VDE’s rigorous testing protocol measures solar panel resiliency against real-world hailstorm conditions to better defend critical power infrastructure against catastrophic severe convective storm damage. VDE Americas and RETC, part of the VDE Group, today introduced the Hail Resiliency Curve (HRC) Test, a groundbreaking test protocol designed to evaluate solar panel resilience against … [continued]
New catalyst could make mixed plastic recycling a reality. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern University chemists have introduced a new plastic upcycling process that can drastically reduce — or perhaps even fully bypass — the laborious … [continued]
Volkswagen is pushing forward with expanding its electric car offerings at both the high end and the low end of the market.
Mass timber has become a leading candidate for reducing the carbon footprint of construction. Its appeal lies in the way it displaces high emission materials like concrete and steel, and in the fact that it carries biogenic carbon stored from the atmosphere into buildings. That carbon advantage is only secure … [continued]
Growing the pool of BEVs available on the used vehicle market will help catalyse EV adoption, as more people are in a position to purchase a lower priced, used BEV than brand new ones. As South Africa does not allow the importation of used vehicles, this growth can only come … [continued]
The global firm ENGIE is joining its renewable energy portfolio in Texas with the next-generation data center startup Prometheus Hyperscale.
There are many plant foods containing all nine essential amino acids: histidine, lysine, leucine, iso-leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine. So, it’s actually not necessary to eat meat, because a person can get protein from other sources. To make sure a person is getting enough of a balance of … [continued]
Tesla is out with its latest Master Plan and it promises a bright new future that sparkles with opportunities but neglects to mention cars.
August’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 26.0% share in France, up from 22.4% year on year. BEVs grew YoY volume by 1.3× and gained an additional 4% share of the market, whereas PHEVs were slightly down. Overall auto volume was 87,850 units, up some 2% YoY. The Renault 5 … [continued]
AutoTrader data shows sales of Chinese vehicles jumped 89% in the first half of 2025. South Africa’s used car market is experiencing an increase in activity following a series of interest rate cuts. AutoTrader SA’s latest report says that following two interest rate cuts in 2025 — one in January … [continued]
