Author: CleanTechnica

WTF — Is Freakonomics Owned By Big Oil Now Or Something?

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing was the subject of the latest Freakonomics episode. I really enjoy economics, and was happy to see an economics podcast I respect do a show on the subject. My interest quickly turned to […]

€100/Month Electric Cars in France Next Week

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! France is getting serious about climate action, equity, and EU-supportive economics all at once with a new electric car leasing program that launches next week. The company is already at 30% plugin vehicle market share, and 20% full battery […]

Tanzanian Renewable Startup Leading Through Innovation

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Headquartered in Mwanza, Tanzania, Millennium Engineers was founded in 2016 and uses creative renewable energy solutions to support local communities across Tanzania. Its most recent project, which is still in development, is centered around the fishing industry in Lake […]

Rotating Laser on Texas Wind Turbine to Improve Accuracy of Wind Industry Simulation Tools

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! In partnership with General Electric (GE), and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), researchers at Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) successfully installed and deployed a device called a spinner […]

How Are EV Batteries (Actually) Recycled?

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling is crucial to a sustainable, electrified transportation system. A substantial portion of key minerals for electrifying could come from recycled batteries by 2050, dramatically reducing the need for new mining. But how those batteries are recycled […]