Author: CleanTechnica

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As the death toll of the so-called Texas heatwave — officially — climbed to 14 on Thursday, renewable energy generation has so far kept lights on, air conditioners running, and electricity prices relatively low in Texas. “[Wind and solar] are really cranking,” Joshua Rhodes, a research scientist at the University of Texas, told Heatmap. The […]

San Francisco was supposed to have a vote the other day to expand Cruise and Waymo robotaxis services in the city. The problem is, some prominent agencies in the community claim that robotaxis services in San Francisco have been creating a number of problems. Others disagree. The vote that was supposed to take place a […]

Air pollution has always been deadly, more deadly than we typically understand or acknowledge. It’s one of those things that we often just grow to accept as normal. It has grown to become the 6th biggest killer of humans in the world and causes 1 out of every 6 human deaths worldwide. Some Air Pollution […]

Teenage orcas made headlines last month for attacking boats, and that’s just the tip of the shark behavior iceberg. The running theme of National Geographic’s new Sharkfest series is sharks behaving badly, weirdly, and just plain strangely. Either way, when the topic turns to ocean life it’s a good time to catch up with the […]

“Science and innovation cannot flourish in the dark—they require openness, scrutiny, and reexamination so that we can build on them to create the knowledge and technologies that will change the world.”

Aston Martin has shocked its normal engine supplier, Mercedes AMG, by choosing Lucid to supply power for its electric cars.

As Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, DOE Funding Supports Selected K–12 Public Schools for Infrastructure Upgrades WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today announced the first round of selectees for the Renew America’s Schools grant program, a competitive award that will support the implementation of […]

What is Tesla’s inventory and backlog now? If it is rising, is that by design, intentional? I look at that and more in this piece. I’m writing this article on July 1st, before Tesla has announced its second quarter production and delivery numbers. My expectations are that Tesla will meet the expectations on both and […]

For those of us following the cleantech industry closely, we already know this: the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is have a huge impact on cleantech production and adoption in the US. It is finally making the United States a genuine competitor in this arena again. Now, we’ve got some science to back us up. […]