Author: CleanTechnica

South Africa is going through its worst ever period of electricity rationing. The record levels of load-shedding in 2022 resulted in homes and businesses scrambling to get solar and battery storage solutions to cushion themselves from the incessant power outages. In 2022, there were 3,773 hours of load-shedding. This was the most intensive year of […]

This year has brought new evidence of what major fossil fuel companies knew and when about the role their products play in climate change, as well as what they did in spite of what they knew. The evidence builds on revelations from the US House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s investigation during the last Congress […]

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $26 Million to Support a Modern, Reliable, and Resilient American Clean Energy Grid Selected Projects Across 13 States and Puerto Rico Will Demonstrate How Solar, Wind, and Storage Can Protect and Strengthen America’s Power Grid As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced […]

During the pandemic and the current post-pandemic period, many people made big changes in their lives. They sold their homes and moved to the country or out of their home nation. A fraction of this population segment may have tried van or RV life. Or perhaps they went for an off-grid cabin in the woods. […]

Montreal and the province of Quebec have signed off on a proposal to buy 1,229 electric buses for municipal transit systems.

Marine fast charge operator Aqua superPower announced the first installation of its electric boat fast charging stations in the San Francisco Bay Area at Westpoint Harbor, in Silicon Valley’s Redwood City. Westpoint Harbor is a world-class, award-winning marina that offers a protected harbor with modern slips up to 120’ and dry storage. As a Clean […]

This article is copublished with Ambrook Research as part of a series that looks at ways the 2023 Farm Bill can help address the climate crisis.

As Mark Turner wisely pointed out in the comments section under my last article for CleanTechnica about solar mini grids in Africa: “Distributed AND ubiquitous AND lowest-cost. Mini and micro-grids will win.” With this sort of power, African countries can reduce pollution, desalinate sea water, create jobs and hopefully get rid of fossil fueled vehicles. […]

Tesla is on a roll this week. To keep up with its almost constantly growing sales, Tesla has been ramping up Model Y production at sites around the world. It has also just broken ground on a lithium refinery project. The big news on both fronts this week comes from The Lone Star State. (Unfortunately, […]

T&E's position paper provides updated analysis and policy recommendations for the Euro 7 regulation based on the Commission’s draft proposal. Air pollution continues to be a huge problem across Europe, with almost all European citizens exposed to toxic air above World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines. Road transport continues to be a huge contributor to