There are actually not a lot of things that are different about electric cars compared to gasoline-powered cars for owners. You can recharge at home instead of having to go to a gas station. You have instant torque. You don’t have to go for oil changes. And you may need … [continued]
By Brian Nelson, ABB’s Renewables Segment Leader in the United States The renewable energy landscape is evolving faster than ever. Building on the successful evolution from 600V to 1500V utility-scale solar systems, the next frontier at 2000V promises to deliver substantial efficiency gains and cost reductions that will accelerate renewable … [continued]
I really enjoyed sitting down with Fredrik Malmfors, CEO of Lignin Industries, to talk about how his company and its patented technology are taking on fossil based plastics, leveraging good old fashioned horse sense, supply chains, waste materials, and … carbon sequestration technologies? As it turns out, Sweden-based Lignin Industries … [continued]
In this video episode of CleanTech Talk, Scott Cooney and I discuss the current state of climate action, reflecting on US policies of the past 16 years, the achievements of the Biden administration, the challenges ahead, leadership from other major economies, and more. We explore the importance of local politics … [continued]
More and more people buy electric cars every year, and 2024 is again showing strong growth in EV sales. That also means that more and more of the EV-buying population are mainstream buyers. Early adopters have approached EVs in a different way than how mainstream buyers do (even though there … [continued]
I recently spoke with Phillip Kobernick, Associate Director of Energy Programs at Peninsula Clean Energy, about a handful of EV matters. In particular, through his work at Peninsula Clean Energy and what they are doing there, we discussed effective EV policies and programs utilities and advocacy organizations can implement to advance … [continued]
Justine Johnson, Michigan’s Chief Mobility Officer and head of the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME), talks with CleanTechnica about how Michigan’s mobility and electrification strategy, guided by the MI Healthy Climate Plan, is innovating and moving the EV ecosystem forward. They are leading the way on some … [continued]
Sunrun, the largest rooftop solar company in the United States, recently hit a big milestone — one million customers. We recently sat down with Chris Rauscher, Head of Grid Services & Virtual Power Plants at Sunrun, to discuss this and related matters. Listen to the podcast via the following embedded … [continued]
A few days ago, CleanTechnica’s Scott Cooney talked with two experts from Withum, a top 25 advisory, tax, and accounting firm that specializes in renewable energy tax credits (among other important topics) and the cleantech industry. The resulting episode of CleanTech Talk, our podcast, taught us a lot about the … [continued]
I recently interviewed Mike Spagnola, president and CEO of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), for our CleanTech Talk podcast series. It was an atypical and interesting conversation for me, because it wasn’t with someone entrenched in and coming from the EV industry. This is a more conventional auto guy … [continued]
