The European passenger plug-in market scored 31,500 registrations in April, down 16% year over year (YoY), which is nevertheless a great performance considering the effect that the several lockdowns across the continent made and the overall market crashing (-78% YoY). That combo inflated last month’s plug-in share to an amazing 11% share.
Earlier this month, the California Energy Commission (CEC) awarded $9.5 million for 3 geothermal and lithium projects. The projects have a dual purpose — they help to provide more clean, renewable energy and they help a budding lithium recovery industry in the state.
California and several other states have sued to block new exhaust emissions rules while the 9th Circuit has ruled that suits against fossil fuel companies should be heard in state courts.
After frequent teases over the past couple of weeks, CNBC have today released the full segment of the Tesla Cybertruck appearing on the show Jay Leno’s Garage. We get some new angles and glimpses of exterior and interior details in full daylight, and can see the Cybertruck’s impressive ‘greenhouse’ for the … [continued]
The city of Cracow in Poland has decided to order 50 Solaris Urbino 18 electric buses to help clean up its air and do its part (some of it) to stop global heating.
Even from this short-term crisis, IHS Markit expects no real return to “normal,” at least not soon. “However, about one third of the volumes (approximately 550,000 b/d) will stay off the market for the long-term
Algeria is talking about building 4 gigawatts of solar power capacity in 5 years. That’s a pretty stunning target.
Amazon, once a little online bookstore, is now a corporate behemoth. As such, it needs behemoth levels of energy. The good news is that a lot more of Amazon’s energy will be coming from the sun in the coming years, as Amazon is building 5 new utility-scale solar power plants in the US, China, and Australia.
Hawai’i is boldly going where no other state has ever gone when it comes to pursuing its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2045.
If you need some good news at a time when there’s plenty of the less-good sort, try this: Renewable energy is crossing some really important milestones in its contribution to the US power sector.
