Photo: Beam Global San Diego-based Beam Global’s (Nasdaq: BEEM) new solar-powered BeamWell water desalination and e-mobility delivery system provides clean drinking water, electricity, and mobility for crisis zones. The clean tech innovator’s system is built on its patented EV ARC platform, a 100% renewable, transportable, off-grid EV charging option. It’s self-sufficient, portable, and ready…

SAE International has released the SAE J3400: NACS Electric Vehicle Coupler Technical Recommended Practice (RP), which SAE calls “a major milestone in the advancement of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.” The SAE J3400 RP establishes a framework for EV charging in North America including general physical, electrical, functional, safety, and performance requirements for the rollout of the industry-developed standard later this year. …

Solar power in New Mexico. (2023, December 24). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_New_Mexico With solar leading the way, renewables could meet almost half of global electricity demand by the end of this decade, says a new IEA report. The International Energy Agency (IEA) just released its “Renewables 2024” report, which projects that by the end of this decade,…

StoreDot has announced that its prismatic battery cell charges from 10-80% in 10 minutes without compromising the battery’s health and range. StoreDot said its battery aims to address the main barrier to mass EV adoption by eliminating charging anxiety and is available for immediate integration by OEMs. More than half of survey respondents from the…

Photo: 5B The majority of Texans think there’s too much bureaucracy slowing down new solar projects, and they want lawmakers to step out of the way. Texas is near the top of the solar game – it installed the most solar of any state through the first half of 2024. But policies that pile on…

Key markets in the electric vehicle (EV) transition are falling behind in their goals for public charging infrastructure, according to McKinsey. The data reveals that the U.S., Europe, and the UK are significantly behind the number of charging points needed to meet growing EV demand by 2030. The U.S., the world’s second-largest EV market, has…

Photo: Dongfang Electric Corporation China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation has rolled out a 26-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine, the world’s largest in both capacity and size. The Chinese state-owned manufacturer released photos of the turbine’s giant nacelle – the box-like housing at the top of the turbine that houses the generating components – at its factory in…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released the 2024 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER), a study designed to track and understand employment trends across the energy sector. The 2024 USEER shows that the energy workforce overall added over 250,000 jobs in 2023; 56% (142,000) of those were in clean energy, according to the…

Photo: Equinor The world’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm, Hywind Scotland, is now back in Scotland and online after its five turbines were towed to Norway for maintenance. The 30 MW Hywind Scotland has been in operation since 2017. Located 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) off Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, it comprises five Siemens Gamesa 6…

Published: September 13, 2024 Blink Charging has entered into a strategic collaboration with Create Energy, a Tennessee-based renewable energy company, to deliver energy management products and solutions. Blink said this alliance will allow customers to integrate their energy assets through one centralized platform. According to the companies, this collaboration will offer a “one-stop-shop” for…