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South Fork Wind just became the US’s first complete utility-scale offshore wind farm
The final turbine is up at New York’s South Fork Wind, making it the US’s first complete utility-scale offshore wind farm in federal waters.
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Great news for EVs: Lithium Nevada got the green light for a $2.26 billion loan from the US Department of Energy to finance a lithium carbonate processing plant.
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The British military has placed a $1 million order for San Diego-based Beam Global’s (Nasdaq: BEEM) off-grid solar EV chargers.
Expand Expanding CloseScientists ‘achieve the highest power density in the world’ for EV wireless charging
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers wirelessly charged a light-duty passenger EV at 100 kW with 96% efficiency – a new milestone.
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Thomas Built Buses, founded in 1916, has delivered its 1,000th electric school bus to a school system in Georgia.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US Southeast is getting its first EV battery supply chain project
Japan’s UBE Corporation will build an EV battery chemicals factory in Louisiana to set up a US EV battery supply chain – and compete with China.
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Brussels Airport in Belgium now has 750 EV chargers, and it wants you to leave your EV plugged in when you go on holiday.
Expand Expanding CloseVolvo Cars says its new partner will reduce its EVs’ charging time by 30%
Volvo Cars has partnered with Imperial College London spinoff Breathe Battery Technologies to reduce its EVs’ charging time by 30%.
Expand Expanding CloseLed by Tesla, US EV prices dropped by 13% year-over-year in February
EV prices dropped by nearly 13% year-over-year in February, led in part by Tesla Model 3 and Model Y price drops, reports Kelley Blue Book.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US Treasury released EV charger tax credit guidance – here’s how to find out if you qualify
The US Treasury Department released updated guidance on EV charger tax credit eligibility for individuals and businesses – we’re reposting this story because it’s tax season.
Expand Expanding CloseBlink Charging will more than triple EV charger production with a new factory
EV charger maker Blink Charging (Nasdaq: BLNK) is turbocharging its manufacturing capacity with a new 30,000-square-foot factory in Maryland.
Expand Expanding CloseThis 408-MW solar farm will be one of the largest in Texas
Solar developer Primergy Solar has closed commitments for $588 million in debt financing for a 408-megawatt (MW) solar farm south of Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas.
Expand Expanding CloseLiverpool unveils plans to build the world’s largest tidal power project
The City of Liverpool, England, has unveiled advanced proposals to build the world’s largest tidal power generator on the River Mersey.
Expand Expanding CloseVirginia could make almost $5B from this 3.5 GW offshore wind farm
Avangrid’s 3.5 gigawatt (GW) Kitty Hawk Wind could deliver around $5 billion in economic impact across Virginia – here’s where the project stands.
Expand Expanding CloseFLO is making clumsy DC fast charger cables a thing of the past
Say goodbye to wrestling with awkward, heavy charging cables – meet FLO’s new DC fast-charging cable management system.
Expand Expanding CloseThis town is going to cover its cemetery with solar canopies
The residents of Saint-Joachim in Pays de la Loire, France, are putting solar canopies over their cemetery.
Expand Expanding CloseVolkswagen kicks off pre-sales for the ID.7 Tourer station wagon
Volkswagen just opened up pre-sales for its electric ID.7 Tourer estate car – or station wagon, as it’s known in the US.
Expand Expanding CloseThis huge floating offshore wind project will marry up with a sustainable fish farm
A 2.5 gigawatt (GW) Swedish floating offshore wind farm is going to be paired with an innovative sustainable fish farming system.
Expand Expanding CloseThe first Tesla store is finally open in EV-loving Vermont [update]
New Englanders, rejoice – at last, Vermont’s first Tesla store is now open in South Burlington.
Expand Expanding CloseGreenPower delivers its first electric school bus in Arizona
GreenPower has delivered an electric purpose-built Type D BEAST school bus to Arizona, its first in the state.
Expand Expanding CloseWho’s hot and who’s not among US retailers for EV charging
Only a measly 1% of US retailers offer EV charging stations even though they come with significant benefits and government incentives, according to Consumer Reports.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Port of San Diego just deployed one of the largest electric forklifts in the US
The Port of San Diego has put the first commercially available, large-capacity, electric forklift made in the US into service.
Expand Expanding CloseUS smashes solar records in 2023 – but 2024 will bring road bumps [Update]
The US added a record-setting 32.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in 2023, according to a new report, but 2024 will bring challenges to the industry.
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