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This Net-Zero Community Got Hit Hard By Hurricane Milton And Is Fine

October 18, 2024 admin batteries, buildings, clean power, climate adaptation, Energy Storage, Florida, hurricane milton, hurricanes, lithium-ion batteries, net zero buildings, net zero energy homes, net-zero, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar energy advantages, solar energy benefits

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:04:38 +0000

After Hurricane Ian, we discovered that a sustainable, cleantech-loving community down right in the brunt of the destruction held up superbly when communities around it did not. Now, another horrific hurricane has plowed through Florida a bit further north (right where I live, in fact) and another cleantech-focused community has … [continued]

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Tesla Still Selling A Ton Of Great Electric Cars

October 18, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model 3 sales, tesla model y, tesla model y sales, tesla sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:53:43 +0000

Some readers have criticized me, CleanTechnica, and other sites for “turning on” Tesla and becoming far too negative about the company in recent months or years. This article is going to focus on some positive things that have perhaps been left unsaid too much lately. However, first, I would like … [continued]

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The One Thing I Thought Tesla Might Release At Robotaxi Event But Didn’t

October 18, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, ridesharing, smartphone apps, tesla, tesla app, tesla network, tesla ride-hailing network, tesla ridesharing, tesla robotaxis

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:22:03 +0000

It was obvious that Tesla was going to show off a futuristic looking robotaxi concept or two at its 10/10 robotaxi event at a Warner Bros. fake town in Los Angeles, and I assumed there would be no big announcement about when these robotaxi concepts would be road-ready and shuttling … [continued]

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5 Reasons Electric Cars Are Much Better In A Hurricane

October 17, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, hurricanes, Nissan, tesla, tesla supercharging, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 03:53:25 +0000

As some of you know, I was just recently hit straight on by Hurricane Milton. We went right through the center of the eye. (Ironically, it turns out, the actor who played Milton in Office Space — the stapler guy — is from Sarasota. How long has this been planned?!?!) … [continued]

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Improving Energy Security, Increasing Renewable Energy Integration Into The Grid — V2G From Nissan

October 17, 2024 admin batteries, bidirectional energy, clean power, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, home energy management, lithium-ion batteries, Nissan

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 02:29:42 +0000

Just a few weeks ago, I sat at possibly the sole EV charger working a few days after Hurricane Helene took out many communities in the North Carolina mountains. The arrival of a Rivian owner on a bicycle brought welcome news. “I’m using my Rivian to power my house,” he … [continued]

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Brisbane Airport Electrifies Airside Services

October 17, 2024 admin airports, Australia, Brisbane, clean power, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, solar airports, Solar energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 23:05:01 +0000

How do you make a busy metropolitan airport function more sustainably? In an Australian first, Brisbane Airport is installing “a common-use ground support equipment charging system in an airside environment.” Initially, 35 chargers will be installed, with plans to install over 100 more in the future. It is another piece … [continued]

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The US Needs A Marshall Plan For Itself, Not For The Developing World

October 17, 2024 admin batteries, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Electric vehicles, Energy, Fossil Fuels, FRACKING, green economy, green jobs, investment, natural gas, nuclear energy, offshore wind energy, Oil, policy & politics, renewable energy, shale oil, Solar energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:41:16 +0000

In the past couple of months, an idea has been percolating through Washington and entities dependent on the United States’ good will that the US should reach back into history and create a Clean Energy Marshall Plan for developing countries. This idea is US economic wunderkind Brian Deese’s brainchild, or … [continued]

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day — Looking At Years Of Tribal Clean Energy Action

October 17, 2024 admin clean power, Energy Storage, Indigenous people, tribal lands

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:32:30 +0000

Indigenous Peoples’ Day recognizes the contributions and legacy of those who have lived in North America long before Christopher Columbus landed on its shores and conveniently claimed its discovery. President Joe Biden formally recognized Indigenous Peoples’ Day in 2021 by signing a proclamation stating that federal policies “systematically sought to … [continued]

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Majestic Underwater Dragon Kites To Harvest Tidal Energy

October 17, 2024 admin clean power, Denmark, Energy, ernst & young, green economy, investment, islands, marine energy, renewable energy, tidal energy, tidal turbine, tidal turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:08:03 +0000

The secrets of tidal energy are finally beginning to crack open, as demonstrated by an ambitious 200-megawatt tidal project in the Faroe Islands featuring new “Dragon Class” kite-style underwater turbines.

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Shopping for Value in the Electric Car Market

October 17, 2024 admin Australia, byd, byd atto 3, byd dolphin, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, electric cars, Electric vehicles, mg, mg4, tesla model 3

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:52:05 +0000

Allan has recently retired from his position as the Chief Information Officer at Isuzu Ute Australia. He knows about motor vehicles and he is dead set on value for money. He is in the market for an electric vehicle, and I asked him to share his shopping-for-value experience. When I … [continued]

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