Antwerp’s Electric Cranes Can Handle More Than Today’s Cargo

Katoen Natie has put two all-electric mobile harbour cranes into service at the Port of Antwerp, with four more joining them across three deep-sea multipurpose terminals. The completed fleet will include four 200-tonne cranes and two 150-tonne machines, with paired lifting capacity reaching 400 tonnes. Katoen Natie expects the six … [continued]

Toyota & Waymo Advance Autonomous Driving Collaboration for Safer Streets and Freedom of Movement for…

Toyota Motor Corporation (“Toyota”) and Waymo today announced the next phase of their autonomous driving collaboration, in pursuit of a world with safer streets and freedom of movement for all. Building on the preliminary agreement announced in April 2025, Toyota and Waymo will begin initial operations to test and validate … [continued]

The Share of Solar Generation with Co-located Battery Storage Is Increasing

Utility-scale solar developers are increasingly co-locating battery storage with new solar photovoltaic capacity. As of September 2026, over 16% of new utility-scale solar capacity added this year is co-located with operable battery storage, compared with 2% in 2017, according to data reported to EIA by operators. Reported plans for solar … [continued]

Electric Vehicle Council Celebrating 10 Years of EV Progress in Australia

The Electric Vehicle Council has been tracking the progress of electric vehicle uptake in Australia over the last ten years. Their latest report is a celebration of achievements. It is 144 pages long, and you can read the entire report here. I will just be hitting the highlights and providing … [continued]

Fuel From Bamboo Costs Just $2.75 Per Gallon

At CleanTechnica, we are passionate champions of the “electrify everything” movement promoted by Tony Seba and Mark Jacobson, among others. However, being realistic, internal combustion engines will continue to play an important role in transportation by land, sea, and air for the remainder of this century and perhaps beyond. Almost … [continued]