The Biden administration has reintroduced Trump’s tariffs on e-bikes from China. That’s 25% tariffs on imported e-bikes and bike components made in China. An additional 25% tariff on Chinese-made battery packs used by e-bikes comes into effect in 2026. Nearly 100% of bicycles sold in the U.S. are manufactured abroad, with the vast majority coming […] The post Biden’s tariffs on Chinese e-bikes goes against U.S. climate policy appeared first on Energy Post ..read more

The world needs a large supply of renewable carbon to replace fossil feedstocks for hard-to-abate sectors like aviation, shipping, chemicals, food and beverage. Arno van den Bos, Karan Kochhar, Luis Janeiro and Francisco Boshell at IRENA present the results of their study to estimate demand, and whether supply can match it through to 2050. The […] The post Renewable Carbon must replace fossil feedstocks for e-fuels, fertilisers + more. Will supply match demand? appeared first on Energy Post ..read more

The new EU Emissions Trading System, ETS 2, covers emissions from buildings, road transport, and additional sectors such as fuel use in small industrial installations. It’s designed to reduce emissions by 42% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. Florian Schlenner, Simon Göss and Hendrik Schuldt at carboneer describe how it works, and what firms must […] The post EU ETS2 for Buildings, Road Transport: what must firms already be doing to comply with the full launch in 2027? appeared first on Energy Post ..read more

There are three big reasons why Europe’s auto industry should be given binding targets to increase the green steel content of their cars through to 2040. First, conventional steel production is a high-emissions activity, and both users and producers are struggling to bring it down. Second, emerging green steel producers need to secure major guaranteed […] The post EVs made of 40% Green Steel will add just €57 to the price of a new car appeared first on Energy Post ..read more

The main purpose of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is to put a price on emissions and generate revenues from companies buying allowances for creating those emissions. Right now energy, manufacturing and aviation are covered. From 2027, maritime transport will be added to the existing EU ETS, while buildings and road transport will […] The post EU ETS: what happens when rising Carbon Prices start to hurt low income groups? appeared first on Energy Post ..read more

Biofuel producers are always looking for low carbon intensity feedstocks. Corn stover (the waste from harvested corn) is typical, but harvesting is seasonal. Jeffrey Wolf at NREL explains how research has led to the development of XanoGrass. It is a perennial, so can be harvested all year round. It can be grown on marginal or […] The post XanoGrass: a perennial, marginal land, all-climate, Biofuel feedstock substitute for wood, food crops, fossils appeared first on Energy Post ..read more

The newly elected Labour government in the UK is promising to create a state-owned entity, GB Energy, to drive forward its energy transition. Robert Johnston at CGEP explains what it is, and how it could be a model for other nations. Up until now, the policy toolkit of high-income OECD countries has primarily been the […] The post Can the UK’s new state-owned GB Energy become a role model for others? appeared first on Energy Post ..read more

EU Member States have inadvertently supported with their own subsidies the renewable energy targets of other Member States, a practice that violates EU internal market rules, explains Kim Talus at UEF Law School. He looks at how Denmark subsidised Danish biomethane producers who exported to Sweden, where Swedish consumers were benefitting from subsidies already. This […] The post Excessive cross-border accumulation of subsidies can endanger the EU energy transition appeared first on Energy Post ..read more

Donald Trump has always backed oil and gas, and U.S. industry giants donated $7.3m to his campaign, three times more than for his 2020 run. Joe Biden has introduced green energy policies and other transition legislation, though he has also overseen an increase in domestic oil production and promised motorists he will keep petrol prices […] The post Biden vs Trump: will the economics of Oil sway the U.S. presidential election? appeared first on Energy Post ..read more

It looks brilliantly simple. Why are onshore wind turbines smaller than offshore ones? Because you have to move them to their location by road, over bridges, through tunnels and around curves. That limits their size. As Michael Purton, writing for WEF, explains it’s why the company Radia is building the world’s biggest aeroplane called WindRunner […] The post World’s biggest plane to carry Offshore-Wind sized blades to “inaccessible” onshore destinations for first time appeared first on Energy Post ..read more