US solar module production capacity reaches 50+ GW
The US solar manufacturing industry just hit a historic milestone: Domestic solar module production capacity has surpassed 50 gigawatts (GW). If all these factories ran at full capacity, they could produce enough modules to meet the country’s
Honda, Hyundai, Ford, Subaru, and Kia EV sales climb in January
Several automakers, including Honda, Hyundai, Ford, and Kia, reported higher EV sales in the US in January. Here’s a look at some of the top-selling EV models (outside of Tesla) last month.
more…Lithium Battery Company invests $4 million in Tampa manufacturing plant
US-based Lithium Battery Company is investing $4 million to establish a 60,000 sq ft automated battery manufacturing facility in Tampa, Florida. The expansion includes a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)
Stardust Power starts construction of US battery-grade lithium refinery
Stardust Power, a US-based developer of battery-grade lithium products, has broken ground on the construction of a lithium refinery at the Southside Industrial Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The project
Wolfspeed launches Gen 4 MOSFET for high-power applications
Silicon carbide device maker Wolfspeed has introduced its new Gen 4 technology platform, to simplify switching in high-power designs such as EV powertrains, renewable energy systems and battery energy
Kia EV5 is sadly not coming to the US, but it will arrive next door with an NACS port
Although we were pulling for it, Kia’s affordable EV5 electric SUV will not arrive in the US. In a rare move, Kia is planning to launch the entry-level EV next door in Canada next year, and it
You’ll die without a solar roof says Musk, whose admin made it harder to get solar
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that “your family’s life might depend on” having solar, despite that he’s part of a US government administration that has already made it harder to get solar, and seems poised to try
Multi-story parking garage with charging spots for 2,000 EVs opens in British Columbia
Concord Pacific Development has unveiled what it calls the world’s largest EV charging parkade in Burnaby, British Columbia, which provides capacity to charge nearly 2,000 vehicles simultaneously. “Parkade” is
Inherited gene mutation elevates prostate cancer risk, study finds
A groundbreaking study has identified an inherited gene mutation that significantly increases the risk of prostate cancer in families with a history of the disease. The research, led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center and published in JCO Precision Oncology, reveals
Massive solar array to power airside electric ground service vehicles at JFK Airport’s New Terminal One
John F. Kennedy International Airport, the busiest airport for international traffic in North America, always seems to be reinventing itself. It opened in 1948 as New York International