Photo: Tesla The US just hit a major electric vehicle milestone: There are now more than 200,000 public EV charging ports nationwide. This achievement, announced yesterday by the US Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, demonstrates the momentum of expanding EV charging infrastructure. The Joint Office’s Q3 2024 update on August 30 showed an increase…

Photo: Atrato Onsite Energy One of the UK’s largest solar farms, a 55 MW project, is now officially online, providing enough power for over 20,000 homes. The solar farm, developed by Atrato Onsite Energy, is also the fourth largest in the entire country, marking a major milestone for renewable energy in the UK. The…

Photo: Bosch The eight manufacturers that took part in the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge are now taking their new, improved products to market. The Residential CCHP Challenge is a success Heat pumps are a critical clean energy technology that could help reduce household energy bills and cut carbon…

Photo: Terrasmart The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden’s new solar carport is now online, and at 2.8 megawatts (MW), it’s a big one. Terrasmart designed and installed the racking system for the project, teaming up with Melink Solar, who led the engineering, procurement, and construction. With this new solar carport, the Zoo’s total onsite solar…

Image: National Grid Renewables National Grid Renewables has broken ground on its 100 MW Apple River Solar Project in Polk County, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin solar farm, which will use US-made First Solar Series 6 Plus bifacial modules, will be constructed by The Boldt Company, creating 150 construction and service jobs. Apple River Solar will…

Image: China Energy China’s CHN Energy has connected the first solar units from its 1-gigawatt (GW) offshore solar farm – the world’s first and largest of its kind – to the grid. The massive project is located off the coast of Dongying City in Shandong Province, eastern China. Developed by CHN Energy’s Guohua Energy…

Photo: Bosch Bosch is now the first manufacturer to bring a cold-climate heat pump to market as part of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge. The new Bosch IDS Ultra Cold Climate Heat Pump is designed to keep homes warm even in frigid temperatures, which makes it a…

Photo by Miguel Á. Padriñán on Pexels.com Georgia utility Southern Company is teaming up with Georgia Tech and Smart Wires to roll out a US Department of Energy (DOE)-backed project aimed at boosting Georgia and Alabama’s electric grid. The initiative, which kicks off in 2025, will bring advanced power flow control (APFC) and dynamic line…

Photo: SOLARCYCLE SOLARCYCLE is building a huge solar recycling plant in Cedartown, Georgia, which will recycle 10 million solar panels a year. The company says it will be able to process around a quarter of all the solar panels that are expected to reach end-of-life in the US in 2030. The new facility, which…

Photo: RWE Rivian will power its DC fast-charging network with renewable energy company RWE’s Champion Wind farm in Texas. The two companies just signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for electricity from RWE’s repowered Champion Wind in Nolan and Mitchell counties, west of Abilene. The 127-megawatt (MW) Champion Wind is getting new turbine nacelles…