"The hydrogen is directly injected into the air-fuel mixture just prior to combustion. The hydrogen helps the mixture ignite faster and more completely, resulting in greater power using less fuel and creating fewer emissions." Source: Australian company introducing on-board hydrogen electrolysis unit to reduce diesel consumption and emissions Also: $1 Trillion by 2025 - … [Read more...] about Hydrogen electrolysis unit to reduce diesel consumption and emissions
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Environmental Vandalism
"Thirteen plants have either been closed or are scheduled to close including, unbelievably, Vermont Yankee and Pilgrim in energy-short New England. These nuclear workhorses offer a huge, 24/7 tranche of carbon-free electricity." "If the Trump administration were prepared to make a big gesture to save nuclear, it would begin by supporting these plants and insisting that the … [Read more...] about Environmental Vandalism
Got rid of China Apps
Since its release on May 17, the 'Remove China Apps' app has already garnered massive support and has crossed one million downloads in less than two weeks — Read on m.republicworld.com/technology-news/apps/remove-china-apps-crosses-1-million-downloads-since-its-release-on-m.html Related: In the election year the negative view of China in U.S. spells the doom for Huawei Market … [Read more...] about Got rid of China Apps
Sustainable energy storage: Norway has far more EVs on the roads as a proportion of total vehicles than anywhere else in the world
"Morrow’s lithium sulfur batteries will use deposed materials from the Norwegian oil industry." Source: A New 32GWh Gigafactory Will Build Sustainable Batteries In Norway … [Read more...] about Sustainable energy storage: Norway has far more EVs on the roads as a proportion of total vehicles than anywhere else in the world
The Holy Graal of EV Industry Within Reach: Parity with Internal Combustion Engine at $100/kWh for battery packs
"The cost of CATL’s cobalt-free lithium iron phosphate battery packs has fallen below $80 per kilowatt-hour, with the cost of the battery cells dropping below $60/kWh, the sources said. CATL’s low-cobalt NMC battery packs are close to $100/kWh. Auto industry executives have said $100/kWh for battery packs is the level at which electric vehicles reach rough parity with internal … [Read more...] about The Holy Graal of EV Industry Within Reach: Parity with Internal Combustion Engine at $100/kWh for battery packs
Gartner Says Global IT Spending to Decline 8% in 2020 Due to Impact of COVID-19
Spending on Cloud Services is Bright Spot in 2020 IT Spending Outlook Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.4 trillion in 2020, a decline of 8% from 2019, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. The coronavirus pandemic and effects of the global economic recession are causing CIOs to prioritize spending on technology and services that are deemed … [Read more...] about Gartner Says Global IT Spending to Decline 8% in 2020 Due to Impact of COVID-19
China Sued For Its Role In California Economic Meltdown Caused By Coronavirus Pandemic
Legal action claims intentional coverup by China as virus spread globally, seeks billions in damages for businesses affected by unprecedented shutdowns A group of California business owners have filed a class action lawsuit against The People's Republic of China in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, claiming China intentionally covered up the spread of COVID-19 while … [Read more...] about China Sued For Its Role In California Economic Meltdown Caused By Coronavirus Pandemic
Herd Immunity as a Government Policy in Response to COVID-19 Failed Miserably
Nassim Taleb got this right, UK and Swedish Governments did not - avoiding lockdown and losing precious time to contain pandemic just brought unnecessary thousands of deaths. Kudos to governments of Israel and Greece embracing early lockdown measures and choosing lives over doubtful models. Prioritizing local economy in the time of the global crisis is a futile exercise … [Read more...] about Herd Immunity as a Government Policy in Response to COVID-19 Failed Miserably
Clinically Insane
My political views are more Republican than Democratic, I support many of Trump's foreign and business policies but this is a tweet of clinically insane person obsessed with his popularity above all. Why is it that all of the political pundits & consultants that I beat so easily & badly, people that charged their clients far more than their services were worth, have … [Read more...] about Clinically Insane
Trump: Coronavirus attack worse than Pearl Harbor
"This is really the worst attack we’ve ever had. This is worse than Pearl Harbor. This is worse than the World Trade Center. There’s never been an attack like this. And it should have never happened. It could have been stopped at the source. It could have been stopped in China. It should have been stopped right at the source, and it wasn’t." Source: Remarks by President … [Read more...] about Trump: Coronavirus attack worse than Pearl Harbor