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January 29th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan New Hampshire has a $4.6 million plan to boost electric vehicle road trips across the state, with plans to install electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers along 6 major routes in the geographically small state. The $4.6 million is coming from Volkswagen Group, thanks to the settlement that eventually came […]
Batteries Published on January 29th, 2020 | by Kyle Field January 29th, 2020 by Kyle Field From all appearances, 2019 marked the liftoff of Tesla’s Energy division. The company marked a 26% quarter-on-quarter increase in solar installations from 43 MW to 54 MW. Storage saw an equally impressive bump on its larger base from 477 […]
Cars Published on January 29th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan January 29th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan Slipped into other news in Tesla’s fresh shareholder letter, and also mentioned briefly and without emphasis on today’s conference call, was the news that Tesla has started limited production of the Model Y. It was announced in a super […]
Investment in large-scale renewable energy in Australia plunged by 60 per cent in 2019, according to new data released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, after a year of continued energy and climate policy uncertainty from the federal government. The steep fall in investment over has also been connected to various other issues that have hit […]
A two year old, $150,000 Tesla has a failed headlight. Tesla are refusing warranty, and want more than $4,000 to replace it. Tesla’s notorious customer support is on display again, with a Model S owner offered a repair bill of $4,000 for a headlamp that failed a little over two years after purchase. Our story […]
Additional AWEA 2019 Q4 Market Report Highlights: • Wind Farm Construction and Advanced Development Pipeline Up 24% Year-over-Year, representing potential $62 billion in new investment. • Rapidly growing Offshore Wind Development Now Accounts for 17% of Development Pipeline, while East Coast States Announced 16 GW in New Offshore Wind Targets • Demand for Wind Power […]
Image: Google Maps In New South Wales, another four hospitals are being funded by the Berejiklian Government for the installation of solar power systems. According to a brief release published yesterday, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai, Fairfield, Canterbury and John Hunter hospitals will receive $8.1 million in total to install solar panels. The biggest system will be at […]
Lithium-iron phosphate battery provider NeoVolta has expanded the storage capacity of its NV14 home solar battery with a new NV24 battery add-on. Pairing the NV14 with the NV24 increases storage capacity from 14.4 kWh to 24 kWh. The NV14/NV24 outputs 32 amps of continuous power. The NV24 system adds two batteries but does not require a […]
Started in 2018, the American-Made Prize Challenges accelerate innovative ideas from entrepreneurial teams across the country. Today, with support from its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the American-Made Geothermal Manufacturing Prize, also known as the Geothermal Prize. The ninth prize in the NREL-administered American-Made Challenges series, the Geothermal […]
Shared solar programs or community solar programs continue to grow in popularity as a compelling model to increase access to clean, renewable energy and provide more options for consumers. Seeking to help new states learn from existing programs, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) released its 2019 National Shared Renewables Scorecard — a reference tool for […]
