Wind turbine maker Vestas today announced that it’s figured out how to recycle all wind turbine blades – even ones already sitting in landfills. The Danish company says it has discovered a solution that “renders epoxy-based turbine blades as circular, without the need for changing the design or composition of blade material.” Vestas, Aarhus…

Renewable energy provided 74.1% of new utility-scale generating capacity in the US last year, according to new data released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that was reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign. US electrical generating capacity and renewables in 2022 New utility-scale solar capacity – that is, not including rooftop solar – was…

Renewables will dominate the growth of global electricity supply and meet the vast majority of the increase in demand to 2025, according to a new report out today from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Renewables’ share of the global power generation mix is forecast to rise from 29% in 2022 to 35% in 2025,…

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released a new report that assesses the infrastructure requirements for converting the U.S. vehicle fleet to battery electric. This analysis focused on three critical challenges for nationwide vehicle electrification: U.S. Electricity Supply and Demand Electric Vehicle Production Truck Charging Requirements The…

Minnesota governor Tim Walz (D-MN) today signed a 100% clean energy bill into law after the State Senate passed it on February 2. SF 4 requires all of Minnesota’s utilities to produce 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040. The road map to carbon-free electricity before 2040 is as follows: 80% for public utilities and 60% for…

EVBox has introduced its fast charging station, EVBox Troniq Modular, with a power capacity of up to 240kW, to the North American market. This DC fast charging station is already in service across the European market. The company will assemble EVBox Troniq Modular for the U.S. market at its Libertyville, Illinois, facility, where it also…

A hybrid solar + storage facility comprised of 1,300 second-life EV battery packs is fully operational in California. Los Angeles-based B2U Storage Solutions, which develops large-scale energy storage systems by reusing EV batteries, owns the system, which is sited north of LA, in Lancaster. The system is called SEPV Sierra, and it uses…

Construction of the world’s first offshore wind farm featuring 16 megawatt (MW) wind turbines has started in China. China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has launched the second phase of Zhangpu Liuao, its CNY 6 billion ($885 million) offshore wind farm. It’s sited southeast of the Liuao Peninsula in China’s Fujian Province. The 400 MW…

A Chinese manufacturer is on the brink of launching what will become the largest offshore wind turbine when it’s complete. 18 MW wind turbine GE Renewable Energy announced in December that its Haliade-X, the first wind turbine capable of more than 12 megawatts (MW), received a full type certificate for operations up to 14.7…

Clean energy achieved momentum globally in 2022, yet it was something destructive that triggered that momentum. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine catapulted the world into a global energy crisis. And that in turn sparked a drive to switch from fossil fuels to renewables.  As European governments and businesses work to quickly ramp up energy alternatives…