Every quarter, Tesla releases delivery numbers. There was great anticipation for the Q1 2023 numbers after Tesla launched massive price cuts. The numbers show growth quarter over quarter and year over year. […]
Automakers Face Test in Reaching U.S. Target for Electric Vehicles
New federal rules are expected to speed the transition to E.V.s, a shift that car companies have embraced but will be challenged to carry out. via NYT > Climate and Environment https://ift.tt/A2KN34a
Rooftop solar eats everyone’s lunch and sends grid demand to record lows
Rooftop solar made its mark on the grid in a mostly sunny and mild Easter weekend, forcing grid demand down to new record lows in a dramatic weekend that also saw new […]
Bloomberg Declares “Peak ICE” Just As GM Offers Buyouts To Salaried Employees
In an email to CleanTechnica on March 9, Colin McKerracher of Bloomberg New Energy Finance [paywall] offered this startling observation: “There are growing signs that global auto sales will continue their comeback […]
Inside One of the World’s Biggest Green Hydrogen Projects
Hundreds of billions of dollars are being invested in a high-tech gamble to make hydrogen clean, cheap and widely available. In Australia’s Outback, that starts with 10 million new solar panels. via […]
Wind turbines got too big, too fast: GE to focus on fewer models, less complex operations
Wind turbines have become too complex and it’s time to pull back on niche models and streamline operations, GE’s onshore wind boss says. Turbine builders like GE have tried to combat declining […]
With Heat From Heat Pumps, US Energy Requirements Could Plummet By 60%
Recently I had one of those embarrassing aha moments, one where something is so obvious that it not occurring to me much sooner made me cringe. Still, better late than never. And […]
“Making dumb solar smart:” Push to bring old rooftop PV into new world of flexible exports
A “small but focused” South Australian trial seeks to address one of the bigger challenges facing an increasingly renewable grid – how to manage the 12GW of legacy rooftop solar systems are […]
Coal plant reliability hits a new low as unplanned unit outages hit a new high
Australia’s remaining coal power fleet suffered thousands of hours of forced outages over the course of 2022, leaving the grid short of forecast coal generation capacity for nearly one-quarter of the year. […]
US solar generation increased by 24% in 2022 – EIA
Solar PV’s share of total US electricity generation in 2022 reached 4.74%, up from the 3.95% share a year earlier. Image: Avantus. Solar PV generation in the US during 2022 increased by […]
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