A recent news story highlighted how the Bargersville, Indiana Police Department is saving a lot of money by using electric vehicles instead of gas-powered ones. Electric motors are more energy efficient than internal combustion engines, and not by a little. Electricity also costs less than gasoline, and EVs can be … [continued]
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Horse Powertrain is a joint venture between Renault and Geely that says it can provide hybrid powertrains for every need.
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With the support of PVcase, CleanTechnica will be hosting a webinar on May 29 about how to conquer ground mount solar design challenges. Guy Atherton spent 18 years installing solar panels in a wide array of locations, on all kinds of structures. He worked for large solar companies BayWa Solar … [continued]
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China’s coal-fired electricity generation took an unexpectedly sharp turn downward in the first quarter of 2025, signaling a potentially profound shift in the world’s largest coal-consuming economy. This wasn’t merely a seasonal dip or economic distress signal; rather, it represented a clear and structural turning point. Coal generation fell by … [continued]
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The fight for democracy in the US is more intense than ever, with the Supreme Court now tasked with reining in a dictator.
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Solar fuels are beginning to support the economic case for concentrating solar power plants, which produce high heat by focusing sunlight on a transfer medium.
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So many people I talked to who did not attend the Rally for America admitted they were afraid. They feared walking into a confrontation with violent Trump supporters. They were anxious about being targeted personally by the Trump administration. They worried that their activism might have devastating consequences for family … [continued]
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The cleantech revolution continues on — every … single … day. It seems like such a short time that we’ve gone from the huge milestone of solar and wind power providing more than 50% of new power capacity additions in the US to solar and wind power now providing almost … [continued]
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Solar and wind power have been dominating new power installations all around the world. Renewables accounted for 92.5% of new power capacity globally in 2024, a stunning achievement, even if it’s been expected for the past decade. All of that new power capacity from clean, renewable energy is also gradually … [continued]
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