GreenPower has delivered an electric purpose-built Type D BEAST school bus to Arizona, its first in the state.
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The Port of San Diego has put the first commercially available, large-capacity, electric forklift made in the US into service.
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Florida legislature is about to ban offshore wind turbines in state waters, which wouldn’t be put there to begin with, to protect the beaches.
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Daimler Truck North America just launched a dealer certification program to ensure a “world-class” experience for its electric truck buyers.
Expand Expanding CloseAmazon just bought a 100% nuclear-powered data center
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An abandoned gravel pit was the ideal site for this community solar farm in Maine, because nearly 90% of the state is forested.
Expand Expanding CloseThis VW-partnered battery maker just pioneered a novel recycling process
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StoreDot, makers of ultrafast cells in pouch and Tesla-like 4680 family form factor, says its battery cells can charge up to 80% of their full capacity in a sub-freezing temperature of 14F (-10C) when charged at standard speed.
Expand Expanding Close1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023, and that’s curbed oil demand – IEA
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Expand Expanding CloseItaly is putting a big hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm in the sea
A 540-megawatt (MW) hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm is going to be developed off Italy’s southern coast, in the Ionian Sea.
Expand Expanding CloseHawaii becomes the 4th state to bring a NEVI EV charging station online
Hawaii’s first National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program EV charging station just came online on Maui.
Expand Expanding CloseThese canceled New York offshore wind farms totaling 1.7 GW just officially made a comeback
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Expand Expanding CloseUtility solar dethrones coal as the cheapest power source in Asia
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Expand Expanding CloseMIT just released directions for commercializing perovskite solar cells
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Expand Expanding CloseBoston is going is going big on installing curbside EV chargers
Boston is EV-friendly, but it needs more accessible chargers, so it’s going to install hundreds of public curbside EV chargers.
Expand Expanding CloseRenewables expand to 23% of US electrical generation in 2023, with solar in the lead
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Expand Expanding CloseNASA is going to power small spacecraft with these flexible thin-film solar arrays
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Expand Expanding CloseThe US’s largest solar panel maker is making a big impact on the US economy – in numbers
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Expand Expanding CloseGE scraps plans to make giant 18 MW offshore wind turbines
GE Vernova is abandoning plans to supersize its offshore wind turbines and will instead focus on rolling out smaller “workhorse” turbines.
Expand Expanding CloseTexas just got an enormous 1.1-million-panel solar farm
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Expand Expanding CloseWatch this humanoid robot work on NIO’s EV assembly line [video]
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Expand Expanding CloseHere are 3 standout rooftop solar trends that emerged in 2023
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