500 Renault 5 Carsharing EVs Used in European First V2G Scheme

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:17:02 +0000

13 years ago, Utrecht brightened our day with news of a Traffic Garden — something so basic, so common sense, and yet so amazing. Things are how they should be. Flowing with well-trained bicyclists is just one of the ways Utrecht succeeds with high-efficiency transportation, though. 9 years ago, Utrecht … [continued]

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CHARGE Officially Opens 1st Off-Grid, Green EV Charging Station In South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 02:16:28 +0000

At about this time last year, we wrote about Zero Carbon Charge’s plans to roll out electric vehicle charging stations charged 100% by renewable energy. At that time, they had just announced the start of construction at one of their sites, the start of South Africa’s first national network of … [continued]

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Masdar on a Giant Clean Power Investment Streak

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 02:14:47 +0000

UAE clean energy giant Masdar is on a big clean power investment streak. It has announced more clean energy project progress this month than most companies in the field announce in a year. Hold onto your hats, this is going to be a big news update. Belt & Road Initiative … [continued]

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Two US Representatives Try To Suspend 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 23:27:54 +0000

The 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit is a top incentive for stimulating and supporting clean energy and battery manufacturing in the US. However, at the moment, there are ways that Chinese companies can benefit from this, if they build factories in the US. That is completely unacceptable to some … [continued]

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Graph: The Enormous Increase in US Manufacturing Construction from Biden’s Green New Deal Policies

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:58:04 +0000

Democrats couldn’t say it, because “Green New Deal” supposedly became some kind of tainted and negative phrase (I’ll save my rant on how to win messaging battles like this for another day), but the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law combined to really basically become the “Green New Deal” … [continued]

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New Study Examines the Impacts of Wind Turbines on Our Visual Landscape

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:37:36 +0000

Between 70% and 90% of Americans support using wind energy. One study that examined decades of national popular acceptance of wind energy makes that claim. However, local opposition to wind-generating projects can occasionally (or often) impede them, partly due to people’s perceptions of turbines once they are coming near. Over … [continued]

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North Carolina Republicans Aren’t Worried About Cuts To Clean Energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:09:23 +0000

The Conservatives For Clean Energy are convinced they will be able to talk sense to the incoming administration. Good luck with that.

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Massachusetts’ Climate Law Will Limit Gas Pipeline Expansion, Ease Siting For Renewables

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 02:33:50 +0000

Globally, October 2024 was nominally the second warmest October since directly measured instrumental records began in 1850. Some US states are in a state of denial about the climate crisis and its effects on everyday citizens. Others are charging head-on into establishing policies and legislation that will address the shift … [continued]

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Save Up To 50% On GoSun’s Portable Solar-Powered Appliances (Black Friday Sale)

Credit to Author: GearTechnica| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 22:07:44 +0000

Treat a friend, a relative, or yourself to some solar-powered solutions during GoSun’s Black Friday sale, which can save you up to 50% off of the retail cost of a solar oven, an electric camping cooler, a solar kitchen setup, a solar water filtration system, and more. GoSun’s portable, reliable, … [continued]

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US Grid Operators Kept the Lights on This Summer with More Solar, Storage, & Wind

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 20:21:14 +0000

The demand for electricity is generally at its peak during summer afternoons, when many people use their air conditioners. Until this year, the bulk power system — the network of generators and transmission lines — met this demand through hydropower and fossil fuel generation. What a shift this past summer … [continued]

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