Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. When the Mormons settled Utah in the 1800s, they picked the Wasatch Front in Northern Utah because snowfall in the mountains stored water that was used by farmers over the summer to irrigate their crops. However, the climate in southern Utah, with major city Saint … Continue reading “Keeping Up With Demand: Adventures In Supercharging”
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Panasonic has reportedly delayed its plan to ramp up production at its new battery factory in Kansas due to low demand from Tesla, its primary customer. Since 2022, Panasonic has planned to build a new battery cell factory in Kansas. The Japanese manufacturer had become a major player in batteries for electric vehicles through its … Continue reading “Panasonic reportedly delays production ramp at US battery factory due to low Tesla demand”
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Maserati has canceled a planned all-electric version of its MC20 supercar, citing lack of customer interest. The news was first reported on Mar. 6 by Evo, which referenced an official statement from the automaker. It’s an indication that Maserati’s commitment to phasing out gasoline cars by the end of the decade is already weakening. “The … Continue reading “Electric Maserati MC20 Folgore supercar canceled due to lack of demand”
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This is the second article in our four-part series on data centers and electricity demand. Read part 1. There’s no question that data centers are about to cause U.S. electricity demand to spike. What remains unclear is by how much. Right now, there are few credible answers. Just a lot of uncertainty — and “a lot of … Continue reading “Utilities are flying blind on data center demand. That’s a big problem.”
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Utility Hoosier Energy announced plans to close the Merom coal plant in Indiana in 2023 but then sold it to a company called Hallador Energy that is keeping the plant open and reportedly making a deal with a data center developer. Experts note that ensuring data centers are actually using renewable energy around the clock is extremely difficult … Continue reading “Indiana advocates press for data center pause amid rising energy demand”
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Xiaomi SU7 (Source: Xiaomi) China’s Xiaomi has reported a 30.5% growth in third-quarter revenue for its EV business, with the company also bumping up its yearly delivery target for the SU7 series EVs to 130,000 units. Back in May, Xiaomi – the world’s third-largest smartphone maker – had said that it planned to build 100,000 … Continue reading “Xiaomi raises delivery target yet again for its new EV, as ‘demand surges’”
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The report also found that some utilities are reversing course on coal retirements. Last year, 35 percent of the coal-fired power plants tracked by the report were set to close by 2030. This year, that number fell to 30 percent. Only 20 of the utilities plan to be entirely coal-free by 2030, a key milestone on … Continue reading “Booming power demand is slowing climate progress for US utilities”
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The Fiat 500e isn’t selling well. Stellantis paused production of the pint-sized electric car on Sept. 12 noting sluggish demand. Reuters reported on Tuesday that production is not scheduled to resume until Nov. 1. The original production halt was only slated to last four weeks with a restart date set for Oct. 11. Stellantis, Fiat’s … Continue reading “Fiat 500e production halted due to weak demand”
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Large-scale energy storage today is dominated by lithium-ion batteries, which use an electrochemical reaction to pack away and discharge power. Exowatt, instead, stores solar energy in a thermal battery (a fancy term for a hot brick) that can hold its energy for up to 24 hours. Humans have been storing heat energy in hot materials for millennia; manufacturers … Continue reading “Exowatt aims to repurpose old tech to deal with new AI power demand”
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Photo: Strauss Wind In a major milestone, July 28 marked the 100th day of a 144-day stretch in which California supplied 100% of its electricity demand with renewables. The 100 days of continuity means not that renewables are powering the grid for the entire day, but that it’s happening consistently on a daily basis – … Continue reading “California achieves 100 days of 100% electricity demand met by renewables”