Like many people today, I am able to work remotely. My primary home is on the Atlantic coast of Florida, but, for ten or twelve weeks in the summer, I move to Connecticut. I own a modular home in a rural seasonal community that was established in the 1960s. It’s … [continued]
Tesla has plans for two new giant factories in Texas. Let’s have a look. Tesla’s “Project Crystal Sun” Solar Factory Tesla is reportedly planning a giant solar cell factory in Texas. The factory, named “Project Crystal Sun” within Tesla at the moment, is expected to require a $10.1 billion investment … [continued]
The US startup Sila has widened its field from EV batteries to include military and industrial applications, earning a $1.4 billion conditional loan commitment from the US Department of Defense.
New nuclear becomes financeable by shifting construction, financing or revenue risk toward governments, state institutions and regulated electricity customers.
Nuclear power works. It produces low-carbon electricity, avoids the health burden of fossil-fuel combustion, provides firm generation and can operate for many decades. My skepticism about building large new nuclear fleets has never depended on pretending otherwise. The more interesting question is why countries that have built nuclear successfully have … [continued]
Boston Celtics forward Paul George recently appeared on video exploring the upcoming XPENG G9L. The global 5-seat electric SUV was revealed last week, although we will have to wait for its official launch to know details. The premium vehicle is also anticipated to launch in Europe at the Paris Motor … [continued]
There is no way to sugarcoat this. Amazon, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, has pledged to virtually eliminate carbon emissions from its various operations by 2040. However, in the past several years its total emissions have increased rather than declined. Is this an example of Bezos talking out of … [continued]
This story came two months and a half late. It was buried under the many stories propped up in the content management system. But the article remains relevant. I adjusted the tone and the tenses to catch up. The hype surrounding Jakarta’s transit transition was already building well before the … [continued]
Across 25 assessed power systems, planning, markets and project pipelines are consistently more mature than the delivered portfolios needed to provide dependable flexibility.
Grid flexibility is easy to mistake for a technology market. One jurisdiction announces several gigawatt-hours of batteries, another creates a new ancillary-service product, and a third launches a capacity auction, pumped-hydro program or demand-response target. Those are meaningful signs of activity, but they do not answer the harder question: can … [continued]
Europe’s BEV market is booming, but not fast enough to match China’s industrial shift By Raphael Wellmann, Ray Wills, and Peter Newman Europe likes to think of itself as an EV leader. The data tells a more complicated story: Europe is neither leading nor lagging — it sits mid-pack, improving … [continued]
Here’s what we know about the new electric pickup truck coming from Ford early next year: It will have a starting price of $28,350 (plus a delivery charge of $1,595) with the standard battery and a single motor. Included in the price are bidirectional charging, BlueCruise, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, … [continued]
