How many news articles do you go to now that are behind a paywall? This is the era of media we’re in — news sites need subscribers. There are sites, like The Guardian, that want to make sure content is accessible and important news and discussions get out there to … [continued]
It might not seem newsworthy for a site that typically covers national news, but every new public EV charger installation counts. Aspen, Colorado will be getting 14 new public EV chargers at seven new charging sites. The source says Aspen currently has 24 public EV charging “plugs,” so adding 14 … [continued]
US gas prices have gone up, and up, and up since the country bombed Iran in late February. In March, I reported that the average price of gas in the country had gone up from $2.89/gallon to $3.48/gallon. Now, the average price of gas in the US is $4.517/gallon. That’s … [continued]
A vast and well-organized campaign is actively underway to suspend global wind energy discourse. The Financial Times calls it the US president’s “crusade against renewable energy.” WindEurope, who describe themselves as “the voice of the wind energy industry,” say attacks on wind power pose a “systemic risk to Europe’s security.” … [continued]
This new entrant to the Australian market has shot into the top ten consistently over the last few months — with 1,845 units sold since its launch early this year. Jaecoo is a sub-brand of Chery. For a first-time EV owner’s point of view, I reached out to one of … [continued]
Agrivoltaics has become one of those ideas that is simple enough to fit on a social media tile and complex enough to be mangled by one. The image that prompted this discussion showed a farmer kneeling beneath solar panels in front of vegetables, sheep, mountains, and an American flag, with … [continued]
Crunch time has come for communities that rely on water from the Colorado River. California, Arizona, and Nevada will be directly affected.
Chatgpt generated image of energy models weighing imagined centralized futures against real-world electrification and grid flexibility.
An Energy Research & Social Science paper crossed my screen recently that put structure around something visible to anyone who has compared nuclear forecasts with build rates. Nuclear power has been projected to grow faster, cheaper and more broadly than it actually has, not once or twice, but across decades, … [continued]
Ah, it’s the important stuff. Titans of industry are in China this week with Donald Trump to meet with the most powerful man in the world, Xi Jinping. Something is afoot. Maybe. I’ll get to that in a moment. But first, what gets attention from one of the biggest newspapers … [continued]
I just saw the following headline from the Wall Street Journal: “Honda’s Never Faced a Crisis Like This—and a Comeback Won’t Be Easy.” The subheading is as follows: “The Japanese automaker reported a $2.7 billion loss amid EV whiplash in the U.S., its biggest market.” My first thought was basically … [continued]
