Cars That Think

JANUARY 18, 2023

As we try to objectively study nature, we are often reminded of how natural forces affect us personally. When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. The apparent contradictions do not end there.

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Electrek

JULY 30, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): KORE Power will build the first lithium-ion battery factory wholly owned by a US company. megawatt community solar project on its roof. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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Electrek

APRIL 12, 2021

UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. more… The post EGEB: Ireland to build the Atlantic’s first floating offshore wind farm appeared first on Electrek. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

will create the Honda Smart Home US, a showcase that demonstrates Honda’s vision for sustainable, zero-carbon living and personal mobility, including the use of solar power to charge a Honda Fit EV battery electric vehicle. Among the technologies that will be applied to the Honda Smart Home US: Solar Power System. ZeroHouse 2.0

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Electrek

MAY 25, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): South Korea has committed nearly $40 billion to build EV tech factories and expand R&D in the US. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 2, 2014

And you would think that would be especially true for anyone running to become our United States representative from the 33rd Congressional District – the person who will be following the great Henry Waxman in that position. That’s why I am wholeheartedly endorsing her as my choice in this election.

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Electrek

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Brown University researchers find a way to strengthen a key weak point in perovskite solar cells. Ørsted and Polish energy company PGE to build 2.5 UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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Cars That Think

MAY 25, 2025

In 1999 he was the first person to circumnavigate the globe non-stop in a balloon, called Breitling Orbiter 3. Then he and Andr Borschberg, a Swiss entrepreneur and pilot, were first to fly around the world, in stages, in a solar airplane called Solar Impulse. So youre really building the planes with your hands.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 13, 2024

The show highlighted rooftop solar panels in Germany, explaining that the panels generated electricity to power the buildings and even earned the owners money by letting them sell extra energy back to the electricity company. Invented in 1983, PERCs are used today in nearly 90 percent of solar panels on the market.

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Electrek

APRIL 7, 2022

KORE Power is now ready to build the first lithium-ion battery factory wholly owned by a US company. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Electrek

JULY 22, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US Department of Energy announces energy-efficient new building codes to save consumers money and fight climate change. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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Electrek

APRIL 19, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Researchers produce ultrawhite paint that can cool buildings and reduce the need for air conditioning. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 8, 2023

Norway's Hurtigruten operates a small fleet of cruise ships that ply the coast of that Nordic country, giving people a chance to witness the wonders of Norway's fjords in a way that is simply not possible from a bus or a personal vehicle. Now it says it will build a battery electric cruise ship that

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Electrek

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The US Department of Energy spends $61 million on 10 grid-interactive efficient buildings pilot projects. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Canadian clean energy company Amp builds a microgrid for a Native American tribe. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. The “world’s largest” floating wind farm is being planned off the coast of Scotland.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 28, 2025

LoRa first appeared on Hands Ons radar in 2020 , when enthusiasts realized that the long-range, low-bandwidth protocol had a lot of potential beyond just machine-to-machine Internet of Things connections, such as building person-to-person text messagers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The on-board advanced Honda Automated Network Assistant acts as a personal concierge, which learns from the driver by detecting emotions behind their judgments. Power Manager Concept works by aggregating and distributing energy to and from the grid, solar panel-equipped homes or workplaces, and electric vehicles.

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Baua Electric

JULY 18, 2024

Photo: First Solar The US’s largest solar panel maker, First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR), says it’s building the largest thin film R&D center in the Western Hemisphere. First Solar will site its new R&D center, the Jim Nolan Center for Solar Innovation, in Lake Township, Ohio.

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Baua Electric

JULY 2, 2024

[link] State-owned power company China Three Gorges Renewables Group will build an 8 GW solar farm as part of a nearly $11 billion integrated energy project. GW solar farm outside Urumqi, Xinjiang’s capital. GW solar farm outside Urumqi, Xinjiang’s capital. In addition to the massive solar farm, the $10.99

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Electrek

APRIL 27, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Hyzon Motors and Raven will build up to 100 waste-to-hydrogen hubs across the US and globally. These two new solar farms in Massachusetts come with a bonus – they’re pollinator friendly. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2017

The 380,000-square-foot building will be home to one of the largest and most advanced vehicle emissions testing and research facilities in the world. The headquarters will be LEED Platinum, the highest level awarded by the US Green Building Council for the overall sustainability and energy efficiency of a building.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2022

Partially because of this heat, the Brayton cycle has the potential to be much more efficient at turning heat from power plants—nuclear, natural gas or even concentrated solar—into energy than the traditional steam-based Rankine cycle. The most important thing about this test is that we got Sandia to agree to take the power.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Sri Lanka will stop building coal plants, aims to be net zero by 2050. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. The US energy secretary details how the country can achieve a more resilient power system.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2016

HydroGEN Consortium (HydroGEN) –this consortium will accelerate the development of advanced water splitting materials for hydrogen production, with an initial focus on advanced electrolytic, photoelectrochemical, and solar thermochemical pathways.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The company’s membership in the Mobility Systems Center builds on its participation as a sponsor of MITEI’s Mobility of the Future study , which will be released in November. The future of personal mobility in urban areas, with a focus on the potentially disruptive role of autonomous vehicles and ride-hailing services.

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Electrek

JUNE 29, 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo will build two solar farms in the copper- and cobalt-rich southeast. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The chargers are also capable of powering personal passenger electric vehicles. Leveraging Power Electronics’ technology, the new chargers have the capability to interconnect with stationary storage and solar to provide fleet operators with a clean, resilient source of power for their vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2014

Google and the IEEE have launched the Littlebox Challenge—an open competition to design and build a small kW-scale inverter with the highest power density (of at least 50 W/in 3 , or 3.05 They are required to bring their inverters in person to a testing facility in United States by 21 October 2015.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 9, 2025

Aptera Motors has unveiled its very first production car at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), claiming that the model will be the only solar-powered vehicle on sale to the public when it launches. But weve seen solar-powered vehicles for decades and theyve historically been too impractical for the average person.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2013

ExxonMobil expects that by 2030, China will have surpassed the United States as the country with the largest number of personal vehicles, even though China’s vehicles per capita will be about one-third the level of the United States at that time. However, by 2040, China and India are expected to increase their levels by more than 500%.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2025

Photo: LeFrak New York-based real estate developer LeFrak has installed the largest rooftop solar array on a high-rise multifamily residential building inNew Jersey. Sunkeeper Solar, aBrooklyn-based solar energy company, installed the nearly $1 million system. Get started here.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Photo: First Solar The US solar manufacturing industry just hit a historic milestone: Domestic solar module production capacity has surpassed 50 gigawatts (GW). If all these factories ran at full capacity, they could produce enough modules to meet the countrys entire solar demand.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Photo: Scenic Hill Solar US nonprofit coalition Climate United announced $31.8 million in direct financing for the largest commercial and industrial solar deployment in Arkansas’ history. This is a historic moment for solar power development in Arkansas, the Natural State,” said Scenic Hill Solar CEO Bill Halter.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 19, 2023

The transformation at Modesto is in direct support of our PepsiCo Positive (pep+) commitment to building a circular and inclusive value chain and achieving net zero emissions by 2040.” If the standard 4-person compact SUV drives on average 15,000 miles per year with an average MPG of 25.5, 12 Crown Li-ion forklifts.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Photo: Scenic Hill Solar US nonprofit coalition Climate United announced $31.8 million in direct financing for the largest commercial and industrial solar deployment in Arkansas’ history. This is a historic moment for solar power development in Arkansas, the Natural State,” said Scenic Hill Solar CEO Bill Halter.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Toyota bZ3C electric crossover SUV (Source: Toyota) Toyota has reportedly decided to build a new EV plant in China in hopes of clawing back business from BYD and other Chinese-owned rivals eating away at its market share. Photo: Toyota If youre an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 26, 2024

Photo: Avangrid True North is Avangrid’s (NYSE: AGR) first solar farm in Texas – and it will be the largest solar project in the company’s portfolio. Avangrid installed more than 488,000 solar panels at the 321 megawatt (MW) solar farm in Falls County, Texas, over the past several months, and it says it finished ahead of schedule.

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