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DSM and Lightyear to scale the commercialization of integrated solar roofs for EVs

Green Car Congress

High-tech mobility innovator Lightyear and Royal DSM will jointly scale the commercialization of Lightyear’s unique solar-powered roof for the electric vehicle market. The integration of a solar roof is expected to be a good investment in multiple EV market segments.

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The first all-electric community powered by a solar and battery microgrid launches in California

Electrek

New clean energy communities are coming to California. Leading homebuilder KB Homes announced Wednesday it has established what it calls the first all-electric, solar-and-battery-powered microgrid community in the golden state.

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Tesla China launches solar-powered Superchargers in sunshine-ridden Tibet

Teslarati

Tesla China announced earlier that it has launched a solar-powered Supercharger facility in Lhasa, the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. ” Lhasa’s climate is one of the more favorable examples we’ve seen of where solar-powered Superchargers would be incredibly effective.

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Tesla Megapack batteries to power revolutionary new bitcoin mine in Texas

Teslarati

As per recent reports, Blockstream and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Block are breaking ground on a solar and battery-powered bitcoin mine in Texas. The project would be utilizing solar panels and battery storage systems from Tesla. MW solar array paired with a 12 MWh Megapack system.

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Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy to co-develop the first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system in US

Green Car Congress

With Highview Power’s liquid air energy storage solution, excess or off-peak electricity is used to clean and compress air which is then stored in liquid form in insulated tanks at temperatures approaching -320 ?F

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The Tesla of Wheelchair Assist

CleanTechnica EVs

At the recent Solar Citizens EV Expo, I had the inspiring experience of meeting and later interviewing Greg Hayden. It’s a battery-powered one-wheel motor that attached to his wheelchair and made it easier for him to transverse the damp […]. He was using a most cunning device.

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Volvo teams with Starbucks to install EV charging network at U.S. locations

Teslarati

The locations are positioned for stress-free travel between the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest, in a string of familiar, reliable, clean, and safe places to recharge themselves and their battery-powered vehicles, Volvo said. Starbucks has plans to expand its solar pilot program to 55 additional locations this year.

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