Author: CleanTechnica

I started my career in the solar industry about 8 years ago focusing on developing the markets for C&I and residential solar in several countries in East and Southern Africa for one of my previous employers. Back then, there weren’t many financing options for businesses looking to get into solar both from traditional banking channels […]

Among vehicles on the road, cars going around for hours at a time giving different people rides are among the most important. Perhaps most importantly, it helps to reduce their carbon footprint, as EVs produce fewer emissions than non-electric cars. They are also less expensive to run and maintain than traditional vehicles, resulting in cheaper […]

Originally published on opportunity:energy. Italy’s road to electric mobility has been featuring substantial setbacks in recent months, and the start of 2023 was no different. With the rest of Europe firmly progressing in its upward trajectory, the land of the most famous supercars seems yet undecided as to its future. January blues This year began […]

After two years of planning and negotiations, a Whyalla veterinary surgery in South Australia has become the first to trial carbon credit generation from an EV fast charger Down Under. Evansa and Noodoe have teamed up with Whyalla Vets principal veterinarian Dr. Melville-Smith to create this innovative, sustainable income stream. More than an income stream […]

There’s more good news for sub-Saharan Africa: the implementation of programs to support standalone solar mini grids in Nigeria, solar power plants in Cape Verde, the largest solar plant in West Africa — situated in Togo — and a battery! Data centers in South Africa, meanwhile, will move to renewable energy. Once again, you will […]

GM (Or is it the gentler, kinder lowercase “gm” now?) recently announced several good things for its EV efforts. Bolt EV and EUV sales are going good, Brightdrop (its electric cargo van division) scored some important partnerships, and among them is a really good deal it struck with Ryder. Let’s take a good look at […]

The Faraday Institution is the UK’s independent institute for electrochemical energy storage research, skills development, market analysis, and early-stage commercialization. It brings together expertise from universities and industry. The Faraday Institution endeavors to make the UK the go-to place for the research and development of new electrical storage technologies for both the automotive and wider […]

Recently, the new coalition government of the Netherlands looked across its decarbonization portfolio, realized that it had failed to meet renewables targets, and so announced that it would build two nuclear power reactors with 1-1.6 GW capacity each. And the government is claiming that it will have them running in 2035, but hass only outlined […]

USMC Base Camp Lejeune has become a national solar energy and energy storage showcase featuring new LFP battery technology.

The City of Cape Town recently presented its Town 2023/2024 budget under the theme it says is about “Building the future we want for Cape Town. Building a City of Hope for All.” Part of the initiatives announced in 2023/2024 budget speech include more plans to help the City end load-shedding. They said, “It is […]