In A Contest Between Solar & Ethanol, There Is One Clear Winner
The attacks on solar are inspired by ignorance and greed, not reality. Solar plus storage is the future; coal is the past.
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Religion & Renewables In Indiana
George Lakoff, a communications strategist who advises progressives, always stresses that how an idea is framed is critical to whether it is viewed positively or negatively. If it is viewed positively, it is far more likely to be looked on favorably than if it is viewed negatively. Religion offers a … [continued]
Police Department Saves Thousands Of Dollars Each Month Using Electric Vehicles
A recent news story highlighted how the Bargersville, Indiana Police Department is saving a lot of money by using electric vehicles instead of gas-powered ones. Electric motors are more energy efficient than internal combustion engines, and not by a little. Electricity also costs less than gasoline, and EVs can be … [continued]
New Lithium-Sulfur EV Battery Could Reverse The Ill Fortunes Of Stellantis
Despite its current troubles, Stellantis is pushing forward with big EV battery plans including new lithium-sulfur technology and a new lithium-ion battery factory in Indiana.
BlueOval City, Ford's electric vehicle and battery manufacturing campus in West Tennessee, begins production in 2025, and will be home to Ford’s second-generation electric truck, codenamed Project T3, and will be capable of producing 500,000 EV trucks a year at full production. Site shown as of March 10, 2023. Photo courtesy of Ford.
$50 Million to Strengthen America’s Auto Communities & Bolster Domestic Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
Investing in America Agenda Will Help Drive Collaboration between States and Small- and Medium-Sized Manufacturers to Maintain Jobs and Retool Manufacturing Facilities for Electric Vehicle Component Production WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through the Office of Manufacturing … [continued]
This photo shows construction happening May 1 on a quarter-mile segment that will be used for testing wireless power transfer to a heavy-duty electric truck as it drives across the pavement. (Purdue University photo/Greta Bell)
Wireless EV Charging Would Go Perfectly With Solar Highways
A modest-looking, road-embedded wireless EV charging demonstration project could vault Indiana into the EV charging history books.
Stellantis October News Roundup
During October, Stellantis had several big stories that we haven’t quite had a chance to get to. The company has chosen a site for the next battery factory, worked to purchase a range extending EV company, and most importantly, there are now plans for revamping the commercial vehicle lineup. Let’s … [continued]
Grain Belt Express Transmission Line Nears Final Approval
The Grain Belt Express transmission line from Kansas to Missouri and beyond is almost ready to start construction after 10 years.
The Unstoppable Force Of Agrivoltaics, Now With Tiltable Solar Panels
Researchers at Purdue University have patented an agrivoltaic array with solar panels that tilt for farm equipment to pass through.
Indiana has been drifting around in the solar power doldrums, but it is poised to lead the transition to agrivoltaics throughout the US agriculture industry (photo courtesy of Lightsource bp).
Hoosiers To Lead Rural Solar Power Revolution
Indiana has been drifting around in the solar power doldrums, but it is poised to lead the transtition to agrivoltaics throughout the US agricultural industry.
