America

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen ID.7 Makes Its World Premiere

Volkswagen has introduced its new ID. flagship. The ID.7 electric sedan will be launched first in Europe and China in the Fall of 2023, North America is schedul…

Electricity Transmission

A Tipping Point for America’s Grid

The American grid is reaching a tipping point. With electric vehicles (EVs) making up 5% of all new vehicle sales last year, there is an urgent need to prepare …

Wind Turbine

NREL, GE Research Team Find Critical Adjustments to Improve Wind Turbine Design

Low-level jet streams, also known as low-level jets (LLJs), behave in powerful and complex ways that can impact numerous American lives and livelihoods. Winds t…

Energy Technology

Nuclear Science and Technology in Space

Anyone who has heard me speak about the American Nuclear Society recently knows that I like to remind people of the ANS mission and vision statements. I invite …

Combined Heat and Power

Masdar Boosts US Footprint With California Hybrid Power Plant

The Big Beau solar and storage project in California. Photo: MasdarSolar and storage project is latest collaboration with EDF Renewables North AmericaAbu Dhabi-…

Electric Car

GM Invests Millions in Energyx to Unlock North American Lithium Supply via Sustainable Extraction

General Motors announced that GM Ventures is leading a $50 million Series B financing round in EnergyX – a company specializing in direct lithium extracti…

Offshore Wind Power

ACP Applauds Passage of Maryland Legislation to Expand Offshore Wind and Increase Energy Storage

Today the American Clean Power Association (ACP) applauded final passage of two pieces of legislation in the Maryland State Legislature aimed at expanding the o…

Solar Power Plant

Canadian Solar Rebrands Its Global Development and Services Businesses

Canadian Solar announced the rebranding of its wholly-owned Global Energy subsidiary as Recurrent Energy. This subsidiary was previously dedicated to developing…

Electric Car

US: Mitsubishi Outlander Phev Sales Doubled in Q1 2023

It was the best-ever quarter for the plug-in hybrid Mitsubishi Outlander.Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) reports that its vehicle sales in the United Sta…

Energy Storage Battery

Latin America’s Opportunity in Critical Minerals for the Clean Energy Transition

Latin America is an established producer of several minerals essential for clean energy technologies, and could build on its well-established mining sector to d…

Electric Car

Hyundai Reveals 2024 Kona Electric and Ice Siblings in New York

Hyundai revealed the all-new 2024 Kona Electric, Limited, and N Line models in its North American debut at the New York International Auto Show. (Earlier post.)…

Solar Power Plant

EDF Renewables to Build 554 MW of Solar to Support I&M Power’s Move From Coal

EDF Renewables North America announced two agreements with Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), a unit of American Electric Power, through which I&M will add 554 MWdc …

Solar Power Panel

First Solar Secures 1.8GW Solar Module Contract From EDPR

The modules will power US projects developed by EDP Renewables North America.First Solar and EDP Renewables signed a multi-year order for 1.8GW of advanced thin…

Nuclear Technology

Virginia Nuclear Bills Signed Into Law

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin participates in a bill-signing ceremony at Energy DELTA Lab in southwest Virginia. (Photo: Christian Martinez/Office of Gov. Glenn …

Energy Storage Material

Ameresco Signs up Flow Battery Provider Redflow for North America, Europe Projects

Redflow zinc-bromine flow batteries at an off-grid installation in Australia. Image: Redflow.US energy efficiency and renewables company Ameresco has entered in…