Reluctantly, a Coal State Pivots to Wind
Wyoming shows how energy transformation in the United States is possible
Bitcoin’s Climate Change Impact Is Under Scrutiny
As companies and investors increasingly say they are focused on climate and sustainability, the cryptocurrency’s huge carbon footprint could become a red flag.
Northvolt Hits A Battery Grand Slam, Acquires Cuberg
Northvolt, the high-profile Swedish battery startup launched by a former Tesla supply chain VP, just announced that it has acquired a US-based battery startup, Cuberg, and it seems to think that it has hit a grand slam with this acquisition. Northvolt claims that the duo will be developing next-gen batteries with “a lower price point,…
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Tips for utilities making the transition to renewables
By Allen Austin, ABB Renewable energy has arrived, and it makes up the majority of new generating capacity being added in the United States. The US Energy Information Administration projects renewables’ share of the national generation mix will rise from 21 percent in 2020 to 42 percent in 2050, even as the federal tax credits…
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Farming & Construction: Autonomous Is Going To Be More Than Vehicles
After a recent article about an electric tractor, one of our readers suggested we look at autonomous tractors more, and that turned out to be a very good suggestion. There’s a whole world of autonomy going on both on farms and construction sites that tends to fall through the cracks while we tend to get…
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Making Starbase, Texas, Sustainable & Resilient, Part 2: Identifying Risks & Organizing The City
In Part 1, I covered some of the advantages Starbase will have along with the things that need to be baked into the city’s operations and culture from the beginning. In this article, I’m going to get more specific on some of the risks the city will face and some ways they can organize it…
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New energy storage deployment topped record 3,500 MWh in 2020, ESA report shows
Energy storage installation grew nearly 200 percent and totaled an all-time operational record in fourth quarter 2020, according to a new report. The report released by analytics and research firm Wood MacKenzie and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s latest U.S. Monitor report indicated that about 2,156 MWh of new energy storage was brought online in the last…
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Romania Orders 123 E-Buses From Solaris
In a move that is enabling Solaris to solidify its position in the Romanian public transport market, the Romanian government has placed an order for 123 of its electric buses. The government tender is run by the Romanian Ministry for Public Works, Development, and Administration, and a mix of seven towns and cities will be…
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A Tesla Big Battery Is Coming To Texas
A subsidiary of Tesla is building a 100 MW grid scale battery facility near Galveston, Texas.
Amazon Has Diversified Into Several Lucrative Businesses — Could Tesla Achieve A Similar Feat?
Originally published on EV Annex. By Charles Morris Sometimes in the world of business, a company vertically integrates a product or service that it needs to support its own operations, and eventually finds that providing that product or service is just as lucrative as its original core business, or even more so. Think of a…
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