U.S. Senate introduced a raft of last-minute energy amendments to President Trump’s hallmark economic legislation. The sweeping 900-page bill, which is in its final stages before a Senate vote, now includes provisions that roll back support for clean energy initiatives and introduce new advantages for fossil fuel producers. The sudden changes have blindsided renewable energy … Continue reading “Senate Shocks Clean Energy Industry with Last-Minute Bill Changes, Musk Calls It “Destructive””
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Chinese battery supplier EVE Energy and Green Whale Technology (GWT) have signed a strategic partnership agreement to provide marine battery energy storage systems (BESS) and service to customers worldwide. The collaboration combines EVE Energy’s lithium marine battery system technology and GWT’s marine engineering, lifecycle service and commissioning expertise. The strategic agreement is structured as a … Continue reading “EVE Energy partners with Green Whale to accelerate marine battery adoption”
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Hyundai’s huge EV manufacturing facility in Georgia became the latest target of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown last week, with federal agents detaining 475 workers, most of them from South Korea. The raid has delayed the opening of the complex’s battery factory, which the automaker is building with LG Energy Solution in the Southeast’s growing “battery … Continue reading “Trump’s immigration crackdown hits clean energy”
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Since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law in August 2022, companies have invested a total of about $320 billion into clean energy projects in the U.S. and plan to spend more than $500 billion on top of that to build cleantech factories, low-carbon industrial facilities, and installations of solar, batteries, and other renewables. Nearly … Continue reading “Chart: Republicans take aim at clean energy boom benefiting GOP most”
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The Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution supplies a lot of power to a lot of electric vehicles. But these days, the company’s North American president and chief strategy officer, Bob Lee, has steamships on his mind. “Pretend it’s 1875,” Lee told InsideEVs at the New York Auto Show last week. “Sailboats have been crossing the … Continue reading “'We Lose The Auto Industry': LG Energy Chief's Warning If America Backs Off EVs”
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ENFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA — When history buffs reenacted a Revolutionary War general’s visit to this tiny, rural North Carolina town in February, its top elected official was notably absent. General Marquis de Lafayette may have helped liberate America from England, but over 240 years later his story has little relevance to Mayor Mondale Robinson. “I find it … Continue reading “The rural N.C. mayor betting big on clean energy to uplift his hometown”
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This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. On Wednesday, President Trump unveiled a suite of new tariffs that target pretty much every country and territory in the world — including some where nobody even lives. The full extent of the tariffs’ reach remains unclear, … Continue reading “What Trump’s tariffs mean for the energy transition”
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This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. A simple principle has shaped Texas’ electricity system for the last two decades: Developers should build the types of power plants they think will compete best on the state’s open market. As the cost of solar, … Continue reading “Will Texas self-destruct its clean energy industry?”
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Proventia, a supplier of emission control systems, thermal insulation components and batteries, has introduced its new Proventia Energy LFP-based battery pack. Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) technology is a good option for heavy machinery due to its cost efficiency and long lifespan, the company said. The high-energy, high-voltage battery systems are suitable for continuous operation over … Continue reading “Proventia debuts new Energy LFP-based battery packs for heavy machinery”
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“Everything is built out to serve a couple days of peak energy each year,” said Vickash Mohanka, director of the Massachusetts chapter of the Sierra Club. “Everybody’s bills are paying for those peaks, and I think we need to see a lot more progress in flattening that consumption.” Energy efficiency and renewable energy progress can also mean cheaper … Continue reading “Cutting clean energy won't lower New England utility bills, advocates say”