The state of California recently ordered 52 solar-powered EV chargers from San Diego-based Beam Global. The off-grid clean energy chargers will provide electricity in emergency situations and charge zero-emissions state fleets. They will be paired with energy storage systems in order to provide electricity during outages, at night, and when … [continued]
Lithium-ion batteries are the most common battery in consumer electronics. They are used in everything from cell phones to power tools to electric cars and more. However, they have well defined characteristics that cause them to wear out, and understanding these characteristics can help you to double — or more … [continued]
We would expect a set of principles and policies adopted in 2021 to address climate change, COVID-19, the economy and discrimination with robust measures. It’s not that all governmental policies should be focused on these four major themes. Governance is complex and nuanced. But there should be acknowledgement of each of them and substantial sections devoted to conservative thinking around these very real concerns.
The indoor vertical farming startup Bowery Farming has raised $300 million in a Series C funding round. This brings the total funding that the New York-based company has raised to date up to $472 million and gives the company a valuation of $2.3 billion. The funding round was led by … [continued]
Outcomes from ExxonMobil will be slightly better because of this, and as they are one of the largest greenhouse gas producers in the world, that’s definitely positive. A much better action for BlackRock would have been to very publicly divest their 6.7% ownership position of ExxonMobil entirely.
The oil industry took three punches to the jaw on Wednesday, as courts and investors opposed their “go slow on climate change” approach.
One great movie I’d recommend to anyone is The Milagro Beanfield War. In the film, a small town in northern New Mexico has a problem. A big developer bribed the state and bought up all of the water rights. The families that had been there for hundreds of years were … [continued]
The US Senate Finance Committee has put forth a bill to extend and strongly improve the US federal EV tax credit.
Flow, or vanadium, batteries have shown promising potential for grid-level energy storage.
Seasonal weather extremes are tough on cars. By all accounts, Teslas are more resilient than most, but they can take their share of punishment from winter ice storms and summer heat. And it’s not just vehicles that need protection — what about the driver and passengers who have to endure … [continued]
