by dankeelan | Apr 25, 2024 | Featured, Solar, Space
A new experimental mission by NASA is now flying in orbit, aiming to use photons from the Sun to propel its way to higher altitudes. Rocket Lab’s Electron blasted off at 6:32 p.m. ET on April 23, successfully delivering both payloads to low Earth orbit. The short...
by dankeelan | Apr 18, 2024 | Diesel, Electric Vehicles, Solar
Silent Yachts launched the first Silent 62 3-Deck yacht, outfitted with 17 kWp of SunPower X400+ rigid glass solar modules and a newly enhanced 350 kWh LiFePO4 battery storage system, propelled by dual 340 kW electric motors. The CEO of Silent Yachts, Michael Köhler,...
by dankeelan | Apr 11, 2024 | Featured, Solar, Wind
A new report shows wind and solar power account for more of America’s energy than ever before. Some states in the Mountain West are helping lead the charge. Nationwide, wind turbines and solar panels generated more than 600,000 gigawatt-hours of energy in 2023, which...
by dankeelan | Nov 16, 2023 | Charging, Diesel, Solar
An Oct. 25 Instagram video (link) shows an Australian electric vehicle charging station that includes a large blue diesel generator. “Look! It’s an electric charger for an electric car, and right there that is a diesel-powered generator to run your electric charging...
by dankeelan | Nov 9, 2023 | Agriculture, Featured, Robots, Solar
Seattle-area agtech startup Aigen is aiming to scale up production of its weed-destroying robots and broaden its footprint on farms across the U.S. The company on Thursday revealed the investors in its new $12 million investment round. ReGen Ventures led the...
by dankeelan | Sep 28, 2023 | Climate, Featured, Solar
The window to limit human-caused warming to a globally agreed goal is narrowing but still open because of the huge growth of solar energy and electric vehicles sales worldwide, a report said Tuesday. For the last two years, the rate of the build up...
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