Enphase Energy, the world’s #1 microinverter-based solar and battery system supplier, like many others, have responded to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) by bringing more manufacturing to the US. While the legislation’s name is focused on inflation, and it is packed full of support for climate solutions, the … [continued]
If large-scale solar projects can allow for the continued use of their land for agricultural production, 70% of US farmers are open to the idea of solar developments on their farmland, according to the results of a new survey from the Solar and Storage Industries Institute. The survey, which sought … [continued]
The Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council has reported a milestone — the number of fully electric vehicles on roads has surpassed the number of gas cars for the first time ever! Øyvind Solberg Thorsen, director of the Norwegian Traffic Information Council OFV.no, states: “This is historic. A milestone few saw … [continued]
What are the hottest, most interesting, and most important cleantech stories of September so far? Here’s my opinion on that. Note that this is part of CleanTechnica’s weekly newsletter. Sign up for the newsletter here! 1. Juan Diego Celemín Mojica wrote an analysis for us this week on EV manufacturing … [continued]
Manila, Philippines — Following its resounding success in Vietnam, VinFast Auto has officially opened pre-orders for the VF 3 in the Philippines. This marks the first time VinFast is launching its stylish mini electric SUV in an international market. From September 19 to 30, early customers who reserve the VF … [continued]
Climate Change is happening and everyone is surprised. And yet we have known it was coming for over 50 years.
When there’s just the slightest dip in electric vehicle growth, we get to see the spiders come out of the baseboards. We’re not even talking about EV sales decline. We’re just talking slower EV sales growth. Nonetheless, a handful of legacy automakers have taken the opportunity to pooh-pooh the transition … [continued]
We’re already at the point where, if you buy a new electric car, you probably never have to worry about the car’s battery wearing out. However long you plan to own the car, it’s unlikely the battery drops even close to 70% of its original capacity. Nonetheless, some people still … [continued]
When Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats in the U.S. Senate, and the Joe Biden administrations worked together to extend and even revive electric vehicle subsidies for consumers, several rules were added. However, one loophole broke all of those rules, and it’s leading to a lot more electric … [continued]
The latest installment of the ongoing seminar series on global decarbonization that I’m leading for India’s utility professionals under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum was on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). It’s an overly hyped, overly hoped for solution that isn’t and won’t scale remotely economically. When … [continued]
