EV charging stations connected to or coming out of lampposts are not a new idea. In 2014, 11 years ago, I visited the Berlin headquarters of a startup called ubitricity that was working on this in Germany. The company has progressed in various places, and I’ve heard of others working … [continued]
Rivian is among the US automakers planning ahead for new EV sales opportunities, even amidst the chaos of the Trump tariffs and other obstacles.
Invenergy’s Sauk Valley Hydrogen facility and co-located solar array sit adjacent to their Nelson natural gas facility in Rock Falls, IL.
The US green hydrogen industry continues to exhibit signs of life, as illustrated by a new green hydrogen production plant in Illinois.
Providing power for more than 4 million customers and about 70% of the population of Illinois, ComEd is a giant utility. Now it is turning its attention to good. (Or, well, it’s stimulating more consumer demand by incentivizing a switch to electric vehicles.) At the recent Chicago Auto Show, ComEd … [continued]
Carbon capture holds tremendous promise — if it works. But in the real world, it doesn’t and is costing taxpayers billions.
"Great Lakes Shipping" by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to finalize more than $200 million in grant funding in the coming weeks to accelerate the clean energy transition at three Great Lakes shipping ports. That action will obligate the federal government to pay roughly $3 billion in grants under the program, even … [continued]
The Illinois Solar Education Association (ISEA) is a great organization. Since its inception in 1975, it has helped countless Illinoisans go solar, providing a directory of proven professionals in the solar energy and storage industries. More importantly, it’s helped create a stable set of regulations and incentives at the state … [continued]
New research conducted by the online driver education resource Zutobi, The 2024 EV Charging Station Report: State-by-State Breakdown, has produced some interesting insights about American electric vehicle infrastructure. It’s timely given the recent election results, because with a new administration and a lack of clarity about the future of US … [continued]
It’s no secret that CleanTechnica readers love things like solar panels and EVs. That’s kind of the point, right? So, when we came across an opportunity to support one while possibly winning the other, we basically had no choice but to share! In short, the Illinois Solar Education Association (ISEA) … [continued]
The biggest solar power plant east of the Mississippi River weighs in at a massive 800 megawatts and deploys new thin film solar technology from the US firm First Solar (image courtesy of Swift Current Energy).
The biggest solar power plant east of the Mississippi River is deploying new thin film solar technology from the US firm First Solar.
