China’s high-speed rail removes dense short-haul corridors from aviation while helping define the regional routes where electric aircraft can make more sense.
The electric-aviation contest is often presented as a race between aircraft startups. That is probably the wrong unit of analysis. An airplane that flies once, wins a certification milestone or accumulates a large order book has demonstrated something useful, but it has not demonstrated an industry. What matters is whether … [continued]
Electric, shmetric. A car is a car, right? You get in, start it up, and go where you need to go. What’s the big deal? That sort of thinking is what nearly killed Hertz after its owners — a couple of B School whiz kids with more money than brains … [continued]
It was the phone call most fathers dread. “Dad, I’ve blown up the car!” I asked her what had happened to her 20 year old Suzuki Swift (Swifty). “So, the Swift has been making a rattly can noise on and off the whole time I’ve had it. Hubby described it … [continued]
Tourist regions need high speed charging to drive local economies. Although there is plenty of access to high-speed charging on the coastal highways and cities of Australia, there is still a need for more charging for tourists once you head inland. This was highlighted by a recent event in Kingaroy, … [continued]
ARIES Platform Has Essential Capabilities To Emulate and De-Risk Marine Energy Systems for Range of Applications Energy from ocean waves has the potential to power offshore and coastal microgrids for applications like recharging autonomous underwater vehicles, supporting ocean sensors and aquaculture, and securing local power for remote communities. But to … [continued]
New U.S. Department of Energy Collegiate Competition Invites Interdisciplinary Student Teams To Develop Practical Energy Solutions for College Campuses and Districts By Karen Petersen, NLR Could your next class project help solve a real energy challenge—and give you winning work to showcase to future employers? If you answer the call … [continued]
It’s no secret here on CleanTechnica, I love smaller cars. I am not a fan of large vehicles. Unfortunately (for me), I’m in the minority on this topic, especially here in the United States. But we still get to see some great, fun, small electric cars. (The 2018 BMW i3 … [continued]
“Swift,” the supercomputer purchased by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office, is located in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) HPC Data Center in the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF). (Photo by Werner Slocum / NREL)
Sierra Club Applauds Governor Abigail Spanberger’s Data Center Executive Order and Policy Framework Release Richmond, VA — Today, Governor Abigail Spanberger announced protections regarding data center development in Virginia via executive order and a broad policy framework. The executive order curbs some consequential impacts of data center growth related to … [continued]
Cheap working fluids do not make cheap electricity storage. Compression, thermal management, containment and expansion turn apparently simple gas storage into process infrastructure.
Two years ago I called compressed-gas electricity-storage claims mostly hot air. Since then the sector has produced exactly the sort of evidence that should force a reassessment rather than a repetition of the old argument. China has commissioned the 600 MW / 2.4 GWh Huai’an compressed-air demonstration, Hydrostor has pushed … [continued]
Last week, I wrote about the new Jackery EnergyGuard Max 100 kWh battery at IFA Berlin. This large capacity offers customers home energy storage to easily cover their needs as electrification evolves. Those with large, fully electrified homes, solar arrays and multiple EVs would still have capacity left to participate … [continued]
