Indeed, RECs are known to have very little additionality and there is a ton of research questioning their role in decarbonization.
"A number of studies have zeroed in on the influence of voluntary RECs—those purchased by private customers—on renewable energy production and have gathered significant evidence to suggest that these certificates have had little to no impact. One of these studies, led by researchers at Princeton, Harvard, and UCLA, for example, found that if the power market for voluntary RECs did not exist, “the amount of electricity generated by wind power in the United States would be little different than what we actually see today.”
A paper published in 2022 in Nature which received significant attention from the media argued that due to the drop in the prices of RECs in recent years, the revenue associated with these certificates is insufficient to promote an increase in green energy production. The paper concludes that while the group of companies being analyzed reported a combined 30.7% reduction in emissions resulting from their REC purchases, the actual reduction was closer to 9.9%."
I walked by one of these scanning offices in São Paulo a few weeks ago and it looked completely dystopian. Didn't have the impression that the people who showed up there were well informed on what they were signing up for
The whole company looks a bit shady to me. The claims, the name, the renders, no legal entity named, no info on founders/advisors/investors on the website or LinkedIn, etc.
Also, why would you redesign the cabin from scratch if what's unique is the drivetrain?
"NO COMPETITION"
"MANY TIMES CLEANER THAN DIESEL ENGINES"
"Nikola Motor Company is not currently accepting walk in visitors. After we launch the vehicles at the live press release later this year, contact numbers and locations will be provided for visits."
Apple should integrate Touch ID into their Macbooks and turn Apple Pay into a service for ecommerce. Payment would be one tap, similarly to Apple Pay IRL.
They could place the capacitive fingerprint sensor where the ON/OFF button used to be, it would actually be a neat way to wake up the machine without typing a password too.
For now, I just have my credit card number memorized so I can checkout fairly quickly without having to fiddle with physical objects in my pocket.
"A number of studies have zeroed in on the influence of voluntary RECs—those purchased by private customers—on renewable energy production and have gathered significant evidence to suggest that these certificates have had little to no impact. One of these studies, led by researchers at Princeton, Harvard, and UCLA, for example, found that if the power market for voluntary RECs did not exist, “the amount of electricity generated by wind power in the United States would be little different than what we actually see today.”
A paper published in 2022 in Nature which received significant attention from the media argued that due to the drop in the prices of RECs in recent years, the revenue associated with these certificates is insufficient to promote an increase in green energy production. The paper concludes that while the group of companies being analyzed reported a combined 30.7% reduction in emissions resulting from their REC purchases, the actual reduction was closer to 9.9%."
https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/commentary/blog/renewable-e...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01379-5