Photo: Avangrid The Atlantic coast’s first floating offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Maine resulted in two provisional winners and $21.9 million in winning bids, with four lease areas awarded. The first Atlantic floating offshore wind lease sale The Biden-Harris administration announced that Avangrid Renewables and Invenergy NE Offshore Wind emerged as the…

EVgo and General Motors (GM) are expanding their collaboration to deploy 400 fast charging stalls at flagship destinations in major U.S. metropolitan areas. The new stations will feature 350kW fast chargers, ample lighting, canopies, pull-through stations, and security cameras, the companies said. According to the companies most…

Photo: Anthro Energy Anthro Energy just secured a $24.9 million grant from the US Department of Energy to help bolster the domestic battery supply chain – a move that will have a big impact on US EV production. The Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains grant is part of the DOE’s push to…

David Sickels is the Editor of The Buzz. He has a history of working in the media, marketing and automotive industries in both print and online. Published: October 15, 2024 Fuel retailers see EV charging as a critical battleground for retaining customers, with 88% concerned about the impact of growing competition as drivers plug…

Student transport company First Student and utility Con Edison have launched a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) hub with 12 solar-roofed electric school buses in Brooklyn. The Smart Energy Hub is a demonstration project that will see the dozen electric school buses replace diesel buses at First Student’s location on Malta Street. The panels, along with solar…

Hyzon has announced the start of production of its single-stack 200kW Fuel Cell System (FCS). The company said this enables Hyzon to manufacture standardized FCSs at volume for commercial sale, further accelerating the decarbonization of heavy-duty industries. At start of production, all necessary conditions for full-scale manufacturing…

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…