If you’re an author and would like to submit your book for potential publication through CleanTechnica Press, we are now soliciting manuscripts for our second book. We will likely choose just one or two books in the next 12 months, and publish and promote it through CleanTechnica. We will have … [continued]
The electric fireplace at the center of our living room creates a lovely ambiance. The ductless heat pump (upper left) efficiently provides the heat to keep us warm.
T&E’s Kädi Ristkok explains why postponing the ETS2 is a bad idea As EU leaders meet to discuss competitiveness and soaring energy bills, Italy, Poland and Czechia are pushing to postpone Europe’s new carbon market for road transport and heating fuels (ETS2). Their concern about rising costs is legitimate. But … [continued]
The DeLorean Motor Company has hitched the iconic DeLorean name to the new Airspeeder series, a showcase for cutting edge “flying car” eVTOL technology.
There is an old expression that goes like this: “Everyone complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” There is a corollary to that adage: “Everybody knows we have to stop polluting our environment, but nobody wants to be first to do something about it.” A case in … [continued]
My colleague Tina Casey is doing a story about the new Tesla Roadster and flying cars, so I hope she will pardon me for this intrusion. What we saw at the reveal was a totally irrelevant mind game cooked up inside the drug addled cranium of Elon Musk. That’s right, … [continued]
Electric ships attract attention because the vessel is the visible technology. Put a large battery into an inland cargo vessel, replace the diesel propulsion system with electric motors, and the decarbonization story appears straightforward. Inland shipping looks particularly promising because many vessels travel repeatable routes between known terminals, where large … [continued]
Monthly wind generation in the first nine months of 2026 was an average of 68% higher compared with the same period in 2025 in ISO New England (ISO-NE): Monthly generation from wind was highest in September of this year at 668.9 gigawatthours (GWh), more than double generation levels from September … [continued]
Three regional transmission organizations (RTOs) set records for peak hourly load this past summer, according to data reported on Form EIA-930 and presented in the Hourly Electric Grid Monitor: PJM peaked at 162.6 gigawatts (GW) on July 2, 2026, 1.3% higher than the pre-2026 peak of 160.6 GW on June … [continued]
It’s hard to keep track of where Waymo robotaxis are going to launch, are testing, are launching, are open to some people but not others, are open to everyone, etc. Three cities where it recently launched robotaxi service are Tampa, San Antonio, and San Diego, and now the robotaxi service … [continued]
If Implemented, Methane Gas Projects Could be Approved Without Proper Review of Harmful Impacts Washington, DC — Today, at its monthly meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposed two new measures to speed up approval of methane gas projects without the proper review or oversight. FERC opened a rulemaking … [continued]
