Ecuador is a country we haven’t mentioned too often in the past, but this may soon change. For years, the country lagged behind the region, having only a handful of sales and sitting at the bottom of the list with Peru and Argentina back in 2023. The last time we … [continued]
Dear President von der Leyen, Dear Executive Vice-President Séjourné, Dear Commissioner Šefčovič, Dear Commissioner Hoekstra, By 2021, Europe started to get serious about trying to establish a European battery value chain. European companies invested billions based on promises by EU leaders that their factories were essential to Europe’s future resilience … [continued]
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]
Why battery incentives in the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) are essential and achievable. Europe’s battery value chain has experienced several setbacks over the past years. Yet, it doesn’t start from scratch. The Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) must provide the boost needed to materialise and scale projects. T&E shows how incentives … [continued]
A new super-sized electric truck from the company Scania is hitting the road in Norway. Photo courtesy of Scania.
“Don’t weaken CO2 standards for trucks,” European businesses urge the EU, as they signal strong demand for electric Dear President of the European Commission Ms Ursula von der Leyen, Dear Executive Vice-Presidents, Dear Commissioners, We are writing as European businesses and organisations committed to the decarbonisation of heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs). … [continued]
Imagine buying an electric van for your business, then discovering the cable connecting it to the grid won’t be installed for another ten years. That, roughly, is the position Europe’s ports and airports are in today. Brussels has told them, by law, to electrify but the grid needs to follow. … [continued]
Change seldom happens because of some highfalutin social concerns, although that might have been the case for the bans on DDT and Freon. More often, change happens because of self-interest, which usually involves saving money. As Europe suffers due to skyrocketing prices for diesel fuel, several of its most prominent … [continued]
The IONNA consortium is scaling up its plans for public EV charging stations in the US, anticipating future growth in EV sales despite last year's sharp U-turn in federal energy policy (courtesy of IONNA via CleanTechnica archive).
The IONNA consortium is scaling up its plans for public EV charging stations in the US, anticipating future growth in EV sales despite last year’s sharp U-turn in federal energy policy.
Reach stackers look like difficult battery applications, but their short-distance, high-power duty cycle and natural charging opportunities increasingly favour electrification.
A reach stacker looks like exactly the sort of machine batteries should struggle with. Large models can weigh more than 70 tonnes before picking anything up, then lift loaded shipping containers weighing another 40 tonnes or more several rows deep and several containers high. They work in busy freight terminals … [continued]
