Solar Energy

The Macho Springs wind and solar farm near Nutt, New Mexico. Photo by Jennifer Sensiba.

Basin & Range Geography Could Be Ideal For Cutting Edge Data Centers

Recently, a colleague shared an article about the future of data centers and the electricity that powers them. With rising energy use for artificial intelligence, the supply of something as basic as electrical power can’t provide enough energy for every AI scheme in planning, leaving tech companies looking for other … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a Chinese nuclear plant in construction with workers napping in their vehicles and on the site

China Hits EV Target 10 Years Early, Still Hasn’t Reached 2020 Nuclear Target

On October 27th of 2020, the China Society of Automotive Engineers laid out a roadmap for how the country was going to achieve 50% of all cars sold in 2035 being fully electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen, with 95% of them of course being fully electric. Per projections from HSBC, … [continued]

Electric Truck Charging’s Cost & Price Flexibility Are Its Superpower

Key takeaways Early adopters of charging microgrids can gain a competitive edge with flexible pricing Solar-powered microgrids cut costs with zero marginal cost energy Collaboration on green corridors boosts savings and revenues First movers with electric truck charging microgrids have a superpower, which is much more flexible energy pricing options … [continued]

Truck Charging: Start Small, Scale Smart

Key Takeaways: Trucks won’t all be electric immediately, so don’t build charging for 100% electric Design charging microgrids for standardized increments of capacity Analyze all sites and design increments that are good enough Gaining the benefits of electric trucks, including significantly reduced maintenance and operations costs and increasing market share, … [continued]