Energy

Solar Power Plant

Taiwan’s Largest Solar Plant Goes Online

Vena Energy says it has commissioned the largest PV project in Taiwan. It says its 272 MW E2 Solar Project will account for 4% of the island’s annual sola…

Solar Technology

Concentrating Photovoltaics for Agricultural Applications

A research team has studied the potential of using concentrating photovoltaics in agriculture and found that it offers advantages in terms of energy yield and d…

Solar Technology

DOE Announces $24M to Commercialize Innovative Solar Technologies

On April 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced $24 million for research, development, and demonstratio…

Electric Vehicles

Boston Kicks off Rollout of 750 Electric School Buses With First of the Fleet Transporting Students

Boston Public Schools has kicked off an ambitious new program to eventually convert its entire fleet of 750 vehicles to electric. The first Blue Bird Vision ele…

Electric Vehicles

This Powerful New Electric ATV Is Coming to the US and EU This Summer

The nascent electric ATV market doesn’t offer that many options just yet, so it isn’t exactly difficult to become one of the self-described fastest …

Electric Vehicles

BYD Electric Pickup Spotted During Final Stages of Development

China’s largest EV maker BYD is entering a new segment with its electric truck as it continues expanding its brand lineup. The electric truck was spotted …

Electric Vehicles

Colorado Is Getting Its First Electric Fire Truck

The City of Boulder announced today that it’s purchased a Rosenbauer RTX, the State of Colorado’s first electric fire truck.Austrian-based Rosenbaue…

Electric Vehicles

Light-Duty Zevs Accounted For 21.1% Of New Vehicles Sold in California in Q1

California posted new light-duty zero emission vehicle (ZEV) sales—battery-electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCEV)—of 124,053 unit…

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen and Powerco SE Will Build Largest Cell Factory to Date in Canada; 90 Gwh in Final Phase

The Volkswagen Group’s battery company PowerCo SE aims to build its largest gigafactory to date in St. Thomas, Ontario/Canada with an annual production ca…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Caterpillar to Supply Zero-Exhaust Emission Fleet to Graphite Miner Nmg; Offtake Agreement for Anode Material

On the foundation of their 2021 collaboration agreement and of technical work achieved together over the past two years, Nouveau Monde Graphite and Caterpillar …

Decarbonization

UAE and Germany Explore Partnerships to Build Industrial and Climate Ties

Officials and executives discuss plans to build on joint initiatives to promote sustainable industrial development, decarbonisation efforts and energy securityU…

Carbon Emissions

Educator, Environmentalist, Union Leader, Senator, Paul Pinsky Now Gets to Turn His Climate Ideals Into Action

The long-time liberal state senator from Prince George’s County, an outspoken environmental critic of former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, takes over the Maryla…

Electric Vehicles

Self-Driving Cars Must Learn the Language of Cyclists to Keep Roads Safe, Research Suggests

Future generations of self-driving cars should learn the language of cyclists to help them safely share the roads with bikes, new research suggests.Human-comput…

Graphene

Researchers Design Battery Prototype With Fiber-Shaped Cathode

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers made a cathode in the shape of a thread-like fiber. The researchers were then able to use the fiber …

Energy Storage Project

Underground Energy Storage Firm Eyes Us Boom on Back of Inflation Reduction Act

Impression of Gravitricity energy storage project.Scottish company Gravitricity teams up with US construction group to target energy storage in disused minesUK …