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Spent a lot of time working around heavy equipment, replacing the noise and diesel exhaust with batteries is obvious

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Things are even worse in the US, where the Trump administration is busy unpicking the heavy-duty vehicle emission standards introduced by former President Joe Biden. That removes much of the incentive for US-exposed manufacturers such as Caterpillar, Komatsu, Volvo and Deere & Co. to innovate and compete with the coming onslaught

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#energytransition
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles

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Trade association Green Power Denmark had found unexplained electronic components in imported circuit boards destined for the country's energy infrastructure.

Cybersecurity of modern energy systems is a growing concern.

Earlier this month, Reuters reported that unexplained communication devices had been found inside some Chinese-made inverter devices in the United States.
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pv-magazine.com/2025/05/23/sol

pv magazine InternationalSolarPower Europe calls for tough cyber rules following Danish import probeThe recent discovery of unexplained components in Danish energy equipment highlights the urgent need for stronger EU solar cybersecurity rules, according to SolarPower Europe.

♻️🔋 By 2050, the aim is for Switzerland’s energy system to be decarbonised and no longer reliant on nuclear power. How this can be achieved and the costs of doing so are set out in a new report by a Swiss research consortium involving researchers from EPFL, ETH Zurich, WSL, the universities of Geneva and Bern, and ZHAW.

#SustainableEnergy #EnergyTransition #SwitzerlandEnergy

Read more: go.epfl.ch/AD4-en

go.epfl.ch · Where power will come from in 2050By 2050, the aim is for Switzerland’s energy system to be decarbonised and no longer reliant on nuclear power. How this can be achieved and the costs of doing so are set out in a new report by a Swiss research consortium involving researchers from EPFL, ETH Zurich, WSL, the universities of Geneva and Bern, and ZHAW.

I got another solar panel for my balcony and I must say that I’m really excited! Not only that the price is half of what I used to pay a few years ago, but you can get everything in the local hardware store! Also here in Berlin you get 250 euros in subsidies from the city. A total no-brainer. #solar #solarbalconies #energytransition

A better name for wind farms, solar parks, big hydro:

"Non renewable systems for capturing renewable energy flows."

Term used by Pedro Petro (cited by @casdeiro in his "The uncomfortable truths about the energy transition" (in Spanish).
asociacion-touda.org/product/l

www.asociacion-touda.orgLas verdades incómodas de la Transición Energética – Asociación Touda

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Battery giant expects China truck market to be 50% electric by 2028

CATL founder Robin Zeng’s forecast heralds sweeping disruption of global market in heavy goods vehicles

Zeng’s claims suggest traditional truckmakers such as Sweden’s Volvo and Germany’s MAN and Daimler could soon encounter a wave of intense Chinese competition of the sort that has swept through the market for passenger cars.

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#climatecrisis #energytransition
ft.com/content/87372b46-ee9c-4
archive.ph/n0tDL

Financial Times · Battery giant expects China truck market to be 50% electric by 2028By Gloria Li