SparkCharge’s VP of Operations, Yves Toussaint, and his people reached out to CleanTechnica and wanted to let us know about some of the innovations in their mobile off-grid EV charger and off-grid EV charging network. We had an online Q&A which unveiled not only the advances from SparkCharge but also … [continued]
House-passed federal tax legislation threatens to undercut the solar industry, which is the primary source of new U.S. electricity generation and is delivering a historic boom in domestic manufacturing WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. solar industry added 8.6 gigawatts (GW) of new solar module manufacturing capacity in Q1 2025, marking … [continued]
NREL-Developed Neural Networks Uncover New Insights Into Battery Health Resilient energy systems depend on reliable batteries. The lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries powering our world must endure the steady strain of time, charge cycles, and environmental conditions that gradually wear them out through degradation. Understanding the health of a battery can help … [continued]
In 2024, the United States produced a record amount of energy, according to data in our Monthly Energy Review. U.S. total energy production was more than 103 quadrillion British thermal units in 2024, a 1% increase from the previous record set in 2023. Several energy sources—natural gas, crude oil, natural gas plant liquids, biofuels, solar, … [continued]
My recent online conversation with Scott Norris, a structural steel expert and Director of Engineering Solutions at Steelcon, prompted me to reexamine some assumptions I had previously made about global steel demand projections. Scott, whose practical experience within the steel industry grants him clear insights into current operational constraints and … [continued]
Sponsored post by Kumar Chandran, S&C Electric Company Energy is a part of our everyday lives in some obvious ways — turning up the A/C, charging our devices, or flipping on the lights — but much of our energy consumption happens almost entirely out of sight. The energy required to … [continued]
Last week, I unloaded a little bit on Elon Musk’s political ignorance, which has stood out as he has gotten into a big fight with Donald Trump and other Republicans over the budget bill. I thought I’d leave it at that, but I’ve now run across a quote from Elon … [continued]
As summer approaches, keeping a lookout for Africa’s storms as they whirl toward our southern states and gulf coasts might be a bit more demanding. The summer and fall storms last season approached earlier and continued with unanticipated devastation later. Asheville residents are still collecting debris from Hurricane Helene of … [continued]
Steve Hanley reported last night on the Trump administration — in particular, the US Department of Energy led by a fossil fuel billionaire — forcing a utility company in Michigan to keep a super old coal power plant open. Notably, the utility had a new fossil gas power plant built … [continued]
New data indicates the ongoing collapse of insect populations around the world. We’ve known for a while that widespread use of pesticides and fertilizers, light and chemical pollution, loss of habitat, and the growth of industrial agriculture have contributed to loss of entire populations of insects. But what about areas … [continued]
