What are the hottest, most interesting, and most important cleantech stories of September so far? Here’s my opinion on that. Note that this is part of CleanTechnica’s weekly newsletter. Sign up for the newsletter here! 1. Juan Diego Celemín Mojica wrote an analysis for us this we … | Continue reading
Manila, Philippines — Following its resounding success in Vietnam, VinFast Auto has officially opened pre-orders for the VF 3 in the Philippines. This marks the first time VinFast is launching its stylish mini electric SUV in an international market. From September 19 to 30, earl … | Continue reading
Climate Change is happening and everyone is surprised. And yet we have known it was coming for over 50 years. The post Climate Change Is Here, Whether We Like It Or Not appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
When there’s just the slightest dip in electric vehicle growth, we get to see the spiders come out of the baseboards. We’re not even talking about EV sales decline. We’re just talking slower EV sales growth. Nonetheless, a handful of legacy automakers have taken the opportunity t … | Continue reading
We’re already at the point where, if you buy a new electric car, you probably never have to worry about the car’s battery wearing out. However long you plan to own the car, it’s unlikely the battery drops even close to 70% of its original capacity. Nonetheless, some people still … | Continue reading
When Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate worked together as well as with Joe Biden to extend and even revive electric vehicle subsidies for consumers, several rules were added. However, one loophole broke all of those rules, and it’s leading to a lot mo … | Continue reading
The latest installment of the ongoing seminar series on global decarbonization that I’m leading for India’s utility professionals under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum was on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). It’s an overly hyped, overly hoped for solution that i … | Continue reading
Data shows leaders and laggards for total electric school buses and combined investments driving electric school bus conversion. Introduction Each year, more than 490,000 school buses shuttle children back and forth across the United States –to school, field trips, sporting event … | Continue reading
Siemens and E.ON have signed a global framework agreement (GFA) to strengthen E.ON’s public charging network GFA comprises SICHARGE D high power chargers Backend access via Sifinity Control to maximize charger reliability and uptime for E.ON customers Siemens Smart Infrastructure … | Continue reading
Regular readers might think Californians have a lock on poorly thought-through ideas for ‘enhancing’ oceanic carbon uptake, but apparently Italy decided to throw a log on this fire. A startup is promoting the idea of digging up long-sequestered carbon dioxide in the form of limes … | Continue reading
The first stop of my heat pump water heater tour across America was an incredible experience that allowed me to see every step of how my favorite technology is made. A lot of magic happens at the Bradford White factory, from metal sheets arriving on pallets to packaged cardboard … | Continue reading
Lease areas have potential to power over 4.5 million homes WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced it will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on Oct. 29, 2024, for eight areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. If f … | Continue reading
The sun’s energy is becoming a popular renewable source for everyday power. To meet increasing demand, thousands of acres of solar farms are expected to be developed over the next few decades. Co-locating arrays and agriculture on the same land — known as “agrivoltaics” — can cre … | Continue reading
One thing that frosts my shorts is a press release from some renewable energy developer touting how many homes a new installation can power. The dirty little secret no one wants to talk about is that much of the new renewable energy coming online today will be used to power ... [ … | Continue reading
Rooftop solar storage and micro inverter company Yotta Energy is back at RE+ this year with a new version of its rooftop battery that much more elegantly provides storage and allows installers to use it as ballast for the system at the same time. When we talked to Yotta Energy .. … | Continue reading
The fully electric Volvo EX90 is perhaps the brand’s most important electric vehicle launch to date. It is being built in South Carolina, with shipments to customers expected to kick off in the 4th quarter of 2024. Volvo invited CleanTechnica out to The Resort at Pelican Hill in … | Continue reading
U.S. solar industry added 9.4 GW of new installation capacity in Q2 2024, but challenges persist that hinder the market’s full potential. ANAHEIM, California and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Solar module manufacturing capacity in the United States now exceeds 31 gigawatts (GW) — a nearly f … | Continue reading
[Last week], Governor Roy Cooper took an important step to advance his Clean Transportation Plan by announcing the first round of conditional awards for developers to install and operate electric vehicle charging stations using North Carolina’s share of the National Electric Vehi … | Continue reading
The Asset Manager Quest game is satire, but like all satire, it has a point hidden away beneath the tomfoolery. The post “Asset Manager Quest” Game Targets Idiotic Fossil Fuel Investments appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Climate change is important but so are little things that endanger human life like fine particulates that from burning fossil fuels. The post The Unseen Effects Of Climate Change And A Hotter World appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The existential climate crisis that confronts us requires political and policy solutions that disempower the fossil fuel industry and their state allies. Unfortunately, the current US presidential election season is filled with hyperbole, controversy, and disinformation. Such dis … | Continue reading
Regular crashes, injuries, and even fatalities plague the traffic sector, highlighting the potential benefits of self-driving cars. When my daughters and I decided to take a Waymo to get to the museum across the city from us in San Francisco, we had no idea how safe we would or w … | Continue reading
Projects represent historic investments of $29 billion in clean energy that will benefit 1 in 5 rural Americans The first wave of 16 rural electric cooperatives (co-ops) selected to receive the USDA’s Empowering Rural America (New ERA) funding plan to leverage their awards to dep … | Continue reading
A struggle over data centers is taking place in Ohio, where the local utility fears it will build more capacity then be deserted by Big Tech. The post Ohio PUC Struggles To Balance Demands Of Data Centers And Utility Company appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The US Postal Service is finally pumping more electric vehicles into its fleet, but elections officials want to see an election protection plan, too. The post US Postal Service Launches New Electric Vehicles, Now Do Election Protection, Too appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Rooftop solar for commercial customers is seeing a surge of interest from companies who want to lower their carbon footprint. The post Rooftop Solar On Commercial Properties & Parking Lots Is The Next New Thing appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Why do so many people want heavy, large EVs? They risk the progress that can be achieved by the transition to personal transportation electrification. So argues Christian Brand, professor of transport, energy, and climate change at the University of Oxford’s Transport Studies Uni … | Continue reading
A year and a half ago I had the opportunity to sit down with Michele Wucker, author of The Gray Rhino and You Are What You Risk, to have a wide ranging conversation about risks we tend to ignore, Asian vs Western perceptions of risk, black swans, climate change, COVID, ... [conti … | Continue reading
Any of our readers who have been following my reports know that Latin America’s EV sales are rising. In some countries, they may not be growing as fast as we would wish; in others, they’re faster than we ever expected; but the trend remains clear regardless. Latin America’s* mark … | Continue reading
Effort expands vehicle purchasing assistance to communities in need across the state SACRAMENTO — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today announced the launch of a new $242 million effort, the Driving Clean Assistance Program (DCAP), which will prioritize low-income Calif … | Continue reading
New Competitive Program Supports the Expansion of Infrastructure to Improve Consumer Access to Electric Vehicle Charging Initial Round of Funding Focuses on Upstate Charging Along Key Travel Corridors Traducción al español Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $21 million is now … | Continue reading
I recently got an e-mail from OnStar telling me that I had a diagnostic report to read. But, seeing the date, I remembered that I had picked the Bolt EUV up in September of 2022 and it has now been two years since picking the car up. I figured I’d ... [continued] The post Two Yea … | Continue reading
How far would you go to be part of a showroom launch and to view the Tesla Cybertruck? How about 3000 kilometres? My friends (Rado and Lawrence) flew from Brisbane to Perth with their partners to be part of the celebrations at the end of August. There had been rumours ... [conti … | Continue reading
87% of Americans support federal incentives to deploy solar and energy storage, including 78% of 2020 Trump voters ANAHEIM, California and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly 9 in 10 American voters support federal clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), according to … | Continue reading
In another effort to pull in new buyers, Tesla has just sent out a new offer. You can now buy a brand new Tesla Model 3 — with all of its recent upgrades — and pay $0 at delivery. (Of course, you still have to pay for the car eventually, ... [continued] The post You Can Now Get T … | Continue reading
Being a pioneer can be fun and exciting. I mean, who doesn’t want to try something new? New technologies can bring not only novelty into our lives, but benefits (including cost savings). However, we have to remember that the historical pioneers who went west in covered wagons som … | Continue reading
When you arrive at a restaurant, you’re ravenous, and you order more food than you can eat. Inevitably, you need a takeout container to transport the leftovers home. Most people accept takeout food in single-use containers, and data shows that most diners are aware of the waste i … | Continue reading
Over 2 million Texans lost power when Hurricane Beryl hit, and more than 400,000 people in Northern Ohio were left in the dark after a violent thunderstorm. As extreme weather events are on the rise, we are more vulnerable to power interruptions. The best defense? A reliable back … | Continue reading
Yesterday, I noticed that BYD’s share of the Chinese auto market really had grown a lot over the course of the year, and I produced an article featuring monthly market share charts to visualize that. In the comments, a reader, Mike Sarcione, noted, “Zach didn’t include Tesla’s Ch … | Continue reading
Solar power in the US is growing by leaps and bounds, and microgrid and community solar projects are part of the reason why. The post A 15 MW Microgrid In California, Community Solar In Alaska — The Solar Power Revolution Continues appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
It seems that we’ve had a few tiers of EV enthusiasm in the auto industry for the past decade or so. Naturally, you’ve got the very enthusiast EV-only leaders — Tesla, BYD, Rivian, NIO, Xpeng, Polestar, etc. On the other end, you’ve got the extreme foot draggers — Honda, Toyota, … | Continue reading
The rooftop solar and home energy storage trends are pushing the case to replace gas peaker plants with zero emission "virtual" power plants. The post Rooftop Solar & Virtual Power Plants Take Center Stage As Oil & Gas Wilt appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
It’s good news for Zambia, as BYD has just launched in the country, giving Zambians an opportunity to buy some of the latest electric vehicles from one of the world’s largest electric vehicle firms. BYD has partnered with Pilatus to launch several models there. It seems like we g … | Continue reading
In Europe, Stellantis will stop producing the Fiat 500e for one month due to slow sales while ramping up EV production in the US. The post The Ups & Downs Of The Electric Car Transition At Stellantis appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Towards a sustainable and competitive battery value chain in Europe The Horizon 2020 SOLiDIFY consortium, comprised of 14 European partners, has developed a high-performance lithium-metal solid-state battery. The prototype battery, manufactured in a state-of-the-art battery lab a … | Continue reading
In a bit of a leak, we’ve caught word that Hyundai and IVECO Group are aiming to feature a “revolutionary electric commercial vehicle” at the coming IAA 2024 show in Hannover, Germany. We don’t have details yet, but we’ve got these summary points: Hyundai Motor Company leverages … | Continue reading
BloombergNEF’s (BNEF’s) new policy blueprint, the NetZero Pathfinders framework, has been designed to help governments and other stakeholders to devise and implement the best net zero trajectory programs for their markets. The framework helps to make transparent the various polic … | Continue reading
On September 10, 2024, the RE+ Solar Power International Exhibition in Anaheim, California, kicked off with great anticipation. Sungrow FPV made a bold entrance, showcasing its high-capacity floating solar system solutions, highlighting its cutting-edge product innovation and lea … | Continue reading