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Wind Farm

2022 Marks Third-Highest Year for U.S. Utility-Scale Solar, Wind, and Storage Installations

Over 25 Gigawatts of New Clean Power Installed in 2022, but Hurdles Are Delaying Over 60 Gigawatts Through Q1 202311% growth in the now nearly 140 gigawatt (GW)…

Geothermal Power Project

Energysource Minerals and Ford Sign Offtake Agreement for Geothermal Lithium

California-based EnergySource Minerals has signed a supply contract with the Ford Motors Company for sustainably produced lithium extracted from geothermal brin…

Dam

How Long Lake Dam Made History in Washington State

More than 100 years ago, the 88 MW Long Lake hydro plant was completed on the Spokane River in Washington State, U.S. The plant, owned by Avista, was built to s…

Biofuel

States in US South 1st to Harvest Nuseed Carinata Cover Crop for Biofuel Feedstock

Carinata harvest in Georgia (Photo: Nuseed)Nuseed carinata harvest is underway in the southern United States, starting near Tifton, Georgia.Nuseed has been work…

Electric Vehicles

US DOE Announces $187M to Accelerate Electric Transportation

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new $99.5 million funding opportunity in addition to the selection of 45 projects totaling $87 million to advance …

Solar project

Meta to Power US Data Center With 200 MW Solar Project

RPlus Energies has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with investor-owned utility Idaho Power to install the 200 MW Pleasant Valley Solar project in Ad…

Electric Vehicle Charging

20 New Electrify America DC Fast Charging Stations Coming to Utah

The infrastructure will be built by Electrify America's Electrify Commercial for Rocky Mountain Power.Next year, the fast charging infrastructure in Utah wi…

Electric Vehicles

“Electromobility Hub:” Kia Joins Tesla to Build EV Factory in Mexico

Kia’s parent company Hyundai Group plans to build a dedicated electric vehicle plant at Kia’s Monterrey factory in Mexico to take advantage of tax c…

Electric Vehicles

EV Charging: How Fast Is “Fast Enough”?

I often get asked about the speed of EV charging versus refuelling at a bowser: Generally, the worry is that EV charging is slow by comparison.That would be tru…

Electric Vehicles

New Safety Features Teased in Volvo’s Upcoming EX30 Electric SUV

Earlier this month, Volvo announced the upcoming unveiling of the new EX30 electric SUV. Now Volvo has teased that although the EX30 will be a smaller city SUV,…

Electric Vehicles

Rimac Electric Hypercar Smashes World Record Sprint, Laying Down Challenge to Musk

Rimac, the Croatian electric hypercar maker, has made history by officially breaking the 0-60 mph production car record with the Nevera EV hypercar.The $A3.3 mi…

Electric Vehicles

DOE Announces $187M to Support Electrification of Transportation Sector

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new $99.5-million funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0002893) in addition to the selection of 45 projects totaling $87 mi…

Renewable Energy

US Greenlights Major Transmission Line for Renewable Energy in Western States

The U.S. government is greenlighting a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send primarily wind-generated electricity from the rural plains…

Energy Storage System

The Portable Fuel Cells Market is Expected to See Increased Competition in the Coming Years as More Companies Enter the Market

The portable fuel cells market is relatively niche and is experiencing utmost and rapid growth, owing to the growing demand for compact, portable, and rechargea…

Coal Mine

Coal Country to Carbon Innovation: Wyoming Rare Earths Discovery Could Be a Game Changer for US

Brook mine property in Wyoming. Image from Ramaco Resources.While many majors are walking away from the coal business to improve ESG metrics and appease investo…