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Hyundai Motor Group and African Development Bank Partner to Accelerate Sustainable Development Across Africa.

Hyundai Motor Group and African Development Bank Partner to Accelerate Sustainable Development Across Africa

September 9, 202638 seconds Press Release 0 Comments

Hyundai Motor Group and AfDB signing Letter of Intent for long-term strategic collaboration Partnership combining Hyundai Motor Group’s business capabilities with AfDB’s development financing to unlock tangible growth opportunities across Africa Collaboration across six areas including clean energy transition, transport infrastructure and EV value chain development Foundation for long-term partnership … [continued]

An e-auto factory in Bengaluru, India. Credit: Abhishek Chinnappa/Climate Visuals Countdown, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Lessons from India’s Transition to Electric Vehicles

September 9, 202621 minutes NRDC 0 Comments

What India’s state-level EV strategies can teach policymakers worldwide. Authored by Swapnil Fulari, clean transportation specialist, NRDC India; Amitosh Gautam, state-based representative (Gujarat & Maharashtra), NRDC India; and Harshit Gupta, state-based representative (Uttar Pradesh). Article from NRDC. India’s electric vehicle (EV) market has gained significant momentum. According to the Indian … [continued]

NRDC at Climate Week NYC 2026: Meeting the Moment

September 9, 20261 hour NRDC 0 Comments

The environmental community has an opportunity to galvanize action, and NRDC is proud to host a strong lineup of events this year. By Manish Bapna, President & Chief Executive Officer, NRDC Climate Week arrives at a moment of extraordinary geopolitical and economic turbulence. Energy insecurity and rising costs are straining … [continued]

Chinese & US Truckmakers Set To Gain Over A Quarter Of European Electric Truck Market…

September 9, 20262 hours Transport & Environment (T&E) 0 Comments

T&E warns that maintaining ambition of the truck CO2 standards will be critical to EU manufacturers remaining market leaders European truckmakers must accelerate electrification or risk losing a quarter of the e-truck market to new entrants by 2030, T&E analysis has found. T&E’s analysis of e-truck costs, technical specifications, and … [continued]

Denmark Can Produce 140% Of Its Electricity Demand From Wind Power…So What Happens To The…

September 9, 20269 hours Tina Casey 0 Comments

Denmark achieved a record-setting pace for wind power last week, reaching 140% of the nation’s entire electricity demand during an early-morning period.

Editorial comparison graphic showing Energy Vault’s large Rudong gravity-storage tower behind a compact Chinese BESS. Callouts compare the same 25 MW / 100 MWh four-hour service, showing Energy Vault at about 8× capital cost, 13× O&M, 11× footprint, 27× initial embodied CO₂e and 8× storage-asset cost.

For the same 25 MW / 100 MWh four-hour service, Energy Vault’s Rudong project requires far more capital, land, machinery and construction carbon than a contemporary Chinese BESS.

Energy Vault Scaled Gravity Storage. The Battery Benchmark Is Brutal.

September 9, 202610 hours Michael Barnard 0 Comments

Energy Vault’s Rudong gravity-storage project is a particularly useful technology test because it removes many of the excuses that can surround a first-of-kind energy project. It was built in China, with deep domestic supply chains for concrete, steel, motors, power electronics and industrial construction. It had government support, grid coordination … [continued]

5 NFL Stadiums Powered by Solar Energy

September 9, 202611 hours Guest Contributor 0 Comments

Football is back and, as millions of fans pack into stadiums to watch their teams, another all-American powerhouse will be energizing their experience: solar and energy storage. From 10,000 panels in Philadelphia to a 100%-solar stadium in Las Vegas, NFL teams are showing just how mainstream solar has become. Solar … [continued]

BYD Sales Outside of China Grew 134% to Record 189,466 Vehicles in August — But…

September 8, 202621 hours Z. S. 0 Comments

Once upon a time, legacy automakers that were struggling to find growth at home or in traditional large auto markets discovered that fast-growing China could be a cash cow. It was the big growth machine for automakers that were 100+ years old but originated from stale, stagnant markets. Then the … [continued]

Court Rules TVA’s Decision to Build Kingston Gas Plant Broke the Law

September 8, 202623 hours Sierra Club 0 Comments

Federal court vacates the utility’s decision to build gas plant at the site of 2008 coal ash spill CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — In a win for communities across the Tennessee Valley, a federal court ruled that the Tennessee Valley Authority’s decision to build its massive Kingston Gas Plant had “fundamental” errors … [continued]

Greater Transport Electrification Could Cut Europe’s Import Dependency By Nearly A Quarter By 2040

September 8, 202623 hours Transport & Environment (T&E) 0 Comments

Europe is about to decide what its renewable energy framework should look like for the decade after 2030. For transport, the political question is simple: Does Europe want to keep depending on imported oil and fossil fuels or does it want its transport system to rely more on European electricity? … [continued]