A New Zealand-based startup just got $18 million to commercialize graphite made of wood chips for EV batteries in Europe and the US.
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Spain’s first-ever floating offshore wind turbine just came online
For the first time, floating offshore wind has been brought online as a new renewable generation technology in Spain.
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Autonomous underwater robots have been contracted to survey the site of the US’s first floating offshore wind farm.
Expand Expanding CloseWhat’s the problem with Siemens Gamesa’s onshore wind turbines? [Update]
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has big problems, and it’s going to cost the company billions – what’s wrong with its onshore wind turbines?
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The US offshore wind industry has had some significant problems lately – but here’s why that’s not going to stop the young sector in the long run.
Expand Expanding CloseThis is what the US clean energy manufacturing boom looks like IRL
Check out this cool new interactive map that shows where and how clean energy manufacturing is mushrooming across the US.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Port of Baltimore just bought an electric wheel loader
Maryland’s Port of Baltimore is buying an electric wheel loader from electric heavy equipment developer and maker HEVI.
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As EV demand rises, this is what the future will look like for gas cars, according to new data analysis by RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute).
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Solar panel exports from China grew by 34% in the first half of 2023, with 114 gigawatts (GW) shipped worldwide, compared to 85 GW in the same period last year, according to a new analysis by energy think tank Ember. We need to get them online ASAP.
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With the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) driving the economic competitiveness of renewables, annual capacity additions will nearly triple in 10 years to 110 gigawatts (GW), asserts Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac).
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China’s Trina Solar, one of the world’s largest solar panel makers, has announced it will build a 5 gigawatt (GW) solar panel factory in Texas.
Expand Expanding CloseIKEA is kicking off a solar car park push in the US
IKEA today announced that it’s adding solar car parks, more solar on store rooftops, and battery energy storage systems to seven of its US stores.
Expand Expanding CloseHeat pumps are more efficient than oil and gas heating in subzero temps – Oxford study
A new Oxford University study found air source heat pumps to be more efficient than oil and gas heating in cold and subzero temperatures.
Expand Expanding CloseVolvo is going to turn used EV batteries into new battery storage
Volvo Energy and UK battery storage company Connected Energy today announced that they’ve signed a letter of intent to turn used Volvo EV batteries into new battery storage.
Expand Expanding CloseTennessee said it would develop a statewide network of EV fast charging stations. It’s added one in 2.5 years [update]
Will Blink Charging’s new partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) revive Tennessee’s stagnant Fast Charge TN Network plan?
Expand Expanding CloseScotland’s Orkney Islands to trial electric hydrofoil ferries [video]
Scotland’s Orkney Islands will pilot two electric hydrofoil ferries that will commute between its outer islands in a three-year trial.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s largest offshore wind farm is getting its first turbines
The UK’s Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, now has its first 13 megawatt (MW) turbines in place.
Expand Expanding CloseIn a US first, new EV battery cells will be made with recycled metals
Four companies will together produce new lithium-ion EV batteries that contain recycled metals in a US first.
Expand Expanding CloseEVs and hybrids now make up 16% of US light-duty vehicle sales – this is who’s buying them
Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery EVs collectively accounted for 16% of US light-duty vehicle sales in the second quarter of 2023, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Expand Expanding CloseA $2-3B battery factory for electric trucks is coming to the US
Daimler, Cummins, and PACCAR are forming a joint venture to manufacture battery cells in the US for commercial electric trucks.
Expand Expanding CloseGreenbacker, which owns nearly 1GW of solar, makes a deal to recycle it all
Power producer Greenbacker Energy Company today announced an exclusive, long-term partnership with solar panel recycler SOLARCYCLE to recycle its decommissioned solar panels.
Expand Expanding CloseUS solar installations expected to be a record 32 GW in 2023
The US solar industry is expecting to install an unprecedented 32 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in 2023, according to a report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s largest wind turbine set a new electricity generation record – during a typhoon
The world’s largest offshore wind turbine has set a new world record for electricity generation by an individual wind turbine in a 24-hour period.
Expand Expanding Close2024 VW ID.4 pairing greater range, HP with infotainment system upgrade
Volkswagen of America revealed today that the 2024 VW ID.4 electric compact SUV is getting a major upgrade for its 82 kWh battery models – here’s the lowdown.
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