By Mike Tidwell Want to drive a brand-new Rivian electric SUV or pickup truck? How about a Lucid Air with 500-mile range? Or, dare we say, an electric Porsche? Now is your chance. The Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund (CCAN Action Fund) just launched their 7th annual electric car … [continued]
Desperate times call for desperate measures as Tesla CEO Elon Musk attempts to repair a badly damaged EV brand before it goes kaput.
Recently, while deeply engaged in energy transition scenario planning with TenneT for the Netherlands’ decarbonization by 2050, I found myself considering again the lessons of Jonathan Haidt’s 2012 book, The Righteous Mind, a book I recently read for the first time. Haidt’s insights into the moral foundations that underpin human … [continued]
The first commercial application of a new, quinone-enabled flow battery system for long duration energy storage will take place at medical facility in California.
Floating by are tangled roots and water lilies. Undulating floodwaters reflect the sky. Treetops drop giant peapods into the water. A few thatched huts, without walls and on stilts, are set just above the muddy water’s edge. It is a day trip for twenty Indigenous people in a traditional river … [continued]
Recent adjustments to my projections for global steel demand through 2100, reflecting a significant slowdown in Chinese infrastructure and cement consumption, have sharpened my economic focus on competing new steelmaking technologies. With lower growth trajectories for steel firmly established, every ton produced in the coming decades will increasingly face stringent … [continued]
Introduction LG Energy Solution’s new lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant in Holland, Michigan, marks a significant step for clean energy in the US. Opened in early May 2025, this facility shifts focus from electric vehicles (EVs) to energy storage systems (ESS) as EV demand cools. This article explores the plant’s … [continued]
The Ford battery factory in Marshall, Michigan may become a giant white elephant if Congress cancels IRA tax credits.
PeopleForBikes does annual rankings of the most-bikeable cities in the USA. It ranks cities in three categories — large, medium, and small. Various factors go into the rankings. Naturally, it takes time to make big changes in bike infrastructure or launch big bike programs, so rankings don’t change dramatically, but … [continued]
In my recent reassessment of global steel demand trajectories, particularly in light of declining cement consumption driven by a slowing Chinese construction sector, I’m revisiting several zero-carbon steel production pathways. One that stands out for its unique electrochemical elegance and considerable engineering complexity is molten oxide electrolysis (MOE). It’s an … [continued]
This week, I had the opportunity to participate in TenneT’s scenario planning for its ambitious 2050 Target Grid project. The session was notable for including Professor Heleen de Coninck, one of the Netherlands’ experts on industrial decarbonization and climate change. Her involvement emphasized the critical importance of identifying scalable pathways … [continued]
