This April, CleanTechnica ran our first major event, the Hawaii Sustainability Expo & Electric Home Show. It drew about 1300 attendees, ~80 eco-friendly vendors, and a dozen elected representatives. The event featured 7 EVs for test driving, 20 more EVs for the EV showcase, an ebike track, a nontoxic kids … [continued]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced the milestone of 100 community batteries being installed. It has also delivered funding for home conversion from gas to electric. The Cheaper Home Battery scheme has been extended to 100 kWh installations. Here’s our spring update. As Australia moves rapidly from spring … [continued]
Following statement on California legislative updates is attributable to Stephanie Doyle, California state affairs director for the Solar Energy Industries Association: “The solar and storage industry is pleased to see Governor Newsom sign numerous bills that will support reliable electricity generation and transmission and increase access to the cost-saving benefits … [continued]
Africa: Earth's Wild Home Director Alice Clarke and cameramen Graham Hatherley and Christopher Watts filming a painted lady butterfly courtship on a hilltop near Ouarzazate, Morocco (photo cropped; credit National Geographic/Hedvika Michnova courtesy of National Geographic via email/dropbox).
The larger-than-life continent of Africa has emerged as a hotspot for solar energy developers, especially in the distributed resources sector.
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) ruled today that Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) can proceed with closing its Tolk coal plant near Lubbock and constructing renewable energy and battery storage to provide reliable, clean electricity to Southwest Power Pool customers. While also approving two new gas … [continued]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Santee Cooper’s long-range energy plan admits that increased demand from large load customers, like data centers, is creating an upward pressure on costs, according to the utility’s filing with state regulators yesterday. Rather than meeting growing demand with affordable solar and wind, Santee Cooper wants to double … [continued]
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government is proposing a more than sevenfold increase in funding for its electric vehicle program in 2027 as electric vehicle sales accelerate and the country works to build the charging infrastructure needed to support them. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has proposed P228.92 … [continued]
A high density racking system enables a new 11-megawatt solar power plant to fit inside a constrained, irregular parcel of land in the city of Elgin, Illinois (cropped, courtesy of Cultivate Power via email).
A high density racking system enables a new 11-megawatt solar power plant to fit inside a constrained, irregular parcel of land in the city of Elgin, Illinois.
Authors writing a book about clean energy technologies, if you’re interested in working with CleanTechnica Press, we are officially going to start taking submissions for books to produce. We’ve launched CleanTechnica Press with my latest book, Outta Gas. We are of course promoting the book through CleanTechnica.com, our newsletter, and … [continued]
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds small-group exchanges with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office after a welcome ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, Sept. 24, 2026. Trump held a welcome ceremony for Xi, who is on a state visit to the United States, at the White House on Thursday. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
THE HIGH-STAKES state visit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House highlights a stark industrial contrast between the two global powers. Beneath the diplomatic pageantry and White House state dinners lies a sobering reality: the world’s two largest economies are sprinting in opposite … [continued]
