ONE plans $1.6b Spend For 20 GWh Battery Cell Plant
Our Next Energy (ONE), a Michigan-based energy storage technology company, said it is planning a $1.6 billion investment in a new battery cell manufacturing plant in its home state… […]
Beyond Biden’s Climate Plan, a New Industrial Revolution Is Needed
by David Victor: The new U.S. climate plan is historic and will pump billions of dollars into advancing the transition away from fossil fuels. But a more far-reaching, innovative approach is needed to push forward [...]
US Installs Record Solar Capacity As Prices Keep Falling
by John Timmer: It’s often cheaper to build and run solar than to buy gas for an existing plant… […]
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… […]
A New Approach to Car Batteries Is About to Transform EVs
by Mark Andrews: Auto companies are designing ways to build a car’s fuel cells into its frame, making electric rides cheaper, roomier, and able to hit ranges of 620 miles… […]
Air Canada Just Ordered 30 Electric Planes
by Taylor Rains: Air Canada is one step closer to becoming a greener company… […]
How DeepMind’s AI is Revolutionizing Science – Peter Diamandis
by Peter Diamandis: AI is moving at stunning speed. Here’s an amazing example that impacts health and longevity… […]
Six Major Automakers Agree To End Gas Car Sales Globally By 2040
by Caleb Miller: Ford, GM, Mercedes-Benz, and others, along with 30 nations, signed a pledge to eliminate sales of new gas and diesel-powered cars by 2035 in “leading markets…. […]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Calls For ‘End Of Fossil Fuels Era’ (Video)
As the UN Climate Summit approaches, Archbishop Desmond Tutu has recorded a new video calling for “the end of the fossil fuel era.” […]
NASA Can Now Reliably Produce a Tree’s Worth of Oxygen on Mars
by Jason Dorrier: Astronauts on the space station may seem distant, but they’re only 248 miles from Earth: a little more than the drive from New York City to Washington DC… […]
Farming Robot Kills 100,000 Weeds Per Hour With Lasers
by Kristin Houser: A person can weed about one acre of crops a day. This smart robot can weed 20… […]
A Plasma Reactor Could Help Astronauts Breathe On Mars
by Kristin Houser: A new system could create oxygen, nitrogen, and other crucial supplies from Mars’ atmosphere… […]
Canada’s New All-Electric Train-Plane Hybrid Travels Faster Than a Jet
by Rachel Cormack: The new FluxJet will be quicker than a private jet and cheaper, too… […]
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… […]
Jetson One: Real-Life Flying Cars Are Making a Debut
by Alex Tallmadge: Movies and TV have always informed the public’s idea of “the future…” […]
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… […]
Mina Bissell: Experiments that Point to a New Understanding of Cancer
For decades, researcher Mina Bissell pursued a revolutionary idea — that a cancer cell doesn’t automatically become a tumor, but rather, […]
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… […]
Ford Reopens F-150 Lightning Orders
by Peter Johnson: Ford is reopening orders for existing reservation holders on its wildly popular F-150 Lightning EV truck – the new models will feature an upgraded standard range, new colors, and more. There are [...]
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… […]
Smartphones Might Actually Be Improving Your Memory
by Kristin Houser: The phenomenon of “digital dementia” might not be real after all… […]
Good News: Most People Don’t Want To Be Billionaires
The majority of people do not aspire to be billionaires, which is good for the planet… […]
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… […]
$200B CRISPR Cure for Heart Disease – Peter Diamandis
by Peter Diamandis: What if we had a permanent fix for one of the leading contributors to heart disease, the world’s single biggest killer? […]
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)… […]
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… […]
All Robot Dogs Go To The Cloud
by Rosalind Adams: In Japan’s companion robots, AI and algorithms reflect back our worst fears and highest hopes — of death and for love… […]
More Electricity From Wind & Solar Than Nuclear For 1st Time In USA
During the first four months of 2022, electrical generation by renewable energy sources accounted for over 25% of the nation’s electricity. In April alone, renewables accounted for 29.3% — an all-time high… […]
US Crosses the Electric-Car Tipping Point for Mass Adoption
by Tom Randall: Once 5% of new-car sales go fully electric, everything changes — according to a Bloomberg analysis of the 19 countries that have made the EV pivot… […]
NASA Shows Off Early Release Photos From James Webb Space Telescope
by William Harwood: After a presidential reveal Monday, NASA unveiled more spectacular “first light” pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope on Tuesday… […]
Meta’s Going After a Universal Translator. Its AI Now Works for 200 Languages
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: As the pandemic at long last winds down, international travel is picking up, with millions looking to make up for lost time… […]
This Luxury Solar Electric Car Could Go 7 Months Without Recharging
by Kristen Houser: Deliveries of the $250k Lightyear 0 will start in November 2022… […]
SpaceX moves a massive rocket with 33 engines to its launch pad for tests
by Eric Berger: No rocket with this many engines has ever successfully launched… […]
The World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine Will Make Its Debut In Scotland
by Michelle Lewis: Spanish-German wind giant Siemens Gamesa has been awarded a firm order for 60 of its SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines, which will be installed at the 882-MW Moray West offshore wind [...]
Alquist Says It Will 3D Print 200 Houses in a Small Virginia Town
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: In late 2021, a 3D printed house went up in Williamsburg, Virginia. The printed portion of the three-bed two-bath home—that is, the exterior walls—took just 22 hours to complete… […]
Bitcoin’s Intensive Energy Demands Are Sparking a Crypto Backlash
by Judith Lewis Mernit: The enormous energy demands of Bitcoin mining are prompting some U.S. municipalities to impose moratoriums or outright bans on cryptocurrency facilities… […]
Delfast TOP 3.0i Ebike Comes With Unrivaled Power And 321 Km Range
by Amit Malewar: The U.S.-based ebike manufacturing company, Delfast, has announced TOP 3.0i, the industry’s smartest e-bike with unrivaled power and record-breaking range… […]
Satellites Zoom In On Cities’ Hottest Neighborhoods
by Daniel P. Johnson: The satellites can help combat the urban heat island effect… […]
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… [...]
How The Amish Use Technology
by Linsey Ems: Community members’ relationships to smartphones or the internet reflect local values and nuances of group identity… […]
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… […]