Energy & Carbon

Wheel-E Podcast: New Gazelle, Specialized e-bikes, Ukrainian e-motos, more

This week on Electrek ’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new e-bike models from several premium brands, Bosch gets into hub motors,…

Inter-Array Cabling Completed at Nordseecluster A Offshore Wind Farm

The inter-array cable installation campaign at the Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm in Germany […]

What does global energy trade look like after US-Iran deal? – This Week in Cleantech

On this episode of the This Week in Cleantech podcast, Tim McDonnell from Semafor discusses the potential future of the Strait of Hormuz and energy markets if the US-Iran de-escalation deal holds.

Amazon Signs Largest Power Purchase Agreement in Germany for Offshore Wind

Amazon and Skyborn Renewables have signed a 600 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) for […]

Palfinger Equips Korea’s First Locally Built Crew Transfer Vessel

Palfinger has delivered its PK 25.001 M offshore crane for Korea’s first locally built […]

HEA Energy Prices USD 550 Million Bond to Fund Offshore Wind Vessel Newbuilds

HEA Energy has priced its inaugural USD 550 million (around EUR 480 million) senior […]

Volvo just made public EV charging a lot less annoying

Volvo EX90 drivers in the US can now charge at public charging networks, including Superchargers and IONNA DC fast chargers, without opening an app or pulling out a credit card.

Subaru announces 2027 Solterra EV prices remain under $40,000 after a major upgrade

After a complete overhaul in 2026, the 2027 Subaru Solterra will go on sale at the same price, starting at under $40,000.

California solar is crushing natural gas this year

California’s utility-scale solar plants are generating more electricity than natural gas for most days of the year in 2026, according to new data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Trump administration to buy back another energy company’s offshore wind leases for 4 more projects

The Trump administration is buying back Invenergy's four offshore wind leases for $765 million, redirecting funds to fossil fuel projects.

Honda and QuantumScape (QS) team up to make ‘game-changing’ solid-state batteries

Honda and QuantumScape (QS) announced a new partnership to commercialize solid-state batteries for EVs and more.

FERC takes historic action, orders US grid operators to ‘defend or revise’ large load interconnection tariffs

FERC has issued tailored show-cause orders under section 206 of the Federal Power Act to each of the six regional grid operators within its jurisdiction, directing them to either justify or reform the rules governing how large energy users like data centers c…

Sweden tells EU to reject Tesla ‘FSD’ unless speeding is removed

Sweden’s transport authority has told the European Union it should vote against approving Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” across the bloc unless the system’s ability to exceed posted speed limits is removed. The recommendation, in a previously unrepo…

The Ford Mustang Mach-e is on borrowed time as more affordable EVs roll in

After discontinuing the all-electric F-150 Lightning, it looks like the Mustang Mach-E is also running out of time. Ford is preparing to launch a new generation of EVs that are more affordable, more efficient, and more profitable, starting with the $30,000 pi…

Volkswagen’s new EV hot hatch captured for the first time, but it’s not the ID. Polo GTI

The ID. Polo GTI will go on sale this fall as Volkswagen’s first electric GTI, but another EV hot hatch was just caught testing, and we expect to see it in full by the end of the year.

E-bike motor king Bosch launches its first hub motor for electric bicycles

Bosch has just launched its first-ever hub motor for urban e-bikes, bringing Smart System tech to a new market segment.

We toured the Aptera factory to see if the solar EV company is gonna make it

Alongside finally getting a chance to drive the Aptera 3-wheeled solar EV , we got a short tour around the company’s facility. It was illuminating – showing off the progress Aptera has made and the challenges still to come for the company.

Trump Administration Strikes New Offshore Wind Lease Buyback Deal, Invenergy Agrees to Exit Four Projects

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) said on 17 June that it had […]

California VPP is rolling out a $6,000 rebate for new home batteries

Ava Community Energy’s SmartHome Battery program is offering income-qualified North California residents up to $6,000 in up front incentive cash to install a FranklinWH smart battery and connect it to the utility’s virtual power plant (VPP).

‘Binding Commitment’ | Germany Refuses to Let TotalEnergies Relinquish Rights for 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Site

Germany has rejected a request from TotalEnergies to return one of its offshore wind […]

New clean energy policy podcast launched by Factor This and Advanced Energy United

Factor This is teaming up with the national multi-technology business association Advanced Energy United to launch a new podcast that explores the policy decisions impacting the energy transition.

How we benefit from transmission competition | Factor This Policycast

The first episode of the new Factor This Policycast, an energy policy-focused podcast partnership with Advanced Energy United, focuses on the benefits of competitively bidding large-scale transmission projects.

Construction Progressing on World’s First Artificial Energy Island

Seventeen of the total of 23 caissons have been installed at the Princess Elisabeth […]

Illinois put community solar on a 150-year-old coal mine

An old coal mine in Illinois is now generating community solar power for hundreds of households and businesses.

Electrify America opens its biggest battery-backed charging station

Electrify America just opened a new “large-format” EV charging station in downtown Santa Barbara, California, adding 20 DC fast chargers and the company’s largest public battery energy storage system to date.

Ford is now building low-cost LFP battery cells in the US that will power its $30,000 EV pickup

Ford is set to become the first to assemble LFP batteries for mainstream consumer auto use in the US, starting with its $30,000 midsize pickup next year.

Another day, another illegal billion-dollar bribe to raise your electricity prices

The Interior Department has made another illegal agreement with a gas company to drop development of cheap and clean offshore wind and instead focus on dirty, expensive gas, giving that company the better part of a billion dollars worth of taxpayer money whil…

Range Rover will launch two new EVs soon, but the electric Defender may be a bigger hit

We will finally get to see the Range Rover Electric and smaller Sport model later this year. Defender is set to launch its first EV, which could be an even bigger hit.

Rivian CEO signals self-driving prices, like Tesla’s, will fall

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe says the money automakers charge for self-driving software won’t last, comparing autonomy to airbags: a paid option today, baked into the price of every car tomorrow. The comments, made in a new interview with WIRED, amount to a quiet w…

Taiwan Installs 500th Offshore Wind Turbine, Total Capacity Climbs to 4.8 GW

Taiwan now has 500 wind turbines installed in its waters, and a cumulative offshore […]