EVs Hit 10 Percent Of Global New Car Sales, BYD And Tesla Lead
by Evan Nex: September may mark the first time plug-in vehicle registrations will reach one million units… […]
Air Canada Just Ordered 30 Electric Planes
by Taylor Rains: Air Canada is one step closer to becoming a greener company… […]
How Much Emissions Do Electric Cars Produce?
Last year, President Joe Biden set a goal for electric vehicles to make up half of all car sales in the US by 2030… […]
A New Concept for Low-Cost Batteries – Made From Inexpensive, Abundant Materials
by David Chandler: An aluminum-sulfur battery, made from inexpensive, abundant materials, could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources… […]
The Inflation Reduction Act Offers Powerful For Solving The ‘Peaker Problem’
by Shelley Robbins: Fossil-fueled peaker power plants, once embraced by utilities for their rapid response capabilities, have entered a new moment in time… […]
Inflation Reduction Act: Q&A with Sunrun CEO Mary Powell
As the head of the nation’s largest rooftop solar installer, Mary Powell has a stake in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act, which includes tax credits to make rooftop solar more affordable… […]
California To Install Solar Panels Over Canals To Fight Drought
by Greg Cannella: In an effort to combat the devastating drought conditions hitting California, the Golden State will become the first in the nation to install solar panel canopies over canals… […]
California Set To Ban Fossil Fuel-Powered Cars By 2035 In Huge Climate Victory
by Nick Visser: The new plan, set to be formalized Thursday, will shift the national landscape for new car sales as other states follow suit… […]
The Biggest Offshore Wind Farm in the World
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: A massive offshore wind project has been underway off the coast of England for over four years… […]
Solar Powered Cars Are Coming To Market
by Connor Long: Psychologist Paul Bloom on the importance of suffering, the shortcomings of hedonism, and why he would never plug into the Matrix… […]
If Everyone Bicycled Like The Danes, We’d Avoid A UK’s Worth Of Emissions
by John Timmer: Lower emissions and lower obesity would more than offset the added traffic deaths… […]
Europe Is Seriously Considering A Major Investment In Space-Based Solar Power
by Eric Berger: Such an initiative would require a 200-fold increase over current space-lift capacity… […]
Wind, Solar, EVs, Can Prevent Catastrophic Climate Change, Says New IPCC Report
by Michelle Lewis: In the landmark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released today, there’s good news and bad news. […]
Growth In Renewables Rolls On As ’22 in 22′ Becomes A Mantra
Has a nice sound to it: renewable energy resources capturing a 22% share of the generation mix in 2022… […]
Sunrun, Ford’s Official Charging Partner, Launches A Home EV Charger
by Michelle Lewis: San Francisco-headquartered Sunrun, the largest residential solar and battery storage installer in the US, has launched a new home electric vehicle (EV) charger… […]
Ford Secured 60 GWh of Battery Supply
by Fred Lambert: Ford announced today that it managed to secure 60 GWh of battery supply in order to achieve an annual production run rate of 600,000 electric vehicles by the end of next year… [...]
Ford And DTE Energy Announce Largest Renewable Energy Purchase In US history
by Peter Johnson: Ford and DTE Energy are taking a massive step in the fight against climate change. […]
Tesla Semi Electric Truck Starts Shipping This Year
by Fred Lambert: Elon Musk announced that the Tesla Semi electric truck with 500 miles of range is going to start shipping this year… […]
A first Look At The Technology Pushing Battery Storage Forward
As the battery storage industry is still in its earliest phases, there is no telling what the next technological leap will be to drive the market ahead… […]
As These Bacteria Eat, They Generate a Strange Molecule That Can Be Used To Make Jet Fuel
Aircraft are indispensable in the modern age for transporting people, delivering goods, and performing military operations, but the petroleum-based fuels that power them are in short supply… […]
World Could Install 250 GW Of Solar This Year
by Ryan Kennedy: Rob Barnett, a senior clean energy analyst for Bloomberg, forecasts a 30% increase in global PV deployment this year, and double-digit growth through 2025… […]
Form Energy’s 100-hour Iron-Air Battery Is 10 times cheaper than lithium
by Amit Malewar: Form Energy, Inc., a technology company, announced the battery chemistry of its first commercial product and a $200 million Series D financing round led by ArcelorMittal’s XCarb innovation fund… […]
What’s inside the US’s first big climate bill?
by John Timmer: Tax credits, grants, and more to boost renewable and clean technology… […]
Everything You Need To Know About The Tesla Cybertruck
The Tesla Cybertruck may look like the ugliest pick-up truck you’ve ever seen, but that hasn’t stopped an estimated 1,250,000 potential buyers from pre-ordering the vehicle… […]
The Town With The Cleanest Air In The World
by Anna Filipova: In Svalbard, there’s a village where the atmosphere is ultra-clean, Wi-Fi is banned, and all buildings go unlocked in case you need to hide from polar bears – but as Anna Filipova [...]
US Postal Service Caves Under Pressure To Electrify More Of Its Fleet
by Jennifer Runyon: On July 20, the United States announced a “change of scope” of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)… […]
More Energy on Less Land: The Drive to Shrink Solar’s Footprint
by Cheryl Katz: With the push for renewables leading to land-use conflicts, building highly efficient utility-scale solar farms on ever-smaller tracts of land has become a top priority… […]
What You Need To Know About Windows
Did you know that if your windows are outdated or damaged, you could be wasting 25-30% of your home’s heat or air conditioning? […]
What’s in the Democrats’ Climate and Energy Legislation
The bill, dubbed the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,” would spend nearly $370 billion […]
Electric Vehicles 101: Everything You Need to Know
by Bridget Reed Morawski: If you think electric cars are a new concept, you’re not alone. Until recently, EV’s drew interest mainly from a niche group of enthusiasts… […]
Does Wave Energy Have A Role To Play In A Net-Zero Future?
by Balky Nair, Ph.D: According to the International Energy Agency, renewable electricity growth is accelerating faster than ever… […]
Biden Vows ‘Strong’ Action On Clean Energy
President Joe Biden is promising “strong executive action” to combat climate change, despite dual setbacks in recent weeks that have restricted his ability to regulate carbon emissions and boost clean energy such as wind and solar power… [...]
German Lawmakers Back Plan To Expand Renewable Energy
German lawmakers on July 7 approved a major package of reforms aimed at boosting the production of renewable power, […]
DOE Launches $500m Effort To Turn Mines Into Clean Energy Hubs
bu John Engel: A $500 million program funded by the bipartisan infrastructure package aims to transform current and form mines into clean energy hubs… […]
Where Do G7 Countries Like The US, Japan, And Germany Stand In Their Shift To Clean Energy?
by Michelle Lewis: Here’s where the world’s seven largest economies stand in their clean energy transitions ahead of the 48th G7 Leaders’ Summit next week in Germany… […]
Tesla Megapacks Are About To Replace Hawaii’s Last Remaining Coal Plant
by Fred Lambert: Tesla Megapacks are on their way to Hawaii in order to create a giant new energy storage system that is about to replace the state’s last remaining coal power plant… […]
If Electric Vehicles Don’t Cut CO2 Fast Enough, These Fuels Might Help
by John Fialka: Department of Energy researchers say gasoline might have to be substituted with biofuels to ensure that climate targets are achieved… […]
Solar Developers Commit To Spending $6 Billion On American-Made Modules
by John Engel: Leading solar developers have committed to spending $6 billion on American-made modules to support the expansion of the domestic solar supply chain… […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Vetoes Controversial Solar Energy Policy Overhaul
by John Engel: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is receiving praise from solar industry advocates after he vetoed a bill that would have phased down rooftop solar credits and allowed utilities to impose uncapped fees… [...]
Japan Is Dropping a Gargantuan Turbine Into The Ocean to Harness ‘Limitless’ Energy
by Mike Mcgrae: Deep beneath the waves there’s a source of power quite unlike any other… […]
Solution or Band-Aid? Carbon Capture Projects Are Moving Ahead
by Nicola Jones: Long discussed but rarely used, carbon capture and storage projects — which bury waste CO2 underground — are on the rise globally. Some scientists see the technology as a necessary tool in [...]
Geothermal Plants Could Solve America’s Lithium Supply – Boost the EV Battery Industry
bt Bryant Jones, Michael McKibben: Geothermal energy has long been the forgotten member of the clean energy family, […]
Superchargers Are No Longer Just For Teslas
by Kristin Houser:Owners of other automakers’ EVs can now use the fast chargers at select stations… […]
Revolutionary Changes In Transportation Could Slow Global Warming
Around the world, revolutionary changes are under way in transportation… […]
Can We Cut The US’s Carbon Emissions In Half This Decade?
by John Timmer: There are multiple routes to drop carbon emissions by 50% by 2030… […]