May 16, 2024 | Energy, Featured, Solar
Solar farms produced over 60% of Germany’s electricity for several hours a day over the past week as bright sunshine combined with new solar generation capacity helped accelerate the country’s energy transition away from fossil fuels. During the week to...
May 16, 2024 | Batteries, Electric Vehicles
Lithium-ion battery prices have dropped nearly 90% since 2008, the year that Tesla released its first electric car. Since batteries are the most expensive part of an EV, that’s a big part of the reason that the cars are finally getting close to price parity with gas...
May 16, 2024 | Electric Vehicles, US Economy
As sales of electric vehicles continue to grow in 2024, many new and prospective customers have questions about qualifying for a federal tax credit on electric vehicles. Whether your vehicle qualifies or not is a simple yes or no question, but the amount you may...
May 8, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Military, Robots
The United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is currently evaluating a new generation of robotic “dogs” developed by Ghost Robotics, with the potential to be equipped with gun systems from defense tech company Onyx Industries,...
May 8, 2024 | Energy, Hydrogen, Jobs
Fortescue Future Industries, an Australian green energy titan, has kicked off a major endeavor in Buckeye, carving out 158 acres for a hydrogen hub projected to cost $550 million, as ABC15 reported. Nestled west of State Route 85, this will be...
May 8, 2024 | Industrial Automation, Industry 4.0, Robots
The industrial automation sector is coming off a record year for robot shipments. But the market is likely to take a pause this year as customers optimize their operations with the factory and warehouse robots they’ve already bought. However, artificial...
May 8, 2024 | Featured, Fuel Cell, Hydrogen
Superyachts are notoriously dirty luxury toys, with a single billionaire’s boat emitting as much as 7,020 tons of CO2 per year. And while it’s unlikely uber-wealthy shoppers are going to forgo from their statement vessels anytime soon, at the very least there’s...
May 8, 2024 | Featured, Space
After much waiting, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is almost ready to launch humans to space. This month, the vehicle will lift off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with two NASA astronauts on board, the culmination of a...
May 8, 2024 | Featured, Robots
Researchers have built a swarm of miniature, snail-inspired robots, minus all the mucus. Instead, a retractable suction cup works in tandem with the remote-controlled machine’s tank-like treads to maneuver across both difficult terrain and over each other....
May 8, 2024 | Batteries, Government, US Economy
The U.S. government on Friday loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500 but leading critics to accuse the Biden administration of helping China. The Treasury Department announced final...
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