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…

Photo: WindFloat Atlantic Portugal’s WindFloat Atlantic – the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm – is now four years old and still breaking its own power output records. The 25 megawatt (MW) WindFloat Atlantic, which came online in July 2020, was also continental Europe’s first floating offshore wind farm. Its majority shareholder is Ocean Winds,…

Published: September 11, 2024 Natron Energy, a commercial manufacturer of sodium-ion batteries in the U.S., will invest $1.4 billion to establish a sodium-ion battery giga-factory at the Kingsboro CSX Select Megasite in Edgecombe County, NC, creating more than 1,000 jobs. The new facility will add to the company’s Michigan-based production capabilities. Natron said it…

Image: Sunrun Residential solar and battery storage marketplace EnergySage just released its latest insights report for H1 2024 – here are 3 of its top-line findings. EnergySage* provides quotes to solar shoppers across 50 states and Washington D.C., so it gets great insight into what’s happening in the residential solar and battery storage sector.…

General Motors (GM) is opening access to more than 17,800 Tesla Superchargers for its customers with the use of a GM approved NACS DC adapter. With the addition of the Tesla Supercharger Network, GM customers will have access to more than 231,800 public Level 2 and DC fast chargers in North America, the company said.…