Sensata Technologies announced the launch of its Gigavac GTM400 and GTM500 bidirectional contactors for applications up to 1500 Vdc and 400A and 500A. The new contactors are ideal for high-power applications requiring reliable switching and DC circuit protection like energy storage systems, fast charging stations, and heavy-duty vehicles. According to Sensata, the new GTM series…

Clean Power Alliance, California’s fourth-largest electricity provider, is going to source power from SunZia, the US’s largest clean energy transmission project. Clean Power Alliance (CPA) supplies electricity to 30 cities across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, and it’s signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with SunZia’s developer, Pattern Energy Group. The SunZia project is…

Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group has unveiled what it says is the world’s first floating wind turbine, solar farm, and fish farm combination. The hybrid floating wind, solar, and fish farm – or aquaculture – project is in the National Marine Ranching Demonstration Zone near Nanri Island, a fishing island in Fujian Province, China. …

You can generate clean power for your home with this “solar table power plant” and eat your lunch on it, too. It’s a solar table power plant German startup Technaxx’s 400 W plug-and-play solar table seats up to eight people. It can also feed electricity into a 230V household grid and cover a…

BP Pulse and OK Produce announced the completion of the first phase of OK Produce's fleet electrification project. OK Produce, a fresh fruits and vegetable distributor providing daily deliveries throughout California, selected BP Pulse to manage the fleet's electrification process. BP Pulse delivered the EV charging solution for OK Produce's mixed fleet of 10 Freightliner EV…

New Jersey’s governor is furious because Ørsted canceled two huge offshore wind farms off the New Jersey coast – this is what happened. Ocean Wind 1 won’t be New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm after all. In a major reversal, Ørsted says it’s killing the 1,100-megawatt (MW) Ocean Wind 1 and 1,148-MW Ocean Wind…

TerrePower said it is helping advance wildlife conservation efforts in the desert of Arizona by providing solar energy solutions. Through its Ontility brand, TerrePower is supplying recycled solar panels to non-profit organizations like the Arizona Deer Association (ADA) to convert outdated diesel generators into sustainable solar-powered water pumps and features for wildlife. …

The 2.6 gigawatt (GW) Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project – what will become the US’s largest offshore wind farm – just got approved by the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The BOEM completed CVOW’s environmental review on September 25 and issued its Record of Decision today. This is the fifth commercial-scale…

Rivian’s 2.8 MW wind turbine at its Normal, Illinois, plant is officially online and, along with solar, is charging every new EV with clean energy. Rivian announced it would install the wind turbine in June 2022, and Charlottesville, Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy began construction of the turbine in May. Now it’s up and running and capable…

Ørsted says it’s now the world’s first offshore wind company to use autonomous giant drones to transport cargo to turbines. Ørsted is trialing the 128-pound (58 kg) drones at the UK’s Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm. They have a wingspan of 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) and can transport cargo weighing up to 150 pounds…