planes in 2035 at the earliest, most passenger-miles are on routes are too long for battery propulsion.
France Bans Short-Haul Domestic Flights, in Favor of Train Travel 0222
Should You Buy Carbon Offsets for Your Air Travel? 0122
Denmark Wants to Drop Fossil Fuels in Domestic Flights in 2030 - 0122
100-Seat Electric Plane Will Be Ready by 2027, Says L.A. Startup 1121
Greener Aviation Fuel Create Fewer Contrails, Reducing Global Warming 0621
The Fastest Ways Aviation Could Cut Emissions 0521
Blimp Airships for City Hops Could Cut Flying’s CO2 Emissions 90% - 0521
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project Led by TU Eindhoven 0321
Will a British Bioelectric Hybrid Plane Really Take Off? 0321 - battery to take off & land, bio-kerosene to cruise
Europe Seeks Alliance with U.S. to Tackle Aviation Emissions 0321
Airbus Turboprop Model Gaining Favor as 1st Hydrogen Plane 0221 - almost off-the-shelf: 1150 miles, 100 passengers
How Airlines Are Racing to Curb Rising Carbon Emissions 0221 - batteries, sustainble aviation fuel, hydrogen
Airbus Hopes to Fly Hydrogen-Powered, Zero-Carbon Jet Planes by 2035 - 1020
Can Airplanes Go Green? 0820 - 1st commercial-grade battery-powered plane (6 seats) flew 21 miles in Europe
U.K. Announces ‘Jet Zero’ Plan to Drive Down Aviation Emissions 0620
Airline Bid to Cut Pollution Cost May Wipe Out Carbon Demand 0420
What’s the Greenest Way to Travel? 1219
NASA’s New Airplane Runs on Clean Electricity 1019
‘Worse than Anyone Expected’ - Air Travel Emissions Vastly Outpace Predictions 0919
Germany Unveils Plan for Climate-Friendly Aviation 0819
Eviation’s 650-Mile All-Electric Jet to Fly for CapeAir in 2022 - 0619
Electric Planes Herald New Era for Aviation at the Paris Air Show 0619
Electric Floatplanes Could Help Sink 2 Big Pollution Problems 0419
China No Longer Participating in Start of Aviation Emissions Deal 0718
A Radical Way to Cut Emissions – Ration Everyone’s Flights 0518 - cap & trade for flights
This All-Electric Plane Could Change Everything about Regional Air Travel 0418
Express Delivery - Use Drones, Not Trucks, to Cut Carbon Emissions 0218
Electric Planes - European Firms Target Test Flight in 2020 - 1117
Planes across Europe to Start Running on Vegetable Oil and Animal Fat 1017
Zunum’s Hybrid Jet Could Finally Make Electric Flight a Reality 0417
Airplanes Flying on Biofuels Emit Fewer Climate-Warming Particles 0317
A Plane Full of People Just Flew across the US on Wood-Based Fuel 1116
Airlines Embrace Pollution Plan That Could Cost Them $24 Billion 0916
United Nations Seen as Likely Choice for Airline Pollution Cuts 0516
NASA Officially Unveils New Aviation Horizons 0416
United Airlines Is Flying on Biofuels. Why That’s a Really Big Deal. 0316
U.N. Agency Proposes Limits on Airlines’ Carbon Emissions 0216
NASA Innovations Could Cut Carbon Emissions and Save Airlines $250 Billion 0116
Shipping Industry Protests Call for Tax on Emissions. Airplane Emissions Soar. 1015
Warming Leads to Longer Flights, More Emissions 0715
5 Technologies That Could Help Curb Airplane Emissions 0615
Surprising Study Suggests Flying May Be Greener than Driving 0415
Hot, Unfriendly Skies Could Alter Flights 0115 - Hotter air imposes lower weight limts on takeoff.
Aviation Industry Set to Triple Its Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050 - 0115
Cheap Airfare Swamps Industry's Emissions Cuts 0814
UN Group Moves to Develop Global Airline Emission Rules 1013
Solar-Powered Travel - New Routes Across Sky, Sea and Land 0813
Hybrid Airplanes to Charge into Action 0813
Airlines Agree on Plan to Offset Emissions 0613
Reshaping Flight for Fuel Efficiency 0413
Vehicles - Other - Water - Ships, Ferries, Boats & Other
Push to Slash Shipping Emissions by Harnessing the Wind 1023
Wind-Powered Cargo Ship Sets Sail, in a Move to Make Shipping Greener 0823
Shipping's Greener Fuel Quest Runs Into Climate Complications 0823
Giant Kites Could Pull Cargo Ships across the Ocean & Slash Their CO2 Output 0623
Shipping Emissions Could Be Halved without Damaging Trade 0623
An Electric Cruise Ship with Gigantic Solar Sails Is Set to Launch in 2030 - 0623
Shipping Has Largely Relied on One Fuel. It Now Needs Many. 0423
Why the Global Shipping Industry Can’t Clean Up Its Act 0323
A Green Methanol Pioneer Finally Has a Market 0123
Lawn Gear Is Going Electric 1022
Nuclear Power Could Be the Future of Expedition Cruises 0622
Snowmobiles, Boats and Mowers Go Electric 0522
Bangkok’s E-Ferry Fleet Grows with Money from Development Banks 0422
Commodities Titan Cargill Plans to Deploy Green Ships by 2030 - 0422 - some zero-carbon fuel ships by 2030. Methanol?
Shipping Emits CO2 than Aviation. A Solar-Powered Boat Could Change That. 0422
From Fertilizer to Fuel - Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be a Climate Fix? 0122
Maersk Targets Bigger and Faster Cuts in Carbon Emissions 0122
Shipping Companies Feel the Heat, as Investors Shun Coal 1121
Amazon, Ikea, Other Big Companies Commit to Zero-Emission Shipping by 2040 - 2021
Trams, Cable Cars, Electric Ferries - How Cities Are Rethinking Transit 1021
Industry Group Backs Global Carbon Price for Large Ships 0921 - 2 island nations suggested a carbon levy starting at $100 per ton.
Maersk Is Betting $1.4 Billion on 8 Carbon-Neutral Ships 0821
Pacific Islands Call for Zero Carbon Shipping by 2050, Citing IPCC Report 0821
Can Massive Cargo Ships Use Wind to Go Green? 0621 - 3 to 30% fuel savings on container ships, using Flettner rotors to capture wind energy. Adaptations are important for in-port operations, such as fold and tilt for power capture equiment.
Amsterdam Tests Out Electric Autonomous Boats on Its Canals 0621
Ship Giant Maersk Bids Farewell to New Fossil-Fuel Only Ships 0221
Swedish Firm Bets on Wind-Powered Cargo Ships 1220
A New Era in Maritime Travel - Electric Boats 1020 - Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls, ferries elsewhere
Ships to Get Free Pass on Emissions until 2030, in Compromise Plan 1020
Shipping's Share of Global Carbon Emissions Increases 0820 - now up to 2.9% of total
Credit Suisse, Others Back Initiative to Factor CO2 Cuts into Shipping Finance 0220
How Electric Ships Are Clearing the Air on the B.C. Coast 0719
Over 100 Maritime CEOs Want to Fight Climate Change by Slowing Down Ships 0519
Batteries Included - Sweden's Emissions-Free Ferries Lead the Charge 0319
Sails Make a Comeback as Shipping Tries to Go Green 1218
1st Battery-Powered Tourist Ship for the Arctic Ready to Sail Next Summer 0818
Zero-Emissions Ferry Coming to San Francisco Bay Waters 0618
How Traditional Sailing Could Deliver Zero-Emission Shipping 0518
The Race Is On to Decarbonize the World’s 50,000+ Ships 0518 - many technologies reviewed.
Cut oil use 45% just by using 5. Morevoer, switch to LNG, biofuels, wind, nuclear, solar. Not counting battery-powered.
World Agrees to Cut Shipping Emissions 50% by 2050 - 0418
Shipping Faces Demands to Cut CO2 - 0318
Electric-Powered Ferries Could Be Coming To Washington 0318
Norway Is Building Some of the World's 1st Battery-Powered Ferries 0318
World's 1st Electric Container Barges to Sail from European Ports This Summer 0118
The Emission-Free Cruise Ship of the Future? 1215 - 10 sails covered in PV panels, LNG top-up
Shipping Industry Protests Call for Tax on Emissions. Airplane Emissions Soar. 1015
Marshall Islands, the Flag for Many Ships, Seeks to Rein In Emissions 0615
China’s Growth Fuels Boom in World Shipping Traffic 1114
Rolls-Royce Revives Age of Sail to Beat Fuel-Cost Surge for Freight 0713
Giant Ship Kites to Cut Carbon 0211
Vehicles - Other
Lawn Gear Is Going Electric 1022
Snowmobiles, Boats and Mowers Go Electric 0522
Trams, Cable Cars, Electric Ferries - How Cities Are Rethinking Transit 1021
GO TO Total: World. .US. .Cars+: EVs. .MPG. .Hybrid+. .Charge+. .Truck, Bus+. .Bike, RR+. .Light. .Storage+. .Savings 1. .2. .'Net
Industry
Graph above is for UK 2020, from Stern Review. 0-9 MT of carbon across, £ / Tonne of carbon down.
Levelized costs of electricity resource options at left
Source: Energy efficiency data represent the results of this analysis for utility program costs (range of four-year averages for 2009-2012).
Supply costs are from Lazard 2013. Solar costs have since fallen a good bit.
Greener Steel Production Is the 1st Step. Next Comes Scaling It Up. 0923
Once-Shuttered California Mine Tries to Transform the Rare-Earth Industry 0623 - It plans to bring ore processing to the site, instead of just taking ore out of the ground, as it once did. It will be a much cleaner process than in China and developing countries.
The High-Stakes Race to Reduce Emissions from Cement 0623
Low-Carbon Concrete Could Bring a ‘Radical Change’ to the Industry 0523
What’s Needed to Reach Net-Zero This Century - IEA 0423 includes charging
Green Steel Would Curb Carbon Emissions, Revive SW Pennsylvania Economy 0423
A Key Part of America’s Plan to Slash Carbon Emissions: Plug In Almost Everything 0423
The Race across Europe to Build Green Steel Plants 0223
India Plans $4.3 Billion Spending for Energy Transition 0223
US Company Gets $120 Million Boost to Make ‘Green Steel’ 0123
Steelmaking Breakthrough Could Save Money and Almost All Emissions 0123
Cement Made at Room Temperature with Green Electricity Helps Decarbonize 0123
Norway’s Blastr Plans €4 Billion Green Steel Plant in Finland 0123
Breakthroughs Are Helping Even Cement and Steel Go Electric 1022
Making Steel without Damaging the Climate 0622
Microsoft, Salesforce Add $300 Million to Carbon Removal’s Growing Cash Pile 0522
These Scientists Are Working on Carbon-Free Cement 0422
Lower-CO2 Nature-Friendly Concrete Better Defends Coasts from Rising Seas 0322
Engineered Bacteria Eat CO2, Release Valuable Carbon-Negative Acetone and Isopropyl 0322
Startup Promises Green Steel by 2025 as Decarbonization Race Heats Up 0222
Steelmaker SSAB Plans to Cut Carbon Far Faster than Before 0122
Steel’s Path to Go Green Will Cost Industry Up to $278 Billion 1121
Biggest South African Cement Firm Sets 2050 Net Zero Target 1121
The Sustainable Industrial Revolution Is Just Getting Started 1121 - emphasis on motors and steel
Canadian Steelmakers Embrace ‘Green Steel' as Carbon Taxes Set to Rise 1121
Baowu, World’s Top Steelmaker Outlines 6-Point Plan to Cut Emissions 1121
Greening Production at the World's Biggest Brick-maker Yields Record Profit 1121
EU-US Steel Trade Pact Is Surprisingly Important 1121 - US steel is much less carbon-intensive than China’s. With EU carbon price, this means EU will import more steel from US and less dirty steel from China. However, China is EU’s largest trading partner. MOre on Nordhaus’ climate club.
Material Thinner than Human Hair Could Slash Carbon Emissions 1121 - good for ultra-thin membrane, for separating gases. This is very useful, and cheaper, for making notably electricity, steel, and glass.
‘It’s Not as Carbon-Hungry’ - UK’s Largest Sunlit Vertical Farm Begins Harvest 1021
Cement Makers across World Pledge Large Cut in Emissions by 2030 - 1021
Concrete Needs to Lose Its Colossal Carbon Footprint 1021 - Use green electricity for process heat, capture process CO2 from smokestack and pump it back into concrete - for better stength and long-term storage - and use slag from iron & steel production or unused fly ash.
Sweden's HYBRIT Delivers World's 1st Fossil-Free Steel 0821
A Techno-Economic Analysis of Carbon Capture Options in industry 0721
Harmonization results indicate that CO2 mitigation potentials vary for each sub-sector, resulting in reductions of 1.4–2.7 t CO2/tonne (t) of steel (77%–149%), 0.7 t CO2/t cement (92%), 0.2 t CO2/t crude oil (68%), 1.9 t CO2/t pulp (1663%–2548%), and 34.9 t CO2/t H2 (313%).
Can Industry Decarbonize Steelmaking? 0621
A New Study Shows Getting to Net-Zero Emissions Is Doable. Here’s How. 0521 - Electrify everything, including industrial processes. Make electricity carbon-free.
How the Global Steel Industry Is Cutting Out Coal 0521 - Replace a blast furnace with an electric arc (or natural gas) furnace. Use hydrogen instead of carbon to separate iron from its ore. Recycle more steel.
Why Renewable Electricity Powers Decarbonization — and Pays Off 0421 - heat pumps, induction cooking, electric machines in industry (led by cement and steel) replacing heat from fossil fuels, electric vehicles, etc.
Manufacturers Are Now Providing Data for Buying Climate-Friendly Refrigerators 0421
World’s 1st Fossil-Free Steel-Making Starts in Northern Sweden 0920
These Are the Toughest Emissions to Cut, a Big Chunk of the Climate Problem 0618 unduly pessimistic view?
Carbon-less Anode Could Be Aluminum Smelting’s Biggest Advance in 130 Years 0518
New Membrane Could Save $2 Billion a Year for U.S. Industries 0816
Power Plants Are No longer Biggest US Climate Problem. Transportation Is. 0616 Buildings and factories are a close #3.
Scientists Take Step Toward Revolutionary Coolant ... Using Outer Space? 1114
Power Demand from US Homes Falling 0911
GO TO Total: World. .US. .Cars+: EVs. .MPG. .Hybrid+. .Charge+. .Truck, Bus+. .Bike, RR+. .Light. .Storage+. .Savings 1. .2. .'Net
Buildings & Equipment
Graph above is for UK 2020, from Stern Review. 0-9 MT of carbon across, £ / Tonne of carbon down.
Levelized costs of electricity resource options at left
Below is a table comparing various refrigerants, alternatives to CFCs and HCFCs. Their Global warming potentials (GWPs) are not showns.
Source: Energy efficiency data represent the results of this analysis for utility program costs (range of four-year averages for 2009-2012).
Supply costs are from Lazard 2013. Solar costs have since fallen a good bit.
When Recycling Comes to the Construction Industry 1023
How Maine Became the Heat Pump Capital of the US 1023
Greener Steel Production Is the 1st Step. Next Comes Scaling It Up. 0923
Cooling Technology’s Next Act Could Be More Important than Heat Pumps Today 0723
The U.S. Should Ditch AC, Use Middle Eastern Techniques to Cool Its Cities 0723
Once-Shuttered California Mine Tries to Transform the Rare-Earth Industry 0623 - It plans to bring ore processing to the site, instead of just taking ore out of the ground, as it once did. It will be a much cleaner process than in China and developing countries.
The High-Stakes Race to Reduce Emissions from Cement 0623
EcoFlow Just Launched Plug-and-Play Solar + Storage for Apartments 0623
The 'Exploding' Demand for Giant Heat Pumps 0523
Low-Carbon Concrete Could Bring a ‘Radical Change’ to the Industry 0523
In a Warming World, 10 Air Conditioners Are Sold per Second 0523
White House Unveils a New Climate Fix - Building Codes and Energy Retrofits 0523
A Key Part of America’s Plan to Slash Carbon Emissions - Plug In Almost Everything. 0423
New York Set to Pass 1st Statewide Law Banning Gas in New Construction 0423
What’s Needed to Reach Net-Zero This Century - IEA 0423 includes charging
Green Steel Would Curb Carbon Emissions, Revive SW Pennsylvania Economy 0423
All-Electric Building in Brooklyn Draws Energy From 500 Feet Underground 0323
A Key Part of America’s Plan to Slash Carbon Emissions: Plug In Almost Everything.
Britain’s Heat Pump Uptake Among Worst in Europe 0323
Transparent Aerogel Made from Wood Will Make Windows Great Insulators 0323
Pumping Heat a Mile Underground Is Helping One City Cut Carbon 0323
Elon Musk Really Wants Tesla to Make Home Heat Pumps 0323
How Much Does a Heat Pump Cost? 0223
Heat Pumps Sell Like Hotcakes on America’s Oil-Rich Alaska Frontier 0223
The Race across Europe to Build Green Steel Plants 0223
Washing Machines and Fridges Could Be Much Cheaper to Power by 2027 - 0223
Bill Gates Is Backing a New Window Design for Buildings, to Hold Heat In 0223
Italy Gets Cold Feet over EU Greener Buildings Plan 0223
The Enormous Heat Pumps Warming Cities 0223
India Plans $4.3 Billion Spending for Energy Transition 0223
How Supermarket Freezers Are Heating Earth, and How They Could Change 0123
US Company Gets $120 Million Boost to Make ‘Green Steel’ 0123
Steelmaking Breakthrough Could Save Money and Almost All Emissions 0123
Cement Made at Room Temperature with Green Electricity Helps Decarbonize 0123
Getting Climate-Friendly Heat Pumps into Pennsylvania Houses Will Be Hard 0123
Solar-Powered Refrigerators Are Effective against Hunger, Slow Climate Change 0123
Why Everyone Is Going to Need a Heat Pump 0123
Green Cooling Tech Is Based on the Idea of Salt Melting Ice 0123
New York Landlords Try Carbon-Sucking Towers to Comply with Climate Law 
Norway’s Blastr Plans €4 Billion Green Steel Plant in Finland 0123
Britain’s Gas Prices Bring Heat Pump Adoption to New Places 1222
World Bank Lays Out $1.5 Trillion Green Cooling Plan for India 1122
China Is Leading the World on Heat-Pump Adoption 1122
Smart Glass Emerges as an Energy Saver 1122
These New Induction Stoves Want to Convince You to Ditch Gas 1122
Global Emissions from Buildings, Construction Climb to Record Levels 1122
Empty (at Night) Buildings Consume More Energy than You Think 1022
Helsinki’s Plan to Use Cold Seawater with Heat Pumps to Heat Homes 1022
Breakthroughs Are Helping Even Cement and Steel Go Electric 1022
New Technology Could Help Air Conditioning’s Climate Problem 0922
Heat Pumps Take Off in Coal-Loving Poland amid Ukraine War 0922
How to Decarbonize Your Home, with Help from the Inflation Reduction Act 0822
Climate Change Is Pushing Hospitals to Tipping Point 0722
The Search for an AC That Doesn’t Destroy the Planet 0822
Spain Air Conditioning Crackdown Set to Take Effect 0822
Utilities from New York to Tokyo Offer Prizes to Cut Power Use 0722
Europe Is Overheating. This Climate-Friendly A/C Could Help. 0722
British Homes Were Built to Retain Heat. That’s Becoming a Problem. 0722
In London and Looking to Cool Down? Consider a Heat Pump 0722
Washington State to Require Electric Heating in Building Code Update 0422
These Scientists Are Working on Carbon-Free Cement 0422
Making Steel without Damaging the Climate 0622
Microsoft, Salesforce Add $300 Million to Carbon Removal’s Growing Cash Pile 0522
How to Install Heat Pumps in Millions of European Apartments 0522
Dutch Homes Will Have to Install Hybrid Heat Pumps From 2026 - 0522
How Public Schools Are Going Net Zero 0522
On Earth Day, UMass Amherst Unveils Major Renewable Energy Overhaul 0422 - Deep-well geothermal heat pump to heat 40 buildings on campus. Other heat pumps and heat recovery chillers too. Buy 100% renewable power within about a decade, when the campus becomes net-zero.
Why You (and the Planet) Really Need a Heat Pump 0322 - It’s easier to move heat around than to make it by burning fossil fuels. Home heat pumps can be air source or ground source. The backyard as a battery.
It’s Time for a Net Zero Building Boom 0422
Lower-CO2 Nature-Friendly Concrete Better Defends Coasts from Rising Seas 0322
California's Climate Fight - EVs & Heat Pumps May Raise Power Demand 90% 0322
Super Energy-Efficient Houses 0222 - In building Maine’s new “passive” homes, super insulation and very tight air sealing happen in specific sequence. Instead of a fossil-fueled furnace, use an air-source heat pump. 10% more upfront for home, but far lower energy bills. “The house won’t freeze if you lose power in the winter, which is a frequent occurrence in rural Maine.”
Engineered Bacteria Eat CO2, Release Valuable Carbon-Negative Acetone and Isopropyl 0322
US Army Plans Microgrids, Electric Vehicle Fleet in 1st Climate Strategy 0222
Startup Promises Green Steel by 2025 as Decarbonization Race Heats Up 0222
How the Humble Heat Pump Became the Next Hot Climate Tool 0122
Steelmaker SSAB Plans to Cut Carbon Far Faster than Before 0122
Did I Turn Off the Stove? Yes, but Maybe Not the Gas. 0122
N.Y.C.’s Gas Ban Takes Fight against Climate Change to the Kitchen 1221
Biden Orders Federal Vehicles and Buildings to Use Renewable Energy by 2050 - 1221
Steel’s Path to Go Green Will Cost Industry Up to $278 Billion 1121
Biggest South African Cement Firm Sets 2050 Net Zero Target 1121
Forget Gas and Hydrogen. Your Next Boiler Should Be a Heat Pump. 1121
The Sustainable Industrial Revolution Is Just Getting Started 1121 - emphasis on motors and steel
Canadian Steelmakers Embrace ‘Green Steel' as Carbon Taxes Set to Rise 1121
Baowu, World’s Top Steelmaker Outlines 6-Point Plan to Cut Emissions 1121
Greening Production at the World's Biggest Brick-maker Yields Record Profit 1121
Mass Save Program Proposes Incentives to Convert Gas Furnaces to Heat Pumps 1121
Over 40 Nations Pledge to Cut Emissions from Their Health Industries 1121
Toronto Has World’s Largest Lake-Powered Cooling System. How It Works. 1121 - It uses bottom water at 39°F and very low power, passive, heat exchanges. And by using gravity more than pumps, it consumes 70% less energy for cooling.
EU-US Steel Trade Pact Is Surprisingly Important 1121 - US steel is much less carbon-intensive than China’s. With EU carbon price, this means EU will import more steel from US and less dirty steel from China. However, China is EU’s largest trading partner. MOre on Nordhaus’ climate club.
Material Thinner than Human Hair Could Slash Carbon Emissions 1121 - good for ultra-thin membrane, for separating gases. This is very useful, and cheaper, for making notably electricity, steel, and glass.
‘It’s Not as Carbon-Hungry’ - UK’s Largest Sunlit Vertical Farm Begins Harvest 1021
Cement Makers across World Pledge Large Cut in Emissions by 2030 - 1021
Running Homes & Cars on Just Electricity Can Save Households AU$5,443 a Year 1021
Concrete Needs to Lose Its Colossal Carbon Footprint 1021 - Use green electricity for process heat, capture process CO2 from smokestack and pump it back into concrete - for better stength and long-term storage - and use slag from iron & steel production or unused fly ash.
Big Carbon Pollution Lurks in Basements and Attics - Space & Water Heaters 0921
DOE Stirs Up Climate Fight over Building Codes 0921
California’s Plan to Make New Buildings Greener Will Raise Costs 0821
Sweden's HYBRIT Delivers World's 1st Fossil-Free Steel 0821
Climate-Proof US Homes - Use the Least Energy Possible, from Cleanest Sources 0821
A Techno-Economic Analysis of Carbon Capture Options in industry 0721
Harmonization results indicate that CO2 mitigation potentials vary for each sub-sector, resulting in reductions of 1.4–2.7 t CO2/tonne (t) of steel (77%–149%), 0.7 t CO2/t cement (92%), 0.2 t CO2/t crude oil (68%), 1.9 t CO2/t pulp (1663%–2548%), and 34.9 t CO2/t H2 (313%).
Switch from Subsidies to Carbon Taxes May Improve PV-Coupled Heat Pump Uptake 0721
Lawn Care Is Going Electric. And the Revolution Is Here to Stay. 0621
Can Industry Decarbonize Steelmaking? 0621
Cool Roofs, Cooler Designs as Building Industry Embraces Energy Sustainability 0621
Your Next Car and Clothes Dryer Could Help Save Our Planet 0621 - Senator Heinrich (D-NM)
A New Study Shows Getting to Net-Zero Emissions Is Doable. Here’s How. 0521 - Electrify everything, including industrial processes. Make electricity carbon-free.
How the Global Steel Industry Is Cutting Out Coal 0521 - Replace a blast furnace with an electric arc (or natural gas) furnace. Use hydrogen instead of carbon to separate iron from its ore. Recycle more steel.
Why Renewable Electricity Powers Decarbonization — and Pays Off 0421 - heat pumps, induction cooking, electric machines in industry (led by cement and steel) replacing heat from fossil fuels, electric vehicles, etc.
Manufacturers Are Now Providing Data for Buying Climate-Friendly Refrigerators 0421
Hospitals Try to Curb Astronomical Emissions amid New Pandemic Challenges 0421
Planet-Warming Emissions from Buildings Put Climate Goals at Risk 1220
China’s Climate-Friendly Propane Air Conditioners Are Blocked by US’ UL 1220
Getting Building Height Right for the Climate 1120 - 4-story courtyard builing is optimal. High rises require a lot of energy for elevators, pumping up water and cool air.
Geothermal Heat Pumps Could Provide Carbon-Free Heat for Buildings 1120
Bringing the Chill of the Cosmos to a Warming Planet 1020 - Cooling by radiating to space at specific wavelengths that pass straight through our atmosphere, at a wavelength that greenhouse gases do not absorb. The radiating coating film also almost perfectly reflects incoming liight, using nanoscale technology. The concept has been used very locally for centuries. It’s the reason frost can form on clear nights when the temperature stays above 32°F.
World’s 1st Fossil-Free Steel-Making Starts in Northern Sweden 0920
PG&E Gets on Board with All-Electric New Buildings in California 0620
Energy Efficiency Helped Empire State Building Save Money, Cut CO2 40%. 0520
556 Buildings in Pittsburgh’s 2030 District Are Greatly Reducing Energy Use 0520
Goodbye, Gas Furnaces? Why Electrification Is the Future of Home Heating 0120
Tesla's Australian Virtual Power Plant Propped up Grid during Coal Outage 1219
This Is What Cities Need to Do by 2050 to Meet Climate Goals 0919
Electricity Demand Will Soar as Households Try to Cope with More Heat 0619
Affordable, Self-Heating Homes of the Future, Inspired by the Past 0319
Net-Zero Energy Homes Pay Off Faster Than You Think, Even in Chilly Midwest 1218
Fast-Rising Demand for Air Conditioning Is Adding to Global Warming 1118
Low Cost, Low Energy Cooling System Shows Promise for Climate Change 1018 - technical, about below - U of Colorado
Without these coatings, space cooling (air conditioning) could use as much electricity by 2050 as China now uses total.
Super-Reflective Coating Keeps Buildings Cool, so We Don’t Need as Much A/C 0918 - general, about above - Columbia U
New York City Took Step toward Cutting Its Top Source of Climate Pollution 0818
How to Prevent Cooling from Warming Up the World 0718 - improve efficiency, eliminate HFCs (& CFCs)
These Are the Toughest Emissions to Cut, a Big Chunk
of the Climate Problem 0618 unduly pessimistic view?
South Africa Aims for ‘Zero Carbon' Buildings in Green Push 0518
Carbon-less Anode Could Be Aluminum Smelting’s Biggest Advance in 130 Years 0518
Warming Climate to Nearly Double Demand for Cooling Appliances 0418
SkyCool’s New Material Could Improve Air Conditioning Efficiency 20% 0418 - Material’s infrared radiation passes thru air.
Electrification (to Reduce Carbon Emissions) Could Be a Lifeline for Utilities 0318 - electricity for space heating and transport
Tax Breaks and a Google Startup Bringing Earth's Heat into Homes 0218 - ground-source heat pumps
Europe's Microwave Ovens Emit Nearly as Much CO2 as 2-3 Million Cars 0118
Fighting Climate Change, One Laundry Load at a Time 0118
Using Outer Space to Help Cool Buildings on Earth 1017 - Materials that radiate infrared at wavelengths that are not absorbed by greenhouse gases
Indian Builders Pledge “Green" Homes in Race to Meet Climate Goals 0717
Passive Housing Cuts Costs – and Global Warming 0617 - Passive house gets most of the way to zero carbon.
Ultra-Efficient Portland Apartment Building Doesn’t Need Central Heating 0617
Buildings Smarten Up - Consider Occupants, Utility Rates and the Weather 0217
High-Tech Film Cools Buildings without Consuming Energy 0217 white/mirror film with micron bubbles radiates, not absorbs
Emerging Climate Accord Could Push A/C Out of Sweltering India’s Reach 1016
This Building Could End the Office Thermostat War and Abolish Fuel Poverty 0916 at-desk space heaters
New Membrane Could Save $2 Billion a Year for U.S. Industries 0816
The KiloWatt You Never Use - How National Grid Plans to Save Customers $3.6B through Efficiency 0816
Mobile Homes Move toward Efficiency 0816
How Eco Homes Can Cut Your Energy Bills – or Even Make Money 0716 - designer homes
Power Plants Are No longer Biggest US Climate Problem. Transportation Is. 0616 Buildings and afctories are a close #3.
What Adding 700 Million Air Conditioners Means for the Climate 0516 - Make them VERY efficient.
Your Home Water Heater May Soon Double as a Battery 0216
Those Days You Work From Home May End Up Wrecking the Planet 0216 - Home energy use 20% more for work-at-home.
Fixing Drafty Old Buildings Becomes $20 Billion U.S. Industry 0116
Pushing the Envelope to Make Buildings Greener 0116 - leaks in commercial & industrial buildings in Canada
Your Kitchen Is a Battleground in Obama Energy Efficiency Push 0116
43 efficiency rules since 2009 will save enough to eliminate 96 power plants.
Posh New York City Hotels Pledge to Go Green 1215
Green Homes Plan Finally Gets EU Funding for Just 10% of Proposed Houses 1115
3 Universities Get into Hot Water, Cut Emissions, and Save Money 1015 - all in, hot water is much cheaper than steam
New York City Stores Must Keep Doors Closed if Air-Conditioning Is On 1015
1/3 of US Construction Market Could Be Green by 2018 - 0915
Which of These Student-Designed Solar Houses Will Be the Home of the Future? 0915
India’s Fuel Retailers Bet on Solar Power with Easy Loans 0815
Savvy Ways to Keep Your Home Cool 0715
Europe to America - Your Love of Air-Conditioning Is Stupid 0715
The Home that Pays Its Own Utility Bill (and Then Some) 0715
'Green' Roofs Not Always the Most Energy-Efficient 0615
In Just a Week, This Kit Turns Old Houses into Zero-Energy Homes (for Free) 0615 - using a very low (social) discount rate
Boston's Logan Airport Drafts Climate Change Plan 0515
Cool Homes, Hot Planet - How Air Conditioning Explains the World 0415
Hand over Control of My Fridge to an Energy Company? No Thanks, Say Brits 0415
New York Plans Housing Project Upgrades to Reduce Emissions, Utility Costs 0415
Water Source Heat Pumps 'Could Warm a Million Homes in England' 0315
Your High-Rise Is Warming the Globe - Household Emission Tops Calcutta List 0315
Environmental Report Details Heat’s Costly Escape Through Elevator Shafts 0315
Germany Seeks to Boost Renewable Sources of Heating 0315
Apple to Invest €1.7 Billion in Green European Data Centers 0215
EU introduces New Rules to Make Cooking Greener 0215
'Smart’ Windows Could Save Energy 0215
Your Home Is Full of Devices That Never Turn Off, Costing You Money. 0215
Chinese Developers Get Active Building Passive (Superinsulated) Energy Homes 0115
Coffee Machines, etc. to Power Down Under New EU Energy Rules 0115
How Smart Glass Windows Slash Energy Bills 1214
Scientists Take Step Toward Revolutionary Coolant ... Using Outer Space? 1114
Norwegian House-Power Plant Produces Twice The Energy It Uses 0914
New Air Conditioner Standards Would Be Biggest Energy Saver in DOE History 0814
One Company, OPower, Is Really Psyched about EPA's Big Climate-Change Rule 0814
Your Thermostat Is About to Get 'Smart' 1113
Push Urged for More Cool Roofs for Baltimore 1013
Weatherizing Homes to Uniform Standard Can Save UK $33 Billion Annually 1013
How Hospitals Can Help Fight Climate Change 0813
Radical Norway Retrofit Give Positive Net Energy 0213
Largest US Ground Source Heat Pump at Ball State 0212
Power Demand from US Homes Falling 0911
Hitachi's Solar Air Conditioning 0111
Commercial Retrofits Could Save $41 Billion by 2020 - 0710
Roof Tiles Change Color to Save Energy 1009
Top 10 Home Energy Myths 0809
1. Setting the thermostat higher or lower will heat or cool the house faster.
2. Heating and cooling systems "work harder" to reach a comfortable temperature, after setback or set forward.
3. Energy efficiency and energy conservation are the same thing.
4. When an appliance is turned off, it is off.
5. CFLs are more harmful for the environment than traditional bulbs, because they contain mercury.
6. Leaving lights, computers, and appliances on uses less energy than turning them on and off.
7. Duct tape is the best choice for sealing ducts.
8. Purchasing an efficient air-conditioner or furnace will automatically reduce energy bills.
9. Dimming lights by 50% will cut lighting costs in half.
10. Closing off vents will help to lower heating and cooling costs.
Ground Source Heat Pumps 0809 - PDF
Flat TVs Use Potent New Greenhouse Gas 0708
Ice Is Nice 0507 - Make ice at night, melt it by day for cold water to pipe around to cool buildings. This uses cheap energy at night (wind?) to replace expensive energy (gas? oil? peakers) on hot afternoons.
GO TO Total: World. .US. .Cars+: EVs. .MPG. .Hybrid+. .Charge+. .Truck, Bus+. .Bike, RR+. .Buildings. .Storage+. .Savings 1. .2. .'Net
Lights
The US (like many other nations, China included) has been phasing out incandescent light bulbs: 100-Watt bulbs starting in late 2012, 75-Watt bulbs during 2013, and 40- and 60-Watt bulbs during 2014. The US efficiency standard driving this is for bulbs yielding 310-2600 lumens. Europe phased them out earlier.
The primary alternatives are compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), later light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Savings from efficient lighting (better ballasts, reflectors, etc.) are even larger in the commercial sector.
The Incredible Shrinking Energy Use of a Light Bulb 0923
The LED Light Revolution Has Only Just Begun 0823 - Several ways. Illuminated not by bulbs, but by walls. Shine down, so you can see the stars at night.
The Incandescent Light Bulb Went Away during Gas Stoves Fight 0723
Biden Administration Moves to Replace Compact Fluorescent Lights with LEDs 1222
Biden Flips the Switch on Trump's Incandescent Light Bulb Plan 0422
New US Energy Standards Would Reverse Trump’s War on Lightbulbs 1221
Energy Efficiency Technology Less Accessible in Low-Income Neighborhoods 0518 - focus on LEDs and CFLs
India Launches Massive Push for Clean Power, Lighting, and Cars 0517
US Standards Take the Next Step in a Light Bulb Efficiency Revolution 0216
Solar Company Making a Profit from Poor Africans 1215 - $35 upfront + 45¢/day. That's < the 75¢ cost of energy (60% kerosene) it replaces. The kit includes a PV panel, a battery, 2 LED light bulbs, an LED flashlight, a cell phone charger & a rechargeable radio. When the day’s 45¢ payment is made, a SIM card activates the battery.
Why Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Will Be off the Market Soon 0216 - LEDs more efficient, no longer so pricey.
Lighting Paradox - Cheaper, Efficient LEDs Save Energy, So People May Use More 0815
Ikea to Stop Selling Traditional Light Bulbs and Move to LED Ones 0815
LED Streetlights in Brooklyn Are Saving Energy But Exhausting Residents 0315
The Desirable, All-Natural (and Extremely Hard) Way to Light an Office 0315 - all about daylighting
Copenhagen Lighting the Way to Greener, More Efficient Cities 1214
LED Lights Are a 'Transformative Technology' in the Developing World 1014
US Light Bulb Ban Set to Take Effect 1213
CREE's LED Bulb to Revolutionize Home Lighting 0613
India Seeks Return on Efficient Lighting 0413
LED Bulbs Cheaper and Better 0413
Plastic FIPEL Bulb More Efficient, Better Quality Llght 1212
75-Watt Bulb Has Dim Future 1112
LED to Replace 100-Watt Incandescent Bulb 1112
LED Bulb for Less Than $15 - 0811
LED Wallpaper Could Replace Light Bulbs 0109
Curtains for Incandescent Bulbs 1007
China KOs Incandescent Bulbs 1007
GO TO Total: World. .US. .Cars+: EVs. .MPG. .Hybrid+. .Charge+. .Truck, Bus+. .Bike, RR+. .Buildings. .Light. .Savings 1. .2. .'Net
Storage (x Vehicles)
World Energy Storage Capacity Forecast to Exceed 1 TeraWatt-hour by 2030 - 1023
Green Mountain Power Proposes Home Energy Storage for All Vermonters 1023
Sodium-Seawater Batteries for Long-Term Stationary Energy Storage 1023
US Energy Storage Capacity Additions Rise 161% in Q2, Set New Record 0923
Xcel Colorado’s $15 Billion Plan - Double Renewables, Add Gas & Energy Storage 0923
Bill Gates-Backed Startup Pilots Thermal Storage Battery to Help Heavy Industry 0923
Energy Vault in Gravity Energy Storage Agreement with US Renewable Developer 0823
G.M. Will Add Backup Power Function to Its Electric Vehicles 0823
California Grid Has Expanded Battery Storage 10-Fold in in 3 Years 0723
US DoE Lab Boosts Flow Battery Capacity, Life Using Starch Derivative 0723
EcoFlow Just Launched Plug-and-Play Solar + Storage for Apartments 0623
US Battery Storage Rose by 52% Year over Year, to 10.8 GW by End of 2023 Q1 - 0523
Multiplying Solar and Battery Factories Put Net Zero in Closer Reach 0523
York Energy Storage to Build $2.1 Billion, 858-MW Pennsylvania Pumped Storage 0523
Is It a Lake, or a Battery? A New Kind of Hydropower Is Spreading Fast. 0523
Company Builds Facility That Lifts and Lowers 24-Tonne Bricks to Store Energy 0423
Why Rust Is the Future of Very Cheap Batteries 0323
New 200-MW Texas Storage Facility Is Largest Merchant Battery in World 0323
U.S. Energy Storage Capacity to Increase Nearly 6 X in 5 Years 0323
Battery Bonanza Is Being Sparked by Coal’s Exit in Australia 0323
U.S. Energy Storage Made Record Gains Last Year 0323
Giant Water Battery in the Alps Could Revolutionize Energy Storage 0223
B2U Reaches 25 MWh Storage Capacity with Used Honda & Nissan EV Batteries 0223
Tesla’a Q4 Storage Deployments Rise 152% to 2.5 GWh 0123
Xcel to Install Multi-Day Storage at Retired Coal Plant Sites, Eyes Green Hydrogen 0123
Energy Storage Is a Cost-Effective Alternative to Transmission, to Integrate Renewables 0123
This Giant Underground Battery Is a $1-Billion Clean Energy Solution 0123
Texas Project Will Use Wind to Make Hydrogen Fuel Out of Water 0123
California Wine Town to Fight Blackouts with Batteries, Hydrogen 0123
Batteries That Store Energy Using Rusting Iron Could Help Decarbonize the Grid 1222
New Battery Is Cheaper than Lithium-Ion, with 4 X the Capacity 1222
Developers, Power Plants to Boost US Battery Storage Nearly 4 X by 2026 – EIA 1222
Commitments for 57 GW of Long-Duration Energy Storage since 2019 - 1222
Vanadium Flow Batteries Could Leapfrog over Pumped Hydro for Long Duration Energy Storage 1122
Super-Hot Salt Could Be Coming to a Battery near You 1122
Thermal Energy Could Raise Global Long-Duration Storage to 8 TW by 2040 - 1122
Storing Renewable Energy in Hot Sand Provides Heat for Long Nordic Nights 1122
Inflation Reduction Act Will Drive Development of 111 GWh of Energy Storage 1022
World’s Largest Compressed Air Energy Storage Project Goes Online in China 1022
Texas Drives Record Growth in US Energy Storage Market in Q2 of 2022 - 0922
India Plans to Become Green Hydrogen Giant to Cut Energy Imports 0922
Britain Bets on Futuristic Batteries to Cut Dependence on Gas 0822
PG&E, Tesla Virtual Power Plant Delivers 16.5 MW to Stressed California Grid 0822
Sand “Batteries” Could Solve the energy Storage Challenge 0722
Mercedes Strikes 2nd-Life Battery Pact with Canadian Startup 0722
Tesla Megapacks Are About to Replace Hawaii’s Last Remaining Coal Plant 0622
Puerto Ricans Built the World’s Largest Renewable Peaker Plant. Let’s Use It. 0622
How Ford’s Electric Pickup Can Power Your House for 10 Days 0522
Miracle Fuel Hydrogen Can Actually Make Climate Change Worse 0522 - Leaks. Hydrogen (H2) is tiny. 1st, leaked hydrogen reacts with OH radicals in the air to make H2O, instead of OH reacting with CH4 (methane) to turn it into CO2, a far less intense greenhouse gas. 2md, H2 facilitates formation of ground-level ozone, another potent greemhouse gas. 3rd, H2 leads to more water vapor, another important greenhouse gas, in the stratosphere.
Up to 5.9 GW of Battery Storage in Duke Energy’s Carolinas Carbon Cuts Plan 0522
Tesla Maintains 2030 Target of 1,500 GWh Annual Energy Storage Deployment 0522
These Batteries Work from Home 0522
California’s All-Renewable Moment Shows the Future of the Power Grid 0522
Instant Long Duration Energy Storage - Just Add CO2 0422
Battery Storage Load Shifts 6 GWh a Day on CAISO Grid; State of Charge Prices 0422
U.S. Earmarks $504 Million to Back World’s Largest Hydrogen Hub 0422
Battery Storage Costs Rise More than 20% in New York, as It Pursues 6 GW Goal 0422
U.S. Grid-Scale Storage Installations Tripled to a Record 3 GW in 2021 - 0322
Giant Renewables Leap with Capillary Electrolysis to Make Cheap Hydrogen 0322
Saudi Arabia to Start Building Green Hydrogen Plant in Neom 0322
Denmark Takes 1st Steps towards Green Hydrogen Economy 0322
San Antonio Taps Quidnet Energy to Build Big Underground Battery 0322
From Fertilizer to Fuel - Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be a Climate Fix? 0122
Improving Compressed Air Energy Storage Efficiency via Chemical Reactions 0122
Goldman Sachs’s Record-Setting Investment in Long-Duration Energy Storage 0122
Bi-Directional Vehicle Batteries Will Enable Effective Decentralized Grid 0122
Philippines’ San Miguel to Switch Battery Storage On, as It Pushes Renewables 0122
US Storage Market Breaks Records with 3.5 GWh of New Deployments in Q3 - 1221
A New CO2 Battery Can Halve the Cost of Solar Energy Storage 1221
How Compressed Air Can Provide Long-Duration Energy Storage 1221
Global Energy Storage Market to Hit 1 TWh by 2030 - 1121
S&P Projects Record 71 GW of New US Wind and Solar Installations in 2022 - 1121
Global Energy Storage Set to Nearly Triple in 2021 - Wood Mackenzie Forecast 1021
Iron Battery Breakthrough Could Eat Lithium’s Lunch for Stationary Storage 0921
Major California Battery Outage Highlights Energy Storage Risks 0921
Battery Technology Promises Much Faster Charging than Lithium-Ion Ones 0821 - between batteries and super-capacitors
Battery Storage is on a Growth Spurt That's About to Get Even Bigger 0821
These 3 Energy Storage Technologies Can Help Move Us to 100% Renewables 0821 - long discharge times, , solid electrolytes, storing sunlight as heat, renewable fuels (hydrogen, ammonia)
In California, the World’s Largest Battery Storage System Gets Even Larger 0921
Iron-Air Batteries - Huge Green-Energy Breakthrough, or Just a Lot of Hype? 0721
DOE Initiative Seeks to Drop Long-Duration Storage Cost 90% in a Decade 0721
Texas Adding Energy Storage Ahead of Risky Summer Months - S&P Analysis 0621
Connecticut Legislators Set 1 GW Energy Storage Target for End of 2030 - 0621
PG&E, BMW Smart-Charging Pilot Highlights Electric Vehicles as Grid Resource 0621
Could Ultra-Cheap Batteries Provide Lithium-Free Storage for Renewable Grid? 0521 - Split CO2 into C and O2 with surplus power, then recombine when more power is needed.
Move to Net Zero ‘Inevitably Means More Mining’ 0521 - including lithium & cobalt for batteries
Americas Poised to Lead $86 Billion Global Storage Market by 2025 - 0421
Tesla Moves to Only Sell Home Solar and Storage Together 0421
Using Hydrogen to Back Up the Grid 0421
Japan Bets on Hydrogen to Lift Its Ambitious Carbon-Neutral Plans 0421 - fuel power plants, industry, and transport
New Tech Mines Old Batteries for Critical Ingredients for Electric Vehicles 0421
Renewables + Batteries Offer Australia the Same Energy Security as Coal 0321
Storage Deployments Shatter Records - Again - in Q4 2020 - 0321
Will Safer Batteries (LFPs) Finally Take Over the Home Storage Market? 0221 Lithium-Iron-Phosphate batteries are less flammable and don’t use materials are rare as cobalt, but take up more space.
When the Grid Goes Down, Can a Fleet of Batteries Replace It? 0221
Nevada Lithium Mine Kicks Off a New Era of Western Extraction 0221
Northern Norway Battery Maker Plans Giga-Factory, New York Stock Listing 0121
Asian Battery Makers Seize Expansion Opportunity in Europe, U.S. 0121
Why Batteries Are the Key to Biden’s Green Dreams 0121
Connecticut Regulators Want Utilities to Pay Customers to Sync Storage with Demand 0121
Data Centers Are Energy Hogs. Could They Help Power the Grid? 0121
The Energy Storage Boom Has Arrived 0121
Gravity Energy Storage Will Show Its Potential in 2021 - 0121
Hydrolysis Research Breakthrough Could Transform Clean Energy Technology 1220
In Boost for Renewables, Grid-Scale Battery Storage Is on the Rise 1220
The Price of Electric Car Batteries Has Dropped 89% in 10 Years 1220
1,000s of California Homes to Be Linked for 550 MW Virtual Power Plant 1220
US Storage Deployments Shatter Record in Q3; 7.5 GW Projected by 2025 - 1220
Solar + Storage to Become Even Cheaper, but Seasonal Solutions Remain Key 1220
California Wants Its Imperial Valley to Be ‘Lithium Valley’ 1120
‘Super' Power from 100% Solar, Wind and Batteries Will Change the World 1120 (See "Rethinking Energy.... and diagram below.)
Could Green Hydrogen Be Key to a Carbon-Free Economy? 1120
Tesla, with Record Q3 Solar and Storage Deployments, Promises to Reinvent Batteries 1020
Rethinking Energy 2020-2030 - 100% Solar, Wind, and Batteries Is Just the Beginning 1020
Global Storage Heading to 741 GWh (18% of US Use) by 2030 - Wood Mackenzie 1020
Lucid Motors to Challenge Tesla in Residential, Utility-Scale Storage Markets 0920
Energy Storage for EV Charging Stations Can Lower Their Demand Charges 0820
This Cobalt-Free Battery Is Good for the Planet—and It Actually Works 0820
PG&E, Tesla Kick Off Behemoth Battery Energy Storage System 0820
New Mexico Approves 100% Solar + Storage to Replace San Juan Coal Plant 0720
Pumped Energy Storage at Sea Could Enable Full Transition to Renewable Power 0620
Vermont Regulators Approve Groundbreaking Home Energy Storage Programs 0620
Researchers Propose New Diamond Nanostructure for Efficient Energy Storage 0520
Energy Storage Deployments to Increase 7 x between 2019 and 2021 - 0320
GM's New Electric Car Battery Tops Tesla's 0320
US Storage Market Value to Surge 737% by 2024, due Mostly by Utility Projects 1219
Tesla's Australian Virtual Power Plant Propped up Grid during Coal Outage 1219
Battery Prices Fall Nearly 50% in 3 Years, Spurring More Electrification 1219
Salt River Project to Install Arizona's Largest Battery, Help Replace Giant Coal Plant 1119
As Electric Vehicles Age, Batteries Are Finding a 2nd Life 1119
In Search for Cheaper, Longer Energy Storage, Mountain Gravity Could Eventually Top Lithium-Ion 1119
Build a Better Battery for Wind and Solar Storage, and the Energy Sector Will Beat a Path to Your Door 0919 - Lithium-Ion, Solid State, Sodium-Sulfur, low Batteries: characteristics and developments
In Lab Secrets, Tesla Is Talking about 20-Year Lithium Ion Batteries 0919 For combustion turbine ¢/kWh, divide $/kW-mo by 20 hours/mo? For battery storage, divide by 40 hours? For ¢/kWh, divide $/MWh by 10.
316 MW Project to Replace Gas Peakers Moves New York toward 3 GW Storage 0919
Los Angeles Approves Solar+Storage Project for under 2¢/kWh 0919 - 400 MegaWatts with 1,200 MWh battery
US Energy Storage Market Up Nearly 45%, 760+ MWh Interconnects in 2018 - 0819
Global Storage Deployments to Hit 2,850 GWh by 2040, Rising 122-Fold 0819
PNM Proposes Gas, Solar+Storage Mix as Cheapest Option to Replace San Juan Coal Plant 0719
Liquid-Air Storage Offers Cheapest Route to 24-Hour Wind and Solar 0719
Can Batteries Help Smooth Demand, Lower Utility Fees for EV Fast Chargers? 0619
Race for Potassium Batteries Heats Up 0519
New Thermal Battery Could Be a 'Game Changer' for Storing Renewable Energy 0419
Electricity Costs from Battery Storage down 76% since 2012- BNEF 0319
Rocky Mountain Power’s 600 Batteries for Apartments, EV Charging Hub, More 0319
Utilities ‘Driving’ US Solar-Storage Growth 0319
US Energy Storage Broke Records in 2018, but the Best Is Yet to Come 0319
Arizona Public Service to Install 850 MW of Storage, 100 MW of Solar 0219
Puerto Rico Energy Plan Calls For Huge Solar And Storage Investments 0219
US Storage Market to Reach 3.9 GW, $4.5B by 2023- Wood Mackenzie 1218
Storage from World's Largest Batteries Will Replace 3 PG&E Gas Plants 1118
Massachusetts Deploys Utility-Scale Flow Battery Energy Storage 0918
Lithium-ion Battery Deployments to Increase 800% from 2017 to 2022 - 0818
Scientists Create Battery That Refuels Electric Cars in Seconds 0818
The $3 Billion Plan to Turn Hoover Dam into a Giant Battery 0718 - giant pumped storage project
Study Quantifies Battery-Electric Bus Environmental Benefits 0718
New Battery Could Store Wind, Solar Electricity Affordably at Room Temperature 0718
Big Batteries at Data Centers Could Replace Power Plants 0718
PG&E to Replace 3 Gas Plants with World's Biggest Battery Projects 0718
New Cathode Material Can Triple Lithium-ion Battery Energy Density 0618
Musk Says Tesla Can Get Li-Ion Battery Cell Prices below $100/kWh This Year 0618
Highview Power Completes UK Plant to Test ‘Liquid Air’ Storage Technology 0618
Tesla Has Installed a Truly Huge Amount of Energy Storage 0618
Electric School Buses Can Be Backup Batteries For the US Power Grid 0518
South Australia's Grid Service Costs Slashed 90% by Tesla Battery 0518
Massachusetts Is Staring Down a Duck Curve of Its Own. Storage Could Help. 0418 parallels to California; negative ¢/kWh
The graph below shows how a remote storage system works, as it is linked to renewable power generation. The purple area is the key. When it is above the line, it is charging from excess wind and solar generation, when it is below the line, it is discharging to make up for the lack of renewables. Notice in the bottom graph how it smooths out the frequency issues for the local grid, which should operate at or close to 50 hertz. The load, in gray, changes little from minute to minute.
(from http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/the-battery-storage-system-that-could-close-down-coal-power-38259)
is from Bloomberg New Energy Finance in late 2016
Graph at left is from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, New Energy Outlook, June 2016
Battery Energy Storage on Verge of Competing with Natural Gas Peakers 0518
New Manganese Battery Could Serve the Grid 0518
New Lithium-Air Battery Lasts 100s of Cycles Longer than Past Designs 0318
Nearly 1/3 of Planned Gas Peakers at Risk from Energy Storage 0318
The U.S. Just Hit a Major Energy Storage Milestone, in Great News for Solar 0318
Rechargeable Battery Weathers Extreme Cold Conditions 0318 - organic electrolyte doesn’t get more viscous till almost -84°C
Electric Vehicles Benefit More than Just Their Owners 0318 - sorage for grid to even out demand and when sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blow
Battery Storage Could Boost Coal Consumption 0218 - in coal country
US Storage Market Could Reach 50 GW if Costs Keep Falling - Brattle 0218
Batteries Will Boost Yearly Solar Plant Output by 500 MWh, FPL Says 0218
APS to Install 50 MW, 135 MWh Solar-Shifting Battery 0218
Electric Cars Could Destroy the Electric Grid – or Fix It Forever 0218 - dangers of overloading substations
Car ‘Batteries on Wheels' Could Help Solve Renewable Energy's Storage Issue 0118
Solid State Magnesium Electrolyte Tested for Holy Grail of Battery Storage 1217
Electric Cars and Energy Storage Seen Arriving Early Next Decade 1117
Tesla Wins 100-Day Bet to Build 129 MWh Battery in Australia 1117
MIT Reveals a Battery That Stores Solar Energy to Make Heat for Later 1117
Energy Storage Could Hit 35 GW by 2025, New White Paper Says 1117
Using the Ocean for Future Energy Storage 1017 - pump up, fall down; compress air
Vestas, Windlab to Launch World's 1st Wind-Solar-Storage Project in Australia 1017
Tight Lithium Market Likely to Ease Up in Near Term, BNEF Says 1017
Cheap Sodium Salt Battery Could Shake Up Grid Storage 1017
Storms Spur $22 Billion Investment in Battery-Backed Grids 1017
Electric Car Owners ‘Can Drive for Free by Letting Energy Firms Use Battery' 1017
Pumped Hydro Storage ‘Could Make Australia Run on Renewable Energy Alone within 20 Years' 0917
Behind-the-Meter Storage Has Record Quarter - GTM-ESA 0917
Future of Electrical Energy Storage Solutions Holds No Lithium Supremacy 0917
Researchers to Revive 3,500-Year-Old Technology, Firebricks, for Energy Storage 0917
Silicon Fires Up Renewable Energy Revolution 0917 - storage in silicon
Tesla, Vestas Pair Up to Develop Ways to Combine Storage and Wind 0917
Big Energy Backs Hydrogen Power Storage 0917
Giant Batteries Help Renewable Energy Grow In New England 0917
After Electric Cars, What More Will It Take for Batteries to Change the Face of Energy? 0817
Alphabet [Google] Turns to Molten Salt to Store Clean Energy 0817
Tesla Batteries May Back Up Wind Farm Off Massachusetts Coast 0717
Australia Needs Tesla Battery to Prevent Summer Blackouts, Regulator Says 0717
States Betting on Giant Batteries to Cut Carbon 0617
China Is About to Bury Elon Musk in Batteries 0617
BMW Tests Electric Cars as Power Grid Stabilizers 0617
Tucson Electric Signs Solar + Storage PPA for ‘Less than 4.5¢/kWh’ 0517
Europe Is Building Its Own Battery Gigafactories 0517
Tesla, Green Mountain Power Roll Out $15/Month BTM Battery Program 0517
Storage, Renewables Could Replace New York's Indian Point Nuke 0517
Energy Storage - Weight Tips the Scales in America's Favor 0417
South Australia to Get $1 Billion Solar Farm and World's Biggest Battery 0317
“100% Renewable Energy” Will Require Nukes, CCS and/or Seasonal Storage 0317
Compact, Efficient System Stores Solar Energy in Liquids 0317
Kauai, Hawaiian island, Gets Renewable Energy Boost, Thanks to Tesla 0317
SDG&E, AES Start Up World's Largest Lithium Ion Battery Storage in California 0217
Age of the Giant Battery Is Almost Upon Us 0217 - long-term agreements now
Aluminum Battery with Urea Electrolyte Could Yield Low-Cost Energy Storage 0217
Tesla Moves beyond Electric Cars with New California Battery Farm 0117
Energy Storage Will Increase 40-fold in Developing Countries 0117
Why Surging Lithium Prices Haven't Stopped Falling Battery Energy Storage Costs 0117
Rise of Renewables Leads to Need for More Energy Storage Space 0117
Novel Liquid Battery Could Hold Potential for Unlimited Energy Storage 0117
Cryogenic Storage Offers Hope for Renewable Energy 1216
California Utility Regulators Are Turning Electric Vehicles into Grid Resources 1116
UK’s National Grid to Add 201 MW of Fast-Acting Batteries for Energy Storage 0816
Zinc-Ion Batteries Cut Costs for Grid Energy Storage 0816
Texas Startup's Big Energy Idea - Storing Electricity Underground 0816 - pressurize water into old oil wells, later release it
The New Green Grid - Utilities Deploy ‘Virtual Power Plants’ 0816
Tesla and SolarCity Boards Approve Acquisition 0816
New Lithium-Oxygen Battery Greatly Improves Energy Efficiency, Longevity 0716
Energy Storage System Combines Ultra-Capacitors with Batteries 0716
Australian Company Creates Hydrogen with Near-Zero Emissions 0716
MIT Researchers See a ‘Window of Opportunity' for Non-Battery Storage 0716 It will close within a few years.
Lithium-Ion Battery Prices Down 70%, Opening Up Storage Market Opportunities 0616
How Utilities Can Gain from the Coming Boom in Electric Vehicles 0616 - Use vehicles as grid storage and balancing.
Falling Cost of Solar and Wind Could Limit Energy Storage Profitability 0616
Energy Storage Market to Equal Rooftop Solar by 2028 - 0616
Why the Tesla Boom Could Be Very Good News for the Electric Grid 0616
The World Nears Peak Fossil Fuels for Electricity 0616 - Storage enables more renewables.
Tesla’s July 29 Gigafactory Grand Opening Date Is a Milestone 0516
Powerwall batteries are built there now. Ones for Model 3 sedan will be built there later.
Duke Rolls Out Long + Short Duration Hybrid Battery Storage System 0316
After Record Year, U.S. Energy Storage Forecast to Exceed 1 GW in 2019 - 0316
Your Home Water Heater May Soon Double as a Battery 0216
SolarCity’s Kaua’i Solar Plus Storage Project to Use Tesla Batteries 0216
By Fighting Rooftop Solar, Utilities Set Themselves Up for Worse to Come 0216 - Storage enables going fully off-grid.
Revenue for Utility-Scale Battery Storage to Grow 15 x by 2025 - 0116
Storage Market for Solar Systems to Hit $8 Billion by 2026 - 0116
Energy Storage Developer Orison Unveils Plug-and-Play Residential Storage 0116 - 40 pounds, 2.2 kWh for $2,000
Tesla Shifts Production to its Gigafactory, to Accommodate Powerwall Demand 0116
Technical Advances Drive Flow Batteries Closer to Mass Commercialization 0116
One Step Closer to Turning Water into Hydrogen Fuel, Affordably 0116
More than MegaWatts - New Metrics Reveal Energy Storage's Potential 1215
AES’ Huge (1 GWh) Deal Shows that the Battery Revolution Has Arrived 1215
Home Solar Battery Revolution an Economic and Emissions Game Changer 1215
Vermont Utility Teams with Tesla to Offer Home Battery Installment Plan 1215
PG&E Contracts for 75 MW of Energy Storage, on Its Way to 580 MW of Storage Capacity 1215
Solar Company Making a Profit from Poor Africans 1215 - $35 upfront + 45¢/day. That's < the 75¢ / day cost of energy (60% kerosene) it replaces. The kit includes a PV panel, a battery, 2 LED light bulbs, an LED flashlight, a cell phone charger & a rechargeable radio. When the day’s 45¢ payment is made, a SIM card activates the battery.
Grid-Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Storage Prices Will Fall 50% by 2019 - 1115
Tesla Competitor Sonnenbatterie Unveils Community Solar-Storage System 1115
NRG Is Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Integration 1215
California Water Agency to Use Tesla Battery to Slash Peak Demand up to 14% - 1115
Kotzebue, Alaska Turns to Cold-Weather Battery Micro-Grid as Diesel Alternative 1115
This Could Be the Biggest Sign Yet That the Battery Revolution Is Here 1115
New Batteries Make Rapid Progress, but Market Expectations Move Faster 1015
Even after Dark, Vast Spanish Solar Plant Harnesses Sun's Power 1015
Want a Solar-Powered Home? Here's a New Battery That Won't Ignite 0915
Hydrogen Economy Is Emerging from Excess Wind Power in Germany 0915
Spurred by Innovators like Tesla, the Energy Storage Business Is Growing Fast 0915
Massachusetts Tackles Holy Grail of Energy Storage 0715
Battery Revolution Will Let Us All Be Power Brokers 0715
Siemens to Open Plant to Turn Electricity from Wind into Hydrogen 0715
G.M. and Nissan Are Reusing Old Electric Car Batteries 0615
Tesla Partners With Battery Researcher to Lower Costs 0615
Energy Storage Battery Sales Take Off, to Smooth Power Demand on Grid 0515
Tesla's Battery Grabbed $800 Million in Its First Week 0515
Tesla Makes Itself the Center of the Energy-Storage Universe 0515
Full Simulation of the Tesla Battery - Insights for Investors 0515
Tesla Ventures into Solar Power Storage for Home and Business 0515
Tesla Powerwall Home Battery Means inexpensive Time-Shifting for Solar Energy 0515
Grid-Scale Batteries Make Rapid Inroads to Support Europe’s Power Grid 0415
Tesla’s Next Big Idea - Storing Power 0415
The Way We Power Our Homes May Be on the Verge of a Major Change 0415
Bendy Battery Promises Safe, Speedy Charging 0415 - Aluminum could replace lithium.
Solar Power, and Somewhere to Store It 0315
Waste-to-Energy Revolution Boosted by Bio-Battery Idea 0315
Tesla Home Battery Could Be in Production in 6 Months 0215
Super-Capacitor Makers Charge Ahead 0215
9 Reasons Not to Be Depressed about the Planet 0115
Cambridge Company’s Battery May Give Grid a Boost 1214
Energy Storage Plans Gain Ground in California 1214
Texas Law May Short-Circuit an Advance in Storing Electricity 1214 Transmission company can’t sell electricity wholesale.
Smooth Operators - Grid-Scale Storage 1214
Why Elon Musk's Batteries Scare the Hell Out of the Electric Company 1214
New York City Tries to Cram in Some Energy Storage 1114
Power Storage Group Alevo Plans $1 Billion US Battery Plant 1014
Innovations in Energy Storage Provide Boost for Renewables 1014
Electric Cars Have Batteries. Why Not Power Plants? 1014
Is There a Successful Energy Storage Technology on the Horizon? 1014
Energy for a Rainy Day, or a Windless One 1014
How Lithium Battery Storage Costs Could Plunge Below $100/kWh - 1014
Giant Underground Reservoir Keeps Downtown Helsinki Air Conditioner- Free 1014
Storing Renewable Energy in a Thousand Basements 0914
New Face of Electricity - Large Scale Storage 0814
Stanford Researchers Claim Major Breakthrough in Lithium Battery Design 0714
Why Australian Households Are Desperate for Battery Storage 0714
Elon Musk Sees Nearly Unlimited Demand for Energy Storage 0514
Is This Flow Battery the Big Breakthrough for Renewable Energy? 0114
The Battery Storage System That Could Close Down Coal Power 1113
Battery-Stored Solar Power Sparks Backlash From Utilities 1013
California Adopts Nation’s 1st Energy Storage Plan 1013
Green-Energy Storage - The Next Big Thing 0913
Super-Capacitors Amp Up as an Alternative to Batteries 0813
Waste CO2 as Power Source, New Super-Capacitor & Hydrogen from Sunlight 0813
California Aims to 'Bottle Sunlight' in Energy Storage Push 0813
NH Firm Makes ‘Battery’ Out of Air, to Power Hundreds of Homes 0913
Finn Researchers Make Cheap Biofuel, US Ones Pull Hydrogen from Water 0813
Battery Seen as Way to Cut Heat-Related Power Losses 0713
Wood is Key Ingredient in Cheap Rechargeable Battery 0613
Better Batteries That Can Revolutionize Solar, Wind Power 0513
Process to Make Hydrogen to Make Renewable Energy Reliable 0313
Flow Batteries Could Back Up Future Grid 0313
Advanced Electricity Storage Overview 0910 - PDF
Lithium-Air (Rechargeable?) Makes for Cheaper, Lighter Car Batteries 0610 - Li-ion stores maximum of 110 Watt-hr / lb
Race to Develop Large Scale Storage 0909
Cheap H2O Split for Solar Storage 0808
Compressed Air Energy Storage 0606 - PDF
General
A New Study Shows Getting to Net-Zero Emissions Is Doable. Here’s How. 0521 - Electrify everything, including industrial processes. Make electricity carbon-free.
How to Drive Fossil Fuels Out of the US Economy, Quickly 0820 - take 1, Carbon-free electricity runs everything
'Total Decarbonization' of US Economy Would Create 25 Million Jobs 0820 - take 2
To track savings from appliance and other energy standards, click here.
'Carbon Savings' from Covid-19 Lockdown Halve within Weeks 0720
Renewable Energy Is Surging, but Not Fast Enough to Stop Warming 1118
Hydrogen Could Deliver 1/5 of World Carbon Cuts by 2050 - Industry Group 1117
Phasing Out Cookstoves a ‘Win-Win’ for Climate and Health 0217 - Substitute biogas & electricity for coal, wood, dung.
Will New England Electricity Consumption Continue to Stay Flat? 0816
World’s 200-Year Energy Demand Boom Seen Peaking by the 2050s - 0816
Vancouver Plans to Go 100% Renewable. What are the Challenges? 0716
Cheap Electricity when the Wind Blows, under Climate Change Plan 1215
These Clean Energy Investments Could Save the World’s Cities $ Trillions 0915
Forget about Saving Energy. This Is about Saving Lives. 0815
Surprising Benefit of Electric Cars - Cooler Cities 0315
China Imports Danish Technology to Clean Coal-Choked City 1214\
B.C. Firm Looks at Sewers to Power Sustainable Energy Shift 1013
Cooker Reduces Black Carbon Problem 0913
Pressurized Water Pipes Are Full of Power We Waste 0313
US Energy Use Fell 4.5% in 2009 0810
MA to Cut GHG 18% by 2020 - 0210
MA to Cut GHG 18.6% by 2020 - 0210 - PDF
US GHG Cuts - Executive Summary - McKinsey & Co 1107 - PDF This has a GHG abatement supply curve (using ~ 60 technologies, similar to one above "US" in Overviews). The US can reduce GHG emissions in 2030 by 3.0-4.5 GT of CO2 equivalent (50-70% of US GHG emissions), at marginal costs less than $50 per ton, much lower if much of the reduction comes from energy efficiency. Of this, 0.7-0.9 comes from buildings & appliances, 0.3-0.7 from transportation, 0.6-0.8 from industry, 0.5-0.6 from carbon sinks (certain agriculture practices), and 0.8-1.6 from power generation.
Tackling Climate Change in the U.S. - American Solar Energy Society 0107 - PDF, 204 pp - It relies on DSM and renewables.
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Energy Efficiency - General - US, Northeast, & Elsewhere
Appliance efficiency standards, like lighting standards, operate in the background to reduce electricity use, mostly residential, such as kWh use by refrigerators, clothes washers, and air conditioners. Many appliances earn the Energy Star label, as particularly efficient.
France Used 10% Less Electricity Last Winter; 3 Lessons to Fight Climate Change 0923
The “Electrify Everything” Movement’s Consumption Problem 0523
White House Unveils a New Climate Fix - Building Codes and Energy Retrofits 0523
Low-Flow Showers Are Back in Spotlight amid Water Shortages, Drought 0922
The Pathway to 90% Clean Electricity Is Mostly Clear. The Last 10%, Not So Much 0922
Europe’s Green-Building Retrofit Leader Is One of Its Smallest Countries 0922
How to Decarbonize Your Home, with Help from the Inflation Reduction Act 0822
How Germany Is Scrambling to Save Energy 0822 - turning off lights, shorter colder showers, cold meals, insulation, heat pumps, photovoltaics.
Stop Wearing Neckties to Save Energy, Spanish Premier Sanchez Says 0722
Utilities from New York to Tokyo Offer Prizes to Cut Power Use 0722
Are National Grid Incentives for Off-Peak Electric Vehicle Charging Enough? 0722
Google DeepMind Alums Want to Bring AI Energy Controls to Industrial Giants 0722
Government Failure to Boost Energy Efficiency ‘Inexplicable’, Says IEA 0622
Japan Wants People to Use Less Energy to Prevent Blackouts 0622
Amory Lovins - Energy Efficiency Largest, Cheapest, Safest, Cleanest Climate Fix 0322
It’s Time for a Net Zero Building Boom 0422
Delays in Undoing Trump’s War on Efficient Appliances, Lights, Furnaces 0122
Energy Efficiency Ratings Aren’t Actually Predicting Energy Efficiency 0122 - UK building rating systems are useless at best. Higher efficiency ratings for new buildings are inversely correlated (weakly) with actual efficiency (Btu / sq foot) of buildings as operated. Actual operation all too often switches from auto to manual, in order to do things with much less energy efficiency. Actual operators undo most of the measures that engineers put in to make the buildings efficienct. “Like building an electric car and running it on petrol…. The timed raising and lowering of window shades, designed to compensate for light levels and seasonality, is overridden when desks are moved. Large decorative fish tanks might be installed, or kitchens added for staff catering. New tenants might even move in and use the building in ways the designer never envisioned, like a bank installing an energy-sucking trading floor. Short-term meddling brings about long-term inefficiency,"
Mass Save Program Proposes Incentives to Convert Gas Furnaces to Heat Pumps 1121
A New Study Shows Getting to Net-Zero Emissions Is Doable. Here’s How. 0521 - Electrify everything, including industrial processes. Make electricity carbon-free.
A Zero-Emissions US Is Now Pretty Cheap 0121
The World's Leading Energy Adviser, the IEA, Has Turned a Shade Green 1020 - air conditioning, clothes lines & washer temps, working from home, ride sharing
Toronto Has World’s Largest Lake-Powered Cooling System. How It Works. 1121 - It uses bottom water at 39°F and very low power, passive, heat exchanges. And by using gravity more than pumps, it consumes 70% less energy for cooling.
Efficiency Can Cut U.S. Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions 50% by 2050 - 1019 - EVs, industrial uses, aviation, upgrade existing buildings and new buildings, better appliance efficiency, stricter codes.
Lower Cost, Less Controversy - Business Case Builds for Energy Efficiency 0919
The Pentagon’s Outsized Part in the Climate Fight 0619
The 6 Ways We Have Slashed US Energy Use by 1/5 - 0619
No Upfront Costs Makes Energy Efficiency Affordable to All 0219
IEA Reports Large Energy Efficiency Gains but Calls for Accelerated Efforts 1018
Energy Efficiency Is a Climate Policy Trump Might Not Hate 0518
Energy Efficiency Technology Less Accessible in Low-Income Neighborhoods 0518 - focus on LEDs and CFLs
Carbon Markets Pay Off for These States as New Businesses, Jobs Spring Up 0418 - RGGI
Feds Shelve Required Plans to Put Updates to Appliance Standards 1217
U.S. Cuts to Energy Star Could Spell Trouble for Canadian Climate Plan 1017 - Canada’s Energy Star depends a lot on US Energy Star equipmnt certifications.
New York, Other States Take on Trump over Energy Efficiency 0417
Energy Efficiency Becomes Breakthrough Issue in French Election 0417
Don’t Tread on ENERGY STAR 0317
A Roadmap for Rapid Decarbonization 0317 - broad & detailed blueprint, mostly technological, by decade, of how to go carbon neutral (net-zero emissions) by 2050 and carbon-negative afterward. Science journal
Energy Efficiency Could Offset Indian Point Shutdown 0217
Trump’s Regulations Freeze Halts 4 Rules to Promote More Energy Efficiently 0117 - portable A/C, commerical boilers, walk-in coolers, etc.
Pathways to Cut US Energy Use 34% by 2040 - ACEEE 1216 - PDF, 43 pp
EU Energy Use to Fall 30%, under New Efficiency Plans for 2030 - 1116
EU Hits Energy Reduction Target 6 Years Early 0916
New Membrane Could Save $2 Billion a Year for U.S. Industries 0816
Vancouver Plans to Go 100% Renewable. What are the Challenges? 0716
Coal Plants Disappeared from MidContinent ISO -- and So Did Demand 0516
Obama Administration Touts Energy Efficiency as a Climate Side Bet 0316
Supreme Court Backs FERC in Demand Response Power Saving Rule 0116
How Montreal Can Reduce Its Carbon Footprint 0116
Massachusetts Utilities Target $20+ Billion in Efficiency Savings over a Decade 1215
U.S. Government’s Energy Use Hits 40-Year Low 1215
Energy Efficient Cars, Fridges Seen Aiding Climate, GDP 1115
These Clean Energy Investments Could Save the World’s Cities $ Trillions 0915
Forget about Saving Energy. This Is about Saving Lives. 0815
The Next Big Change to How We Use Energy Is WHEN We Use It 0815
Maryland Utilities Ordered to Boost Energy-Saving Efforts 0715
Report Details Clean Energy Path for West Virginia 0615
Circular Economy Could Cut Carbon Emissions 70% by 2030 - 0415
To Save Power, Appeal to Health Benefits 0115
Want People to Save Energy? Just Ask Nicely. (It Works.) 0115
Regulators - Michigan Energy Saving Programs Work 1114
Massachusetts, California Lead US In Energy Efficiency 1014
Americans Can Save More Money by Not Burning It 1014
How California Can Kick Fossil Fuels by 2050 - 1014
Louisville Encouraged to Go on 'Energy Diet' 1014
Efficiency and Renewables Cut Growth In New England Electricity Use 0914
Europe May Cut Its Dependence on Russian Gas by Using Energy Efficiency 0914
Reduced Demand Powers a Growing Electricity Surplus Across Australia 0814
26% CO2 Reduction from US Power Sector with No Net Cost to the Economy 0414
Costs of Electric Technologies - ACEEE 0314 - PDF, press release
Italy’s Electricity Down 3.4%. 33% Renewable - 0114
Energy Efficiency - Which Technology is the Most Cost Effective? 1213
DOE Proposes New Efficiency Standards for Electric Motors 1113
Energy Efficiency Investment Shows Pay Off in New England Forecast 1113
2011 REED Annual Savings Report - NEEP 1013 - PDF, 71 pp Electric savings in New England from efficiency gains exceeded load growth.
NET savings (NEEP) are lower than IIE's (gross). Net savings subtract (from gross) estimates of what would have happened absent a program.
Annual net savings from annual program installations, from Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP): Regional Energy Efficiency Database: Program Year 2011 Annual Report. Weighted average = 1.1% of sales.
Below left, annual GWh savings in blue use left axis, million $ expense in red, right axis. See 16% fall in cost per GWh saved over 3 years.
For natural gas, 8-state savings averaged ~0.34% of sales (vs ~1.12% electric). Gas levelized cost of energy saved was ~ $5 / million Btu and average measure life was ~ 15 years.
These 2 NEEP tables show assumed measure lives that are typical, but not unanimous, across the region.
Massachusetts measure lives, across all programs, averaged 14.7 years over 1989-2002. Now lives average lower.
Measure lives, especially for the biggest saving measures, were evaluated by going back years later to see what's in place and still working. They use informed assumptions
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The 8-state cumulative (see below) avoided CO2 emissions approach 100 times this annual 1.75 million tons; they amount to about 3% of total annual US CO2 emissions. The average cost to reduce emissions, using a 10-year average measure life, is about $1.75 per ton of CO2. This is a little lower than the trading price for CO2 allowances in the region and much lower than CO2 prices elsewhere.
Low Natural Gas Price to Hamper U.S. Energy Efficiency - IEA 1013
How Denmark Turned an Efficiency Obligation into Opportunity 1013
Conservation More Lucrative as Coal Power Fades 1013
Energy Efficiency - How the Internet Can Lower Your Electric Bill 1013
Mayors Leading an Urban Revolution 1013
Intelligent Efficiency - Opportunities, Barriers, and Solutions 1013
Texas, Where Oil Rules, Turns Its Eye to Energy Efficiency 0913
Boston Tops Ranking of Energy-Efficient US Cities 0913
UK Urged to Invest £50 Billion in a Greener Economic Recovery 0913
Energy Savings Simply in the Power of Observation 0913 - basis of behavioral programs, the big new thing (1.9% of Northeast savings - telling customers how many kWh they used compared to neighbors)
5 Caribbean States Join Pilot for Energy Efficiency 0813
Britain's Home-Grown Energy Revolution 0813
Microwave Oven Rule Shows Obama’s Climate Policies 0613
Firms That Pledge to Save Energy Likeliest to Invest in Efficiency Measures 0613
Cleaner, Cheaper Way to Make Steel Uses Electricity 0513
Copenhagen’s Ambitious Push to Be Carbon Neutral by 2025 0413
Summary of US Electric Efficiency Savings, Expenditures, and Budgets (2011-12) - Cooper & Wood 0313 - PDF, 22 pp
SAVINGS, EXPENDITURES, AND BUDGETS (2011-2012)
113 TWh is ~2.75% of US electricity use.
Below, DR stands for Demand Reduction, such as interrupting power to some lights or turning up thermostats, on very hot summer days, to avoid blackouts.
These 2 tables and 2 figures (above & below) about energy efficiency come from the IIE's March 2013 report by Coooper & Wood (above).
IIE's savings are annual savings from annual program efforts: net savings where available (38%), but gross (33%) or incremental (30%) where not.
For the top 10, per capita expenditures are highest in MA ($59), followed by CA $34, NY $28, WA $24, PA $22, FL $20, NJ $18, OH $15, & IL $12.
Electric Demand to Fall 5-15% by 2020 0911
China Accelerates Energy Efficiency Goal 0311
Wal-Mart Measures to Save Energy and GHGs 1110
Electric Efficiency Potential in New England - NEEP 1010 - PDF, 48 pp
Electric Peak Pricing Pilot 1109
Smart Grid Project Winners 1009
China Targets 20% Cut in Energy per Unit of GDP 1009
States Invest More in Energy Efficiency 1009
Obama Sets 2020 Emissions Agency Goals 1009
Energy-Intense China to Raise Energy Efficiency 20% - 0909
Energy Efficiency Could Save US $1.2 Trillion 0809 - McKinsey & Co. study
Summary of Energy Efficiency $ Benefits - ACEEE 0709
Positive Aspects of Climate Change Policies: What the Historical evidence Can Tell Us - ACEEE 0709 - PDF, 36 pp. This is a summary of the $ benefits of energy efficiency: $2 trillion by 2050.
Wal-Mart Tracks Energy in Products 1007
MA Electricity Savings 1989-2002.XLS
The MA Savings spreadsheet above contains a summary across 8 utility companies in Massachusetts for 14 years: costs & net benefits; savings - annual, lifetime and cumulative; savings by program type and by major technology; etc. Cumulative savings (to 2002) were 57% of annual use, at 3.8¢/kWh, similar to costs 10 years later (see NEEP 8-state table, above).
Above and to the left are 3 graphs drawn from the summary. Cumulative savings recognize that a modest fraction of equipment installed in early years stopped working or was replaced (savings expired) by the end of 2002.
Net annual savings have since increased year by year, from ~0.6% in 2000-01 to 1.7% in 2011, via aggressive targets and stepped-up efforts. See NEEP 1013 bar graph, above.
So have lifetime and cumulative savings. Massachusetts energy efficiency programs since 1989 have saved enough electricity to power the state for almost 1.5 years. Lifetime savings from 1 year's equipment installed now amount to almost 1/4 of annual sales.
At left, % savings by technology in other states and in more recent years is not very different from the Massachusetts mix shown at left. HVAC = Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning. Industrial Process. Refrigeration. Motors = motors other than HVAC, Process, and Refrig.
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Misc.
Do We Have Enough Critical Minerals for the Energy Transition? 0223
How Pesticides Intensify Global Warming 0123
Hidden Emissions from Cloud Computing Pose Net-Zero Threat 1122
Pending Copper Shortfall Hurts Energy Transition, Reducing Greenhouse Gases 0722
Climate Groups Say a Coding Change Can Reduce Bitcoin Energy Use 99% 0322
California’s Thirst for Water May Accelerate Global Warming 0921 - It requires energy to pump water from deep or far away, or to desalinate seawater.
Heliogen Is a Sustainable Alternative to Fossil Fuels for Industrial Heating 0820 - very hot fluid at focus of field of mirrors
Cloud Computing Is Not the Energy Hog That Had Been Feared 0220 - computing use increased several-fold, but energy use barely rose. Contrast with old table at the bottom of this section.
Would You Eat a Burger Made Out of CO2 Captured from the Air? 0719
Plastic Has a Big Carbon Footprint, but That Isn't the Whole Story 0719
How Streaming Video Contributes to Climate Change 0719
Chemists Work to Cut CO2 from Ammonia Production, #1 Industrial Emitter 0619
4 Ways to Cut Plastic’s Growing Greenhouse Gas Emissions 0419
Data Centers Gobble Energy. Could a ‘Fossil-Free’ Label Help? 0419
Data Centers Finally Using Less Electricity 0716
Making Concrete Green - Re-inventing the World's Most Used Synthetic Material 0316
Data Centers to Use 3 Times as Much Energy in Next Decade, Experts Warn 0116
Save More than 4 Million Lives a Year by Harnessing the Sun to Cook 0116
India Sees Clean Cooking as Climate Action That Saves Lives 1115
Texas Utility Offers a Nighttime Special - Free Electricity 1115
How to Grow Bricks from Trillions of Bacteria 1015
EPA's Carbon Rule Could Spur $2.5B in Power Line Investment 0315
China Finds Waste Is a Terrible Thing to Waste 0115
Yak Dung Is Making Climate Change Worse 1214 - for cooking and heating. Soot. Indoor particulate pollution is bad too.
Western Diet's Spread Bad for Health, Climate? It Doesn't Have to Happen 1114
Vacuum Cleaner for the Web's Dusty Corners 1014
Could Desalination Solve California’s Water Problem? 1014
New Formula Could Cut Pollution from Concrete 0914
Switch to Natural Gas Won't Reduce Carbon Emissions Much, Study Finds 0914
4 Ways Your City Can Be Cooler Next Summer 0814
Can a Camp Stove (That Charges iPhones) Save Millions of Lives? 1113
World Bank Urges Better Cookstoves in Developing States to Curb Deaths 1113
Shouting Green Message from Rooftops 0913
No, your phone doesn't use as much electricity as a refrigerator. 0813 - no numbers, rebuttal
Data Centers Caught in War Between Fossil Fuels, Renewables 0813 - almost no numbers, rebuttal
Surprisingly Large Energy Footprint of the Digital Economy 0813 - based on Raghavan & Ma, below
Proposed DOE Transformer Standards Sacrifice Savings 0212
Energy Use by the Internet - Raghavan & Ma 1111
These are worldwide figures. 750 million each of desktop and laptop computers, 1 billion smart phones, 100 million each of servers and WiFi/LAN, 50 million Cloud. Worldwide power supply is ~5,000 GW. This suggests the internet used 3-6% of grid power in 2010. Their analysis assumes that desktops are switched on 1/2 the time and laptops 3/4, while 1/2 their on-time is devoted to internet use. Embodied power is energy required to make a device, divided by its lifetime. Devices are replaced.
Supreme Court Decision on EPA Regulating CO2 from Cars 0407 - PDF, 66 pp
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