The US was supposed to have “Infrastructure Week” for about 4 years from 2017–2020. It just never happened. Some people just can’t get stuff done. However, after several months in control of the US Senate, US House of Representatives, and White House, Democrats got a couple of giant infrastructure bills … [continued]
Ford has a plan to hook up EV and hybrid EV drivers in the US with low-cost renewable energy, through a new vehicle-to-grid platform called ChargeScape in partnership with BMW and Honda.
In this introduction blog for SACE’s latest edition of our “Solar in the Southeast” report series, you can read up on which utilities and states can expect to see solar growth. Additional blogs in this series will unpack more of the results, observations, and key policy developments detailed in the … [continued]
Electrified Thermal Solutions has created a thermal battery that makes process heat a low carbon process that could transform industries.
2.8 MWDC solar project enables modernization of electric grid in rural East Tennessee, provides renewable energy for local schools, and supports educational opportunities for local students NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Clearloop, a Silicon Ranch company and leading provider of carbon solutions that accelerate decarbonization of the electric grid and expand renewable energy access … [continued]
A movement is afoot to block utility-scale renewable energy projects across the US, but new clean tech investments keep getting in the way.
Operators plan to retire 5.2 gigawatts (GW) of U.S. electric generating capacity in 2024, a 62% decrease from last year when 13.5 GW was retired and the least in any year since 2008, according to our latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Coal and natural gas jointly account for 91% of the planned capacity retirements in the United States this year.
The electric vehicle maker Scout Motors is evoking the retro styling of the old Scout truck to boost EV sales in the US.
Politics aside, the Southeastern US is emerging as an epicenter of rapid decarbonization, with electric vehicles front and center.
Scientists warn that heat waves, floods, droughts, and severe storms will get far worse in the decades ahead unless we change course. Looking ahead, could AI’s role in developing new climate models save us many gigatons of carbon emissions? In 2023, there were 25 confirmed weather/climate disaster events with losses … [continued]
