California’s been getting a lot of bad press lately. There seems like an endless supply of videos on social media of robberies and shoplifting incidents, some committed in broad daylight. Housing shortages and homelessness, high interest rates, and even bad environmental stories flow out of the state as fast as residents supposedly do to other […]
Author: CleanTechnica
Will High-Tech Solid Folding Wings For Cargo Ships Scale Up To Big Ships?
There are a lot of people trying to make wind energy a thing for cargo ships again. I’ve been looking at purported solutions on and off for at least a decade. Few of the them appear to make much sense in context of the shipping industry. Many appear to be motivated by romanticism rather than […]
Zimbabwe Elections: Opposition Party Promises To Bring More Affordable Internet Using Starlink
In last year’s elections in Kenya, electric mobility, utility-scale battery storage, energy efficiency, and green hydrogen featured prominently in election manifestos. The elections were held on the 9th of August 2022. Since then, President William Ruto’s government has reaffirmed Kenya’s commitment to transition to 100% clean energy by 2030. President Ruto’s government is moving to […]
FreeWire Announces Mobilyze Pro, An AI-Enabled Tool For Intelligent EV Infrastructure Planning
FreeWire, a company known for its charging stations with integrated battery storage, has just launched Mobilyze Pro. This AI-enabled platform aims to efficiently and profitably expand nationwide EV charging infrastructure by providing accurate predictions. Leveraging AI, Mobilyze Pro utilizes tools such as a utilization prediction engine, a tariff recommendation engine, and a profitability calculator to […]
Volkswagen Begins ID.7 Production At Upgraded Emden Factory
Volkswagen celebrated the start of production of its ID.7 sedan at the recently upgraded factory in Emden, Germany, this week.
$3 Million in “Quick Release” Emergency Relief Funding for Traffic Management & Repairs to Infrastructure Damaged by Wildfires in Lahaina
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $3 million in “quick release” (QR) Emergency Relief (ER) funds, the current total QR requested by the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), to offset costs associated with traffic management services and repairs to infrastructure needed as a result […]
$70 Million in Research Training Opportunities for Students & Faculty from Historically Underrepresented Institutions
DOE’s RENEW Initiative Will Support 40 Minority-Serving Institutions, Including HBCUs and Hispanic-Serving Institutions, to Build a Diverse STEM Workforce
Zimbabwe Declares That Load-Shedding Has Ended, However, There Is Still A lot of Work To Do!
After a very frustrating period of prolonged load-shedding that saw citizens only having electricity between midnight and 4am, the Zimbabwe government has declared the end of electricity rationing. This follows the completion of two 300MW coal-powered new generation plants. This new capacity is from the recently commissioned units 7 & 8 at Hwange. Before the […]
EVgo Adds Rivian’s Vehicles To AutoCharge+. Why Aren’t All Charging Providers Doing This?
When you plug in a Tesla vehicle to charge, it has the ability to charge automatically without any additional manual action required. This feature is designed to provide convenience and ease of use for Tesla owners. But, for other cars, the process of getting a charge is often more complicated. Instead of just plugging in, […]
Improved Battery Management Systems Can Extend Life Of Lithium Batteries
Stanford researchers are looking to build a better battery management system based on real world experience.