Engwe has impressed us repeatedly with its value e-bikes at l ower-than-believable prices . But lately, the brand is climbing the value chain with impressive e-bikes that aren’t just great value but also pack strong specs and impressive…
Energy China has shortlisted 23 manufacturers for its 2026 centralized procurement of 15 GW of solar modules, including LONGi, Tongwei, JinkoSolar, JA Solar and Trina Solar. The tender covers 10.7 GW of tunnel oxide passivated contact…
Malaysia will continue providing residential solar rebates to approved applicants under its Sustainable Rebate and Incentive Assistance (SuRIA) Home programme into 2027, the country’s Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister…
Just as nature often falls calm before a storm, Germany is currently experiencing a period of apparent inactivity, particularly within the governing coalition when it comes to legislative reforms in the energy sector. Instead of swiftly…
Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a viable alternative to lithium-ion technology for stationary energy storage, driven by improvements in energy density, cycle life, safety and manufacturability. According to Silvia Bodoardo, full…
Norway has agreed to purchase up to 12 million tonnes of emission reductions from Indonesia via a new carbon credit agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, set to last ten years according to a statement published by the Norwegian…
Shenzhen-based battery manufacturer Grepow launched the series on Nov. 12, adding sodium-ion as a third core chemistry alongside its established nickel-metal hydride and lithium polymer lines. The range is aimed at industrial equipment…
Miami-based NAED Energy Holding said its PV-1 PECVD-V, a vertical in-line deposition platform for solar cell manufacturing, is rated at 96,000 wafers per hour, double the 48,000 wafers per hour of its previous XL-class platform. The…
A research team at China’s Tongji University has developed a new framework to assess the PV generation potential of highway networks. The approach combines solar irradiance, terrain and road-network characteristics and can be adapted to…
Türkiye and China have entered into a memorandum of understanding worth approximately $15 billion in investment for new renewable energy installations and electricity infrastructure in Türkiye. The agreement was signed between Türkiye’s…
Japanese utility Osaka Gas said its wholly owned subsidiary Osaka Gas Marketing has signed an agreement to acquire all shares of Truach, a company that sells, installs, and maintains residential solar and battery systems. It did not…
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . Global fossil fuel emissions are expected to dip this year for the first time since 2020. This time it was not plague but war driving the decline. The Iran war has caused brutal…
Before this election cycle, it was hard to identify any politician who feared the solar industry. The Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC set out to change that, and now has a roster of wins to back up its threats. The super PAC, funded and…
China’s TOPCon M10 cell prices slipped as the earlier buying rush linked to U.S. Section 232 measures slowed and domestic demand weakened, according to market participants. Export demand for 210R cells, by contrast, remained relatively…
Mexico’s state-owned electricity company Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) has increased its planned investment to $10.6 billion for 38 renewable energy projects being developed through mixed-investment arrangements with private…
ReNew Energy has announced plans to invest around INR 80,000 crore ($8.9 billion) in digital infrastructure and clean energy manufacturing projects in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The proposed investments include an INR 67,000…
A research team in the Netherlands has developed an optimization model for sizing and operating battery storage systems in solar-powered apartment buildings, finding that shared grid connections could significantly improve the economics of…
Rinnai America Corporation, the U.S. unit of Japanese heating specialist Rinnai Corporation , has introduced the REHPW series of electric heat pump water heaters for residential applications in the United States. “It’s a bar-raising…
The Ecuadorian government has introduced a 0% rate for value-added tax (VAT) and the tax on foreign currency outflows (ISD) on certain equipment and components used in the electricity sector, including solar PV and energy storage systems.…
Solar module maker Heliene and perovskite company Caelux have announced the start of commercial-scale production of perovskite/silicon tandem solar modules at the Heliene module assembly facility in Minnesota. The modules feature Caelux’s…
The US solar project pipeline grew 88% in the year to October 2026, but nearly half of all utility-scale projects fail to reach completion. While all projects are unique, key trends revealed in data from software supplier PVcase point to…
Learn how the rapid growth of data centers is affecting electricity bills, public health, communities, and the environment and what can be done about it. Data centers, the physical infrastructure powering the rapid growth of artificial…
This report lays out key adaptive management principles and recommendations for regulators. Despite current headwinds from the Trump administration, offshore wind energy is essential for transitioning away from harmful fossil fuels to a…
Democrats Must Fight to Fix Draft Legislation Washington, DC — Following Monday’s vote to open debate on the legislation, a number of Senate Democrats called for an amendment process to fix the “Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs…
INDIANAPOLIS — Today, Hoosiers turned out to speak against toxic coal ash pollution at the EPA’s public hearing on Indiana’s proposed Coal Ash permitting program, which would allow the state to disregard federal protections for communities…
This research brief highlights lessons from Nevada’s workplace heat standard. Coauthored with Barrak Alahmad and Yazan Alwadi, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Most U.S. states lack formal workplace standards for dangerous heat.…
A home battery can do more during a blackout if it isn’t busy running nonessential, energy-hungry appliances. sonnen and SOLRITE Energy are putting that same principle to work for the grid, adding smart breakers that can temporarily switch…
The Netherlands awarded €783.5 million to seven major electrolysis projects in 2022. Four have since been cancelled, none operates, and another subsidy round is being prepared. The post Four of Seven Dutch Green Hydrogen Projects Have Been…
BYD just got some good news in its Defender-copycat court battle with JLR. After JLR had BYD’s Netherlands offices raided and documents seized, a Dutch court has now handed BYD an early win, ordering JLR to destroy the documents or face a…
Republican lawmakers in Ohio are circulating a plan to keep coal plants open, even if an owner has a contractual obligation to close a facility. And they hope to pass it fast, before the new Democratic governor-elect, Amy Acton, takes…
Lunar Energy has unveiled a 25-kW home DC fast charger that will do more than just power up your car really fast. Paired with its next-generation home battery system, the Lunar Fast Charger will also let a compatible EV help keep the house…
Family Road Trips Are Fun, but Small Interior Problems Can Get in the Way Planning a family road trip usually starts with excitement. Everyone gets involved in choosing the destination, checking the route, preparing snacks, and packing…
Elon Musk’s companies are moving faster than expected on a Tesla-SpaceX combination. A deal could be announced as soon as December, which would make it the largest merger ever, according to Bloomberg . Tesla holds its annual shareholder…
The US startup Quantumscape is contributing its new "Osprey" platform to kickstart solid-state EV batteries into the mass market and help accelerate the vehicle electrification movement. The post QuantumScape Has An Osprey Up Its…
Kia isn’t wasting any time updating its Sportage-sized EV5 electric SUV. Leaked images just gave us our first look at what’s changing. more…
The November seasonal savings aren’t slowing down anytime soon, and leading our Green Deals group today is the Ride1Up Black Friday e-bike savings , with offers like the VORSA Modular Multi-Use e-bikes at their lows starting from $1,345…
BYD launched the Denza N8 EV in China, a five-seat luxury SUV that promises more than 1,000 km (621 miles) of CLTC range, a tech-filled cabin, and plenty of premium extras. more…
NRDC is pushing to expand clean energy development in ways that strengthen communities, protect nature, and deliver lasting economic benefits. America needs to build clean energy faster—and build it right. Meeting the climate challenge…
US President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14421 on Aug. 26, declaring a national emergency to secure the US bulk-power system. The order covers equipment including substation transformers, high-voltage circuit breakers and…
Volkswagen is turning one of its best-selling nameplates into an electric SUV. The new ID. Tiguan is now rolling off the assembly line and will replace the ID.4 in 2027. more…
A Tesla driver caught asleep behind the wheel on Ottawa’s Highway 417 during Tuesday’s rush hour now faces a careless driving charge from the Ontario Provincial Police. The photo OPP shared shows a new-generation Model Y in traffic. The…
Spain-based independent power producer (IPP) Matrix Renewables is deploying Terafab V2, an automated solar construction platform developed by US-based Terabase Energy, at part of its 457 MW Tormes Solar project in Navarro County, Texas.…
UK-based Octopus Energy has launched the Octopus Asia Electrification Fund, which aims to mobilize $600 million from institutional investors for clean energy projects across Asia. The fund, managed by Octopus Energy Generation , is backed…
A South Korean research team has developed a novel model to predict power output and hot-spot risk in colored building-integrated PV (c-BIPV) systems featuring artistic images. The researchers modeled PV arrays displaying 50 masterpieces…
Canada’s government wants to make it easier for citizens to drive electric, and they’re putting more than $4 billion in funding for electricity infrastructure and grid modernization that includes more than 55,000 new EV chargers. more…
Sweden is preparing to replace its existing list of pre-assessed solar and battery inverters with a new digital database in 2027, according to Swedish energy industry association Energiföretagen Sverige. The new system, called Rikta Rätt…
Honda has been steadily expanding its electric motorcycle lineup , but one of its most interesting new models isn’t a flashy high-performance machine. It’s a modest little electric scooter called the Honda UC3, and with prices now dipping…
Producing fuels from captured CO 2 requires large amounts of renewable electricity, yet major carbon sources and the best wind or solar sites are often far apart. This creates a supply chain dilemma: should e-fuel producers build…
German heating specialist Viessmann has launched the Vitocal 300-G intelligent energy (ie), a new inverter-driven brine-to-water heat pump designed for indoor installation in new and existing residential buildings. The system uses propane…
The House of Representatives in the Netherlands, the country’s lower house of parliament, has passed a motion requiring the government to develop a framework for balcony solar by the spring of next year. The motion , raised by Democrats 66…
Kazakhstan is working to improve its regulatory framework for renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPAs) in a bid to attract more investors and lenders. The proposed changes aim to increase contractual certainty, reduce investment…
Japan’s Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) has set Dec. 11 as the deadline for new and amended FIT and FIP certification applications for solar of 10 kW and above, wind, hydro, and geothermal projects seeking approval in fiscal…
A total of eight international financial institutions have signed letters of support for the financing of two solar power plants in Türkiye with a total planned capacity of 2 GW. The two solar plants, to be located in the Sivas, central…
German consultancy AgRadiance has launched the AgRadiance Atlas , an open-access interactive platform that maps agrivoltaic projects worldwide and provides information on relevant regulations, support policies, and court rulings. The atlas…
San Francisco Bay Area regulators have finalized a long-awaited rule that limits pollution from residential water heaters. In 2023, the Bay Area Air District board passed first-in-the-nation regulations setting zero-nitrogen-oxides (NO x )…
Democrats have finally managed to gain footing in Ohio’s halls of power — a shift that bodes well for clean energy in a state that’s become particularly hostile toward solar and wind. Last week, voters ended Republicans’ 15-year-long…
Since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, it has taken or proposed at least 580 actions that directly threaten the environment, climate, and human health. NRDC is tracking the mounting hazard and harm. As soon as the…
By Atharva Shinde Most Western clean-energy reporting takes a very specific picture of home charging for granted. You pull into a private driveway, plug into an attached garage wall-box, and pull cheap power while you sleep. That reality…
Today is Veterans Day in the United States. Naturally, across the country, people have spent at least part of the day thinking about veterans they know as well as veterans they don’t and thanking them for their service. Whether you agree…
Under Trump, Americans could face an extraordinary increase in exposure to cancer-causing toxics and radiation. Over the nearly two years of President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration has taken more than 500 actions that harm…
The results of the US midterms on November 3 delivered a resounding victory for the Democrats, and a major loss for US president Donald Trump and the Republican party. Gaining control of the Senate and the House of Representatives has…
From an airplane, most of the glaciers of the Rocky Mountain West look like small patches of white nestled into rugged landscape where the topography folds. The white is the snow cover, and lower down you can see the gray-blue bare ice. In…
Global EV sales climbed 8% in October, with Europe’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales jumping 49% and North America posting its first year-over-year increase in 2026. But that North American rebound comes with a big catch. more…
BYD’s new EV may be about the size of a Toyota Camry, but it’s playing in a whole different league when it comes to technology. more…
I saw last week that one of the biggest factors contributing to the enormous blue tsunami that set new history for US elections was people being fed up with government corruption. This has always been an issue to some extent, but…
Kia became the first non-European brand to score a hat trick at the 2026 Golden Steering Wheel Awards, Germany’s most prestigious auto awards. more…
Our midweek Green Deals edition is being led by Segway. The brand just expanded its EV Early Black Friday deal lineup for members, which includes the first discount on the 2026 MUXI Cargo Smart e-bike , while its Navimow Early Black Friday…
North America’s first small modular reactor project is running into two familiar challenges for the nuclear industry: timing and cost. Ontario Power Generation said in a Tuesday earnings release that the first BWRX-300 unit at its…
BYD is apologizing after a supplier error left some owners of its new full-size flagship SUV with the wrong wheels. more…
Elon Musk now says Tesla will keep building the Cybertruck “through the end of summer 2027” to “work through more of the Cybertruck order backlog.” That buys the electric pickup roughly two to three more months, five days after Tesla first…
Perovskite is a relatively inexpensive material that has attracted thousands of researchers since 2009, when a team of scientists in Japan first demonstrated its use in solar cells. They achieved a solar energy conversion efficiency of…
Tesla has confirmed a new batch of Tesla Semi deliveries, with its official Semi account saying today that “Chicago’s first 50 Semis” are on their way to the city. It’s a rare data point. Tesla doesn’t disclose Semi deliveries, and it…
Golden Steering Wheel 2026 — ID. Polo wins in the category Best car under 25,000 euros German Car of the Year 2027 — ID. Polo wins overall and is the winner of the ‘Budget car’ category Autonis readers’ poll — with first place in the small…
Hyundai’s US electric vehicle lineup will look a bit different in 2027, including the new IONIQ 6 N, a new range-topping IONIQ 9 trim, and a handful of minor updates to the IONIQ 5. more…
Toyota and Subaru’s new electric SUVs are catching on with buyers, offering various options and prices ranging from about $35,000 to $45,000, or the “sweet spot” of the US market. more…
The Netherlands' new subsidy rewards cleaner vessel propulsion, but its principal cost denominator leaves out shared shore infrastructure that turns vessels into repeatable freight services. The post The Netherlands Has €231 Million for…
Tesla’s “flying” Roadster just took a hit from Porsche. Speaking at a conference in Berlin today, CEO Michael Leiters said Porsche wants “to completely steer clear from any kind of effects and shows,” according to Bloomberg . Both…
Genesis opened orders for the ultra-luxury electric SUV in South Korea, with prices starting at over $100,000. If you want coach doors, however, it will cost you a bit more. more…
QuantumScape (QS) is finally going all-solid-state. Its new Osprey platform swaps the liquid in its cathode for a sulfide solid electrolyte, and the company says the cells have hit 1,000 full cycles to 80% capacity at just one atmosphere…
Today United for the Future launches at COP31 today with a plan to unite 100 million people in peaceful, non-partisan marches in cities worldwide. Their goal is to assemble the largest coordinated climate demonstration in history in order…
Every few years, I apparently feel compelled to remind Honda that it is sitting on what could be one of the easiest home runs in the electric motorcycle industry: just make an electric Super Cub already. more…
This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter. After barely three years on the road, Tesla is planning to kick the Cybertruck to the curb after flagging sales. Elon Musk announced on Friday that the…
Georgia residents are angry at the state’s unchecked data center boom and rising electric bills — and they voted accordingly in last week’s election. Democrats won every statewide race in Georgia, including two seats on the Public Service…
Following up our usual monthly report on BYD’s passenger vehicle sales, let’s have a look at the companies commercial vehicle sales — all electric, of course. The company’s bus sales were up 62.1% year over year in October, rising from 367…
Tesla’s nascent robotaxi service has extended into San Antonio, to some extent. “Tesla launched its robotaxi service Monday in San Antonio,” Axios reports. “Robotaxi available in San Antonio starting tomorrow, 5am,” the Tesla Robotaxi…
Looking at changes in BYD’s passenger vehicle sales overall, the company saw solid growth in October. Sales were up 11.8%, going from 436,856 in October 2025 to 483,125 in October 2026. However, that overall growth hides the fact that the…
Proposed Rule Would Shut the Public Out and Allow the Administration to Make Sweeping Decisions About 250 Million Acres of Western Public Lands Behind Closed Doors Yesterday, the Administration announced a proposed Bureau of Land…
Creating predictable demand for genuinely low-carbon steel is urgent. If properly designed, low-carbon steel credits can create a lead market for green steel and secure a future for a green steel industry in Europe. Many green steel…
Unplugged Performance, the biggest name in Tesla aftermarket tuning, wants to keep the Cybertruck alive. The company publicly offered on Tuesday to take the Cybertruck line off Tesla’s hands, funded by a consortium of investors. It comes…
WASHINGTON D.C. — Following is a statement from Tim Pawlenty, CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA) clearing its first procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate…
Today, we’re launching the Waymo Accessibility Network UK to inform the future of autonomous mobility in the UK and enable a more independent future of transport. Whether it’s travelling to work, visiting friends, attending an appointment…
Kia opened orders for two new PV5 electric van variants, the PV5 Chassis and PV5 Cargo L2/H2, in the UK. more…
Lucid (LCID) CEO Silvio Napoli admitted on the company’s Q3 earnings call that, as recently as this summer, the automaker “did not even know where cars were.” Buyers placed orders, Lucid took up to two weeks to locate and deliver a car…
New EV prices edged up in October, but buyers still paid less than they did a year ago. The average transaction price for a new EV in the US was $56,220, up 1% from September and down 2.7% from October 2025, according to Kelley Blue Book…
BYD’s Flash Charging tech can charge an EV in as little as five minutes. Now, BYD is taking things a step further with integrated solar power and a robotic arm that plugs itself in. See how it all works in action. more…
The United States just cleared another novel nuclear energy project to begin construction. On Monday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a joint application by X-energy and Dow Chemical to build four Xe-100 advanced nuclear…
A Norwegian Scania has already plowed mountain roads. Sweden's new fuel-cell range extender adds tanks and fueling equipment to a battery truck and needs a business case. The post Norway’s Electric Snowplow Worked. Sweden Added Hydrogen…
Subaru has racked up a fairly respectable EV sales record so far this year for its new Trailseeker SUV, with household pets playing a featured role in its overall marketing campaign. The post Oh, So That’s Who’s Buying All Those New Subaru…
Sanjit “Bunker” Roy, who taught illiterate grandmothers to become solar engineers, passed away peacefully this morning at his home in Tilonia, Rajasthan, aged 81.[1] I first encountered his work not in India, but in the rain forests of…
Inside a brick building on Chicago’s West Side — once part of a sprawling Sears Roebuck campus — is an adult transitional center, or halfway house, that’s home to 250 men completing sentences for criminal convictions and preparing to…
Akinlana Abdalla worked for years inside a sprawling Milwaukee factory repairing generators for onshore wind turbines. Ingeteam , a Spanish manufacturer, opened the plant in 2011 to serve America’s clean energy industries, fixing and…
Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and communities to clean electric power. A few years ago, a gas leak from Sherry Frazier's furnace…
CHRISTIANA, Tenn. — As sunlight fell between the gaps in flinty November clouds, I found myself impressed by the quietness of the lawn mowers in a Middle Tennessee solar field. Instead of the obnoxious roar of diesel engines, they just…
This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. Americans aren’t happy about the data center boom, and they made their displeasure pretty clear this Election Day. Voters not only…