Photo by Kyle Field, CleanTechnica.

Sierra Club Releases First Trove of Emails, Texts, and Calendars from Trump’s Department of the…

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Sierra Club released the first batch of communications and calendars received from the Department of the Interior in the wake of the organization’s lawsuit following the agency’s failure to respond to public records requests for the documents. The Sierra Club sought calendar items and text and email records between … [continued]

Chatgpt generated visualization of interconnection smoothing renewable variability across regions.

The System Case Against Hydrogen for Grid Storage

Every time hydrogen is critiqued as an energy carrier for the power sector, the same question reappears. If not hydrogen, where does long duration storage come from? I received it related to my recent critique of Germany’s attempt to force the EU to double green hydrogen and synthetic fuel quotes … [continued]

Photo by Kyle Field, CleanTechnica

Volkswagen Reaches 2 Million Electric Vehicle Deliveries

The Volkswagen brand has reached another milestone in its electric vehicle journey. It has just delivered its 2 millionth fully electric vehicle. The milestone vehicle was a Volkswagen ID.3 produced in Volkswagen’s Zwickau factory, and then was delivered today to a customer at the company’s Transparent Factory in Dresden, Germany. … [continued]

"Bormio Stelvio Ski Centre - Stelvio (ski course) - Milano Cortina 2026 - 11" by Dispe is marked with CC0 1.0.

How Sustainable Were The 2026 Olympics, Really?

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is proud of the sustainability actions it required the host country, Italy, to implement for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games. Measures included minimizing negative impacts on the environment and using the Games’ visibility to showcase sustainable solutions. Protecting biodiversity and managing resources sustainably, the Committee … [continued]

Caption: Chatgpt generated visualization of RFNBO compliance pathways in transport.

How Europe Can Meet Hydrogen Fuel Mandates Without Hydrogen Fuels

When I published my recent piece on Germany’s bid to double hydrogen-based fuel targets to try to justify already built and already stranded hydrogen infrastructure, readers raised important questions about compliance mechanics. One pointed out that the 1% RFNBO subtarget can be met by replacing grey hydrogen in refineries rather … [continued]

The gigantic, 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project can resume construction, handing yet another loss to US President Donald Trump (cropped, courtesy of CVOW).

Meet The 2.6 GW Offshore Wind Project Trump Tried, And Failed, To Kill

The massive, 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is one of five offshore projects to survive the Trump chopper, adding another 2.6 gigawatts to the nation’s clean power profile.