Trump Inherits A Floating Solar Bonanza

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:21:24 +0000

Floating solar panels on hydropower dams and other reservoirs controlled by the US government could power tens of millions of homes, eventually.

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New Interagency Study Finds Further Expansion of Renewable Energy Production on Federal Lands Could Power Millions More American Homes by 2035

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 04:30:14 +0000

Massive Potential for Additional Solar, Geothermal, and Onshore Wind Power Growth on Federal Lands to Boost American Energy Production WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in coordination with the U.S. Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Defense, today released a study showing that there is significant … [continued]

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8 Effective Approaches & Solutions For Electrifying Your Home

Credit to Author: GearTechnica| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:39:06 +0000

Electrifying your home involves shifting from fossil energy sources to more sustainable electric alternatives, as well as optimizing home energy usage and efficiency, all of which reduces your carbon footprint. As the urgency to adopt more sustainable living solutions grows in response to climate change, many homeowners (and renters) are … [continued]

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Did Aptera Make A Splash At CES?

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:28:54 +0000

If you’ve been following Aptera at all, you’ve probably heard a lot of pessimism from mainstream EV fans and investors, while also hearing a lot of enthusiastic things from Aptera fans. I’ve been on both sides of this myself. Initially, I was very excited about the vehicle’s planned unique features, … [continued]

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BYD Has Obtained 538 New Patent Authorizations This Year Already (2025)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 04:59:52 +0000

One of our readers who follows BYD closely dropped a comment under an article earlier today, referencing an article from China. “BYD has obtained 538 new patent authorizations this year, an increase of 216.47% over the same period last year,” he quoted (using machine translation). I initially couldn’t believe that … [continued]

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Poland’s Hydrogen Bus Plans Run Into High Hydrogen Prices

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:31:28 +0000

Recently 21 municipalities in Poland sent a joint letter to the federal government begging for big subsidies for hydrogen for energy. Reports indicate that the cities that had already contracted for hydrogen buses hadn’t bothered to include realistic costs of hydrogen in their cost cases. The ones that have them … [continued]

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USDA Strikes Again: $6 Billion For Rural Clean Energy Projects

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:29:16 +0000

A new $6 billion round of clean energy funding will benefit rural communities in about two dozen US states, unless the incoming Trump administration figures out a way to stop it.

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Greenlash And The Enshittification Of America

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 03:06:18 +0000

Enshittification is a work coined by Cory Doctorow in 2022. It seems to perfectly capture the mood of the United States today.

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More than 25% of Americans Would Consider Selling Their Home to Buy a Tesla Home

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:44:43 +0000

I’m writing one more article about the results of a survey conducted by JW Surety Bonds. I already wrote about the finding that 1 in 4 Americans won’t touch Tesla products due to Elon Musk, as well as findings related to Tesla robotaxis, and robotaxis more broadly. But there’s an … [continued]

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Three-Wheeled Electric Vehicles Are Coming For Your Fossil Fuels

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:31:08 +0000

The US startup Aptera deploys embedded solar panels to raise the bar on autocycles in the electric vehicle market.

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