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Americans Are Buying Hybrids At A Record Pace. And It's Not Just Toyota Anymore
Sure, Toyota is still the main player in the hybrid game. But other brands are stepping up in a big way. Source: InsideEVs.
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- Energy Department will spend $2 billion to squeeze more electricity from the aging power grid
The Energy Department will invest nearly $2 billion in 31 projects across 26 states to enhance the power grid, increasing capacity by over 23 gigawatts. Source: Renewable Energy World.
- Cape backdraft damper vs butterfly damper
After reading some positive reviews on GBA, we recently purchased a 4" Tamarack cape backdraft damper ( to replace a bathroom exhaust fan damper that flapped on windy days. We… Source: Green Building Advisor.
- Netherlands Cuts 2040 Hydrogen Forecast By Almost 60%
Three years is a long time in hydrogen strategy. The Netherlands’ 2023 National Energy System Plan projected roughly 460 petajoules of gaseous hydrogen demand in 2040. Source: CleanTechnica.
- UN passes first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations’ sovereignty
President Donald Trump’s second term has been a nightmare for global cooperation on climate change. Trump has yanked the United States from the Paris climate agreement, attacked a global agreement on a carbon tax…
- Even in disaster zones, many prisons and jails lack evacuation procedures
Incarcerated people have experienced flooded cells, a loss of running water, and power outages. Source: Yale Climate Connections.
- Scaling DERs for reliability and resilience | Factor This Policycast
This episode of the Factor This Policycast explores how customer-sited technologies, including batteries, smart thermostats, backup generators, microgrids, rooftop solar, and flexible load, can be aggregated and operated as dependable grid assets.
- Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK
Print article Share The latest surge in fossil-fuel prices means it is now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive an electric vehicle (EV) than a petrol or diesel car, shows…
- Interactive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy
Almost three-quarters of the 72 five-year plans published by China this year include policies or targets related to climate change and energy, according to Carbon Brief analysis. Five-year plans are an important part of…
- ZF Aftermarket introduces repair kits for hybrid and EV motors, inverters and reducers
ZF Aftermarket has introduced four new kits in its E-Mobility Repair Kit family, covering electric motors, inverters, transmission mechatronics and electric drive unit reducers in hybrid and battery-electric drivetrains. Each kit bundles the parts…
- The Global Mining Industry Is Beginning To Turn A Page
A new documentary series on the 2010 Chilean mine disaster continues to resonate today as the global mining industry adopts new technologies in support of the global energy transition (lightly cropped; credit Cristián Leighton…
- Data centre buildout uplifting US BESS market outlook, Wood Mackenzie says
Market research firm Wood Mackenzie stated that data centre buildout is uplifting the US battery energy storage system (BESS) outlook across all segments. Source: Energy Storage News.
- ‘FCAs convinced regulators to compromise on grid fees in Germany’: Eco Stor’s Georg Gallmetzer on cementing the industry’s future
We recently caught up with Georg Gallmetzer, managing director of German BESS platform Eco Stor, about the firm’s role in formulating flexible connection agreements (FCAs) and how this was intimately tied to the debate…
- ROHM’s SiC MOSFETs go into BMW’s Neue Klasse electric powertrain
ROHM Semiconductor’s SiC MOSFETs are being used in the electric powertrain of BMW’s Neue Klasse, the Gen 6 platform for the automaker’s electric vehicles. ROHM did not name the device family or the voltage…
- Tesla Semi launch sneak peek: several customers are being announced
Tesla has lined up at least 11 Semi electric trucks wearing customer logos outside its new Nevada factory, a clear sign that the automaker plans to parade its fleet customers at tonight’s Semi launch…
- Kia patent reveals a tough-looking off-road electric SUV
Kia’s off-road electric SUV might be real after all. New patent images reveal what could be the production version of the EV9 ADVNTR. Source: Electrek.
- Can this new induction stove help fuel the transition to clean cooking?
On Thursday, Copper , creator of the first induction stove with a built-in battery, launched the next generation of its superefficient electric range: the Charlie 2.0. The plug-and-play appliance is designed to make it…
