In the draft proposal, the IRS defines a “qualified facility” as “a facility owned by the taxpayer that is used for the generation of electricity, that is placed in service after December […]
US slows plans to retire coal-fired plants as power demand from AI surges
New technologies are straining power supplies and forcing a shift in plans to reduce use of the fuel source via Financial Times – Energy https://ift.tt/7aUhPGy
Our U.S. summer natural gas consumption forecast for electric power matches 2023 record
We forecast that the natural gas consumed for electricity generation this summer in the United States will reach near the record set last year. Despite a 3% increase in overall U.S. electricity […]
White House Launches Initiatives to Bolster New Nuclear Deployments
The White House has unveiled a suite of new measures aimed at slashing risks associated with new nuclear reactor development and construction, underscoring its policy push to champion nuclear. At […] The […]
Tesla batteries degrade faster than Tesla says
Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) A recent study found that Tesla vehicle batteries degrade at a faster rate than the manufacturer’s warranty assures. Recurrent discovered that the range plummeted to 64% of […]
China’s Falling Emissions May Signal Advanced Peaking: Carbon Brief
China is spewing less carbon into the atmosphere for the first time since the pandemic ended, signaling that the world’s biggest polluter may have peaked emissions more than half a decade before […]
A Looming Copper Bottleneck Could Derail the Energy Transition
A new report from the International Energy Forum warns that global copper production may soon be critically outpaced by soaring global demand for the metal, which is a key component of many […]
44% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — April 2024 Sales Report
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 703,000 sales […]
Net Metering 3.0 Rules Create Chaos In Rooftop Solar Market In California
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The problem with policies is that they can change. For years, California has had a policy […]
U.S. biodiesel imports have doubled since 2022 due to low prices in Europe
Annual U.S. biodiesel imports doubled from 2022 to 2023 to 33,000 barrels per day (b/d) and continued to rise in the first two months of 2024, according to the most recent data […]