Advances ABB’s leadership position in the wiring accessories market Gains access to an expansive distributor network to support growth ABB announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire Siemens’ Wiring Accessories business in China. The acquisition will broaden ABB’s marke … | Continue reading
Company Announcement No. 09/2024 Vestas has signed a conditional agreement for the supply of turbines for a large-scale offshore wind power project with two construction phases in Northern Europe with a combined capacity above Vestas’ current disclosure threshold of 1 GW. If and … | Continue reading
Cyclum utilizes RNG-fueled microturbines to generate clean green electricity, making the truck stops carbon negative at less cost & space of electric grid or solar power Cyclum Renewables, a pioneering force in building Renewable fueled truck stops with Traditional & Transitional … | Continue reading
BYD SHARK, BYD’s first pickup truck, makes its global debut and is officially launched in Mexico. Equipped with DMO Platform, BYD SHARK achieves enhancements in safety, power, off-road capability, intelligence, and comfort. BYD SHARK will land in more countries and regions in the … | Continue reading
For the second consecutive year, the Public Service is holding its annual Public Service Expo at the Malta Fairs and Convention Centre, MFCC, at Ta’ Qali. During the Expo, themed ‘Investing in Skills’, Prime Minister Robert Abela launched 250 electric vehicles and described the P … | Continue reading
Mercedes is backing away from its electric car plans as slower than expected sales have taken the company by surprise. The post Mercedes Latest German Automaker To Pull Back On Its Electric Car Plans appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
When Joe Biden was a US presidential candidate in 2019, he tweeted, “Trump doesn’t get the basics. He thinks his tariffs are being paid by China. Any freshman econ student could tell you that the American people are paying his tariffs.” Fast forward five years to May 2024, and Pr … | Continue reading
In the past year I’ve been observing a trend that’s on at least a couple of continents. Delivery trikes now come without boxes of their own. The boxes are separate and they get packed in distribution centers with the intent of being delivered to a pickup point for an electric ... … | Continue reading
Ron DeSantis, the so-called governor of Florida, this week signed legislation to expunge talk of climate change in the Sunshine State. The post Ron DeSantis Signs Anti-Climate Change Law In Florida appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
A coalition of gas companies and their supporters have partnered with restaurant associations to ensure the right for chefs to cook with gas. The coalition has made headway in several prominent communities and is now planning to confront rules across the western US to limit the i … | Continue reading
The CATL Shenxing PLUS battery is a big step forward for the EV revolution but a significant risk to traditional manufacturers. The post CATL Shenxing Battery Strikes Fear Into The Hearts Of Governments & Automakers appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Let’s start with some brief history on the transition to EV sales, and then get to the big topic: transitioning the ICEV (internal combustion engine vehicle) fleet to electricity. The world passed peak ICEV sales back in 2017 EVs were only a small fraction of total vehicle sales … | Continue reading
No one should be buying a gas car these days. Here’s a list of reasons you can use to convince your family, friends, and neighbors to buy an electric car next time they need a new vehicle. Electric cars are a new, soon-to-be-dominant technology. Once you drive and own an ... [con … | Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden signed into law H.R.1042, the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act. The passage and signing of this law will ensure the U.S. will no longer be reliant on imported uranium fuel from the Russian Federation. It will ban the … | Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday announced eight new Biden-Harris Administration appointees joining the DOE team to work alongside U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in combating climate change and helping the United States achieve Presi … | Continue reading
Asahi Kasei announced today that it will construct its previously announced integrated lithium-ion battery (LIB) separator plant in Port Colborne, which is in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada. The new manufacturing facility will operate as Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Canad … | Continue reading
The independent testers have never rated a vehicle as “very good” before The flagship model from the all-electric ID. family received an overall score of 1.5 Best ratings in the categories engine/drive (1.0), safety (1.1) and environment (1.2) It is the flagship model from the al … | Continue reading
Global EV sales reached 1.1 million units in April 2024, according to EV research-house, Rho Motion, bringing year-to-date (YTD) sales to 4.3 million, 22% greater than the same period in 2023. Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) represent 64% of units sold so far in 2024, with the r … | Continue reading
Volkswagen announced this week that it has two new PHEV versions of the Golf and has ended its collaboration with Renault. The post Volkswagen Pulls Back On Electric Car Plans appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) visualization tool from Berkeley Lab has been updated with nodal electricity pricing and wind and solar generation data through the end of 2023: https://emp.lbl.gov/renewables-and-wholesale-electricity-prices-rewep. ReWEP us … | Continue reading
BLUETTI’S EB3A portable power station is small in size but big in performance, and right now it’s also smaller in cost, as it’s currently on sale for just $198, a full $100 off of its regular retail price of $299, saving you 34%. For portable power stations, bigger isn’t necessar … | Continue reading
The US Federal Reserve just released the results of a pilot climate scenario analysis (CSA) exercise they conducted in 2023 to learn about big banks and their climate risk-management practices and challenges. The goal was to highlight the measures that large banking organizations … | Continue reading
The 1,300 people who call Eastport, Maine, home live in the easternmost point in the continental United States. The bridged island, connected to the mainland by a single causeway, faces powerful Atlantic Ocean winds and is susceptible to disruptive power outages. But it was not a … | Continue reading
The Volkswagen ID. Buzz is coming to America. I’ve been pushing for that for about a decade. I recall a conversation I had with a Volkswagen executive in Amsterdam about 6 years ago where we were talking about this and how much people loved the Buzz concept, but he asked ... [con … | Continue reading
In 2010, I was consulting to Canadian National Railroad, at the time with the legendary Hunter Harrison as CEO. It was one of many times my decarbonization proposals bounced off of organizations, something that’s been inordinately useful in helping me understand how hardcore busi … | Continue reading
Lilium is one of the top electric aircraft companies we’ve been keeping an eye on for the past several years. It’s always seemed to have a pretty sensible, practical, efficient approach to getting electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles to the next level. Just one … | Continue reading
As the United States continues to transition to clean energy, strengthening the domestic supply chain by increasing the availability of critical materials is paramount to enabling greater domestic manufacturing. This focus on securing the clean energy supply chain—in particular d … | Continue reading
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the use of renewable energy and capturing airborne carbon dioxide. This type of battery stores the renewable energy genera … | Continue reading
Wind farms are already winning the low carbon race, and new carbon-cutting recycling and manufacturing technologies are also emerging. The post On Carbon Emissions, No Contest Between Wind Farms & Gas Power Plants appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
18 Projects in 10 States Will Supercharge the U.S. Clean Energy Supply Chain and Open New Markets for Solar Technologies WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $71 million investment, incl … | Continue reading
Offshore wind exists in harsh, isolated ocean environments, presenting unique challenges for operating and maintaining wind turbines and systems. Today, WETO released a roadmap assessing current operation and maintenance practices for U.S. offshore wind farms and future challenge … | Continue reading
Nearly $1 Billion Dedicated in Support of Just and Sustainable Deployment of Floating Offshore Wind The U.S. departments of Energy (DOE), Interior, Commerce, and Transportation today released a report summarizing their progress toward the goals of the Floating Offshore Wind Shot™ … | Continue reading
Funding will be provided to 57 projects across six regions to increase drought resilience and improve water delivery systems, advance Biden-Harris administrations’ National Climate Resilience Framework ALBUQUERQUE — Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis today … | Continue reading
More than 200 industry, labor, political and academic leaders converged to advance strategies and policies for building a nationwide bullet train network in America. Highlighted speakers here. WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, House Speaker Emerita … | Continue reading
Oakland Unified School District’s 74 EV school buses and charging infrastructure provides up to 2.1 gigawatt hours of energy back to the grid, reduces 25,000 tons of emissions annually OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA — Zūm, the modern student transportation platform, announced yesterday that … | Continue reading
Hanoi, Vietnam — VinFast Auto (Nasdaq: VFS) today announced that it received a record-breaking number of 27,649 non-refundable and non-transferable pre-orders for the mini-SUV VF 3 within 66 hours, setting a Vietnamese automotive record, demonstrating the impressive appeal of the … | Continue reading
Hangzhou, China — Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), China’s largest private-owned automotive group, this week welcomed new equity investors to Zeekr, global premium electric mobility technology company following the completion of an initial public offering on the New … | Continue reading
It was standing room only when the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) Director Lauren Boyd stepped onto the stage for a panel discussion at CERAWeek 2024. “Geothermal: How Big is it Going to Get?” was the Tuesday morning hot topic, featuring an … | Continue reading
Waymo has spent most of my adult life working on self-driving vehicles (originally under the Google brand, until about 7½ years ago). For a long time after it finally started offering robotaxi service for non-employees, the service was free. Since December 2018, though, Waymo has … | Continue reading
Average monthly prices for regular-grade retail gasoline in the United States could increase by more than 10 cents per gallon (gal) if refinery output is lower than expected, according to an analysis we published on May 14. In our May Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), which serve … | Continue reading
The share of electric and hybrid vehicle sales in the United States decreased in the first quarter of 2024 as battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales declined. Hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and BEVs fell to 18.0% of total new light-duty vehicle (LDV) sales in th … | Continue reading
Infinite Mobility, a Norwegian startup, is developing electric cargo bikes with onboard solar panels that could potentially power a full day’s worth of riding just by parking them in the sun. A production version of a full-sized solar-powered EV is still probably years away, and … | Continue reading
Tuesday, May 14, Porsche celebrated the official start of electromobility at its production site in Saxony. In recent years, the sports car manufacturer has invested around 600 million euros in expanding the factory in order to produce the electric Macan here. Additions to the fa … | Continue reading
During the Rad Power Bikes Memorial Day Sale, you can pick up a RadRover 6 Plus e-bike for just $999, which is a $600 discount off of its regular retail price. If you’re looking for an e-bike for commuting and general errand-running, and that can also handle trail riding and ... … | Continue reading
The US floating offshore wind industry is finally beginning to pick up the pace, enabling the US to reach vast wind resources in deep water. The post The Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Are Coming Home To Roost … In The US appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Seismic shift in competitive landscape opens opportunity to further drive utilization of the EVgo network, expand footprint with new site host partners, and serve more Tesla EV drivers EVgo Inc. (NASDAQ: EVGO) (“EVgo” or the “Company”), one of the nation’s largest public fast cha … | Continue reading
PPE makes optimal use of the advantages of an all-electric drive architecture to improve interior space, efficiency and performance Powerful and highly efficient electric motors and newly developed high-voltage battery for an impressive range suitable for everyday use The new E3 … | Continue reading
The first commercial use of concrete made with low carbon cement from Sublime Systems has happened in Boston. The post Sublime Systems Is Leading The Transition To Low Carbon Cement In Boston appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading