An old wind farm in Texas just got a second life, and its capacity has gone from 160 megawatts (MW) to 182 MW.
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Solar topped coal’s output in Texas for the first time in any month, sending 3.26 million megawatt-hours (MWh) onto the grid vs. coal’s 2.96 million MWh in March.
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A new study from UC Berkeley confirms what EV fans already know: EV adoption does, in fact, make the air cleaner. Perhaps even more importantly, the study offers some quantifiable, granular data about how much electric vehicles are impacting emission rates in the here and now, not just in the foreseeable future.
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Boston-based Alsym Energy, which is developing a nonflammable rechargeable battery that’s cobalt and lithium-free, has announced a $78 million funding round.
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Norway’s WindSpider has designed a lightweight crane system that builds offshore wind turbines virtually on its own once the tower is up.
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Virginia has approved over a dozen new solar projects that will significantly boost Dominion Energy’s clean energy capacity.
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Solar capacity additions hit the ground running in 2024, pushing renewables’ installed generating capacity past coal, according to new US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data.
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Both of New Hampshire’s coal plants are shutting, making New England the second coal-free region in the US.
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All US-made solar panels featured only imported solar cells until now, but two US manufacturers just struck a three-year, $400 million deal.
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Walmart is investing in 19 solar projects under development across the US, including 15 community solar projects.
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Ohio has green-lit what will be the state’s largest solar farm – and the US’s largest agrivoltaics project.
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Alcoholic drinks giant Diageo will replace natural gas-fired heat with Rondo Energy’s Heat Batteries at its production sites in Kentucky and Illinois.
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Power-hungry Texas needs solar and battery storage to help meet demand and balance the grid, so its largest utility-scale storage operator is delivering.
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New York City just announced it will build its largest publicly accessible EV charging station next to JFK Airport.
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The US battery storage market shattered deployment records across all segments in Q4 2023 – a 101% increase from the previous quarter.
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If you bought an EV or made electric upgrades in 2023, then use this Rewiring America tool to confirm which Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits you qualify for.
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Hitachi and Penske Truck Leasing have launched a high-capacity electric truck charging pilot at a major commercial truck depot in California.
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Skanska is piloting a Wirtgen Group electric compaction roller, one of just five pre-production models in North America.
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China’s LONGi Group is laying off up to 30% of its workers to accelerate cost-cutting, according to Bloomberg.
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Many EV drivers carry over habits from driving gasoline cars when they charge EVs, but that leads to wasted time, inconvenience, and range anxiety, according to a new study.
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Arizona’s largest battery storage system is now online and, along with solar and wind, will help power a new Google data center – here’s why that matters.
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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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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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