Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Interest in electric vehicles is strong among U.S. drivers — including drivers who live in rural areas. That’s great news, because swapping gasoline and diesel vehicles for EVs is an essential strategy to reduce local air pollution and climate […]
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Self-Repairing Solar Panels Are Heading For Space
NASA is lending its financial muscle to help an Arizona startup send its self repairing solar panels into space and meet the demand for larger, more powerful arrays.
South Africa’s Eskom Unveils The Largest Battery Storage Project in Africa
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Big utility-scale batteries are gaining increasing traction and adoption in many parts of the world, and South Africa has now joined in on the action. South Africa’s national power utility company, Eskom, has just unveiled the largest Battery Energy […]
Low U.S. Gasoline Demand Is Making Gasoline Less Profitable, Reducing Crack Spreads
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Low gasoline demand in combination with the seasonal switch to winter-grade gasoline has made gasoline less profitable to produce, reducing the difference between gasoline blendstock and crude oil prices to multiyear lows in October 2023. The crack spread is the difference between the […]
Oil Companies Shook My House, Hundreds Of Miles From The Oil Fields
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A few months ago, I was in a drive-thru line waiting for my chance to partake in the chicken goodness at Raising Cane’s. Normally, drive-thru lines remind me of a big advantage of EVs: electric motors don’t idle. With […]
Adventures In Failed Technology: Small Modular Reactors
Small modular nuclear reactor and hydrogen for energy proposals and trials are all zombie proposals sucking time, effort, and willpower away from the necessary decarbonization of our economy. This little roundup is just an appetizer course for the absurd feast of riches to come with canceled projects and crashing dreams.
Jeep’s Electrification Game Plan: Wrangler, Wagoneer,
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Exciting times lie ahead for Jeep enthusiasts, as the iconic American automaker is set to take a significant leap into the world of electrification. In a tentative agreement between Stellantis and the United Auto Workers union, Jeep has outlined […]
Tesla’s Future: Integration of xAI’s Grok
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Elon Musk’s relentless pursuit of innovation knows no bounds, and his latest venture, xAI, has unveiled a promising product that could have a significant impact on Tesla vehicles. Musk has hinted at the possibility of incorporating a streamlined version of […]
Polestar Trims Delivery Forecast, Begins V2G Charging Program
Polestar says it won't cut prices to boost sales. It is also planning to take part in a major V2G experiment and add Lidar to the Polestar 4.
Powering Progress: Batteries for Discoms
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A Market Action Report on Accelerating Battery Energy Storage in India India’s power system is shifting to a new phase as universal electricity access is achieved, economic growth continues to drive electricity demand, and over 125 gigawatts (GW) of […]