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Diesel, the workhorse fuel of trucks, trains & more, not expected to reach peak demand in the U.S. for a decade or so (w/ significant variation by state)
Great target area for innovation to accelerate that!
H/t @EnergyCredit1
The story of the last decade in the U.S.? Displacing coal gen with natural gas.
Story of the next decade? Displacing coal with renewables.
Natural gas still sticky overall at the national level.
Forecasts (including impact of IRA) by @EnergyCredit1
This week in 🔋 supply chain (so far):
• CATL to invest ~$3.5B for new battery recycling plant in Guangdong
• GM to invest $650M in Lithium Americas Corp to develop Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada
• Our Next Energy w/ $300M Series B to fund LFP gigafactory in Michigan
Apropos of @floodbase announcing their $12M Series A last week, here's one of my fav excerpts from a convo w/ @abitmore, Director of Tech
Earth observation data getting cheaper / more accessible → big boon for many private industries + climate tech 🛰️
That new coal vs. renewables study only went so far as to "analyze the economics of adding 4 hours of battery storage capacity to solar resources" (1 of 4 scenarios)
& yet every headline just says "solar & wind cheaper than coal!!"
not exactly 🍏s to 🍏s
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