Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:05:18 +0000
If you’ve ever read about or followed solar car racing, you figure out pretty quick that it’s not like other races. The cars generally don’t go very fast, sometimes averaging only 15 MPH. The challenge is how fast the vehicles can go powered only by the sun on their backs, and with today’s solar technology, […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:05:15 +0000
I know many readers would disagree when I say that electric aviation is not the future. But, when you hear me go on to say that electric aviation is the present, you realize I’m not poo poo-ing electric aviation, but I may be too optimistic. The fact is: yes, electric aviation is already here. While […]
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 17:05:01 +0000
This US green hydrogen startup has caught the eye of big spenders in the global clean tech finance community.
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 16:05:46 +0000
Unlike many press releases we see about solar car races, a recent one from Arizona State University gives us a lot more detail on the effort that goes into making a solar racecar. Before we dive into the process, let’s look at why this matters and what we usually get from university PR. Why These […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2022 20:05:11 +0000
In a recent press release, Ford announced that it chose the company’s Valencia, Spain, plant for something special. But it was so busy being defensive about the choice that we learned a lot more about its plans for Germany than we did about the news in Spain. What We (Don’t) Know About Ford’s Next-Gen Platform […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2022 19:45:08 +0000
In another recent article, I discussed an innovative initiative in Washington (the state, not the district) to collect suggestions from the public about where EV charging stations are needed. In that case, they put up an interactive map where people could not only suggest new locations, but “heart” other people’s suggestions so officials could know […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:15:50 +0000
A few days ago, Aptera put out a monthly update. Most importantly, the company revealed its factory, which is an important sign that the company is really headed to production. Aptera also revealed the next (and third) stage of vehicle prototypes, the Gamma, which is fairly close to production. One interesting tidbit is that Aptera […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:35:10 +0000
Hungarian Company Introduces Improved Solar Modules For Solar Pavement
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:05:05 +0000
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably seen terrible images coming out of Ukraine. Broken homes and apartments, injured people (especially the children), and every other image of death and destruction has been heart rending. But, there’s one interesting piece of good news that came out of the country earlier this month proving […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:05:06 +0000
With the possible exception of baseball caps, one size never really fits all. A group of German aerospace researchers decided to apply that little nugget of wisdom to solar cells, and took a comprehensive look at solar technology to figure out what technology fits which applications best. With this research out of the way, the […]