EV Sales Report: LatAm’s Laggards & Smaller Markets (Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, & El Salvador)

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:50:32 +0000

Whilst Latin America’s largest vehicle markets have been undergoing significant EV growth (we can already predict Brazil’s plug-in market share will surpass 5% in 2024 and Mexico’s will be above 2%) and several minor markets are showing meteoric growth (Costa Rica, Uruguay, and Colombia), this does not mean the entire … [continued]

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The Lifespan of EV Batteries May Exceed Expectations By 40%

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:36:07 +0000

Pleasant Surprises about the Lifespan of EV Batteries I was puzzled as a new EV driver in 2015 as to why the EV was advertised as having 84 miles of range. When I drove around town, gently applying my regenerative braking and taking off swiftly with my newfound torque, my … [continued]

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Floating Solar Power To Rise To 77 Gigawatts By 2033

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 04:36:39 +0000

Floating solar power has been one of the most interesting and fast-growing trends in the solar industry in the past several years, and especially the past couple of years. Going from an obscure, niche idea to a more and more common solution at larger and larger scale, floating solar power … [continued]

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Wind & Solar Researcher: “We Are Actually Trying to Use the Natural Variability Itself to Address the Variability.”

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 03:52:43 +0000

Deciding where to build a solar or wind farm? MIT engineers show how detailed mapping of weather conditions and energy demand can guide optimization for siting renewable energy installations. Prior to now, there were few integrated sources for combining data from individual developers or utilities, which made it more guesswork … [continued]

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UN Agreements On Oceanic Geoengineering Don’t Cover Dominant Land-Based Systems

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:54:30 +0000

This morning I had an excellent conversation with a lawyer with a maritime environmental non-governmental organization, Stephanie Hewson at the West Coast Environmental Law Association. She is preparing to testify to one of the highest legislative bodies in the country that they are based in, Canada’s Senate, regarding concerns about … [continued]

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Clean Power Capacity Installations Up 86% In 2024 In USA

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:37:36 +0000

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has released a report on clean energy growth in the US in 2024. The report highlights a surge in deployment in the 3rd quarter — 10.2 gigawatts (GW) of new clean energy capacity. “This record-setting quarter positions the industry to achieve a historic year … [continued]

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India Solar Power Installations Growing 106% in 2024

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:44:54 +0000

India continues to be a solar and wind powerhouse, no pun intended. In fact, its solar power installations have absolutely soared this year. Compared to the first three quarters of 2023, newly installed solar power capacity in the first three quarters of 2024 was up 106%. New wind power capacity … [continued]

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Tesla 2nd Highest Selling Automaker in California

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 21:10:20 +0000

I published earlier today about the top selling electric vehicle models in California. For a thorough exploration into those, see that article. Below I’m taking a broader look and examining auto brand sales and the EV share of the overall market. To kick off, it’s certainly highly notable that 22.2% … [continued]

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Tesla Model Y & Model 3 Take Gold & Silver in California Auto Sales (22 Charts)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:18:02 +0000

California, if it was its own country, would be the 4th largest economy in the world. It’s also one of the biggest electric vehicle (EV) markets. So, it’s long been one of the most important EV markets in the world. Let’s take a look at the top selling electric vehicle … [continued]

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The Sunshine State Projected to Take Over as Top-Ranked Residential Solar State in 2028

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 02:40:57 +0000

Florida, the Sunshine State, has wide-open skies and plenty of light — everywhere. Unsurprisingly, Florida businesses and people continue to vote with their dollars in support of solar power. Florida has installed the second most solar power capacity in the country in 2024, only trailing Texas. According to new research, … [continued]

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