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CleanPeak Energy & Western Sydney International Airport Partner on 100% Renewable Electricity Deal

Press Release — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:46:17 +0000

CleanPeak Energy has partnered with Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) to deliver 100% renewable electricity to Australia’s newest airport. CleanPeak Energy will invest over $50m at the site to develop 9 MWp of new rooftop solar and a 120 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). Combined with WSI’s existing 4.5 ... [continued]

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Leapmotor B03X Orders Open in Europe: A New Benchmark in the Urban Crossover Segment

Press Release — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:23 +0000

Leapmotor announces the opening of orders for the all-new B03X in Europe, a global strategic model that marks a new chapter for the brand in the fast-growing compact segment. Designed from the outset for international markets, the B03X combines advanced technology, versatile design and everyday usability, bringing premium electric mobility to ... [continued]

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Floating Solar PV … To Survive 3.5 Meter Waves

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:22:01 +0000

Floating solar PV power has become more and more popular. It was quite niche for several years, but it is getting more or less “mainstream.” As it has gotten bigger and bigger, innovative designs for certain climates and geographies have been getting developed. I recently wrote about floating solar PV ... [continued]

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Vertical Solar PV? Yes, Says Vancouver

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:15:11 +0000

A snowy country like Norway is going to approach solar power in a different way from a place like the Bahamas. It’s not surprising to find out, then, that a company in Norway has developed a “vertical PV” system designed to help deal with very snowy conditions. Now that company ... [continued]

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In Latest Pro-Polluter Move, Trump Pardons Mechanics that Tampered with Vehicle Pollution Controls for Trucks

Press Release — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:31:36 +0000

Right before the July 4th weekend, Donald Trump pardoned nine mechanics that were convicted for tampering with vehicle pollution controls on heavy-duty vehicles. Each of the mechanics is responsible for violations on anywhere between a dozen and hundreds of thousands of vehicles. According to E&E News, one North Carolina mechanic ... [continued]

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EPA Proposes Air Pollution Exemption “Deal” for Data Centers

Press Release — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:23:33 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed cutting the American public out of air pollution permits for “minor sources,” which includes the tractor trailer-sized diesel generators used by data centers. EPA’s proposal removes any requirement for transparency or public participation for “minor source” pollution sources, including most data centers. As data centers ... [continued]

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Sierra Club & Partners Oppose Trump EPA’s Weakening of Vehicle Pollutant Standards

Press Release — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:14:36 +0000

Yesterday, the Sierra Club joined partners in opposing the Trump EPA’s proposal to weaken vehicle pollutant standards by delaying the implementation of more protective standards by two years. The existing standards limit harmful tailpipe pollutants — including nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, particulate matter and toxics — from conventional gas-powered cars, pickups, and vans. ... [continued]

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Simplify Clean Energy Explanations, And More People Will Understand How Renewables Can Improve Their Lives

Carolyn Fortuna — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:11:52 +0000

When I was an early stage doctoral student, our professor asked each of us to turn to someone in the room and explain our upcoming dissertation idea. Whoa! That was tough, as our colleagues didn’t necessarily share our disciplinary background knowledge nor the jargon that we took for granted in ... [continued]

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Permitting & Politics Diminish Solar & Wind Power In The US

Steve Hanley — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:52:54 +0000

Permitting delays add thousands of dollars to the cost of rooftop solar systems in the US. Massachusetts has a solution.

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10 Massachusetts Nonprofits Get Solar Grants

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:29:28 +0000

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources has just awarded 10 grants to nonprofit organizations in the state for more rooftop solar power deployment. This is the third round of grants from the department’s Low-Income Services Solar Program (LISSP). This round of grants totals $2.4 million. The rooftop solar systems will ... [continued]

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The US Is Stuck With This Ninny For How Much Longer?

Tina Casey — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:51:25 +0000

New "Glass Half Full" models indicate that renewable energy technology will continue to beat obstructionist policy.

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New York Now at 8 Gigawatts of Distributed Solar Power

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:49:02 +0000

New York has just reached 8 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar power capacity in the “distributed” solar market — rooftops and small-scale installations. The state has a target of reaching 10 GW by 2030, and this new milestone puts them ahead of schedule. The state was at 6 GW in ... [continued]

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BC Hydro’s Net Metering Change Points Past Export Credits

Michael Barnard — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:34:56 +0000

BC Hydro’s change to net metering looks, at first glance, like another rooftop solar fight. The old Rate Schedule 1289 is closing to new customers on July 1, 2026, and new self-generation customers will move to Rate Schedule 2289, where excess generation is paid at 10¢/kWh in the billing cycle ... [continued]

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“Rideshare” Drivers Get Huge EV Incentives In California

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:55:24 +0000

I just wrote an article about new incentives for electric vehicle buyers in California. However, there’s a specific group of drivers who just got a much bigger EV incentive boost in the Golden State. “The Drivers Assistance Program, also known as Rideshare Incentives for Driving Electric, or RIDE, will provide ... [continued]

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Grenergy Launches A Reverse Energy Auction In Chile

Press Release — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:50:40 +0000

It will auction 1.5 TWh through its subsidiary GR Power The energy, for both the nighttime and daytime periods, comes from solar generation and battery storage across different Grenergy plants in the north and center of the country Companies may submit their applications until July 22 Grenergy has launched a ... [continued]

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Climate Communications — From Losing the Argument to Winning It

Letters to the Editor — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:29:17 +0000

Continuing from part one, here is part two of a two-part series on fixing climate communications. Winston Churchill: “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” If it is a truism that age and experience bring perspective, then, as someone who is 50+ and ... [continued]

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Fixing Climate Communications

Letters to the Editor — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:16:56 +0000

Part one of a two-part series. The Potential Energy Coalition just released Fixing Climate Communications 2026, which deserves more than my LinkedIn post. Commissioned by The Rockefeller Foundation and grounded in data from over 83,000 survey respondents across six countries, six years of message testing, and more than 1,350 randomized ... [continued]

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EU Should Open State Aid To Cleantech Manufacturing To Meet Electrification Goals

Transport & Environment (T&E) — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:38:50 +0000

An open letter to the EU Commission from T&E, car manufacturers and cleantech industries. On 4 March 2026 the Commission proposed the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), setting the ambition to lift industrial manufacturing to 20% of EU GDP by 2035 and introducing “Made in EU” requirements across public support for ... [continued]

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Why Soy Biofuels Must Be Considered A High Deforestation Risk

Transport & Environment (T&E) — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:19:33 +0000

T&E’s position on why the revision of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 must survive the scrutiny period and enter into force June 2026. Adopted by the European Commission in April 2026, the revision of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 now classifies soybean oil as a high indirect land use change (ILUC)-risk biofuel ... [continued]

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California Introducing New EV Incentives, With Boost For Rivian & Lucid But Not Tesla

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:53:02 +0000

When the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress decided to kill the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles, California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state would help pick up the industry a bit again with new subsidies. Now, that is coming to fruition. Unsurprisingly, there’s special support for California-based companies, ... [continued]

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Is The US United In An Anti-AI Focus? Or Enabling It, And All Of Its Consequences?

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:27:43 +0000

I saw a title this morning — “It Took a While, but Americans May Have Found Something We All Hate” — and thought immediately that it must be referring to AI, or more specifically AI data centers. Indeed, that’s what it was about. However, as much as I appreciated the ... [continued]

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The US Army Is Launching A Next-Gen Abrams Tank, And It’s Just What You’d Expect

Tina Casey — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:06:18 +0000

Hybrid EV technology has made its way into the US Army's plans for the forthcoming next-generation M1E3 Abrams tank, aimed at deploying 21st century electrification technology to fight the drone-centered wars of today.

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New US Generating Stations For AI Will Create Emissions Equal To Australia’s

Steve Hanley — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:19:44 +0000

Powering new AI data centers in the US will create emissions equal to those of Australia. Tech madness Is rampant in America.

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Tesla Wins More American-Made & Safety Awards

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:38:51 +0000

This is going to feel like old news for anyone who’s been following electric vehicles and Tesla for the past several years, but if you’re new to this industry, perhaps some of it will come as a shocker. Most American-Made Cars First of all, in the latest American-Made Index from Cars.com, ... [continued]

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Will the 3-Row Tesla Model Y L Sell Well in the USA?

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:29:43 +0000

The first thing you see now when you go to the Tesla webpage for the Model Y is the new Model Y L Premium. This is the new three-row Model Y first launched in China. It is now being built and sold in the United States to try to boost ... [continued]

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Future Proof Shipping Wasn’t Future Proof For Hydrogen Cargo

Michael Barnard — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:52:52 +0000

Future Proof Shipping gave hydrogen cargo shipping something most hydrogen shipping announcements never provide: working vessels. H2 Barge 1 and H2 Barge 2 were not artist renderings, conference-stage concepts or another memorandum of understanding. They were inland cargo vessels converted to hydrogen fuel-cell operation and put into real freight service ... [continued]

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Exclusive: Lucid Motors’ Saudi Bet Meets Harsh Reality As New CEO Cuts Deep To Keep Cosmos Alive

Raymond Tribdino — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:59:06 +0000

Lucid Motors entered 2026 with award‑winning technology, a world‑class luxury SUV, and one of the most ambitious global manufacturing strategies in the EV sector. By midyear, the company is fighting for operational stability, financial runway, and the time it needs to launch the vehicle that may finally bring scale. What ... [continued]

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Malaysia Is Emerging As Southeast Asia’s Next EV Manufacturing Hub

Raymond Tribdino — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:03:11 +0000

XPENG is the latest proof Malaysia’s ambitions to become a regional electric vehicle manufacturing center took another significant step forward in June, as the first locally assembled XPENG G6 rolled off the production line at EP Manufacturing Berhad’s (EPMB) facility in Melaka. On its own, the milestone marks the beginning ... [continued]

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Buying the Most Sold Vehicle in the World, the Tesla Model Y — What Are Your Options?

Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:10:41 +0000

You’ve decided to buy the car that for the last few years has been the top sold model in the world, gas or electric, the Tesla Model Y. Tesla has factories in California (Fremont), China (Shanghai), Texas (Austin), and Germany (Berlin) that have been churning them out for the US, ... [continued]

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Battery Swapping Is Finally Coming To The USA, Two Wheels At A Time

Tina Casey — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:57:12 +0000

New York City has become the focus of efforts to bring e-bike battery swapping to the US, with the aim of reducing fire hazards linked to home recharging while also benefiting deliveristas.

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A Day at the Rookery — Visiting the Sealion 5, 6, 7, and 8

David Waterworth — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:53:55 +0000

On our most recent adventure day, Majella and I set out to view the BYD Sealion 7 — currently battling it out with the Tesla Model Y to be Australia’s number one selling BEV. Preliminary data indicated that the Tesla Model Y has won the battle for June. Our friends ... [continued]

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Final Energy Is Official. Useful Energy Steers The Transition.

Michael Barnard — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:53:25 +0000

The COP31 proposal for electricity to supply 35% of global final energy demand by 2035 is useful, ambitious and better than a renewables target on its own. It pushes the climate conversation beyond power generation and into vehicles, buildings and industry, where fossil fuels remain embedded. It also exposed a ... [continued]

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Upgrade Your Ride Quality: Best Interior & Exterior Car Mods You Should Add

Industry Sponsor — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:51:10 +0000

Not every vehicle upgrade demands a full build. The most noticeable improvements often come from the details — the parts you interact with every time you open the door, step up into the cab, or look at the vehicle from the outside. Replacing and adding targeted components can shift the ... [continued]

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Happy Birthday, America! Hope You Find Your Way Back.

Raymond Tribdino — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 03:50:03 +0000

Happy Birthday, America! I cannot take America away from my life. My eldest son lives there. My sister is married to a Rolling Stones loving guy, who believes I am “awesome.” I need to visit my favorite uncle annually. My aunt who gave me my first chemistry set, which started ... [continued]

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Electric School Buses Put Batteries To Work To Stabilize Grids

Steve Hanley — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:52:09 +0000

Electric school bus batteries are the perfect candidates for vehicle to grid technology to help stabilize the grid.

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For The US Auto Market, What Is The Next Step, Battery Electric Vehicles Or Hybrids?

Paul Fosse — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:44:06 +0000

I’ve been driving electric vehicles (EVs) for 15 years, so you may think this is a strange question for me to ask, but I’m not asking for me, I’m asking for the “regular Joe” in the US. If everyone was like me, it would be easy to answer — EVs ... [continued]

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Why KG Motors Suspended Reservations For Its Tiny MiBot EV

Raymond Tribdino — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 23:27:19 +0000

“We will not take your money until we know when we can build your car.” We’ve followed Japanese micro-EV maker KG Motors from the start. After initially announcing that completed vehicle deliveries began in December, followed by a planned April production ramp-up after a tie-up with Idemitsu, the company suddenly ... [continued]

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Heat, Drought, & Fires Disrupt USA’s 250th Anniversary — But We Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

Zachary Shahan — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 22:50:38 +0000

Two days ago, I saw news that New Jersey towns were having to cancel 4th of July events to extreme heat. The irony struck me immediately. A country that is by and large ignoring global heating is having celebrations of its 250-year anniversary/birthday canceled because of global heating. “New Jersey ... [continued]

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The 250th Anniversary Of The Declaration Of Independence Was Nothing Like The Bicentennial Celebrations

Carolyn Fortuna — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:43:00 +0000

On today’s 250th celebration of the United States of America, I’m feeling quite melancholy. The signing of the Declaration of Independence is one of the most important events in US history and should be a cause for great acclaim. Our nation should be relishing the further advancement of human rights, ... [continued]

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BYD Beats Tesla — Again

Zachary Shahan — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:10:14 +0000

One of our team members mentioned yesterday that BYD beat Tesla in BEV sales last quarter, and that we should have an article about it. I did publish such comparisons in the past, so it was definitely on me to get a new one out now. (To be honest, I ... [continued]

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Agrivoltaics Works When Solar Panels Do Farm Work

Michael Barnard — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:01:00 +0000

Agrivoltaics is appealing because it seems to solve two land-use problems at once. Put solar panels and farming on the same land, and the conflict between food and electricity appears to soften. The farm keeps producing, the panels produce power, and the project can be described as more sophisticated than ... [continued]

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The Balcony Solar Movement Will Fry Trump’s Brain

Tina Casey — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:48:55 +0000

The balcony solar movement offers ratepayers relief from high electricity costs with a more affordable, accessible way to generate their own solar power at home.

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Agrivoltaics Could Solve One of Solar’s Biggest Problems in the Philippines

Raymond Tribdino — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:19:56 +0000

One of the biggest criticisms of utility-scale solar is that it competes with agriculture for land. As countries race to add more renewable energy, that debate has become increasingly relevant in the Philippines, where arable land is both limited and economically important. Agrivoltaics offers a different approach. Instead of converting ... [continued]

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Lynk & Co Announces Leadership Changes to Support the Next Phase of Its European Growth

Press Release — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:19:34 +0000

Mo Wang appointed CEO of Lynk & Co International, the entity overseeing the brand’s business in Europe. Nicolas López Appelgren to step down as CEO of Lynk & Co International. Martin Persson to assume a leadership role for Lynk & Co’s business in Europe within the planned Volvo Cars commercial ... [continued]

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Electric Buses Make Up Over 50% of New Deliveries in Australia

David Waterworth — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:33:54 +0000

CleanTechnica last reported on Australian electric bus sales using January’s data. Things have changed. In January, 155 buses were delivered and only 9 were BEVs. Checking out Q1 2026 deliveries via Google revealed that 121 electric buses were delivered across Australia from January to March of 2026. The trajectory is ... [continued]

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