The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) was tracking key solar and storage races in the 2024 US election, and went out of its way to congratulate winners who the organization saw as solar champions. As the solar advocacy organization noted, “there are many Senate, House, and gubernatorial elections that could shape … [continued]
Robin Zeng,. the founder and CEO of CATL, explained recently that he plans to take the company in important new directions.
Quite a lot has happened in the past 10 days. Aside from the demented elephant getting back into the china shop, there are various big stories you may have missed, or (like me) would just benefit from being reminded of. Scroll down below for the stories and some commentary. Note … [continued]
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) put out a story yesterday that caught my attention. The title of the organization’s article was “America’s New Role at COP29: Global Solar Champion.” My first thought was, “Great, the US is doing something good on solar at COP29.” My next thought was, “Wait, … [continued]
Solar panels between the rails of train tracks is a new idea being tested in Switzerland by start-up Sun-Ways.
Today, CleanTechnica’s Tesla Ethicist columnist answers a question about the tensions among being true to one’s morals, Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s absolutist tendencies, and personal Tesla stock portfolios increases. Dear Tesla Ethicist: I’ve always prided myself on my personal wherewithal. I self-financed my own college education by working and extending … [continued]
The installed solar capacity of the global PV industry is poised for another round of rapid growth, with or without an assist from the US.
By Kyle Julian, Regional Director, Commercial & Industrial Sales, U.S. West Without data centers, life as we know it would collapse. That may sound like hyperbole, but our entire digital economy relies on data centers. But it turns out that data centers use a lot of electricity. In fact, the … [continued]
I recently came across a social media post that puts solar energy in an interesting perspective: energy that everyone can possibly harness. This not only applies to most of the planet, but provides a very simple way to visualize a way forward to providing everyone with needed energy. Sunlight is … [continued]
As I sit at my computer tapping out this article, the sun is shining in beautiful Brisbane, capital of Queensland, Australia. We are moving into summer and the sun is up long before I am. When I awake, the house battery is filling up and charging the car. Soon, the … [continued]
