Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Lightsource bp, together with Xcel Energy and EVRAZ North America , launched its new 300-megawatt Bighorn Solar project. The Bihorn Solar project is primarily located on 1,800 acres of land on EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel property in Pueblo.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Electrify America (EA), the largest open DC fast charging network in the US, is increasing access to sustainable electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure for rural Californians with the deployment of eight new solar-powered, off-grid charging stations across Fresno County. feet and can operate in the event of a blackout or power outage.

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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

JANUARY 28, 2022

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will install an innovative clean energy microgrid and EV fleet charging system with Proterra and Scale Microgrid Solutions to help power the agency’s transition to a 100% zero-emission bus fleet, following a grant that was awarded for the project by the California Energy Commission this week.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A team of biologists and engineers modified Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1 (TIE-1) so that it can produce a biofuel using only three renewable and naturally abundant source ingredients: carbon dioxide, solar panel-generated electricity and light. We hope that it can be a steppingstone for future sustainable solar fuel production.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2022

The NREL scientists analyzed solar thermochemical hydrogen (STCH) production, which can be potentially more energy-efficient than producing hydrogen via the commonly used electrolysis method. A conceptual solar thermochemical hydrogen production platform. The PV cells used, however, only capture a section of the solar spectrum.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A combination solar powered flashlight, phone charger, and lamp with extra fold-out solar panels is handy at home and on your next EV road trip, too.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 3, 2022

The Lightyear 0 solar-powered sedan is now in production and will sell for $260,000. A lower priced car is coming in 2025.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The Sion solar-powered car from Sono Motors will not go into production, but the company's solar technology will live on.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

SNCF Voyageurs is now aiming to have 40–50% of the rail network’s electricity coming from solar power by 2026. Increasingly, SNCF Voyageurs is looking to get that renewable electricity supply from direct power […]. It is in charge of operating France’s passenger train network.

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The Driven EV News

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Solar-powered car built by Australian university students and weighing a quarter that of a Tesla clocks 1,000 km in under 12 hours on a single charge. The post Australian students break world solar-powered car record in 12-hr, 1000km dash appeared first on The Driven.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

California-based solar EV charging tech company Enteligent is debuting what it claims is the world’s first DC-to-DC rooftop solar-powered hybrid bidirectional EV charger. more… The post Check out the ‘world’s first’ DC-to-DC solar-powered EV charger appeared first on Electrek.

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Innovation News Network

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

University of South Australia researchers have unveiled that using solar panels can help reduce the costs of EV charging. The post Addressing EV charging costs with solar power appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Electrek

JANUARY 23, 2023

Rivian and solar company Clearloop have debuted the first of Rivian’s solar-powered EV chargers in Tennessee. more… The post Rivian’s first solar-powered EV charger in Tennessee is now live appeared first on Electrek.

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The Driven EV News

JANUARY 12, 2023

The post Queensland adds 17 new electric buses to its fleet, powered by solar depot appeared first on The Driven. Another 17 electric buses are being added to the public transport fleet in south-east Queensland, built locally on Brisbane's northside.

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The Driven EV News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Looking like a shark without the fin, the three-wheeled Aptera's built-in solar cells provide enough energy to cover most people’s daily driving needs. The post New solar powered car can travel up to 60km on sunshine alone appeared first on The Driven.

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Innovation News Network

JANUARY 10, 2023

The post New solar-powered system converts harmful emissions into sustainable fuels appeared first on Innovation News Network. Researchers have developed a system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels using energy from the Sun.

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Innovation News Network

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Green Energy / mipv.pro is decarbonising transport through pioneering technology that enables vehicles to reap the benefits of solar energy. The post Harnessing the power of solar energy in the transport sector appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is attempting to power its EV charging stations with solar power facilities along the highway. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette , the Turnpike is currently building out three solar power generation facilities along the highway; Jeanette, New Stanton, and Harrison City.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Squeezing more solar power into the German railroad system is the aim of a new study, and the US railway industry could take a page or two from that book.

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Innovation News Network

JANUARY 4, 2023

The post Hydrogen production facilitated with new solar-powered device appeared first on Innovation News Network. Engineers have developed a device that has brought us closer to being able to harvest water from the air to produce hydrogen fuel.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 8, 2022

High-power EVgo DC fast-charging stations are coming to Chase bank branches beginning this summer—some likely with solar power. Chase will add fast charging at 50 branch locations, potentially in California, Indiana, Illinois, New York, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, according to an EVgo press release.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

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. The post The first all-electric community powered by a solar and battery microgrid launches in California appeared first on Electrek.

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The Driven EV News

AUGUST 9, 2022

The post Aptera teases stylish interior of 1,000km solar-powered car appeared first on The Driven. Aptera teases new look interior, revealing sleek and stylish instrument cluster screen lots of headroom, and matte-white detailing.

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Electrek

JULY 8, 2022

As several companies across the globe move closer to delivering scaled production of solar EVs , a team in China has taken sustainable transportation a step further by creating a solar vehicle that runs entirely on energy from the sun. Introducing the Tianjin solar car.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Meet Stella Vita, a solar-powered tiny house on wheels.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

By cutting red tape and avoiding costs for construction and electrical work, combined with free solar energy, Beam Global says its EV ARC systems can offer customers a lower total cost of ownership compared to grid-tied charging stations. This may well be the case with the EV ARC, a solar-powered off-grid charging station made by Beam Global.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2020

Electric cars and solar power are a perfect combination. Charging an electric car from a solar array reduces its overall carbon footprint. Now a Hungary-based company is bringing these two technologies even closer together with solar driveways.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 17, 2022

We like to think that we have it all figured out in the West, but while we’re still trying to get solar electric cars off the drawing board, China’s EV engineers already have them driving around. The post Weird Alibaba: This funny-looking $2,000 electric mini-truck is solar powered appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 17, 2022

The race is on to build the solar-powered Evs of the future, and it looks like graphene and TMDs could get the ball rolling.

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The Driven EV News

JULY 4, 2022

Tesla range-extending solar trailer with Starlink could possibly make it the perfect answer to range anxiety in the outback. The post Solar-powered Tesla trailer could help allay “range anxiety” appeared first on The Driven.

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Innovation News Network

AUGUST 1, 2022

Dries Acke, Policy Director at SolarPower Europe, discusses the importance of innovations in solar power to meet the current environmental and societal challenges facing Europe. The post Solar-powering EU energy resilience and climate stability appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Electrek

MARCH 27, 2023

For the first time ever, renewable power generation – that’s wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal – exceeded coal-fired generation in the US electric power sector in 2022, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Electrek

JULY 8, 2022

Finnish startup Polar Night Energy and local Finnish utility Vatajankoski have together built the world’s first commercial sand-based, high-temperature heat storage system that can be powered by solar and wind. The post This big, sand-filled energy storage silo can be powered by wind and solar appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Munich-based Sono Motors, which is working to bring its solar-supplemented Sion electric car to market for Europe, revealed last week that it is developing its own AC wallbox that will allow the car to be used as a mobile power bank or external home energy storage.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 29, 2022

A recent video at YouTube not only explains the math behind solar-powered EVs, but also gave plenty of nuance on the subject. More importantly, it’s made to be accessible for people who don’t follow EVs the way that many of our readers do. For those of you who don’t watch videos, or who are at […].

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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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