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Alberta’s $900 Million Bet: How the Province Chose Fossil Risk Over Clean Energy Markets
Alberta’s January 2026 Order in Council authorizing expanded powers and funding for the province’s petroleum marketing agency shouldn’t exist, and if it had, it should have been a bill. Authorizing up to $900 million across borrowing, advances or investments by the Minister of Finance and provincial debt with broad powers ... [continued]
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Active Managed EV Charging Can Double EV Hosting Capacity
Electric vehicles are ‘batteries on wheels’ and have capabilities beyond transportation. Because of the recent frigid weather and snow, someone mentioned the fact that a Ford Lightning can be used as backup power during an outage. Of course, it isn’t only Lightnings that can provide such backup power. Potentially, any ... [continued]
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Rooftop Solar Panels By Subscription: Up To 50% Savings On Electricity Bills
The US startup Terra Energy is expanding its subscription-based rooftop solar panel business in California, Florida, and Texas, the three hottest solar markets in the US.
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Tesla, SpaceX, & xAI Merging?
Well, things might be getting wild. When SolarCity was facing financial challenges, Tesla swallowed it up. Elon Musk was the Chairman of the Board at SolarCity, and his cousins were the cofounders, CEO, and CTO. The synergies were supposed to help both, but Tesla’s solar business has declined a great ... [continued]
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Wall Street’s Failures on Tesla (TSLA) — And Has It Simply Flip Flopped?
In response to my article yesterday about Tesla’s gradually declining net income, a reader pointed me in the direction of an interesting article from Fortune. Before I get to that and some additional thoughts that came out of that, it just hit me that I didn’t take a good look ... [continued]
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Intersolar Africa 2026 to Position Nairobi as East Africa’s Key Hub for Solar & Energy Storage
East Africa is emerging as one of the world’s most dynamic regions for solar power and battery storage. On 3–4 February 2026, Intersolar Africa will take place at the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi, expanding from the successful Intersolar Summit Africa in 2025 into a full international exhibition and conference. ... [continued]
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Schneider Electric Recognized for Continued Sustainability Leadership Across Leading ESG Ratings in 2025
Schneider Electric’s performance across major global benchmarks reflects consistent progress on climate, social impact and governance Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, has once again been recognized by global environmental, social, and governance (ESG) organizations for the strength, consistency, and long-term credibility of its sustainability performance. Schneider
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Aspen Power Acquires New York Community Solar Projects
Two Upstate New York projects from CTEC Solar total nearly seven megawatts Aspen Power, a leading distributed generation platform building the clean energy future, today announced it has acquired the first two projects in an 18-megawatt direct current (MWdc) portfolio in upstate New York. The initial projects will cumulatively generate ... [continued]
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Intersolar & Energy Storage North America Unveils Interactive Programming to Enhance Education and Networking
Intersolar & Energy Storage North America, the premier U.S. tradeshow and conference series for solar, energy storage, EV infrastructure, and manufacturing, today announced onsite activities that enhance education, collaboration, and connection at its Flagship event on February 18-20 at the San Diego Convention Center. “As the industry navigates administrative headwinds ...
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Researchers Improve Sodium-Ion Batteries Almost 4× With Thin Layer Of Activated Carbon
Researchers are developing new materials to improve the performance of earth-abundant, sodium-ion batteries for stationary energy storage and EVs, too.
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Lynk & Co Launches “The New 08 Limit Less” Campaign and a New in‑Car App Designed to Encourage Electric‑First Driving
Gothenburg, Sweden — Lynk & Co launches its new dedicated marketing campaign: “The New 08. Limit Less”, celebrating a milestone product for the European market. “The New 08. Limit Less” campaign reignites the conversation around the Lynk & Co 08 by spotlighting range as a driver of flow – uninterrupted, ... [continued]
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Gleiche Länge, unterschiedliche Logik: Chinas industrielle Wasserstoffpipeline im Vergleich zu Deutschlands Backbone
Der Vergleich zwischen Deutschlands Wasserstoff-Backbone von nirgendwo nach nirgendwo und Chinas angeblich über 1.000 km langer Wasserstoffpipeline taucht immer wieder auf und wird oft als Beleg dafür gerahmt, dass Deutschland lediglich früh dran sei und nicht falsch liege. Das ist eine berechtigte Frage, denn aus der Distanz wirken beide Projekte ... [continued]
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Insurance Gas Car Rental: Like a Time-Warp after Owning a Tesla Model 3 with FSD
Note: I believe Donald Trump has done unthinkable damage to our country and to our relations with other countries. I was sadly disappointed when Elon Musk supported his run for reelection in spite of Trump getting in bed with fossil fuel companies. Musk’s behavior as leader of the DOGE agency ... [continued]
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Tim Berners-Lee Created The Internet, Now He Wants To Fix It
Tim Berners-Lee invented the internet while he was at CERN in 1989. Today, he is searching for ways to make it live up to his dream.
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GM Profit Sharing Takes a Hit & Some UAW Members Blame EVs
Tesla’s recent financial reporting has gotten a lot of attention this week. Its business continues to become less focused on EVs and its already limited lineup is shrinking. Overall, Tesla is not on a positive trajectory. Sales, revenue, and earnings are down, but it is still profitable. However, Tesla was ... [continued]
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