Michelle Lewis
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St. Petersburg, FL, United States
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Waze says it’s added EV chargers to its map, but it’s still sending me to gas stations
Waze is finally going to make it possible to add your EV and plug type into the app to find EV chargers along your route – but when? → Read More
Scientists put a semi-transparent solar roof on a greenhouse, and unexpected things happened
UCLA engineers put a semi-transparent solar roof on a greenhouse, and some unexpected things happened with both the roof and the plants. → Read More
This US solar company is about to ramp up flexible thin-film solar
Ascent Solar Technologies is going to repurpose its Thornton factory to ramp up commercialization of its thin-film perovskite solar modules. → Read More
Biden just approved an Alaska oil drilling project – here's why that stinks
The Biden administration said on Monday that it’s approving the Willow oil drilling project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. → Read More
GE is developing a massive 18 MW offshore wind turbine
GE Vernova is developing a 17-18 MW Haliade-X offshore wind turbine, CEO Scott Strazik confirmed during the company's investor conference. → Read More
So what's the situation with EVs and solid state batteries already?
Electrek spoke with Dr. Greg Hitz at ION Storage Systems about why solid state batteries are the "unicorn" of battery technology, and what's next. → Read More
One of the world's largest offshore wind farms will use recycled turbine blades
The very first deployment of Siemens Gamesa's 108-m recycled blades is headed to the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm off the UK's east coast. → Read More
This is what it might take to get everyone to stop driving gas cars
Rebates and tax credits might need a tweak to incentivize consumers to fully switch to electric vehicles – here's what a new study found. → Read More
Mack Trucks launches its first medium-duty electric truck
Mack Trucks today announced the launch of the MD Electric, the company's first EV in the trucking industry's medium-duty segment. → Read More
West Virginia is getting a big new battery storage factory
Michigan-based Our Next Energy is going to open a long-duration battery storage factory in West Virginia, next to a 420 MWh solar microgrid. → Read More
VW is making Car-Net free for five years after carjacking fiasco
VW is making Car-Net Safe & Secure free for five years for VW ID.4s and gas models after a carjacking incident involving a two-year-old child. → Read More
A Florida lawmaker wants to ban EVs from evacuating during hurricanes
A state senator told Florida’s Department of Transportation that EVs could run out of charge and block traffic during hurricane evacuations. → Read More
Wind, solar, batteries make up 82% of 2023 utility-scale US pipeline
Wind, solar, and batteries make up 82% of 2023's planned new utility-scale power capacity in the US, according to the EIA. → Read More
Amprius is going to open a new gigafactory in Colorado
Battery developer Amprius Technologies has signed a letter of intent for a 775,000-square-foot facility near Denver. → Read More
The US's largest solar panel maker just got a huge domestic order
US utility-scale solar developer Lightsource bp has placed an order with First Solar for 4 GW of thin film modules. → Read More
The EU is now on track to beat its 2030 renewables target
The pace of clean technology rollout is set to put the EU at 45% renewable energy by 2030, according to new analysis from Ember. → Read More
This wind turbine blade snaking up a mountain is anxiety-inducing
Check out this video of a wind turbine blade traversing a narrow mountain road in China – but you might want to watch through your fingers. → Read More
Siemens Gamesa spins up its most powerful offshore wind turbine
Siemens Gamesa's largest and most powerful offshore wind turbine prototype to date is now installed and ready to be powered up. → Read More
North America’s first battery-grade recycling hub just scored a $375M loan
The US Department of Energy is going to finance a huge recycling hub that will support the battery needs of around 203,000 EVs a year. → Read More
Volkswagen is going to ramp up recycled materials in its EVs
Volkswagen is going to put recycled materials in the rest of the ID. series that have already been mass-produced in the ID. Buzz. → Read More