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Decarbonizing Marine Transportation

Energy Central

I’ve visited this topic before, but a recent excellent article in IEEE Spectrum induced your author to take another dive into the sustainable ocean. A modern Marine Transportation.

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Why not hydrogen for distance shipping and transport?

Energy Central

Much to agree with in this article on why not hydrogen for distance shipping and transport We do see a role for hydrogen in processes needing the molecules for a chemical reaction (ammonia, parts of steel production.)

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Automation in logistics: Big opportunity, bigger uncertainty

McKinsey

But as this second article in our series on disruption explains, things are not so simple. As e-commerce volumes soar, many logistics and parcel companies hope that automation is the answer.

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Working Hours and Fatigue: Meeting the Needs of American Workers and Employers

NIOSH Science: Oil & Gas

The issue’s articles give insight into the challenges of managing fatigue across industries and job tasks. The articles identify knowledge gaps and needs The issue explores factors that may increase work-related fatigue and actions to reduce work-related injuries and illnesses. [1]

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Biofuels Reboot

Energy Central

As I wrote a recent post, “Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization,” I discovered that U.S. A few days later I was reading my latest issue of Scientific American, and came across an excellent article on these.

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A Summary of Professor Jim Rossi’s Lecture on the “Federalism Battles in Energy Transportation”

The Energy Law

At the Fourth Annual Liskow & Lewis Energy Law Lecture, Professor Jim Rossi of Vanderbilt Law delivered a presentation entitled “Federalism Battles in Energy Transportation.” Despite these differences, both means of transportation face legal hurdles that require consideration of federalism principles.

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What archaic law is hindering our migration to clean energy?

Energy Central

I didn’t before I came across several articles on its impact to energy supply and offshore wind. The law requires any goods transported between U.S. Ever heard of the Jones Act? The Jones Acts is a century old law that was designed to protect the maritime industry. The key words in that description are century old.

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