United states

Coal Production

Coal State Killing Coal With Solar Power, One Megawatt at a Time

Followers of US politics will not be surprised to know that the coal state of West Virginia has been achingly slow to join the solar power revolution. It curren…

Rooftop Solar

Contact Lens Manufacturer Installs 780 KW Rooftop Solar and Microgrid at California Production Facility

Staar Surgical, a contact lens manufacturer, has installed a rooftop solar microgrid atop its production facility in Lake Forest, California to reduce energy co…

Electric Vehicles

GM's China Joint Venture Sold Over 100,000 EVs Last Year

GM’s joint venture in China, SAIC-GM, delivered over 100,000 EVs in 2023, more than doubling from the previous year.GM’s China joint venture EV sale…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Adds Two New Model Y Colors – Stealth Grey and Ultra Red

Tesla has updated its US Model Y configurator, adding the Ultra Red and Stealth Grey colors to the Model Y, which had previously only been available on the Mode…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Adjusts Ranges Across Lineup Due to New EPA Rule

Tesla has adjusted its EPA estimated ranges across most of its lineup due to a new EPA rule that should make estimated ranges more realistic.Earlier today, we r…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Cybertruck Drives 254 Miles in Highway Range Test

One of the very first Tesla Cybertruck independent range tests shows the electric pickup truck covering only 254 miles on the highway.That’s significantly…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

Nikola reveals 2023 saw a successful launch of its hydrogen trucks in US and Canada

The company produced and wholesaled a combined 77 trucks last year.Via its energy brand, HYLA, Nikola announced that it produced 42 of its Class 8 hydrogen fuel…

Renewable Energy

HASI Invests in 605 MW Renewables Portfolio

HASI, a leading investor in climate solutions, has announced an investment in a portfolio of renewable energy assets developed, owned and operated by The AES Co…

Biofuel

PIC Group Renewed as Halifax County Biomass Plant Operator

NOVEC Energy Production Halifax County Biomass, a South Boston Energy company, has renewed the operation and maintenance agreement (O&M agreement) with PIC Grou…

SAF

Washington to Launch Rulemaking to Incorporate SAF Provisions Into CFS Regulations

\\The Washington Department of Ecology on Dec. 18 published a notice announcing plans to update the state’s clean fuels program regulations to align with …

Solar Power Plant

Wisconsin’s largest solar project is now operational

(Photo by American Public Power Association on Unsplash)Editor resists temptation to call WI solar farm the big cheese in headline, reserves regional dad joke f…

Solar Panel

Off-grid solar structures deployed for Costco EV fleet

(Credit: Trinity Structures)Trinity Structures, a Costco electrification partner, announced the successful deployment of its off-grid electrified solar structur…

Renewable Energy

Port of Virginia Becomes First East Coast Port Entirely Powered by Clean Energy

Norfolk International Terminal (Credit: Missy Schmidt, Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/hamptonroadspartnership/4556209571/)The Port of Virginia rang in th…

Crude Oil

Motiva to Shut CDU, Coker Next Week at Largest US Refinery -Sources

Motiva Enterprises (MOTIV.UL) is scheduled to shut the large crude distillation unit (CDU) and large coker at its 626,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texa…

Electric Vehicles

US EPA Reviewing California 2035 Electric Vehicle Sales Mandate Plan

Electric vehicle chargers from Electrify America are shown in a shopping center parking lot in Oceanside, California, U.S.,October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/…