Category: Climate Action & Science

Billions of dollars have been invested in large-format EV cell and battery manufacturing capacity over the past several years. While demand for EVs has fluctuated across regions globally, demand for Stationary Energy Storage Systems…

Maxion Structural Components and Novelis have jointly developed Maxion InVolt, a battery housing for electric commercial vehicles stamped from rolled aluminum using a new alloy created for the application. The companies say the InVolt…

We’ve got a week until Labor Day, which means there is still plenty of top savings to jump on from Amazon and elsewhere. Our headliner today is Velotric’s official Labor Day Sale with up…

The electric dirt bike/e-moto market has developed a pretty obvious split over the last few years. On one end, there’s a seemingly endless supply of inexpensive no-name machines with questionable components and varying levels…

Waymo currently offers service in warm climates, with mild winters. Now, it’s heading to a city that gets around 56″ of snow per year. Source: InsideEVs.

Last summer, when the Republican-controlled Congress took a wrecking ball to the Inflation Reduction Act, Tom Matzzie was pissed. Though some Republican members of Congress had written letters trying to save wind and solar…

The EPA’s retreat from its role guarding clean air and water will have lasting effects on public health, critics fear.By Peter Aldhous By its own account, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is doing a…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has blocked an effort to keep the state’s most successful virtual power plant program funded through next year. Source: Canary Media.

This summer I invited a group of talented writers who specialize in food systems to participate in a special Media Education Lab publication called MediaEd Insights. Our issue is called, “What’s for Dinner?

A new report on the cost of solar power indicates that clean power can beat coal and gas for the 74 members of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, with some interesting implications for the growth…

Air-to-water heat pumps can be efficient, but they aren’t right for every home. Learn when an air to water heat pump systems makes sense. Source: Green Building Advisor.

The project brief called for the design of a contemporary six-bedroom coastal residence on a steeply sloping site within the Romansbaai Estate. The client’s vision was to maximise panoramic sea views while creating a…