Washington, DC — During its monthly open meeting today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) indicated that it no longer plans to complete cumulative impact analyses when conducting environmental reviews of projects. The change was announced in an order approving the Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage Project. FERC Commissioner Chang … [continued]
Withholding clean energy resources could increase energy bills during increased demand. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Southern Environmental Law Center filed a motion for preliminary injunction today in Wake County Superior Court and challenged the N.C. Utilities Commission’s order halting North Carolina’s 2026 solar and storage procurement process as unconstitutional. At a time of escalating … [continued]
Hartford Advocates and Community Members Gathered to Remember, Honor Path to Freedom HARTFORD, Ct. — Today, Sierra Club Connecticut and State Representatives Minnie Gonzalez, Maryam Khan, and Jilian Gilchrist hosted Black Lungs Matter, a Juneteenth Press Conference, at the Connecticut Legislative Office Building. The event highlighted the disproportionate impact of … [continued]
Jackery was one of the early pioneers in portable power stations and has continued to push the envelope in the space. It recently hosted CleanTechnica on a dedicated media tour at its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, where the company gave us an early look at its new solar roof system … [continued]
Fossil fuel prices have been in serious crunch zone lately due to the US and Israel war on Iran and oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz being blocked. That’s been hurting people all around the world, but a recent analysis from Ember shows that people living in Spain have … [continued]
Yesterday, BYD officially launched sales of the Datang or “Great Tang.” The premium SUV went on sale with over 150,000 pre-orders on the books over the past month, after having been previewed months earlier. BYD has been supply constrained with its latest models featuring the second-generation Blade Battery. Based on … [continued]
Energy independence is the new concern of voters everywhere, thanks to the Iran war that shattered all their illusions.
Electrify America recently opened a new, public EV charging station in Santa Barbara, California, with 20 fast chargers delivering up to 350 kW. The new charging station also possesses a 1.9 MW energy storage system, which is Electrify America’s largest battery system to date. The battery can be used to … [continued]
The transition does not preserve the fossil fuel pool and relabel it. Direct electrification removes most heat, motion, and storage work first, leaving molecules for narrower real jobs.
A lot of energy-transition arguments begin with today’s fossil fuel demand. Coal, oil, and gas still dominate global primary energy, so it is tempting to draw a straight line from the current fuel system to a future molecule system. Replace natural gas with hydrogen. Replace bunker fuel with ammonia or … [continued]
Late last night and early this morning, I wrote an article outlining one big reason robotaxis won’t replace car ownership to a very significant degree. There’s another big reason, sort of related to that, that a reader pointed out and explained well, and some other readers backed up in additional … [continued]
