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…

Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Director Brad Wieferich and other partners celebrated installing a wireless-charging public roadway. Using technology from Electreon, 14th Street between Marantette and Dalzelle streets is now equipped with inductive-charging coils that will charge EVs equipped with Electreon receivers as they drive on the road. The road will…

The world’s largest wheeled crane has completed its first assignment on a wind farm in Yingkou, Liaoning Province, China. At the Dashiqiao Xintai New Energy wind farm last week, Chinese heavy machinery manufacturer XCMG’s XCA3000 hoisted a 25-tonne, 312-foot-long (95-meter-long) blade to a wind turbine’s hub, at a height of 351 feet (107 meters). It…

Leviton partnered with AmpUp to redefine the EV charging experience for customers, offering safe, innovative and efficient charging in one solution, the companies said. As part of this new partnership, Leviton released the new EV Series Pro charging stations, including 48- and 80-Amp level 2 stations available with and without LCD screens. …

Toyota Motor North America and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), a Southern California-based public utility that serves 3.7 million people, have agreed to collaborate on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) research for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) using a Toyota bZ4X. Toyota said V2G research will explore bidirectional power flow technology that enables BEV owners to charge…

New York City has relaxed its zoning laws for renewables, including opening over 8,500 acres of parking lots for solar canopies. The New York City Council approved the “City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality,” a game-changing zoning code update that will make it easier to deploy clean energy and EV chargers, and other sustainable…

The first five offshore wind turbines at Vineyard Wind 1 will deliver power to the Massachusetts grid within weeks. Vineyard Wind 1 comes online Once online, Vineyard Wind 1’s five GE Haliade-X turbines will deliver around 65 megawatts (MW) of clean energy, enough to power 30,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts. Once the switch is…

The head of OPEC wrote a letter to its members and urged them to reject any COP28 deal that targets fossil fuels, as seen by Reuters today. Reuters says that three sources confirmed the letter’s authenticity. OPEC – the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries – said to Reuters that it doesn’t comment on…

Power grid optimizer Heimdall Power paired up with weather intelligence tech company Meteomatics – and a 30% increase in power grids’ transmission capacity resulted. Most power lines today are “dumb” – that is, operated without insight into their real-time conditions. That means the grid’s total capacity is untapped. Power grid optimizers provide grid operators…

UL Solutions announced that the 500 kilowatt (kW) electric vehicle (EV) chargers and power cabinets from Gravity are the first 500 kW systems to achieve UL certification to UL 2202, according to the Standard for Safety for Direct Current (DC) Charging Equipment for Electric Vehicles. Gravity, an EV infrastructure firm, is installing 24 of these…