A solar electric truck climbed the world’s highest volcano using solar power alone – and set a new world record for altitude for an EV. A Swiss team called Peak Evolution, which is sponsored by Austrian transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss, successfully climbed the western edge of Ojos del Salado, 6,500 meters above sea…

Reno, Nevada-based startup World4Solar‘s freestanding modular solar canopy can be installed in less than a day. December 19 update: I said I would update with prices when World4Solar released debuted this product, so I’m keeping my promise. Sort of. World4Solar announced the costs for the HelioWing 5, but not the HelioWing 7. (Yes, I…

LG Electronics will enter the U.S. EV charger market in 2024 with the introduction of its first line of AC and DC-powered EV charging stations. According to LG Business Solutions USA’s Senior Vice President Nicolas Min, the line will include Level 2 and Level 3 EV chargers. …

National Grid Renewables has broken ground on what will be the largest solar farm in Kentucky once it comes online in 2024. Kentucky’s largest solar farm is coming The 160 megawatt (MW) solar farm is called Unbridled, and it’s in Henderson and Webster counties, in western Kentucky. National Grid is partnering with North Dakota-based Wanzek Construction to…

Two solar cycle paths came online in the Netherlands, and they’re the country’s first to have 1,000 square meters (10,764 square feet) of solar surface area each. Solar cycle paths Colas Group’s company Wattway and Dutch construction company BAM Royal Group installed the solar cycle paths in the North Holland and North Brabant provinces.…

A new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab offers fresh insights into the impact of wind farms on the values of nearby homes. The analysis, “Commercial Wind Turbines and Residential Home Values: New Evidence from the Universe of Land-Based Wind Projects in the United States,” scrutinized a dataset of 500,000 home sales near 428…

The International Energy Agency’s latest report forecasts a decline in global coal demand by 2026, marking a potential turning point in global energy consumption. “Coal 2023” sees global demand for coal rising by 1.4% in 2023, surpassing 8.5 billion tonnes for the first time. But this is the first time that the IEA’s coal…

Louisiana is making US history by launching its first two offshore wind farms, Cajun Wind and Diamond Offshore Wind, in state waters. Vestas, through its North American arm Steelhead Americas, has announced Cajun Wind, marking a significant milestone as the state’s first wind operating agreement and a first in US state waters. Governor…

China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has rolled out the world’s largest offshore wind turbine in capacity and rotor diameter – and it’s seriously robust. Mingyang says it’s designed the MySE 18.X-20MW to lower the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) and ensure long-term returns. It’s evolved the MySE 18.X-20MW from its 14-16 MW platforms to be…

In a historic agreement, the world has agreed to “transition away” from fossil fuels at the COP28 climate summit. Is this a success? Depends on who you talk to. More than 100 countries lobbied for an agreement to “phase out fossil fuels” at the United Nations Climate Change Conference but, of course, were…