Recently I sat down virtually with professional chemical process engineer Paul Martin of Spitfire Research on my podcast Redefining Energy – Tech to discuss how much industrial heat can be replaced with electrical heat technologies (tl’dr: virtually all of it directly). In the th … | Continue reading
By now, everyone knows that electric vehicles don’t really have a sales problem. What they have is the industry’s leading manufacturer hitting the skids, which is skewing sales figures overall. Meanwhile, other automakers are scrambling to fill the gap. That includes Volkswagen, … | Continue reading
The green revolution is accelerating in Athens! By 2026, the city hopes to have ten times as many electric taxis on the road as there currently are. There are currently 13,661 taxis in Athens, and only 100 of them are electric. In solar news, a ramp-up of solar module production … | Continue reading
Waymo’s progress may go under the radar a bit compared to Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) progress, but let’s remember that Waymo is actually offering fully self-driving robotaxi service in some areas. Now, in San Francisco, the company is making a big step forward and “going big … | Continue reading
The search for lithium in Argentina pits Indigenous people against global corporations in search of profits. The post Lithium Mining In Argentina — Jobs vs. Environment appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Looking through Lazard’s recent LCOE (levelized cost of energy) report, in addition to the key headline points on renewable energy costs vs. fossil fuel and nuclear energy costs, I ran across some interesting notes the analysts made about energy storage projects in the USA. In pa … | Continue reading
Electric vehicle popularity is at an all-time high, but you’d never know it from reading the headlines. Vehicle electrification is expected to improve affordability for households as technology costs continue to decline, more models become available, and the used market continues … | Continue reading
The methane industry is pitching "certified gas" that it sells for a premium. Certified by who? That's the question. The post “Certified Gas” Is The Latest Greenwashing Scam From The Methane Industry appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Lazard recently released its latests analysis of LCOE (levelized cost of energy) for different power sources. As has been the case for the past several years, solar and wind power remain highly competitive (aka cheap). However, estimates on the high end of the price range have co … | Continue reading
Electricity utilities increasingly report using batteries to move electricity from periods of low prices to periods of high prices, a strategy known as arbitrage, according to new detailed information we recently published. At the end of 2023, electricity utilities in the United … | Continue reading
Innovative Projects Showcase Power of American Innovation in Developing Advanced Energy Technologies and Accelerating the Energy Transition WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $63.5 mi … | Continue reading
10th Annual Technology Baseline Features New Data on Offshore Wind Energy, Nuclear Power, Pumped Storage Hydropower, and More Today—nicknamed “ATB Day” by a superfan—marks the release of the 10th annual electricity sector data for the Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB). … | Continue reading
Through the Detroit Climate Strategy, the City of Detroit and the Mayor’s office have made progress toward sustainability. The plan, which was shaped by feedback from thousands of residents, stipulates that the city must switch to clean, renewable energy by 2034. “The Neighborhoo … | Continue reading
Blockchain and renewable energy technologies have been two of the most discussed technological and economic advances in the recent years. However, until now there has not seemed to be much of a crossover. New uses for blockchain technology are allowing small-scale investment in r … | Continue reading
The £1.8m CanUK vessel-to-grid (V2G) project is making waves by uniting UK and Canadian experts to create the first transatlantic V2G project for electric vessels. V2G’s bi-directional charging technology lets electric vessel batteries both receive and supply energy, cutting carb … | Continue reading
I recently came across a very interesting post on X, or Twitter, or whatever Elon identifies it as these days. An EV owner had a free charging plan for his Hyundai Ioniq 5, included at the time of sale. This, of course, made road trips easy and fun, as there ... [continued] The p … | Continue reading
The BYD brand is starting to get a lot more famous around the world for its electric vehicles, such as the BYD Seal, Seagull, Dolphin, and Atto 3 full battery electric vehicle. BYD is also well known for several other models that include a range of plug-in hybrids. However, BYD . … | Continue reading
A new national blueprint details how the climate, public health, and economic benefits of clean transportation investments can best reach and serve frontline communities. The recommendations can help ensure state agencies, advocates, and community members work together to access … | Continue reading
The California Air Resources Board has a new program for low income buyers that can provide up to $14,000 in incentives for cleaner cars. The post California Could Provide Up To $14,000 In Incentives For Low-Income EV Buyers appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Offshore Construction on New York’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm to Begin Later this Year Sunrise Wind, New York’s largest offshore wind project, has received approval of its Construction and Operations Plan (COP) from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Ma … | Continue reading
Arcadis has delivered more than 7,000 EV charging stations around the world Arcadis, a leading global design and consultancy organization for natural and built assets, today announced the completion of bp’s (NYSE: BP) latest high-speed EV charging site at the company’s North Amer … | Continue reading
Along the Gulf and South Atlantic coasts, sea levels have risen at least 6 inches since 2010. You wouldn’t think that’s a big problem in the scheme of things, but it is forcing groundwater to rise, which leads to elevated risks of overflowing septic tanks. The impacts of climate … | Continue reading
We’ve got a lot of fresh cleantech news highlights to share again today. The Hyundai IONIQ 5 N triumphed in the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) on June 23, “setting a record in the Production SUV/Crossover and Electric Modified categories.” From UPS in Franc … | Continue reading
There were a couple of segments of Tesla’s 2024 annual shareholder meeting that stood out to me as particularly interesting with regards to Tesla battery production. The first part was from Tesla’s main presentation, and I’ll start with that. However, the big information actually … | Continue reading
Because larger vehicles use more energy than smaller vehicles, there is greater potential for fuel cost savings when switching to vehicles powered by electricity. Argonne National Laboratory estimated fuel cost savings potential for replacing a gasoline vehicle with the same size … | Continue reading
A couple of years ago, BF Nagy contacted me, asking if I would be interested in contributing to a book he was assembling. He already had Bill McKibben, Mark Z. Jacobson and others signed up, so how could I disagree? Fast forward two years, and the book, Proven Climate Solutions: … | Continue reading
I’ve been traveling for summer vacation with the family and skipped a week or two, but here’s another roundup of some top CleanTechnica articles from the past two weeks. Enjoy! And let us know if there are any favorites I missed here. The European Union (EU) announced tariffs on … | Continue reading
My family recently purchased a GE Profile all-in-one washer/dryer that not only saves space in your laundry room (with other benefits as well), but also uses a heat pump for the drying cycle to save energy. The post Review Of GE Profile All-In-One Washer/Dryer appeared first on C … | Continue reading
Prologis and Maersk just launched an EV charging depot that will be able to charge up to 96 heavy-duty electric trucks at the same time. Performance Team, which is part of Maersk, will be using a fleet of Volvo VNR Electric trucks at the depot. These are tractor trailers with ... … | Continue reading
A new, quick-and-nimble fueling system will deploy green hydrogen and mobile "smart" technology for fuel cell electric trains. The post More Bad News For Fossil Fuels: Locomotives To Run On Green Hydrogen, Not Diesel appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity. They promise to use only renewable energy, but is that realistic? The post Weird & Wacky Ways Of Powering Data Centers Are Under Consideration appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Oxford PV is bringing its tandem perovskite-silicon solar cells to the residential market, offering more power in a smaller footprint. The post Rooftop-Ready Perovskite Solar Cells Are Coming To The Residential Market appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
British Columbia has sued the manufacturers of PFAS products for contaminating public drinking systems with "forever chemicals." The post British Columbia Sues PFAS Manufacturers appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Many American couples seem to think that they need two cars and a big “honkin” full-sized pickup truck to address any situation that might come up! My wife and I get along with 95% of our situations with one car (a dual-motor Tesla Model 3 sedan), a big trailer, a ... [continued] … | Continue reading
As I write this, BYD is holding its EOFY “Festival BYD” one-day event. I decided not to attend. Why? Because it will be so busy that no one will have the time to answer my unending questions. So, Majella and I chose to visit yesterday and got the information and ... [continued] T … | Continue reading
Electricity demand in New England surged this week as high temperatures persisted through much of the United States. Demand in the electric grid territory of New England’s Independent System Operator (ISO-NE) peaked at 23,324 megawatts (MW) during the evening of June 20, approach … | Continue reading
Germany and Italy are currently on course to miss targets by such a large gap that they would eat up all available surplus left for other countries. But there is still time for governments to change course before 2030. Without immediate action, twelve EU countries will miss their … | Continue reading
Hello! I am from Russia, my name is Ilya, I have lived in the city of Perm since birth. It is located at latitude 58, almost the same as Alaska’s capital, Juneau. Only, the population of Juneau is some 31,000 people, and Perm is more than 1 million people. At ... [continued] The … | Continue reading
New analysis shows targeted electrification could save Californians more than $20 billion in gas pipeline costs by 2045 while tackling climate emissions. The transition from gas heating appliances to clean, efficient electric heat pumps is already underway in California — yet gas … | Continue reading
The EU and China are prepared to enter into negotiations over electric car tariffs in an effort to find common ground going forward. The post EU & China Holding Talks On Electric Car Tariffs Ahead Of November Deadline appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is the fastest growing energy industry and one of the most environmentally promising methods to obtain a sustainable energy system. It’s quite appealing to think that less than 1% farmland is required for agrivoltaics to meet 20% of US electric … | Continue reading
Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda builds on nearly 100 cross-government actions that are sharply reducing methane pollution in support of clean air, good jobs and climate action WASHINGTON — [On Friday], June 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a … | Continue reading
It’s going to be a robotaxi special today, apparently. Carolyn kicked it off with an article about one independent analyst’s critique of ARK Invest’s Tesla robotaxi and stock forecast. I was triggered by some wild assumptions in that critique, so wrote my own article highlighting … | Continue reading
Checking out the Friday critique of “Tesla’s $9 Trillion Robotaxi Dreams” on Seeking Alpha that Carolyn Fortuna just covered, a few things jumped out to me. A few things seem to be missed, misunderstood, or even misleading from the analysts. But, then again, that doesn’t mean the … | Continue reading
Following discussions with the Tesla investor relations team, JPMorgan analysts earlier this month said they soon expected Tesla to reveal a robotaxi prototype. The investment firm also offered the caveat that Tesla’s robotaxis and their associated revenues could be years away. T … | Continue reading
Conventional delivery vans create lots of carbon dioxide and other pollutants. Switchung to electric vans is taking longer than expected. \ The post The Yin & Yang Of Delivery Vans — Electric Vs. Diesel appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Electric vehicle sales have been growing strong over the past decade, and especially over the past four years or so. One thing that some people have pointed out, though, is that growing EV sales is one thing, actually reducing use of petrol (gasoline and diesel) and cutting carbo … | Continue reading
My experience watching the transition from fossil fuelled transport to electric vehicles has taught me that there is always some basis for the FUD. A quoted statistic, that 1 in 3 drivers are supposedly giving up on EVs and going back to petrol, has some truth. However, what I us … | Continue reading