Will Chinese-made cars track what American school kids are eating for lunch? We can't be too careful to counter that threat. The post Biden Administration Proposes A Ban On Chinese-Made Software appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Most of our summer travel has been within 100 miles (more frequently 30 miles) of Three Lakes in Northern Wisconsin. However, we have made a number of 200+ mile trips to airports in Minneapolis, Green Bay, and Appleton, Wisconsin as well as trips to Ontonagon, Michigan, and Madis … | Continue reading
What is it like to recycle oysters? First, shuck the hearty bivalves and suck out their nutty yumminess. Then place the empty oyster shells (called cultch) in piles as high as an adult in an outside garbage and recycling area. The shells need to rest and absorb nature’s elements; … | Continue reading
I just wrote about how battery energy storage is massively helping to extend the usefulness of solar energy into the evening in California. It is quickly transforming the California electricity grid. Then I saw this news from ENGIE, thanks to one of our content curators. ENGIE ha … | Continue reading
SolarEdge is known for high efficiency inverters, and the company was at RE+ 2024 in Anaheim, California, again this year showing off all the latest improvements and upgrades it has made to its home solar ecosystem of products. Most people don’t get excited about the white and gr … | Continue reading
As solar energy became a larger and larger portion of California electricity generation, there were rising concerns about the infamous “duck curve.” Solar energy was starting to dominate midday electricity generation, forcing curtailments even, while peak electricity demand in th … | Continue reading
Eurobarometer survey shows Europeans are taking action to save energy and embrace clean energy, but want more support to make the transition and keep their bills under control A wide-ranging survey published today shows that European citizens support the energy policy pursued by … | Continue reading
Copenhagen, Denmark — Elfly Group, developers of the all-electric seaplane programme ‘Noemi’ (No Emissions), is delighted to announce a new partnership with Denmark’s Nordic Seaplanes, which will see the dedicated seaplane operator become the world’s first ‘Noemi’ airline. Nordic … | Continue reading
Heat pump water heater sales saw their largest increase ever in 2023, according to the latest data released by ENERGY STAR. Shipments of heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) grew 35% last year to 190,000 units, their largest numerical increase (50,000 units) in history. This trend of … | Continue reading
The European Commission recently published its State of the Energy Union Report 2024. The Commission says that the report “describes how the EU has managed unprecedented challenges in the energy policy landscape during this Commission’s mandate, equipping the EU with a regulatory … | Continue reading
Last week, I got to drive the new Polestar 3 SUV about 85 miles through the mountains of Wyoming and Idaho, and I was mostly impressed with the car. Driving the Polestar 3, I was impressed by its luxury, performance, and tech. However, its efficiency and value were average. Marke … | Continue reading
I’ve seen this claim countless times, and I understand where it’s coming from, but I don’t believe it. I normally brush past it, but given that a top computer scientist known as the “Godfather of AI” just said it, and also given the enormous controversy and confusion around Elon … | Continue reading
Supply Chain Report Tackles Hydropower’s Missing Links Solar panels and wind turbines get a lot of attention in the current conversation about renewable energy. Meanwhile, hydropower is quietly, consistently producing large amounts of clean energy—and has been for more than a cen … | Continue reading
One of the fiercest typhoons to hit the area of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China, since 1949 was Super Typhoon Capricorn this month. In this wild weather, torrential winds and giant waves, what is the durability of floating solar panels? If you were anticipating seeing some broken pan … | Continue reading
New research uncovers a hydrogen-centered mechanism that triggers degradation in the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles While the lithium-ion battery could help save the planet, it is in some ways like any other battery: it degrades with time and operation, taking … | Continue reading
First, according to Wikipedia, a black swan event is a high-impact event that is difficult to predict under normal circumstances but in retrospect appears to have been inevitable, or an event that comes as a surprise, has a major impact, and is often rationalized with the benefit … | Continue reading
Northvolt has completed a restructuring plan that will lead to significant layoffs while it seeks a new path forward. The post Northvolt Reacts To Changes In Demand For Batteries — Make A New Plan, Stan! appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Here at CleanTechnica, Michael Barnard is the primary marine shipping author. Some other writers have an interest as well, but I have only created several posts, sticking mostly to electrified boats. However, in reading some of his articles, and perusing the user comments, an ide … | Continue reading
The Chinese automaker and battery-swapping enthusiast Nio is adding the new L60 electric car to its electric vehicle lineup under the Onvo brand. The post A Battery-Swapping Secret Is Behind The New Nio Affordable L60 Electric Vehicle appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Energy storage batteries are using many technologies that are not appropriate for use in automobiles and trucks. The post Grid-Scale Storage Batteries Use Many Different Chemistries appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
A few weeks ago, WhistlinDiesel’s Cybertruck torture testing was the talk of EV social media. When the vehicle’s hitch basically snapped off under extreme circumstances, EV haters used it to lampoon all EVs. EV fans were split between Tesla fanatics, who blamed the unusually roug … | Continue reading
T&E analyses the strategies that manufacturers are expected to use to comply. Summary The EU’s 2025 Car CO2 target is reachable and feasible After years of stagnant EV sales due to the lack of new car CO₂ targets, carmakers will face stricter standards in 2025, following the last … | Continue reading
It takes years to build an event that attracts attendees without advertising and top speakers without invitations. It’s only taken the Polish New Mobility Association 5 years to develop such an event — The New Mobility Congress. The largest expo and industry event of this type in … | Continue reading
The next presidential election in the US will see one party try to manipulate the Electoral College to seize control of the government. The post The Electoral College & The Path Forward For America appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The next presidential election in the US will see one party try to manipulate the Electoral College to seize control of the government. The post How To Steal An Election — Electoral College Edition appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Elon Musk, CEO of X, has acquiesced to his legal team’s advice and has agreed to comply with directives from Brazil’s Supreme Court. Originally, he had refused to obey what he perceived as illegal orders to censor anti-democratic voices on his social network. Pressure finally for … | Continue reading
I was a research scientist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for 30 years. I retired in 2005. While I was at NASA, I had ample time to see the evidence of global warming. With satellite imagery, we observed a nearly ice-free Arctic Ocean in the summer for the ... [continued … | Continue reading
BYD brought its all new E-Vali electric delivery vans to the IAA Transportation show in Hannover, Germany this week. The post BYD Brings Its E-Vali Electric Delivery Van To Europe appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
I was going through the new Integrating Solar and Wind: Global experience and emerging challenges report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), and I noticed an interesting graph. Well, there are at least a few interesting charts, but this one chart is something I don’t thin … | Continue reading
Market forces and government incentives are creating a growing number of renewable energy jobs. Workers riveting solar panels to roofs, keeping wind turbines spinning, and weatherizing homes across the nation are part of a job market that’s been outpacing U.S. employment growth o … | Continue reading
For the most part, we treat electric aviation like it’s something that we’ll see in the future. I mean, batteries are expensive and heavy, and they don’t hold that much energy per unit of weight. So, compared to say, kerosene (jet fuel), batteries take up a lot more space and ... … | Continue reading
Yesterday, when I wrote an article explaining what I think has happened with Elon Musk and Tesla in recent years that has led to the conundrum Tesla is in right now, or at least its latest “bet the company” move, I knew the reader comments would be great. As some ... [continued] … | Continue reading
Although the challenges seem immense, a new RMI report lays out a path forward for electric mobility in Nigeria. Nigeria is on a mission to decarbonize its transportation sector. The African continent’s most populous nation has pledged to have all new sales of cars and vans be ze … | Continue reading
The headline pretty much says it all. A team of climate researchers led by Emily Judd at the University of Arizona and The Smithsonian have combined more than 150,000 pieces of fossil evidence with state of the art climate models to determine the Earth’s average global surface te … | Continue reading
If you charge an electric car in the UK using only Level 3 DC fast chargers, it will cost you quite a bit of money. But who does that? The post Level 3 Charging In The UK Is Expensive, Which Can Raise The Cost Of Driving An Electric Car appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
When former President Donald J. Trump appeared before Michigan workers earlier this week for a campaign town hall, he responded in typical meandering fashion to questions about the future of the US auto industry. He offered tangential thoughts about tariffs boosting the labor for … | Continue reading
The solar PV market in a lot of African countries has grown thanks to project developers and financiers offering attractive power purchase and lease agreements to clients in the C&I sector. Uptake was driven without any government incentives in most of these countries. Uptake was … | Continue reading
A plant-based domestic supply chain for nickel-based EV batteries is emerging in the US, and the Department of Energy is here for it. The post How To “Grow” New Supply Of Nickel For EV Batteries appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
It’s really happening. A mere 7 years after we published an open letter to the Renault-Nissan Alliance pushing it to join the Tesla Supercharging network, and I think a couple of years after we had started recommending other automakers join the Supercharger network, the first non … | Continue reading
Showing how much the solar industry is both 1) a major source of jobs in the US and 2) a fast growing segment of the economy, the 14th annual National Solar Jobs Census by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) was just published and includes two big stats: 15,564 solar j … | Continue reading
We all know we had a pandemic a few years ago, there were long economic shutdowns as a result of that, and it has been difficult to get the wheels and cogs of industry rolling again. Oddly enough, because of how much we lack broader perspective and blame many of ... [continued] T … | Continue reading
These days, batteries are frequently recycled and repurposed, and companies that tackle this environmental issue make weekly news. We’ve got more battery recycling news below. MAN will build the biggest public charging network for heavy commercial vehicles in the nation to date, … | Continue reading
Note that this is a reader’s response to Scott Cooney’s article about Extinction Rebellion, where he postulated the organization could be a front group for fossil industries or at least manipulated by them. This letter to the editor comes to us from David Woodward, and we think i … | Continue reading
The surviving nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island will be restarted to make electricity to power Microsoft data centers. The post Three Mile Island Redux — Nuke Will Be Restarted To Power Microsoft Data Center appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Some of this article is stuff that’s been widely discussed for months, but I think it goes a little deeper into how I think we got here. Maybe I’m wrong, but after covering Tesla and Elon Musk very closely for 12 years and having my assumptions and analysis affirmed by ... [conti … | Continue reading
A coalition of environmental and health groups has called on Microsoft to rely on clean energy generation instead of a proposed expansion of methane-fueled power for its planned Racine County data center — projected to become Wisconsin Electric’s “largest electric load.” In an op … | Continue reading
Maybe once upon a time, concern about what happened to EV batteries at end of life was legit. However, it was quickly apparent that the vast majority of an old battery could still be useful if recycled, and that those materials are highly valuable. About 95% (or even more) of ... … | Continue reading
It’s the 5-year anniversary of buying my Tesla Model 3 SR+. (Wow, time flies!) So, how is the lowest priced Tesla Model 3 doing after 5 years? What do I still love and like about it? What not so much? Can it go another 5 years? I’m diving into these ... [continued] The post 5-Yea … | Continue reading