When people think of employee benefits, they usually think of the standard offerings such as health insurance, retirement plans, vacation time, and sick leave. In addition to standard employee benefits, there are many other unique benefits that some companies offer to their employees. These often include flexible work arrangements, wellness programs, parental leave for mothers […]
Author: CleanTechnica
Industrial Heat Will Decarbonize With Electricity, Not Molecules, & Kanthal SVP Helps Us Understand Why
I had the opportunity to sit down for 90 minutes with Dilip Chandrasekaran, engineer, materials science PhD and SVP of industrial heat leader Kanthal.
They’re Drilling For Liquid Gold in Texas, But This Time It Isn’t Oil
Texas is well known for oil due to its large deposits of this resource, which were first discovered in the early 1900s. Since then, the state has been an integral part of the US oil industry and has become one of the world’s largest producers of crude oil, making it a major player in the […]
Weichai’s Electric Trucks Will Use BYD’s Blade Battery
BYD’s revolutionary LFP Blade Battery has been instrumental in boosting production and sales of BYD’s battery-electric vehicles as well as its “Super Hybrid” DM-i and DM-p plug-in hybrids. Last year, BYD sold over 1.8 million vehicles and is looking to produce and sell a whole lot more of its own vehicles this year. But that’s […]
Open Letter From AI Leaders: Let’s Take A Break For Safety
The danger of artificial intelligence is a common theme in science fiction because it allows authors and filmmakers to explore ethical and societal questions that arise when humans develop entities that can rival or surpass their own intelligence. There are various reasons why this keeps popping up. The biggest one is probably loss of control. […]
JUWI Starts Construction Of 84 MW Wolf Wind Project In The Eastern Cape, South Africa
JUWI reports high demand for large renewables, driven by the energy crisis and the country’s climate commitments. JUWI now has over 4 GW of wind, solar, and hybrid projects in various stages of development for large private and public energy users. JUWI Renewable Energies, a leading global solar, wind, and hybrid project developer, EPC, and […]
New Company Promises To Speed Up Mini-EV Manufacturing
EVs are great, but one very common criticism of them is that they’re expensive. This problem has gotten a lot better over the last few years, but the cheapest new EVs are still around $25,000. In wealthy countries, that’s cheap enough to be considered affordable in 2023, but we have to remember that not all […]
Kia EV9 Specs Revealed, Performance Version Coming
Kia has released more details about its upcoming EV9 battery electric SUV that should start arriving in US showrooms this fall.
With Tesla Price Cuts, Tesla Growing Faster In EU Than Any Other Automaker
Some analysts claimed that Elon Musk and Tesla’s sweeping price reductions were a sign of weak demand. However, new data approaching the end of the first quarter shows how the move has boosted the automaker’s market share in a few key markets around the world. Recent data from the European Union show that Tesla’s registrations […]
U.S. Department of Energy’s Strategy to Advance Offshore Wind Energy in the United States
On March 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released Advancing Offshore Wind Energy in the United States, U.S. Department of Energy Strategic Contributions Toward 30 Gigawatts and Beyond, a comprehensive summary of DOE’s role in the nationwide effort to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030 and setting the nation […]