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🚗🔋How Ohio companies are driving progress on hydrogen cars While electric vehicles (EVs) dominate the U.S. clean transportation market, three Ohio companies are betting big on hydrogen fuel cell passenger vehicles. Their efforts address a crucial challenge: building the infrastructure to fuel these vehicles as the market grows. Ohio’s push is remarkable, given the state has no public hydrogen fueling stations. Yet the Energy News Network details how these companies are forging ahead: ☑️DLZ integrated hydrogen cars into its fleet, building a solar-powered hydrogen station on-site to fuel them. ☑️Honda is set to roll out the first American-made hybrid hydrogen car from its Marysville plant in 2025. ☑️Millennium Reign Energy aims to establish a transcontinental "hydrogen highway," starting with its Emerald H2 network. But challenges loom. Hydrogen infrastructure trails EV charging networks, and hydrogen fuel remains costly. Experts debate whether hydrogen cars can outpace EVs in efficiency and scalability. Could hydrogen cars play a bigger role in the clean energy transition than we think? 💡Find out how Ohio’s innovators are leading the charge, as well as other bright ideas for the #energytransition, at Kathari News Perspectives: https://ow.ly/fWfH50Uuyix Want to stay on top of news and views about your favourite #energytransition topic or organization? ✉️Sign up for a free My Kathari account to follow along today: https://lnkd.in/e57QSXq7

🔋🔄Energy storage is key to decarbonizing transport and integrating renewables. A robust energy storage supply chain is crucial to that success. A new Foresight Canada report highlights Canada's emerging leadership in the lithium-ion battery supply chain and ZEV adoption, while warning how gaps such as Ontario’s lack of incentives could stall progress. The analysis offers strategies to maintain a competitive edge and accelerate progress, with lessons that could be applied around the world. ➡️Read more about it from Kathari News Perspectives Editor Charlie Bush: https://ow.ly/LG5A50UukWL

East Coast states are relying on offshore wind projects to meet ambitious clean energy goals — some even passing legal mandates to generate certain amounts of offshore wind power in coming years. But U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has promised to end offshore wind "on Day 1." Permits, leases and tax credits are at risk, raising questions about timelines. Some states are exploring alternatives like onshore wind and solar to stay on track. ➡️Read more from Stateline on how East Coast states are getting ready for the change: https://ow.ly/jWnF50UtErm 💡Looking for other bright ideas on the #energytransition? Head on over to Kathari News Perspectives: https://lnkd.in/eB_qKCwY

How should Canada respond to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s trade threats? Mark Winfield, a professor of environmental and urban change at York University, argues that Canada could leverage its energy exports, especially since Trump removed energy proportionality clauses from the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement, creating new bargaining power. Rather than restricting Canadian energy exports to the U.S., as Ontario Premier Doug Ford suggested, Winfield says retaliatory export charges, as well as targeted diplomacy with U.S. states, could reinforce Canada’s position while mitigating harm to its own economy. "At the national level, Canada needs to recognize that the assumptions that have underpinned the Canada-U.S. trade relationship for the past 40 years are in the process of being shattered," he writes in his piece for The Conversation Canada. "If Canada is to avoid simply offering itself up as a fragmented and compliant American resource colony, it needs to formulate a strategy that leverages its assets, particularly energy." 💡Read more at Kathari News Perspectives: https://ow.ly/VtfF50UtqZj

🌍 Global carbon emissions are still rising — and this year could be the hottest on record. To limit warming to 1.5°C, we need to remove 7 to 9 billion tonnes of CO₂ annually. The IPCC highlights carbon removal technology as critical to reaching net zero, alongside deep emission cuts. Without action, current policies could lead to over 3°C of warming. "Within the international scientific community the debate about carbon dioxide removal has moved on from 'could we, should we?' to 'we must' — recognizing the urgency of the situation," write Andrew Lenton and Kerryn Brent of the CSIRO for The Conversation Australia + NZ. ⚡ So what role could carbon removal play in Australia’s net-zero future? Read the full analysis at Kathari News Perspectives ⬇️https://ow.ly/zXC850UsRPZ

Indianapolis is tackling building emissions — two-thirds of the city’s greenhouse gas footprint — through an energy benchmarking ordinance. This report from Energy News Network shows that only 20% of 1,500 buildings complied by the 2024 deadline. The city is working to boost compliance, although not yet assessing the possibility of bringing in fines. Still, there is reason for optimism as successes from schools, museums and others show the potential for cost savings, resilience and emission cuts. 💡Read more about this and other bright ideas for the #energytransition at Kathari News Perspectives: https://ow.ly/N9CA50Usg22

A transatlantic energy grid? 🌎⚡🌍 A new study by Ember explores how connecting North America and Europe could boost energy security, efficiency, and decarbonization. By leveraging time zone differences, uncorrelated wind patterns and complementary weather systems, this ambitious idea could balance renewable energy supply and demand on a massive scale. While the upfront cost is high, the study suggests it might offer more value than nuclear or hydrogen. Visionary or too ambitious? Tell us what you think. 💡Read more about this and other bright ideas for the #energytransition at Kathari News Perspectives: https://ow.ly/SxI350Ur3bo

🚗🚌🌎Global mobility services are set to triple by 2035, driven by #EV charging and digital services like advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), according to the Oliver Wyman Forum. Shifting from gas-powered cars to public transit, shared mobility, and #electricvehicles cuts transportation emissions, but requires more reliable policy, partnerships, and infrastructure growth. Read more from the World Economic Forum on how it can be done more effectively: https://ow.ly/tPfA50Ur2S9

Electricity grids will need extensive expansions and improvements to manage the levels of variable renewable energy sources needed to reach net-zero emissions targets. This report by the Pembina Institute highlights six global leaders in the integration of solar and wind — California, Texas, Ireland, Germany, South Australia and Denmark — to show that success can happen in Alberta (and anywhere). 💡Read more about it from Kathari News Perspectives Editor Charlie Bush: https://ow.ly/GeXU50UqPgY

A reliable, affordable clean energy grid needs "firm" power to complement wind and solar. Geothermal energy, with new technologies unlocking its potential, could play a key role. With costs falling and opportunities growing, could it be poised to help achieve zero-carbon power worldwide? 💡Read more about it from World Resources Institute featured at Kathari News Perspectives: https://ow.ly/EkpE50UqkKq