Renewable Energy Industry

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 ... [continued] The post New EV Battery Has 15-Year, 930,000-Mile Expected Service Life appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 more electric cars ... [continued] The post Whoever Created The EV Leasing Loophole Subsidy Is A Clever Genius appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 isn’t and won’t scale remotely economically. When ... [continued] The post Carbon Capture Is Mostly An Oil & Gas Industry Shell Game — Masala Flavored appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Data shows leaders and laggards for total electric school buses and combined investments driving electric school bus conversion. By Danny Katz, Executive Director, CoPIRG Foundation, U.S. PIRG Education Fund Introduction Each year, more than 490,000 school buses shuttle children back and forth across the United States –to school, field trips, sporting events ... [continued] The post State of Electric School Buses — 2024 Edition appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 and E.ON Drive Infrastructure are collaborating to bring smart and ... [continued] The post Siemens Awarded Framework Agreement by E.ON to Supply Charging Systems to Decarbonize Road Transport Across Europe appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 limestone to make quicklime to make ... [continued] The post Another Day, Another Nonsensical Oceanic Carbon Capture Non-Solution, This Time Italian appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 boxes ... [continued] The post Touring Bradford White’s Heat Pump Water Heater Factory Was a Dream Come True For This Efficiency Nerd appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 fully developed, these areas ... [continued] The post 1st Offshore Wind Lease Sale in Gulf of Maine to Power More than 4.5 Million Homes appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 create pollinator habitats in ... [continued] The post With Some Careful Planning, Solar & Biodiversity Can Go Hand-In-Hand appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 ... [continued] The post Data Center Emissions Much Higher Than Reported appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 ... [continued] The post Yotta Energy’s New 1kWh Rooftop Battery Pulls Double Duty As Ballast appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 Newport Beach, ... [continued] The post Volvo EX90 — First Drive appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 four-fold increase since the Inflation Reduction ... [continued] The post Report: U.S. Solar Panel Manufacturing Capacity Grows Nearly 4× Under New Federal Incentives appeared first on CleanTechnica.

[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 Vehicle Infrastructure Program funds. The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded ... [continued] The post NC Governor Cooper Announces First Awards for Electric Vehicle Charging Station Program appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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.

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.

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 discourse threatens to spawn a retreat from renewables in favor of continued burning ... [continued] The post For Power & Profit: The Retreat From Renewables Has A Dark & Dangerous Underside appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 wouldn’t ... [continued] The post Uber & Waymo Expand Partnership to Bring Autonomous Ride-Hailing to Austin & Atlanta appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 deploy carbon-free energy to help power ... [continued] The post 16 Rural Electric Cooperatives Will Leverage $7.3 Billion in Federal Funding to Deliver More Affordable, Reliable Electricity to Their Members appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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.

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.

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.

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 Unit. Brand calls the larger-is-better trend in EVs ... [continued] The post Too Many Heavy, Large EVs Undermine The Benefits Of Green Transportation, Says Researcher appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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, ... [continued] The post Wucker’s Gray Rhino Is Essential Reading & Her Thoughts On Climate & COVID Compelling appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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* market amounts ... [continued] The post Present & Future of EV Manufacturing in Latin America: A Brief Overview appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 Californians who need grants and loan assistance to get a zero-emission vehicle. ... [continued] The post New $242 Million Funding Assistance Program Helps Low-Income Californians Get Zero-Emission Vehicles appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 available to install electric vehicle fast chargers along major travel ... [continued] The post $21 Million Now Available to Install EV Fast Chargers In New York appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 Years With The Bolt EUV appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 ... [continued] The post Tesla Cybertruck Launch in Perth appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 new polling released today by Global ... [continued] The post New Poll: Overwhelming Support for US Clean Energy Incentives (Including Trump Voters) appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 Tesla Model 3 with $0 Due at Delivery appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 sometimes never made ... [continued] The post Why EVs Are The Perfect Fleet Vehicles appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 issues associated with ... [continued] The post A Coastal Restaurant Approach To Reduce Single-Use Takeout Containers Is Working appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 backup power source ... [continued] The post How to Choose the Best Home Battery Backup for Power Outages appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 Chinese market share ... [continued] The post Tesla Sales & Market Share Trends in China appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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.

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, ... [continued] The post Kia Excited About Coming EV3 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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.

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 get news ... [continued] The post BYD Partners With Pilatus Motors To Launch Several Models In Zambia! appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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.

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 at EnergyVille, Belgium, features a unique “liquid-to-solid” processed electrolyte, jointly developed by imec, Empa ... [continued] The post Novel Manufacturing Process for High-Performance Lithium-Metal Battery appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 its global eLCV platform ... [continued] The post Hyundai & IVECO Featuring “Revolutionary Electric Commercial Vehicle” at Coming IAA Show appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 policy actions that can build together to achieve the goals of ... [continued] The post Want To Know More About How To Design & Deliver Net Zero Policy? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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 leadership in the industry. With the growing North American PV market demand, Sungrow FPV remains ... [continued] The post Sungrow FPV Unveils High-Capacity Floating Solar Solutions at RE+ 2024 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

When I saw the latest new energy vehicle (NEV) insurance registrations in China, my first reaction was just wonderment at how much BYD dominates the market. But then I was like, “well, this is nothing new — BYD’s been dominating this market for a while.” So, I moved on from ... [continued] The post BYD’s Share of China’s Auto Market Rises to 20% appeared first on CleanTechnica.

South Fork Wind Farm is a 132 MW project to be located 19 miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island. The project is approved to install 12 or fewer wind turbines and will use Siemens-Gamesa’s 11 MW turbines. Kiewit Offshore Services will design and build the project’s substation.

The carbon intensity of corn ethanol supported by the U.S.'s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is likely at least 24% higher than gasoline, according to a

Senators heard three hours of testimony from anti-wind sources and just one hour from proponents of renewable energy

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved plans to add around 25,500 MW of renewable energy resources and 15,000 MW of energy storage and demand response resources by 2032.  The decision also adopted a 35 million metric ton (MMT) electric sector greenhouse gas emission (GHG) planning target. That goal, also to be achieved by 2032, is tighter than an earlier 46

The utility's five-year capital plan totals $63 billion, 80% of which will support investments in grid modernization and zero or lower-carbon emitting generation.

MISO's long implementation date for Order 2222 is another reason FERC should schedule a technical conference sooner than later.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has received two applications for preliminary permits for a pumped storage project at Lake Elsinore in California.

ISO New England outlined the "transition" proposal that will be submitted to FERC in the coming weeks. If allowed proceed, the MOPR would remain in effect for next year's capacity auction.

Birders and organized labor dominated a recent public comment period, while beach towns were mostly mum. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will now consider the input ahead of an anticipated auction this spring.

Auxin Solar named more than a dozen companies in its petition to Commerce Department officials.

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www.procon.org - The current debate over kneeling or sitting in protest during the national anthem was ignited by Colin Kaepernick in 2016 and has escalated to become a nationally divisive issue. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first refused to stand during "The Star-Spangled Banner" on Aug. 26, 2016 to protest racial injustice and police brutality in the United States. Since that time, many other professional football players, high school athletes, and professional athletes in other sports have refused to stand for the national anthem. These protests have generated controversy and sparked a public conversation about the protesters' messages and how they've chosen to deliver them.

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