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]
Data shows leaders and laggards for total electric school buses and combined investments driving electric school bus conversion. By Danny Katz, Executive Director, CoPIRG Foundation, U.S. PIRG Education Fund Introduction Each year, more than 490,000 school buses shuttle children back and forth across the United States –to school, field trips, sporting events … [continued]
Siemens and E.ON have signed a global framework agreement (GFA) to strengthen E.ON’s public charging network GFA comprises SICHARGE D high power chargers Backend access via Sifinity Control to maximize charger reliability and uptime for E.ON customers Siemens Smart Infrastructure and E.ON Drive Infrastructure are collaborating to bring smart and … [continued]
Regular readers might think Californians have a lock on poorly thought-through ideas for ‘enhancing’ oceanic carbon uptake, but apparently Italy decided to throw a log on this fire. A startup is promoting the idea of digging up long-sequestered carbon dioxide in the form of limestone to make quicklime to make … [continued]
The first stop of my heat pump water heater tour across America was an incredible experience that allowed me to see every step of how my favorite technology is made. A lot of magic happens at the Bradford White factory, from metal sheets arriving on pallets to packaged cardboard boxes … [continued]
Lease areas have potential to power over 4.5 million homes WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced it will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on Oct. 29, 2024, for eight areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. If fully developed, these areas … [continued]
The sun’s energy is becoming a popular renewable source for everyday power. To meet increasing demand, thousands of acres of solar farms are expected to be developed over the next few decades. Co-locating arrays and agriculture on the same land — known as “agrivoltaics” — can create pollinator habitats in … [continued]
One thing that frosts my shorts is a press release from some renewable energy developer touting how many homes a new installation can power. The dirty little secret no one wants to talk about is that much of the new renewable energy coming online today will be used to power … [continued]
Rooftop solar storage and micro inverter company Yotta Energy is back at RE+ this year with a new version of its rooftop battery that much more elegantly provides storage and allows installers to use it as ballast for the system at the same time. When we talked to Yotta Energy … [continued]
The fully electric Volvo EX90 is perhaps the brand’s most important electric vehicle launch to date. It is being built in South Carolina, with shipments to customers expected to kick off in the 4th quarter of 2024. Volvo invited CleanTechnica out to The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, … [continued]
