Can Gas-Fired Power Plants Coexist With a Net-Zero Target? Yes, Southern Company Insists
By [email protected] Southern Company intends to test the proposition that a U.S. utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. That’s a key takeaway from Tuesday’s net-zero carbon plan fleshing out the multistate…
Irish bank AIB raises €1bn for renewables lending
By Eleanore Robinson Irish bank AIB raises €1bn for renewables lending Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
VW ID.4 revealed, Kia Sorento Hybrid, Tesla Battery Day roundup: Today’s Car News
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) Tesla Battery Day outlines battery tech that could set the company up as a cell manufacturer, and global EV domination. Kia reveals a new hybrid and plug-in hybrid SUV for the U.S. Ford will be building a bunch of EVs in Canada. And Volkswagen’s first EV for the U.S. masses has…
California will ban the sale of gasoline vehicles by 2035
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) California governor Gavin Newsom Wednesday morning signed an executive order that will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035. The move, leading the way for interim policy that hasn’t yet been written, aims to improve air quality in the state—at a time when forest-fire smoke has…
2021 Volkswagen ID.4: Up close and inside the electric SUV for the masses
By [email protected] (Green Car Reports) by Brian Wong The covers have now been taken off of the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4, via a YouTube reveal held this morning. And earlier this week Green Car Reports got an up-close look inside and around the pre-production version of the electric crossover to see how it stacks up in…
Array Technologies, Supplier of Solar Trackers, Looks to Launch IPO
By [email protected] Array Technologies, a solar tracker company based in New Mexico, filed paperwork on Tuesday indicating plans to take the company public with an initial offering of $100 million. The move would make Array, which would trade under the ticker ARRY, the second largest publicly-owned tracker company in the world in terms of shipments….
2021 VW ID.4 revealed: 250-mile electric SUV starts at $41,490
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) Volkswagen has been teasing its mass-market electric vehicles as being “for the millions, not millionaires.” And as it’s shaping up, the VW ID.4 appears to land right where we might expect—in an affordable space where it could be a compelling pick for families wanting something more exciting, all-electric alternative to… Read…
Renewable Energy Evolution delivers 315-kW solar array for Chicago automotive parts company
By Kelly Pickerel Renewable Energy Evolution (REE), a firm specializing in advising and originating energy resiliency concepts, is pleased to partner with Verde Energy Efficiency Experts and U.S. Global Energy (USGE) on delivery of an approximate 315-kW ground-mount solar array for Custom Accessories, an automotive parts company outside of Chicago. “Our philosophy is based on…
Governor Whitmer sets goal for Michigan to become carbon neutral by 2050
By Kelsey Misbrener On Sept. 23, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-182 and Executive Directive 2020-10 to create the MI Healthy Climate Plan. The governor’s comprehensive plan will protect Michiganders’ public health and the environment and help develop new clean energy jobs by putting Michigan on a path toward becoming fully carbon-neutral by 2050….
Volkswagen of America unveils the 2021 ID.4 electric SUV
By mmillikin Volkswagen of America revealed the all-new ID.4 electric SUV—the brand’s first long-range EV to be sold in the US. This compact SUV, which will be available in rear-wheel drive 201-hp 82 kWh (launching first) and all-wheel-drive 302-hp 82 kWh configurations, offers three years of fast charging with Electrify America for no additional cost….