California

Electric Vehicle Charging

CEC Approves $1.4B Plan to Expand Zero-Emission Transportation Infrastructure

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a $1.4-billion investment plan that accelerates progress on the state’s electric vehicle (EV) charging and…

Battery

Inlyte Reports Zero Loss Over 700 Cycles for Its Iron-Sodium Battery Tech

The startup is targeting commercial demonstration projects in 2025 and large-scale U.S. manufacturing by early 2027.California-based startup Inlyte Energy has a…

Virtual power plants

US Grants $305 Million Loan Guarantee for California VPP With Ice Storage

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has granted a $305 million loan guarantee to finance Project IceBrick, a virtual power plant (VPP) that will deploy up to 193 …

Hydrogen Project

Hyundai Deploys Hydrogen Trucks for Georgia EV Plant Logistics

Hyundai is using hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty trucks to bring parts to its US EV plant in Georgia in partnership with a Californian-based logistics firm.Workin…

Solar Technology

How to Combine Off-Grid Agrivoltaics With Large-Scale Hydrogen Production

Scientists in the United Kingdom have simulated how a 1 GW off-grid agrivoltaic facility may be used to fuel hydrogen fuel electric cell vehicles across Austral…

Hydrogen Project

OCTA Invests $78M in Hydrogen and Battery Bus Fleet

California’s Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is set to invest $78 million in 50 zero-emission buses, with 40 vehicles powered by hydrogen fu…

Solar project

Arevon Energy Completes Vikings Solar+Storage Peaker Plant in California

Renewables developer Arevon Energy has cut the ribbon on what is being hailed as the US’ first utility-scale solar peaker plant, the Vikings solar plus st…

Electric Vehicles

Veloz: California Passes 2M EVs Sold Cumulatively

Veloz’s Q3 2024 California EV Market Report showcases a continued rise in electric vehicle (EV) adoption statewide. According to the latest data from the …

Battery

Californian Lithium Sulfur Battery Maker Lightens the Load for Northvolt

San Jose-based Lyten has acquired lithium metal battery technology company Cuberg from Swedish manufacturer Northvolt, which is battling to reduce costs. Lyten …

Rooftop Solar

California Utilities Scapegoat Rooftop Solar for High Electricity Rates

Rooftop solar interconnection applications broken out by income level.Utilites in California and nationwide are fighting rooftop solar, the major threat to thei…

Energy Storage Project

GKN Hydrogen, SoCalGas & NREL Begin Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project

GKN Hydrogen, and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) announced the commissioning of a research demonstration project with the SDepartment of Energy’s …

Hydrogen Storage

SoCalGas, GKN Hydrogen and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Begin Innovative Solid State Hydrogen Storage Demonstration Project

LOS ANGELES-- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and GKN Hydrogen today announced the commissioning of a research demonstration project with the U.S. Depart…

Offshore Wind Power

BOEM Invites Feedback on Mitigation Measures for California Offshore Wind Leases

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has opened a public consultation on a regional environmental analysis of potential mitigation measures on future…

United States

esVolta Secures $110 Million for 300 MWh Battery Project in California

An energy storage project at Monolith Substation, Tehachapi, CA.The energy storage facility in San Jose will provide resource adequacy support to Pacific Gas & …

Solar Inverter

Germany’s Solarwatt Launches New Inverters, Batteries

The first thing that catches your eye is the design of the new products that Solarwatt presented. It comes from BMW Design Works in California and gives the imp…