Hydrogen trucks

Truck Tech: ArcLight’s next act edition

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Don’t tell ArcLight Capital Partners that clean energy transport companies are out of favor. The SPAC sponsor of electric bus and charging infrastructure developer Proterra is investing $50 million in electric trucks as a service near Los Angeles International Airport while preparing for a shareholder vote next week on taking renewable natural gas developer Opal Fuels public.

Investing after SPACs

With one SPAC complete and another up for shareholder vote next week, ArcLight Capital Partners is...

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How hydrogen could help decarbonize transportation — Net-Zero Carbon

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On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Danny Gomez, managing director of financial and emerging markets at FreightWaves, is joined by Mike Hopkins, CEO of Bakken Energy, to discuss the basics of hydrogen and why hydrogen is an attractive fuel source for hard to abate emissions in long-haul trucking.

About 95% of hydrogen produced in the U.S. today is considered gray hydrogen, which is made by natural gas reforming, according to the Department of Energy. This process produces hydrogen and releases...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-hydrogen-could-help-decarbonize-transportation-net-zero-carbon

Canadian airport betting big on hydrogen

A birds eye view of a terminal at the Edmonton International Airport shows several airplanes surrounding the building.

Airlines and fuel providers are experimenting with using hydrogen to power aircraft and vehicles, and Edmonton International Airport (EIA) aims to be “on the leading edge of that,” according to VP Myron Keehn.

“I think hydrogen for aircraft is coming quicker than we think,” Keehn, the Canadian airport’s vice president of air service, business development, environmental, social and governance, and government relations, told FreightWaves.

He predicted the Edmonton area would be using hydrogen...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-airport-betting-big-on-hydrogen

Could blue hydrogen accelerate transition to green?

AskWaves explores whether hydrogen has to be green right away?

Every mode of transportation is considering hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels such as e-methanol to decarbonize freight. But there is debate about whether hydrogen needs to be green right away or if the industry should use blue hydrogen until the cost of green hydrogen becomes more economical.

Green hydrogen is produced using renewable electricity that powers electrolyzers to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Blue hydrogen is produced using natural gas reformation, but its carbon dioxide...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/could-blue-hydrogen-accelerate-transition-to-green

Shell decarbonization report: ‘Getting into gear’

Shell released a report containing 22 solutions to decarbonize road freight.

Shell and Deloitte have released a joint report outlining a 10-year road map to decarbonize road freight using 22 strategic solutions.

The report, “Decarbonising Road Freight: Getting into Gear,” addresses economic, technical, regulatory and organizational factors as well as barriers to road freight decarbonization based on region.

A total of 158 CEOs, executives, logistic experts, sustainability experts, strategists and policy and regulation specialists representing 123 organizations across...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shell-decarbonization-report-getting-into-gear

Green hydrogen: The future of fuel?

Green hydrogen is gaining ground despite facing obstacles.

The transportation sector is researching and adopting the use of alternative fuels such as hydrogen fuel cells and electric batteries. The majority of hydrogen produced today comes from natural gas and coal.

Green hydrogen is hydrogen that is produced using electrolyzers powered by renewable electricity, according to a 2020 study entitled “The Role of Green and Blue Hydrogen in the Energy Transition — A Technological and Geopolitical Perspective” and written by Michel Noussan, Pier Paolo...

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Plug Power extends into e-commerce space with Walmart

Plug power expands into e-commerce with Walmart.

Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) has announced that its hydrogen and fuel cell solutions are expanding into Walmart e-commerce applications. 

The expansion began in August 2020 and will continue into 2021, according to a release. The Tuesday announcement said that across North America, Walmart has 37 distribution centers that use over 9,500 Plug Power-supported GenDrive fuel cell-powered vehicles.

With about 40,000 units in the field and over 100 fueling stations in North America, Plug Power provides...

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5 trucking sustainability trends for 2021

5 sustainability trends for 2021 in the trucking industry.

According to an International Transport Forum (ITF) report, freight accounts for 7% of total global CO2 emissions, with trucking being the largest contributor. As the world faces more effects of climate change every day, the trucking industry is driving toward a greener, more efficient future.

Alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs)

The deployment of AFVs — including electric, hydrogen-electric and renewable natural gas (RNG) — is on the rise. The Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) said electric...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/5-trucking-sustainability-trends-for-2021

The Daily Dash: Trucking’s payroll tax problem, Nikola’s surprise order and trucker sentenced

Truckings payroll tax concerns

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, trucking ponders its next move following President Donald Trump’s payroll tax deferment order. Plus, Nikola receives a huge order from an unexpected source; Cummins and Navistar ink a new deal; and a truck driver is sentenced for a crash that killed five.

When is a tax break not really a tax break?

Will truck drivers and trucking companies see any additional money from Trump’s payroll tax deferment...

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