Balto Energy wants to do for home electrification what it did for the rooftop solar industry -- securitizing clean tech investments. The post Balto Energy Sees Economic Opportunity In The Chaotic Policies Of The California PUC appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The transition to electric vehicles is crucial to tackling climate change. Together with a big reduction in private car journeys via better public transport and cycling infrastructure, the replacement of combustion engines with EVs powered by renewable energy can take a big chunk … | Continue reading
EVI-X Modeling Suite Accelerates Optimized Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Deployments Massive public and private investments are being made to support the buildout of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the United States, but efficient planning and deployme … | Continue reading
There is a lot of positive solar and EV news from around the world. Here’s today’s quick roundup, covering news from Nevada to Florida to the Netherlands to China. Before the lists of stories, here are a few highlights: In Sloan, Nevada, Nextracker has opened a new 60,000-square- … | Continue reading
What I thought would be my last day on the road turned out to go nothing like I planned. Not only did I have some problems with my EV glamping trailer (you can learn all about that here), which needed a repair before I could go on, but then the ... [continued] The post My Night A … | Continue reading
Bernreuter Research: Low module price will fuel demand in the second half of the year Würzburg, Germany — Global photovoltaic (PV) installations will land in a range of 600 to 660 gigawatts-direct current (GWdc) in 2024, according to the latest analysis from polysilicon market ex … | Continue reading
Ampersand will purchase BYD’s high-tech battery cells to build around 40,000 electric motorcycles by the end of 2026, with the long-term goal of electrifying a large portion of Africa’s 30 million commercial motorcycles. In an exciting development toward electricity in one of the … | Continue reading
■ Increases ionic conductivity tenfold, enabling operation at room temperature and ensuring high-speed charging performance and fire safety ■ Achieved through joint research with research team of the late Professor John B. Goodenough, a Nobel laureate in Chemistry SK On has succe … | Continue reading
The American-Made Solar Prize Round 8 is a multimillion-dollar prize program designed to spur innovations in U.S. solar hardware and software technologies and address challenges to rapid, equitable solar energy deployment. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technolo … | Continue reading
I’m in Europe right now, and like many here, I’m enjoying the Euros. For those not following the sport, this is like the World Cup but just for Europe. Considering that many of the best teams in the world are in Europe, considering how much neighborly rivalry there often is ... [ … | Continue reading
Fort Lauderdale-based Moecker Auctions, Inc. has been engaged by Trustee Robert Furr to liquidate in excess of $18 million in assets resulting from the Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings of Electriq Power Holdings, Inc. (NYSE/OTC:ELIQ) and Electriq Power, Inc. In 2023, Electriq Power H … | Continue reading
Much of the US will b experiencing record high temperatures this week, but no one seems interested in asking why that is happening. The post Record High Temperatures Prevail As Heat Dome Spreads Across The US appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Trying to find an EV charging shortcut is the bane of many EV startups. Here at CleanTechnica we’ve followed the rise and promise, the innovations and dilemmas of the battery supply industry just over the past year. Here’s a sampling. Texas-Based Solid-State EV Battery Startup La … | Continue reading
During the Q&A session of the 2024 Tesla annual shareholder meeting, in response to one of the questions about Full Self Driving (FSD), CEO Elon Musk explained something about Tesla’s FSD development that completely affirms a suspicion I had two years ago. Also, this is one of th … | Continue reading
State and/or local government involvement in renewable energy development varies widely across the United States. A new report funded by DOE, in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the Regulatory Assistance Project, Clean Air Task Force, and others, inventor … | Continue reading
Each year, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) launches a search for the best distributed wind energy photos across the United States and its territories for PNNL’s Distributed Wind Photo Gallery. The annual photo search aids PNNL’s efforts to highlight distributed w … | Continue reading
1,200 GWh per year of battery cells would be enough cells for at least 12 million new EVs annually. Argonne National Laboratory projects that battery cell production in North America will exceed 1,200 GWh of capacity by 2030. That is enough to supply 12 to 15 million new EVs annu … | Continue reading
This collaborative effort aims to research sustainable energy solutions and provide local energy grid resilience PLANO, Texas and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) and local energy utility Pepco are working together on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) research for batte … | Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) yesterday announced $41.4 million in federal funding for 50 impactful projects across 17 National Laboratories to propel clean energy solutions. The funding is made available through t … | Continue reading
MADRID, Spain — Dongfeng Motor grandly held Dongfeng Brand Day in Madrid, Spain. The event was attended by Ma Lei, Managing Director of Dongfeng Motor Corporation International Business Department and China Dongfeng Motor Industry Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd., along with the executive t … | Continue reading
In a negative month in the overall market (down 14% to 28,361 units), May saw plugin registrations also drop by 13% YoY, to 13,174 units. As a result, the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market reached 47% last month, in line with the year-to-date average. That’s mostly thanks to pure … | Continue reading
A recent online discussion on gravity storage brought the usual suspects out of the woodwork. Proponents of heavy fluid pumped hydro reared their sludgy heads this time. Follow along for why this is a silly idea, as all gravity storage options that aren’t pushing water uphill tur … | Continue reading
New US tariffs on Chinese-made cars are creating a headache for Volvo and the debut of its EX30 compact electric SUV. The post Tariffs & The Volvo EX30 — Who’s Winning Here? appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
When it comes to the conversation about motorcycles in Africa, most of the talk is centered around the motorcycle taxi industry. That’s because there are tens of millions of motorcycles operating in the taxi industry across multiple countries. All of these are still essentially i … | Continue reading
Republicans in Wisconsin are showing the world just how far they are willing to go to protect corporate polluters. They are withholding $125 million designated for cleanup of widespread PFAS contamination in drinking water and have said they will only release the funds in exchang … | Continue reading
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
The Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck is Ford Performance’s newest electric vehicle demonstrator SuperTruck will take on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb presented by Gran Turismo with Romain Dumas behind the wheel This is Ford’s second consecutive year competing at the Hill … | Continue reading
The International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2024 is full of interesting statistics and interpretations, as it is every year. Of particular interest are its conclusions on the benefits of and problems with big EVs. The report starts by giving an update on EV sales. Almost … | Continue reading
ESG or not, two entrepreneurs aim to make Tennessee a renewable energy powerhouse, with a proposed 5 gigawatt solar factory in the works. The post Green Wave Of Renewable Energy To Crash The Red State Party appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Over the last couple of years, I’ve run several small fundraisers to build a better travel setup. The goal? To chase important clean technology stories, show people that affordable EVs can do the job (and are getting better), and to explore efficient trailer design. In this artic … | Continue reading
FIAT reveals the first pictures of the new Grande Panda, the firstborn of the new family inspired by the 1980s Panda, a compact family mover which responds to the needs of customers worldwide. The new Fiat Grande Panda is the first model of the new global line-up based on a ... [ … | Continue reading
Google has signed an agreement with NV Energy, part of the Warren Buffett empire, to buy 115 MW of renewable energy from a geothermal facility operated by Fervo Energy to power its data centers in Nevada. A lot has been written lately, particularly here at CleanTechnica, about da … | Continue reading
In the US, food is the single most common material sent to landfills, comprising 24.1% of municipal solid waste. When food and other organic materials decompose in a landfill where anaerobic (without oxygen) conditions are present, bacteria break down the materials and generate m … | Continue reading
MILPITAS, California — SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy technology, today announced the global rollout of SolarEdge ONE for C&I, a comprehensive software-based energy optimization platform for Commercial a … | Continue reading
Wolfsburg, Germany — Volkswagen AG and Vulcan Green Steel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a partnership for low-carbon steel — a key element of Volkswagen’s green steel strategy. “Decarbonizing supply chains is a decisive factor for the Volkswagen Group on the … | Continue reading
When people think of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), it is often solar, wind, and other clean energy generation technologies that come to mind. However, Ana Aday, a materials science researcher in NREL’s Building Technologies and Science Center, is taking on a wh … | Continue reading
Coal will move further into decline as an energy producer in Australia, after several superannuation companies announced that they will no longer support investing in companies that derive 10% or more of their income from thermal coal production. As a former government employee, … | Continue reading
There’s no other way to put it: GM has struggled badly in its transition to EVs. But recent developments have led me to believe that GM may be better positioned than it appears to be: if I’m right, and if GM does not mess up, it may well be one ... [continued] The post Opinion: A … | Continue reading
In the early stages of global advancement, KIER led efforts to exchange cutting-edge technology and policy information, pinpointing collaboration opportunities to harness key strengths. To address the variability of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, the Korea Insti … | Continue reading
How High-Voltage Direct Current Lines Could Better Connect Solar and Wind to the Current Grid Comparing the Routes: HVAC Versus HVDC It is a question on the minds of grid planners throughout the United States: How can we tap into the nation’s best renewable resources at the lowes … | Continue reading
Fossil fuels have damaged our world and continue to do so. None represents the impact more than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, after which federal and state agencies came together to form the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council. The Trus … | Continue reading
From about 2010, the population of three-wheeled internal combustion engine vehicles has been growing in Tanzania. These three-wheelers are used as taxis and have become an integral part of Tanzania’s transport ecosystem. One of the major original equipment manufacturers in the i … | Continue reading
Solar power companies are on track to provide more energy to the world than oil and gas soon says Bloomberg. The post Goodbye Big Oil, Hello Big Solar appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
As concrete month draws nearer to a close, it’s time to look at an option not previously explored, continuing to use limestone but bolting on carbon capture and paying for waste disposal in permanent sequestration sites. After fifteen years of assessing carbon capture technologie … | Continue reading
Here are seven questions about residential storage batteries you need answers to before you have one installed in your home. The post 7 Things To Know About Residential Storage Batteries appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
A week or so ago, I came across a social media post from Electrify America that left me a little confused. The stations seemed laid out well. There’s good room, well-marked spaces, and even a lot of space to pull through with a small trailer! But, the company put in ... [continue … | Continue reading
Agreement Creates Innovative Mobile Charging Solution, Electric Vehicle Option for Fleet Owners and Managers OAK PARK, Michigan — Bollinger Motors, Inc., an electric commercial vehicle (“EV”) manufacturer, this week announced it has reached an agreement to sell 80 all-electric Cl … | Continue reading
Ford is still trying to figure out how fast the transition to electric cars is going to happen as it adjusts its relationship with dealers. The post Ford Revises Dealer Requirements To Sell Electric Cars appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading