Most recent 40 articles: Electrek
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Here's how much money you'll get with the Inflation Reduction Act - Electrek (Mar 27) |
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Mar 27 · The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a “free electric bank account with your name on it.” It’s packed with rebates and tax credits that will help Americans purchase everything from EVs to solar and electrical appliances to heat pumps. Check out this easy-to-use IRA savings calculator from Rewiring America that tells you what you get – and when.
Rewiring America is an electrification nonprofit whose “purpose is to make electrification simple, measurable, and inevitable.” We upgraded to a 200-amp service panel and had rooftop solar and Tesla Powerwalls installed last fall, so this savings calculator has been, and will continue to be, a valuable tool for us. (We’re saving up for ... Read more ...
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This Ohio startup turns wind turbine blades into extraordinary park benches - Electrek (Nov 24) |
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Nov 24 · Canvus turns retired wind turbine blades into beautiful park benches, planters, and picnic tables for public spaces across the US.
The US Department of Energy estimates that the average rate of wind turbine retirements will include up to 9,000 blades per year by 2026, and that number will only grow. So Rocky River, Ohio-based startup Canvus is keeping end-of-life wind turbine blades out of landfills by turning them into functional public art.
Big wind turbine manufacturers such as Vestas, GE, and Avangrid have sent thousands of blades to Canvus’s factory since its founding in April 2022. Canvus, in turn, collaborates with nonprofits and civic organizations to ... Read more ...
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California Has Nearly 20x The Solar It Did 20 Years Ago As Cities, States Deploy Solar Solutions - Electrek (Aug 23, 2023) |
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Aug 23, 2023 · Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia is going to host a solar, battery storage, and EV project – the US’s largest clean energy project at an airport.
The state of Virginia and Dominion Energy officials broke ground on the $200 million clean energy project yesterday. The solar farm will sit on 835 acres of Dulles Airport’s grounds between runways. The 100-megawatt (MW) solar farm will be made up of 200,000 solar panels and 50 MW of battery storage. The power will go to the grid and provide 37,500 households with power.
Instead of annual lease payments for the use of the airport’s land, Dominion is providing Dulles with 50 EVs, 18 electric buses, and EV ... Read more ...
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News article image - Electrek (Jan 20, 2023) |
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Jan 20, 2023 · Plans for a fourth electric vehicle battery plant from the GM and LG Energy Solution partnership are on hold “indefinitely” after executives ended discussions without agreeing to move forward. The automaker is now consulting with at least one other battery supplier for its next US facility.
General Motors and LG Energy established a partnership called Ultium Cells, where GM builds the packs and LG handles the battery cell production.
Ultium Cells started with a 2.8 million square foot battery factory in Warren, Ohio, the size of around 30 football fields, with over 35 GWh annual capacity. Production began at the Ohio facility in September with batteries for the Hummer EV ... Read more ...
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News article image - Electrek (Jan 20, 2023) |
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Jan 20, 2023 · Nucor, the largest steel producer in the US and the biggest scrap recycler in North America, has announced that it will manufacture sustainable steel plate especially for the US offshore wind industry.
Nucor’s new sustainable heavy gauge steel plate product for the offshore wind sector is called Elcyon. The company says not only that it’s the “world’s most sustainable steel plate,” but also that it’s the only plate steel in offshore wind sizes that’s melted and manufactured in the US:
Elcyon is the world’s first steel plate for offshore wind applications made using electric arc furnace (EAF) technology, with a recycled content in ... Read more ...
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A colossal 18 MW wind turbine is about to debut in China - Electrek (Jan 07, 2023) |
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Jan 07, 2023 · A Chinese manufacturer is on the brink of launching what will become the largest offshore wind turbine when it’s complete.
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 MW from DNV, the world’s largest independent certification body. That officially made it the world’s most powerful wind turbine – but the Haliade-X won’t get to wear that crown for long.
That’s because industrial manufacturer CSSC Haizhuang, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, one of China’s top 10 defense groups, has unveiled the rotor hub and nacelle ... Read more ...
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These robots crawl all over wind turbines so humans don't have to - Electrek (Dec 30, 2022) |
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Dec 30, 2022 · Aerones uses robots to repair, inspect, clean, and ice-proof wind turbines, and the Latvia-based startup just raised $38.9 million in funding.
TechCrunch reported that the funding was raised this month “from dozens of undisclosed investors.” And according to its SEC filing, it looks as though Aerones is hoping to bring in another $2.5 million.
The Riga-headquartered Aerones, which was founded in 2015 and backed by US startup accelerator Y Combinator, has a US office in San Jose, California. The company, according to its website, has serviced 5,000 onshore wind turbines and 12,000 blades in 19 countries to date. (There are nearly 71,000 wind turbines in the ... Read more ...
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World's most powerful wind turbine's blades arrive for installation - Electrek (Dec 22, 2022) |
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Dec 22, 2022 · All three blades for the prototype of the Vestas V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine have arrived at their final destination, and they’ll now be installed and spinning soon.
The 379-foot (115.5-meter) blades were manufactured at Vestas’ blade factory in Nakskov, Denmark. They were transported to Denmark’s national Østerild Test Center on the northwestern coast, where they’ll be installed.
The V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine’s blades will be serially produced in Nakskov from the second half of 2023, as well as at the company’s blade factory in Taranto, Italy, from the third quarter of 2023.
The prototype’s tower sections, nacelle, and hub are already installed. So ... Read more ...
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France's first offshore wind farm is now fully online - Electrek (Nov 25, 2022) |
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Nov 25, 2022 · France’s first commercial-scale offshore wind project, the 480 megawatt (MW) Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm, is now fully up and running.
Eolien Maritime France (EMF), a consortium of EDF Renewables, Enbridge, and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, developed and owns the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm.
As Electrek previously reported, installation of all 80 GE Haliade 150-6 MW offshore wind turbines were completed in September.
France’s first wind farm, which is off the southwestern coast of France, will produce the equivalent of 20% of the department of Loire-Atlantique’s annual electricity consumption. It will supply the equivalent of ... Read more ...
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Siemens Gamesa launches recyclable onshore wind turbine blades - Electrek (Sep 23, 2022) |
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Sep 23, 2022 · After getting the world’s first offshore wind turbine with recyclable blades up and spinning in August, Siemens Gamesa has just launched its RecyclableBlade for onshore wind power projects.
The Siemens Gamesa RecyclableBlade for offshore was launched in September 2021 and installed at the 342 megawatt Kaskasi offshore wind farm in Germany in July 2022.
Siemens Gamesa has not yet said which sizes the recyclable onshore blades will be available in or when, nor how many recyclable onshore blades it’s produced so far.
The Spanish-German wind engineering giant calls its recyclable blade technology RecyclableBlade. Wind turbine blades are made of a number of ... Read more ...
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Average electric car price hit $66,000 in the US, but that's not the whole story - Electrek - Electrek (Jul 25, 2022) |
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Jul 25, 2022 · The average electric car price in the United States hit $66,000 last month – a more than 13% increase year over year. That’s a bit disappointing since the promise has been that EV prices would come down, but this price increase isn’t the whole story.
One of the biggest complaints about electric vehicles remains their prices. They are unattainable for most consumers, even with subsidies.
To be fair, most new cars are not a smart purchase for most people, and EVs are going after the new car market. But there’s also the factor that many automakers entering the EV space started with more expensive segments, resulting in electric vehicles being on average more ... Read more ...
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World's largest direct air carbon capture facility will reduce CO2 by - Electrek (Jun 28, 2022) |
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Jun 28, 2022 · The world’s largest carbon direct air capture facility has started construction in Iceland, run by Swiss startup Climeworks AG.
When construction finishes in 18-24 months, their facility, named “Mammoth,” will be able to remove 36,000 tons of CO2 from the air per year – which is .0001% of the 36 billion tons of CO2 emitted per year by humanity.
Climeworks currently operates their “Orca” plant which captures 4,000 tons per year and began operations last year. This new plant will increase their capacity by an order of magnitude.
Direct air carbon capture is the concept that carbon can be sucked out of the air through industrial and ... Read more ...
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Tesla is sending untrained employees to work on cars as service becomes problematic - Electrek (Jun 16, 2022) |
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Jun 16, 2022 · Tesla is sending some of its employees who are not in service and are untrained to work on cars into service centers to fix vehicles. It looks like Tesla’s service issues are bigger than we thought.
Earlier this month, we reported on CEO Elon Musk’s announcement that Tesla is working on service in North America and how Telsa is aiming to make the majority of appointments same-day repairs. As we noted, it is much needed since Tesla’s customer fleet is growing much faster than its service infrastructure.
Last week, the CEO also held a companywide meeting at Tesla where he said that the automaker wants to 'revolutionize’ service with bigger centers and more ... Read more ...
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Google News - The world's first CO2 battery for long-duration energy storage is ready for global launch - Electrek (Jun 08, 2022) |
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Jun 08, 2022 · Italian startup Energy Dome today announced the launch of the world’s first CO2 battery in Sardinia, Italy. The battery uses carbon dioxide to store renewable energy on the grid, and Energy Dome says the technology can be quickly deployed anywhere in the world.
Energy Dome sited the CO2 Battery in Sardinia to favor speed to market and ease of execution, as it’s in an industrial area with an existing electrical connection. Further, Sardinia currently uses coal, but the fossil fuel will be phased out by 2025. The battery can be paired with both wind and solar.
Energy Dome began its operations in February 2020 and has progressed from a concept to full testing at ... Read more ...
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Google News - Tesla battery research group unveils paper on new high-energy-density battery that could last 100 years - Electrek (May 24, 2022) |
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May 24, 2022 · Tesla’s advanced battery research group in Canada in partnership with Dalhousie University has released a new paper on a new nickel-based battery that could last 100 years while still favorably comparing to LFP cells on charging and energy density.
Back in 2016, Tesla established its “Tesla Advanced Battery Research” in Canada through a partnership with Jeff Dahn’s battery lab at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada.
Dahn is considered a pioneer in Li-ion battery cells. He has been working on the Li-ion batteries pretty much since they were invented. He is credited for helping to increase the life cycle of the cells, which helped their ... Read more ...
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The first US offshore wind farm has had no negative effect on fish, finds groundbreaking study - Electrek (Apr 18, 2022) |
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Apr 18, 2022 · Block Island Wind Farm in Rhode Island is the United States’ first offshore wind farm. The 30-megawatt, five-turbine offshore wind farm began commercial operations in December 2016 and generates enough energy to power 17,000 homes. And it turns out, it’s perfectly safe, and sometimes even beneficial, for fish.
A seven-year-long study, the first of its kind in the United States, titled, “Demersal fish and invertebrate catches relative to construction and operation of North America’s first offshore wind farm,” was published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science on March 29. The study was paid for by the wind farm developers because Rhode Island ... Read more ...
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Eco Wave Power will construct Spain's first wave-energy power plant - Electrek - Electrek (Apr 11, 2022) |
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Apr 11, 2022 · Eco Wave Power, which produces clean electricity from ocean and sea waves, today announced that it has entered an official agreement with Port Adriano, Spain, to build Spain’s first wave-energy power plant.
Port Adriano, which is on the south coast of the island of Mallorca, will assign a potentially suitable location for Eco Wave Power’s wave-energy power plant for a period of 20 years. Eco Wave Power, a Swedish company founded in Israel, will secure all the licenses; construct and commission the power plants; and then sell the generated electricity in accordance with an approved production quota to be determined for the site.
The 2 megawatt (MW) power plant ... Read more ...
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Electric cars are now three to six times cheaper to drive in the US as gas prices rise - Electrek (Mar 22, 2022) |
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Mar 22, 2022 · Electric cars are now three to six times cheaper to drive in the US as gas prices are getting higher and more volatile.
The fact that electric vehicles are more efficient and less costly to operate than their gas-powered counterparts is not new information, but it is becoming more apparent, and it is on more people’s minds with the recent gas price increases.
Gas prices have been historically volatile, but even more so amidst the Russian invasion in Ukraine and the restrictions on the former country, which happens to be a large producer of oil and gas.
Across the US, gas prices have risen to over $4.20 a gallon on average, with many regions seeing prices over ... Read more ...
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A Brooklyn marine terminal is going to become a major offshore wind hub - Electrek (Mar 04, 2022) |
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Mar 04, 2022 · Norwegian energy giant Equinor and UK-headquartered bp announced yesterday that they have made an agreement with New York City to transform the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into a major offshore wind operations and staging hub.
Equinor and bp will spend up to $250 million on infrastructure upgrades for the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, which is located along the Upper New York Bay, between 29th and 39th streets in the Sunset Park and Greenwood Heights neighborhoods, and close to the Green-Wood Cemetery. The two companies also say they will develop the site as a low-emissions facility.
The 73.1-acre site will be one of the largest dedicated offshore wind port ... Read more ...
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Tesla Energy achieves record quarter; Megapack and Powerwall are sold out for a while - Electrek (Jul 27, 2021) |
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Jul 27, 2021 · Tesla Energy, the automaker’s energy division, had a record quarter, but the market doesn’t seem to care much due to how small it is in relation to its automotive business.
CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla Energy is becoming a distributed global utility, and it could even outgrow its automotive business.
It’s hard to imagine that happening right now since it currently brings in less than a 10th of Tesla’s auto business revenue, but it is growing.
Yesterday, Tesla released its Q2 2021 financial results, and Tesla Energy brought in $801 million in revenue.
It represents a 62% quarter-over-quarter increase and a 116% year-over-year increase. Read more ...
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Gov. Inslee vetoes 2030 gas car ban, citing road usage fee concerns - Electrek (May 13, 2021) |
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May 13, 2021 · Washington state’s 2030 gas car ban is no more, due to a partial veto by Washington Governor Jay Inslee. He had been expected to sign the bill this morning, but vetoed the 100% EV plan stating that “achieving a goal of 100% electric vehicles is too important to tie to the implementation of a separate policy like the road usage charge.”
The bill as passed would have banned the sale or registration of new gas vehicles of model year 2030 or later in the state of Washington. Vehicles prior to model year 2030 would not have been affected.
An amendment added to the bill tied this goal to the implementation of a road usage fee in Washington state. It stated ... Read more ...
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LG releases upgraded solar panels with better energy output - Electrek (Feb 11, 2021) |
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Feb 11, 2021 · LG Business Solutions USA today announced the release of two new solar panels with even higher output. According to LG, they are the company’s most powerful and highest-performing modules to date.
LG’s new 66-cell NeON R and NeON R Prime modules with Back Contact Technology are available to US homebuilders and homeowners this spring.
The LG NeON R 66-cell residential solar panel (left) has a power output up to 440W, while the LG NeON R Prime (above) comes in a 425W model. This puts both models at the maximum-range end of the spectrum of electricity output among solar panel manufacturers.
Both LG models have an efficiency of up to 22.1%. The average solar panel ... Read more ...
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Vestas takes GE's ‘world's largest offshore wind turbine' - Electrek (Feb 10, 2021) |
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Feb 10, 2021 · Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas today announced the launch of its new offshore wind turbine – the V236-15.0MW. It replaces US conglomerate GE’s 14MW Haliade-X as having the distinction of being the world’s largest offshore wind turbine.
The V236-15.0MW will have will have a rotor diameter of 774 feet (236 meters) and a wind-swept area of 470,845 square feet (43,743 square meters).
In comparison, GE’s Haliade-X has a rotor diameter of 722 feet (220 meters) and a wind-swept area of 409,168 square feet (38,013 square meters).
GE’s 14MW Haliade-X turbines will be used for the first time at Equinor’s and SSE’s Dogger Bank, the world’s largest ... Read more ...
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This is the EV part of the UK's ‘green industrial revolution' plan - Electrek (Nov 17, 2020) |
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Nov 17, 2020 · UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson today released his 10-point plan for a “green industrial revolution” that will create and support up to 250,000 British jobs. One of the 10 points is moving to electric vehicles by 2030. Here’s the government’s plan for the UK electric vehicle transition.
Following consultation with car manufacturers and sellers, Johnson has confirmed that the UK will end the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and vans by 2030, 10 years earlier than what was originally announced in October 2018. However, the British government will allow the sale of hybrid cars and vans until 2035.
The UK car industry already ... Read more ...
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Good & Bad News at Tesla - Electrek (Sep 30, 2019) |
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Sep 30, 2019 · Tesla is trying to deliver a record 100,000 cars during the third quarter, and with only a day left, sources say that Tesla is currently "a few thousand" cars short of the delivery goal.
Last week, we reported that Elon Musk sent out an email to employees to say that Tesla "has a shot" at delivering a record 100,000 cars this quarter.
The CEO said that net new orders were tracking at 110,000 cars for the quarter, and the difficulty is going to be getting the vehicles in the hands of customers in time for the end of the quarter.
Tesla management has been keeping the actual progress numbers toward the goal secret, but sources say that they have communicated to ... Read more ...
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