Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 11/30/2023 With the purchase of a 120,000-acre site in Arkansas that sits above the giant Smackover Formation, a huge limestone aquifer spanning 600 miles across several states from Texas to Florida, Exxon Mobil (Exxon) plans to become a major U.S. supplier of lithium. Lithium is a critical element in modern rechargeable … Read more
Dale Hall, director of research for the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, said: “We are asking the question: What is the prominence of extreme weather events and how are they important in the overall calculation of property insurance? One thing that we’re doing a lot more of is looking at what risks like flood and … Read more
Lakin Garth, director of emerging technologies at the Smart Electric Power Alliance talking about a diverse and growing group of utilities leading the way on decarbonizing the grid: “There’s leadership being demonstrated across these ownership profiles, across geographies, across operational characteristics. If we can show that it’s happening across the country — red state, blue … Read more
The Pope said, “Yet, with the passage of time, I have realized that our responses have not been adequate, while the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point. In addition to this possibility, it is indubitable that the impact of climate change will increasingly prejudice the lives and … Read more
Maine ballot question to voters to determine whether to transition the existing investor-owned electric utility service to a consumer-owned non-profit entity. Read more here:
Dan Ives, an analyst at Wedbush Securities, referring to the UAW strike: “In this crucial period of EV execution, model roll-outs, distribution, marketing, with EV competition rising across the board, the timing could not be worse.” Read the full article here: What the continued UAW strike means for EVs | TechCrunch
Kate Helm, Zondits guest, 10/3/2023 Not quite ready to take the plunge into electric vehicle (EV) ownership? Neither was I, truthfully, and I have worked my entire career in the environmental consulting and energy efficiency spaces. Whether it’s range anxiety or the unknowns of installing a charger at your home (owned or rented), there are … Read more
Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 9/26/2023 The first United Nations Stocktake on Climate Change Progress calls for a dramatic acceleration of policy and technical action to combat climate change. The report, released in early September, recognizes that some progress has been made since the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, but states that both “ambition and implementation” must … Read more
Jigar Shah, the Director of the Department of Energy’s Loan Office Program, said “We’re not the smartest people in the room. The folks who are the smartest people are the American innovators and entrepreneurs who put their sweat and tears behind something and come to us to get that last bit of help they need to … Read more
Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 9/19/2023 Peter Rawlinson, the CEO of Arizona’s Lucid Motors, claims that its new model Lucid Air can travel over 500 miles on a single charge. The claim, backed by an EPA estimated range of 516 miles, is about double the range of most currently available EVs and will quell range anxiety … Read more