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New York Calls Tender to Replace Gas Peakers With Four Hour Battery StorageIn the move towards renewables and the replacement of fossil fuels one key driver is the ability to reduce or eliminate the number of 'peaker' plants we have.These are power stations w…
Film London Announces Commission of the Grid Project, Supplying Renewable Energy to Productions in the CapitalMost people have never spent time on a film set. So they won't realise that it's a huge logistical operation which runs - as does everything in life …
The Single-Largest Wind Farm in North America Comes Online in OklahomaDespite the perception that the United States runs on coal there is a movement more and more towards renewables. This is evidenced by the fact that the single largest wind-farm in the count…
Kia Niro EV Tops Mass Market Category in J.D. Power Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study for Second Straight YearThis is hardly surprising. The Kia E Nero is one of the best electric vehicles on the market in terms of value for money and range. On a re…
No podcast this week as we are on hiatus. Instead here's one from the archives: Episode 85
No podcast this week as we are on a hiatus. Instead here's one from the archives.
$200 Million Says Solid-State Batteries Will Soon Crack Gasmobile Death GripThe holy grail of electric vehicle propulsion is a lightweight battery that charges rapidly and has an excellent power to weight ratio. Sure, you can drop 100kwH of battery into your …
Are Auto-Dealership Protection Laws Holding Back Electric Vehicle Adoption?One way legacy automakers have tried to push back against the tide of EV sales is to limit the ways in which start-up auto makers (such as Tesla) have been able to sell them. While Tes…
Berlin Is Planning a Car-Free Area Larger Than ManhattanTraffic-free zones in cities are nothing new. London has implemented a congestion zone several years ago to penalise vehicles wanting to travel within a certain perimeter. But Berlin is the first city to…
Australian Scientists Say Discovery Could Render Ammonia From Fossil Fuels ObsoleteAt first glance, this would seem to be an interesting way of creating Ammonia without needing to use fossil fuels. The key thing to remember when looking at this is that it wil…
Watch This Magic Plastic Instant-Coffee Package Disappear in Your DrinkPlastic wrapping is something of a scourge of modern living. So a new company that is seeking to replace this with something more sustainable - is making waves.With a typical single-serve …
Compass Minerals Found a Way to Convert Sustainable Lithium Brine to Battery-Grade Lithium HydroxideWith the explosion in large-scale Li-ion batteries expected over the coming few years - both for EVs and for static storage - one of the main areas of concern …
20 Airlines Commit to New Technologies to Minimise Climate ImpactWith aviation being one of the main sources of carbon in the atmosphere any effort to reduce that is always welcome.But - in the same breath - any greenwashing from fossil fuel companies and com…
Alaska Air and ZeroAvia Are Developing a 500-Mile Range Hydrogen-Electric PlaneThe decarbonisation of aviation is one of the easiest ways to lower total carbon emissions globally. However, the decarbonisation of aviation is one of the hardest things to achiev…
Electric Bicycle Sales Are Growing16x Faster Than General Cycling. Here’s WhyWe all know that - in the long run - we need to be getting cars off the road. The roads themselves need to be made available for cargo, public transport and for bikes.Bikes, obviousl…
A Radical Way to Reduce Fossil Fuel Use From New Cars Sold in the US by 95% by 2026There are fundamental, systemic, changes that could take place if we really want to lower the number of fossil fuel vehicles on the road. Governments putting goals in place for…
How Much Do Electric Vehicles Actually Displace Gasoline?One thing I've always understood about the onslaught of electric vehicles is that, over time, they will reduce the amount of fossil fuels needed to be extracted to power cars, vans and other ICE vehicle…
We're still on hiatus (pending the announcement mentioned above). In the meantime, here's a past episode that you may find interesting. One person we ran into a Fully Charged Live was battery Electrochemist Dr. Euan Mc Turk. We had Euan on the podcast back in…
Banding Together: How Aggregation Helps Cities Buy Renewables at ScaleEven though everyone is looking to make renewables a part of their portfolio (and despite the fact that renewables are cheaper than every other form of energy generation available), some pl…
Electric Cargo Bikes Are 60% Faster at Deliveries Than Delivery Vans. Here’s WhyLast-mile delivery is key to reducing the overall carbon footprint of vehicles on the road. Remember EVERYTHING that comes into your house has - at one point or another - been on …