Monthly Archive: July 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a proposed rule that includes streamlining of permitting and environmental reviews for solar and transmission projects on federal lands under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Following is a statement by Sean Gallagher, senior vice president of policy for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): “Today’s […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) was approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop 11 new solar and energy storage standards, less than two months after being approved as an Accredited Standards Development Organization. The approved proposals, which appear in the latest ANSI Standards Action publication, include standards […]

Solar leasing platform Sun Exchange and independent power producer CVE South Africa recently announced that the French renewable energy firm has funded a large solar-plus-battery project that will provide clean power and load shedding relief to one of the oldest and largest technical high schools in South Africa. By using the Sun Exchange platform to fund […]

Zinc batteries are beginning to crowd lithium-ion out of the energy storage picture, with green hydrogen also in play.

Nairobi-based electric bus pioneer BasiGo has made a second entry into the African market with the launch of BasiGo Rwanda Ltd., a new entity focused on electrifying the public transport system in Rwanda. BasiGo has partnered with AC Mobility, Rwanda’s provider of automated fare collection systems for public transport. It’s really great to see that the […]

A Giga Shanghai worker shared the information in a video.

The European Union has approved a new rules package for EV fast charging that requires there be a facility with at least 150 kW of power along all major transportation routes every 60 kilometers (37 miles) by 2025. According to The Verge, the new rules are intended to benefit EV drivers in three ways: reduce […]

This $899 e-trike is perfect for running errands around town.

Infrastructure is one of the biggest challenges for EVs right now. The cost of buying an EV is pretty close to what the average sales price is for an ICE vehicle (and cheaper once you consider EV cost savings), and the used market is shaping up to provide electric cars at nearly all income levels. […]