In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast that wind and solar energy will lead growth in U.S. power generation for the next two years. As a result of new solar projects coming on line this year, we forecast that U.S. solar power generation will grow 75% from 163 billion kilowatthours … [continued]
Note: Plug-in vehicles refer to both plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and all-electric vehicles. Source: Argonne National Laboratory, Light Duty Electric Drive Vehicles Monthly Sales Update. Courtesy of Vehicle Technologies Office, Transportation Facts of the Week. Transportation Fact of the Week #1325
Previous research has shown that social influence can drive rooftop solar adoption. Research to date has primarily focused on influence between households, but certain forms of social influence may also exist between non-residential and residential installations. For example, an individual could decide to adopt after seeing solar panels installed at … [continued]
Elon Musk tweeted a video yesterday of a Tesla Optimus robot folding a shirt. My first impression was: Holy cow! That’s not actually a simple task! And Optimus is doing it so well! But then … Elon followed that tweet with a clarification: “Important note: Optimus cannot yet do this … [continued]
The most visible types of clean tech get the most coverage (naturally), so EVs and solar and wind farms and other kinds of emissions-free solutions get a lot of play in the media, but there are a lot of other types of clean tech innovations that are virtually invisible to … [continued]
The US Army has been dipping into silicon technology for wearable batteries and drones, which could smooth the way for EV batteries, too.
There is no one-size-fits-all method to clean up global electricity systems — but these strategies can produce a more rapid, more effective, and fairer energy transition.
Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced the award of more than $34 million to reduce the risk to Americans’ lives and property from wildfires. This funding will be provided over five years to six research universities in NOAA’s Cooperative Institute system to support wildfire preparedness and response as … [continued]
This kind of automobile favoritism is nothing new in the US. However, I’m having a tough week, and another update on the US EV tax credit has just pushed me over the edge. As Steve Hanley wrote earlier today, “Also be aware that the maximum sales price of a sedan … [continued]
Honda initially pinned its hopes of building the zero emission future of transportation on its hydrogen platform. It built up a line of vehicles under its Clarity platform to flush this out, building a hydrogen fuel cell electric version, a plug-in hybrid version and a short range battery electric version. … [continued]
