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Italy is putting a big hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm in the sea

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Photo: SolarDuck A 540-megawatt (MW) hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm is going to be developed off Italy’s southern coast, in the Ionian Sea. It’s tapped into that knowledge to design elevated solar platforms made of offshore-grade aluminum that sit 10 feet (3 meters) off the water to withstand rough waters.

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Breaking: US, other G7 countries to phase out coal by early 2030s

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The G7 – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US, plus the EU – are meeting in Turin, Italy. The US is in line with the G7 average (16%), while the other G7 members have mostly already phased out coal: France (0.4%), the UK (1.4%), Canada (5%), and Italy (5.3%). Get started here. –

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Forget the Milano EV – Alfa Romeo changes name to something non-Italian-sounding

Baua Electric

The ongoing tensions between Italy and Alfa Romeo’s parent company Stellantis reached a head last week when the Italian government told the automaker that naming its upcoming Alfa Romeo EV the Milano was against the law because the car will be built in Poland. but this issue is more about Italy vs. Stellantis than anything else.

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Aptera claims enough crowdfunding to make solar EV

Baua Electric

Aptera claims to have raised enough money in a recent crowdfunding campaign to start production of its solar-assisted three-wheeled EV, but the company is still far from assured of success. In November 2022 it announced a supply agreement Italy’s C.P.C. Group for carbon-fiber bodywork. Just after that, in 2018, Elio sold $2.5

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Fiat 500e hits road bump, Stellantis lays off thousands of workers

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Fiat’s new 500e (Source: Stellantis) Stellantis has decided to temporarily lay off some 2,250 workers at its Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy. Of course, its home turf of Italy has some of the lowest EV adoption rates in Europe, at just 4% of the market. But the Italian government is working to change that.

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Taos Ski Valley says it has the ‘first, fully electric snowcat in North America’

Baua Electric

Italy-based Prinoth says on its website that the eMOTION has a run time of up to three hours and a DC fast charging capacity of 100 kW. To limit power outages and make your home more resilient, consider going solar with a battery storage system. Its AC charging capacity is 22 kW.) But today’s announcement is a wee bit confusing.

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Can Fiat win over the hearts of Americans with its new, better 500e?

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The 2024 version is made in the Mirafiori factory in Turin, Italy, compared to the 2019 built in Mexico. The new 500e keeps the cute, retro style of the previous generation but refreshes and modernized the exterior and interior. If you’re considering going solar, it’s always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers.

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