In January, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it launched the Clean Energy to Communities program, which will provide up to $50 million to support a range of communities and their clean energy development needs. Small communities might ‘’fall through cracks” when it comes to clean energy implementation. The … [continued]
Here at CleanTechnica, we write a lot about EVs, meaning mostly land-based electric vehicles: cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, e-bikes, and once in a while even electric tractors. Enough posts have been made about the Polestar EVs they have their own tag on the site. Occasionally, we also write about electric … [continued]
In mid-December, the California Energy Commission (CEC) approved $2.9 billion in funding for California’s zero-emission transportation infrastructure. The funds will be used for the installation of more EV chargers, zero-emission trucks, school and transit buses, and hydrogen refueling technology. Approximately 90,000 more EV chargers will be installed in California as … [continued]
Florida-based Blue Innovations Group (BIG) exhibited the helm, propulsion system, and renderings of its new all-electric R30 powerboat at the Consumer Electronics show Jan. 5 – 8. BIG has begun taking reservations for the new vessel, which has two motors totaling 800 horsepower. The R30 also has its own solar … [continued]
In the fall, Yotta Energy unveiled several new products: commercial EV chargers, solar-powered EV charging stations, and a 3-phase commercial microinverter. The commercial EV chargers are rated at 48A (11.5kW) and can be used with solar power and energy storage. The solar-powered EV charging stations can deliver up to 510 … [continued]
The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) recently launched an EV education campaign. They did this to raise awareness of state and federal EV tax credits and Colorado’s EV infrastructure investments. They also did it to help first-time EV buyers prepare for their purchases and … [continued]
Much of the visibility electric vehicles enjoy right now is focused on electric cars, SUVs, and trucks. Fortunately, the electrification of transportation also includes water-based people movers. In the United States there may be as many as 12 million registered leisure craft. In Europe, that figure is about 6 million, … [continued]
Tesla is the dominant EV manufacturer in the world. Currently, there does not appear to be a challenger and Tesla continues to innovate rapidly. Tesla has been so successful that the other auto manufacturers have been attempting to keep up and mostly not succeeding. At the same time, at the … [continued]
In August of 2021 at Lawrence Livermore National Lab in California, a nuclear fusion milestone was achieved. Researchers at the lab’s National Ignition Facility created a yield of over 1.3 megajoules. It was the first time the researchers had achieved this yield. Three peer-reviewed papers were published about the fusion … [continued]
The electric vehicle revolution is upon us. This fact is great for reducing the over-reliance on fossil fuels for transportation. Toxic air pollution and climate change emissions need to be reduced both for human health and the environment. Some people are not on board with electric vehicles. They argue online … [continued]
