Chevy Blazer EV (left), Chevy Equinox EV (middle) Chevy Silverado EV (right) (Source: GM) Chevy EV owners in Texas who have Reliant as their electric utility can now charge for free at night with renewable energy. Over 150 Chevrolet dealerships across Texas are now offering the Reliant Free Charge Nights plan to new EV buyers.…

Image: Renew Home Texas is about to get a major power boost – a new AI-powered virtual power plant (VPP) delivering capacity equivalent to 200,000 homes during peak demand. NRG Energy is teaming up with Renew Home to bring nearly 1 gigawatt (GW) of capacity to the Texas grid by 2035, aiming to make…

Photo: Dominion Energy Donald Trump will push fossil fuels and undo renewable energy policies, but it ultimately won’t stop clean energy’s momentum. Trump has always pushed for more oil drilling and fewer regulations, left the Paris Agreement in his first term as president, says he hates “windmills,” promised to scrap offshore wind on “day one”…

GM Ventures will make a $10 million investment in Forge Nano, a materials science company specializing in atomic layer deposition. General Motors and Forge Nano have also entered a strategic partnership agreement to collaborate on potential atomic layer deposition applications for GM batteries. Atomic layer deposition is a surface engineering technique that applies thin-film coatings…

Credit: USPS Faster progress on energy efficiency is crucial if we’re going to meet the global 2030 goal, but a year after countries pledged at COP28 to double energy efficiency improvements by 2030, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says we’re still falling short. The latest report from the IEA, “Energy Efficiency 2024,” shows that global…

Integrals Power said it has developed advancements in Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) cathode active materials for battery cells. By applying its proprietary materials technology and patented manufacturing process, the company said it has addressed the decrease in specific capacity that typically occurs as the percentage of manganese increases. This development results in cathode active…

Photo: Trina Solar Trina Solar is selling its Texas solar panel factory as the US scrutinizes Chinese companies cashing in on Inflation Reduction Act tax breaks. FREYR Battery is acquiring Trina Solar’s 5 gigawatt (GW), 1.35 million-square-foot solar panel factory in Wilmer, Texas, that only just came online on November 1. FREYR, which was…

ChargePoint has announced the availability of a new charging solution, priced at $699. The company said the Level 2 charger lowers the barrier to entry for fleet electrification, while still enabling access to one of the world’s most advanced fleet and telematics software platforms. ChargePoint said its CPF50 enables…

Enphase Energy (Nasdaq: ENPH) said in a statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it will lay off 17% of its global workforce to “streamline its operations.” The layoffs, which must be completed by the end of Q1 2025, will affect approximately 500 employees and contractors. The Fremont, California-headquartered global energy…

Flux, a start-up promoting the use of electric vehicles (EVs) to power homes, said it has successfully connected its first customer to its vehicle-to-home (V2H) platform. This platform uses the battery in the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning to power a home in Portland, OR, according to Flux. Flux said it employs a two-way charger and…