Electrek

APRIL 22, 2024

Just weeks after announcing plans to showcase its solar EV technology to the public in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), startup Aptera Motors is taking things a step further.

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InsideEVs

APRIL 19, 2024

Even though the company has been pretty quiet for the last year, Aptera is still committed to putting its solar EV into production.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Heliogen and Bloom Energy have successfully demonstrated the production of green hydrogen by integrating the companies’ technologies: Heliogen’s concentrated solar energy system and the Bloom Electrolyzer. Source: Heliogen.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Swiss solar technology company Meyer Burger announced today that it is opening a production facility for high-performance solar modules in Goodyear, Arizona – its first factory in the US, and its first outside of Europe. Solar module production is scheduled to begin by the end of 2022.

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Electrek

JUNE 20, 2023

Holcim US is going to install a 25-megawatt (MW) solar farm at its Michigan cement factory that will generate more than 30% of the plant’s power. more… The post This cement company is installing a 25 MW onsite solar farm appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

MAY 12, 2023

Terafab is an automated digital system featuring robots that build utility-scale solar farms, and its creators claim it’s able to double installation productivity yet reduce cost. more… The post This company has invented automated robots that can build huge solar farms appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

General Motors expects its Spring Hill Manufacturing plant will be powered by 100% solar energy beginning in late 2022. A green tariff agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority is expected to supply up to 100 megawatts of solar energy per year, or the amount of electricity consumed by 18,000 United States households annually.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The BMW Group will begin sourcing aluminum produced using solar electricity with immediate effect. This marks an important milestone on the road to the company’s goal of lowering CO 2 emissions in its supplier network by 20% by 2030. This is equivalent to about 3% of the CO 2 targets the company has set for its supplier network.

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Electrek

JANUARY 12, 2022

US window manufacturing giant Andersen Corporation is leading a series B $30 million funding round of solar window company Ubiquitous Energy. more… The post Windows giant Andersen leads $30M funding of solar window company appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

APRIL 13, 2023

Sarcos Technology and Robotics (Nasdaq: STRC and STRCW) plans to commercially launch its autonomous robot that installs solar panels in 2024 after achieving final validation for the US Department of Energy (DOE). more… The post This US company made an autonomous robot that installs solar panels appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

Suncor Energy, a Canadian integrated energy company that is one of the top oil sands producers in the country, will strengthen its focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels to accelerate progress towards its objective to be a net-zero company by 2050. Suncor also plans to divest its wind and solar assets.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Electrify America is investing $2 million in solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in rural California that are not tied to the electrical grid. Electrify America is sourcing the chargers from Envision Solar, a San Diego-based sustainable technology company. Each standalone station is equipped with a 4.28-kilowatt

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2023

To accommodate the energy demands of this growing fleet, the Riverside site will also feature 4 MWh of battery storage and will increase its solar power generation by an additional 1.5 W&B Service Company – Providing Carrier Transicold Refrigeration equipment and support for Sysco’s EV initiatives.

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Electrek

MARCH 13, 2023

Thin-film solar panel maker Ascent Solar Technologies announced today that it’s going to repurpose its Thornton, Colorado, factory to accelerate industrial-scale commercialization of perovskite solar modules. more… The post This US solar company is about to ramp up flexible thin-film solar appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

San Rafael, California-based Ojjo , whose solar foundations will hold the photovoltaic panels on one of the largest solar farms in the United States, just closed a $40 million Series C funding round. The post This innovative solar foundation company just got $40M in funding appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Tesla has canceled solar projects in mass across the US as the company says that it is shutting down its solar operations in some markets. The post Tesla cancels solar projects in mass, scales back solar division appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

APRIL 3, 2023

Months after officially declaring bankruptcy but vowing to continue development of its mass-market solar EV , Lightyear has restarted its business as a new company with a significantly smaller team. more… The post Lightyear reemerges as new slimmed down company, will continue developing its solar EV appeared first on Electrek.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

Just weeks after announcing plans to showcase its solar EV technology to the public in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), startup Aptera Motors is taking things a step further. To commemorate this expansion, Aptera intends to produce 53 UAE-exclusive builds of its solar EV called the Union (or Etihad) Edition.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Tesla has been gradually deploying a massive set of solar panels on the roof of its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, set to be the world’s largest upon completion, according to one person from the company. The post Tesla solar roof at Giga Texas to be world’s largest when complete appeared first on TESLARATI.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Gebrüder Weiss, a European logistics company, recently announced that the company’s Peak Evolution Team has achieved a remarkable feat: setting. continued] The post Solar-Powered Truck Achieves World EV Altitude Record appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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The Driven EV News

MARCH 11, 2024

An Australian company has unveiled a new battery electric luxury motorboat, with on-board solar, and plans to install a charging network in the country's marinas. The post Aussie start-up unveils battery electric luxury motorboat, with on-board solar appeared first on The Driven.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Less than a month after declaring bankruptcy, the remaining team at Lightyear has announced plans for a new company entirely focused on getting its short-lived Lightyear 2 into production. more… The post Lightyear tries to claw back from bankruptcy as new company using Solar EV tech as collateral appeared first on Electrek.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

Helion will be charging its fleet with solar, making it carbon neutral. CEO Noah Heynen says that having a fully electric fleet is a big milestone for Helion in its push for clean energy – it also installs heat pumps, battery storage, and EV chargers, among other things – because the company now truly gets to practice what it preaches.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Tesla has confirmed that its energy division has completed more than 500,000 solar panel and Solar Roof installations, which was equal to about 4 GW of clean energy. The update bodes well for Tesla’s solar installations, as it suggests that Tesla Energy is growing, albeit at a deliberate pace.

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Electrek

JANUARY 16, 2024

Star-crossed startup Lightyear has finally thrown in the towel on attempting to bring its long-promised solar EVs to market – at least one donning its own badge and design language. more… The post Lightyear shelves solar EV plans, hires executives to spearhead solar systems for other OEMs appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Aptera this week confirmed that its solar-supplemented three-wheel production EV will offer a Tesla connector and corresponding charging equipment, both produced by the charging-hardware maker Lectron. The company had made earlier assertions it.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

German startup Sono Motors plans to launch the Sion solar-assisted electric car, but it's also looking at commercial-vehicle applications for its solar tech. Sono plans.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 20, 2024

It’s been a bit of a wild week, particularly because of the happenings at a certain cleantech company, but there’s a lot more going on than that as well. Enjoy the roundup!

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Electrek

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The US’s electric micro-car market is rather limited compared to Europe and Asia, but the Dutch company Squad Mobility hopes to change that. The startup has announced that its solar-powered EV is now available for pre-order ahead of US entry.

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Electrek

JANUARY 15, 2024

United Rentals is now the first major rental company to offer mobile micro grid battery power to its North American fleet of rental equipment. The HiPower EHR Solar Battery Generator boasts a 5.0kW peak solar array with extendable panels, converting and storing energy within built-in batteries.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

Tesla has partnered with IronRidge, a solar mount manufacturer, to combine their products into a solution that’s expected to slash rooftop solar costs. Improvements in solar power technology are not just about solar panels and inverters. Now, a new solution by IronRidge and Tesla is expected to help do that.

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The Driven EV News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Lightyear's subsidiary has been declared bankrupt but the Dutch solar car company still hopes it can continue with new partners and a new model. The post Dutch solar car company remains hopeful of revival after bankruptcy appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Wind and solar-powered charging could further lower the environmental impact of electric cars; but one New York-based company wants to combine them in one electricity-generating device that could be used for EV charging stations or wherever grid-buffering might help keep blackouts at bay.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 31, 2023

Back in December, Tesla confirmed that its energy business had completed over half a million installations of solar panels and Solar Roof systems. To help ramp its Solar Roof installations, Tesla needs people to install them. The Tesla Solar Roof is the company’s flagship residential solar product.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

The largest privately owned freight carrier in North America has finished installing rooftop solar panels at its 4th and 5th trucking terminals, and announced plans to add solar installations at two more of its locations, furthering its commitment to solar transformation. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It's being marketed as the " Tesla Energy Plan ," and is available to any individual household in this region of 24 million people that has a solar panel system, a grid connection—and a Tesla powerwall, the Palo Alto firm's gigafactory-made 13.5 The Tesla Energy plan does have German attention though, of media and energy companies alike.

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Teslarati

MARCH 10, 2024

million, and it not only includes a Cybertruck , but also a Tesla solar roof and a Powerwall battery system , according to a report from SF Gate on Saturday. The post Tesla Cybertruck and Solar Roof come with this $12 million luxury estate appeared first on TESLARATI. The development is listed for $12.75

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