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The Hydrogen Stream: Researchers identify light-triggered coupled oxygen evolution mechanismResearchers in Singapore have developed a new light-triggered coupled oxygen evolution mechanism that builds on past oxygen evolution research. Oman, meanwhile, has announced a new hydrogen strategy.- German developers move forward on plans for 21 MW floating solar arrayThe city of Cottbus, Germany, has passed a resolution to expedite the development of a 21 MW floating solar project. It will be built on a former mine site, with construction set to begin in the spring of 2023.
- Cruise Expands Robotaxi Service in San Francisco MassivelyOne criticism of lidar-using robotaxi startups has long been the limited geographies in which they operate. Waymo started in a corner of Phoenix, and then a corner of San Francisco, and it isn’t much beyond those starting spots still! Cruise Automation, aka Cruise, started in a corner of San Francisco. Cruise, however, has just expanded […]
- Rumor: Tesla Cybertruck Mass Production End Of 2023Reuters claims to have an exclusive on Tesla Cybertruck production plans. As far as I recall or have assumed, the timeline matches up with what Tesla CEO Elon Musk has previously guided for the giant stainless steel truck thingie. Tesla has said that Cybertruck production will start around the middle of 2023 and then gradually […]
- USA & UAE Team Up On Clean Energy — $100 Billion InvestmentStatement by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the U.S.-UAE Partnership to Accelerate Transition to Clean Energy (PACE) Today the United States joined with the United Arab Emirates in taking a bold step toward the resilient, affordable clean energy future the world needs. Our new Partnership for Accelerating Clean Energy (PACE) will catalyze $100 billion in […]
- Solar Photovoltaic Module Design Has Wide-Ranging Impacts On Our Clean-Energy FutureIn order for the United States to meet its 2050 decarbonization goals, it must install up to 20 times more solar photovoltaic (PV) modules than are installed today. In order to achieve this goal, the United States must increase its PV production and installations rapidly, but there are more solutions than simply installing more of […]
- Tritium & DC-America Join Forces to Provide Coast-to-Coast EV Charging SolutionTritium DCFC Limited (Tritium) (Nasdaq: DCFC) and DC-America have joined forces to provide direct current (DC) fast chargers along America’s highway system as part of a federally funded coast-to-coast EV charging network. DC-America will now be offering its versatile charging station infrastructure equipped with Tritium’s industry-leading fast chargers, creating an efficient and easy-to-install EV charging […]
- NIO Sales Grow 174%, XPeng Sales DeclineNIO has some good vehicle delivery numbers to share for October. Its sales were up 174.3% year over year in October 2022 compared to October 2021. Looking at year-to-date sales, they were up 32%. NIO’s October 2022 total was 10,059, while its year-to-date total was 92,493. Specific model sales in October included: 2,814 sales of […]
- Does The Chevy Bolt Have “Huge Sales” Now?CNN Business recently published an article titled “The Chevy Bolt’s huge sales prove America is craving a cheap electric car.” It caught my attention since I track auto sales, and especially electric vehicle sales, very closely. The Bolt’s 3rd quarter sales in the US were 14,709, which put it third in the EV market, only […]
- California Taco Bell Receives First EV Charging StationsThanks to ChargeNet Stations, you can now charge your electric vehicle (EV) while visiting Taco Bell for a meal — well, just in one location for now, but expect the opportunity to expand. At a South San Francisco Taco Bell, with the assistance of ChargeNet Solutions, Taco Bell opened its first ultra-fast charging station. The […]
- Climate Anxiety Survey — Results & ThoughtsRecently, I posted a climate anxiety survey here on CleanTechnica, and, as promised, below are the results (so far … the survey is reposted first, so that if you haven’t answered yet and want to, you have the opportunity to complete it without the answers from others influencing your thoughts). Results from the initial respondents […]
- 3 Years & 80,000 Miles With My Tesla Model 3 — Battery Degradation, Maintenance Costs, Etc.We were totally excited on October 22, 2019 when we drove our Tesla Model 3 Long Range away from the Tesla Salt Lake City Delivery Center. We’ve just passed our 3 year anniversary! Our odometer as I write this reads 80,821 miles. I wanted to determine how much battery degradation had occurred over that time […]
- Uninterrupted PV generation without storageAn Israeli scientist has proposed a way to achieve uninterrupted PV power on the moon without using energy storage. The proposal involves the installation of PV panels around a 360-degree latitudinal ring close to one of the moon’s poles. There would be no inter-array shading, and static vertical PV arrays and arrays mounted on single-axis vertical trackers could be viable mounting structures.
- Lear Wins Electrification Contract For GM Ultium Full-Size SUVs & Trucks Through 2030General Motors Corp has selected Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) to produce the battery disconnect unit (BDU) on all full-size SUVs and trucks built on the automaker’s Ultium EV platform through 2030. Lear Corporation is a global leader in seating and e-systems, with over 160,000 employees and 257 facilities in 38 countries. With a modest investment […]
- Novel redox flow battery paves way for low-cost storageUS researchers have facilitated the decoupling of power from energy design by incorporating a conducting carbon slurry in the negative electrolyte of an all-iron flow battery. In a new study, they describe the design considerations for slurry iron redox flow battery scalability.
- Mercedes — Last ICE Platform 2023, Midsize EV Sedan 2024Mercedes is moving forward with its electric car plans. The next E Class chassis in 2023 will be the last for the company.
- Recon Launches New GMC Hummer EV All-Wheel Drive EbikeRecon Power Bikes has partnered with General Motors Corporation through a global licensing agreement to produce the new GMC Hummer EV All-Wheel Drive Ebike — which, of course, goes with GMC’s new Hummer EV Supertruck as an AWD EV duo. Equipped with the new Hummer EV All-Wheel Drive Ebike customers can go further than they […]
- Operations begin at 87 MW solar-powered bitcoin-mining centerAspen Creek Digital, a US bitcoin miner, has started operations at a 30 MW bitcoin data center powered by an 87 MW solar park in Texas. The project is the company’s second solar-powered bitcoin-mining center.
- Protein Evolution Recycles Plastics Quickly — “1 Million Years Of Evolution In 1 Day”Protein Evolution says it has developed a process that breaks down plastic waste so it can be used to make new products.
- Putting bifacial modules to the testUS scientists recently put different bifacial solar cells and modules through a series of tests at elevated temperature, humidity, voltage and mechanical stress levels. The tests revealed a range of light-induced and potential-induced degradation mechanisms that modules will likely suffer in the field.
- Affordable robotic cleaning solution for solar panelsIndia-based Solavio has developed the Eco Bot portable and shareable robotic cleaning solution, which is compatible with ground-mounted solar arrays and rooftop PV installations.
- Danish developer set to build Sweden’s largest solar parkEuropean Energy is ready to start building a 128.5 MW solar park in Sweden. The project was halted earlier this year, but that decision has since been reversed. The installation is expected to start generating electricity in 2024.
- Tipping point for African C&I solarWith installers who cater to African businesses making the headlines this year, Jasper Graf von Hardenberg – whose C&I solar business was recently bought by Shell – explains here how the story of the continent's commercial and industrial (C&I) solar segment was far from an overnight success.
- Top 5 Automakers For Electric Vehicle Sales GloballyLet’s look at electric vehicle registrations by OEM — for now, full electrics (BEVs) plus plugin hybrids (PHEVs). At the end of Q2, BYD was leading with 15.4% share, but now it is up 1.9 percentage points, to 17.3%, increasing its advantage over Tesla to 4% market share. Comparing with the month of August, BYD […]
- Spain, Portugal to lead renewables in Europe, says RystadNorwegian consulting firm Rystad Energy has described the Iberian Peninsula as "a new European energy powerhouse." It expects Spain and Portugal to reach 79% renewables in their combined electricity mix by 2030.