The Power Construction Corporation of China drew 76 bidders for its tender of 16 GWh of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to reports. Bids averaged $66.3/kWh, with 60 bids under $68.4/kWh. The tender, covering supply, system design, installation guidance, 20-year maintenance, and safety features, targets … [continued]
AI (artificial intelligence) is everywhere these days. It’s the most popular thing to hype up, and the most popular thing to add to your product description to hype it up. In some cases, it’s really a thing and making a difference. In other cases, well, it’s simply just fluff. When … [continued]
Fraunhofer ISE and Fraunhofer UMSICHT are out there innovating once more, as they tend to do. Could their latest advancement break through in a market that’s been hyped for at least a decade but never come to much? The sector I’m referring to is building-integrated solar PV (BIPV). In this … [continued]
DB Schenker, one of the largest logistics service providers in the world, has just added 40 electric trucks from Volvo to its fleet in Germany. These are 20-ton trucks and can be used for urban or regional services. The model is the Volvo FM Electric, and it provides 490 kW … [continued]
From conversations between Dr Paul Wildman and CleanTechnica’s David Waterworth on Strategic Planning. Paul and I have had and will continue to have in-depth conversations about the industry transition to electric cars and its broader and deeper implications. This article is a result of our most recent conversations. Can we … [continued]
November saw plugin EVs at 22.8% share in Germany, down from 25.7% year on year. BEV sales were down YoY, though from an elevated baseline, while PHEV sales were up 14%. November’s overall auto volume was 244,544 units, roughly flat YoY. The best selling BEV in November was again the … [continued]
The electric bus revolution continues to grow. The latest news in this regard, arriving yesterday, comes from Hamburg, Germany, and Daimler Buses. Daimler has been tapped by Hamburger Hochbahn AG to supply the transit agency with 350 electric buses. In particular, these will be Mercedes-Benz eCitaro and Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G … [continued]
Recently I collaborated with David Cebon, head of the Cambridge Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, and interested parties on a complete list of all of the abandoned hydrogen bus trials globally. There are a couple of dozen of them, and I’m pretty sure there are more transit agencies that have … [continued]
The US green hydrogen industry is poised for rapid growth with an assist from the new $7 billion Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program, if all goes according to plan.
Update: This article has been updated to correct the country where MG is outselling Tesla, which is Australia rather than the UK. Remember when the Tesla Model Y outsold every other electric car, anywhere in the world, all the time? That was then; this is now. According to Yahoo Finance, … [continued]
