This week on The Energy Gang: what the last 15 years of change means for the future. In 2005, it looked like heat-trapping gases from power plants were only going up. That year, the EIA put out a projection: CO2 emissions from power plants would steadily rise every year, thanks to the incumbency of coal […]
Sweden rejects pioneering solar geoengineering test
LONDON – Under pressure from indigenous people and environmental groups, Sweden’s space agency on Wednesday called off a landmark first test of technology that aims to slow global warming by dimming sunlight reaching Earth. The Swedish Space Corporation said it had decided not to conduct the technical test, which uses a high-altitude balloon, that was […]
Jaguar’s first electric car in India, I-Pace, to cost double a Tesla
Jaguar’s I-Pace has failed to dent Tesla’s electric-car dominance in other markets like America, with the British brand’s sales running at roughly half of what the carmaker expected. Jaguar Land Rover unveiled its all-electric SUV in India on Tuesday but its sticker price — twice that of an entry-level Tesla Inc. — will put it […]
VW’s Electrify America rolls out ‘Plug&Charge’ payment feature for some EV owners
After an online registration, the charger will identify, authenticate, authorize and bill the customer’s registered account for the charging session, Electrify America said Volkswagen AG unit Electrify America said on Monday it has rolled out a new payment feature that would allow some customers to pay for charging their cars by plugging the vehicles into […]
America must build its technology industries to win against China and Russia
Within every crisis is an opportunity. At the other end of this global pandemic awaits a new world of economic winners. Russia is already evoking Cold War memories by calling its test coronavirus vaccine “Sputnik V.” China is no different in the race for a vaccine, portraying itself as a global citizen and using that […]
Kandi America Partners with Wrench to Offer Luxury Mobile Repair Service for Electric Vehicles
The Wrench mobile vehicle maintenance and repair solution will provide repair services nationwide GARLAND, Texas : Kandi America, the U.S. subsidiary of Kandi Technologies Group Inc. (NASDAQ GS: KNDI), an international electric vehicle manufacturer, today announced its partnership with Wrench, a mobile vehicle maintenance and repair solution that brings dealer-quality service to consumers and fleet […]
America Has Lost 594,300 Clean Energy Jobs; 850,000 Expected by June 30
447,208 new unemployment filings in April, triple March claims CA, FL, GA, TX, MI, NC, WA, NY, OH among hardest hit states Energy efficiency job losses top 400,000; renewable job losses near 100,000 WASHINGTON, DC: Nearly 600,000 U.S. clean energy workers have lost their jobs since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic after 447,208 new […]
Growatt Expands Business in Latin America
The Green Expo 2019, the three-day premier event in Latin America ends on Thursday in Mexico City. For the past two weeks, Growatt technical and sales engineers have been busy attending exhibitions, presenting latest PV solutions and discussing collaboration with clients across Latin America. “There’re great potential for solar installations in Latin America, and it’s […]
Trump EPA rolls back Obama rule on coal-fired power plants
The Trump administration on Wednesday completed one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the nation’s electrical grid off coal-fired power plants and their climate-damaging pollution. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, signed a replacement rule that gives states leeway in […]
Why Corporate America Loves Renewable Energy
Companies that may never have thought they would be buying clean, renewable energy are flooding to the industry in droves. Some are doing so because they can tout themselves as environmentally responsible to investors and customers, but we’re beyond that as a main driver. Renewable energy makes good financial sense for companies around the world, […]
