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  1. Portugal opens tenders for 1,050 MVA of battery storage capacity
    DEPV Magazine

    Portugal has opened two competitive procedures to allocate up to 1,050 MVA of grid connection capacity to energy storage projects, with 750 MVA reserved for standalone installations and 300 MVA for renewable power plants with co-located…

  2. SunDrive targets space applications with copper solar cell tech
    DEPV Magazine

    Australian solar cell technology innovator SunDrive Solar has teamed with Space Machines Company (SMC) to accelerate the development of its copper-based heterojunction (HJT) solar cell technology, aiming to establish a source of…

  3. Cold calculations
    DEPV Magazine

    Canada’s trade tribunal has scrapped the extra import taxes it had been charging on Chinese solar panels since 2015. The United States is going the other way, adding tariffs that now reach right up the supply chain to polysilicon. For the…

  4. Australian Plugin Vehicle Market Steady in October — Update
    USCleanTechnica

    … with a spotlight on the Great Wall Motor ORA 5 rising star. CleanTechnica readers were probably hoping for the surge to keep surging Down Under. I was. However, it appears to have remained steady. Not the flash in the pan petrolheads…

  5. More than 300 Solar ＆ Storage Companies Urge Congress to Pass Bipartisan Permitting Reform to Accelerate Clean Energy Deployment, Lower Costs
    USCleanTechnica

    WASHINGTON D.C. — More than 300 solar and storage companies are urging Congress to pass the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA), S. 5653, warning that outdated federal permitting processes and grid infrastructure…

  6. 5 Years In, Mustang Mach-E Battery Data Shows What Real-World Electric Vehicle Durability Looks Like
    USCleanTechnica

    Five years ago, the first Mustang Mach-E customers began adding something important to the Ford electric vehicle battery validation work: real-world ownership at scale. As part of our quality process, design and validation engineering…

  7. New BYD Seal 07 Illustrates Chinese EV Evolution
    USCleanTechnica

    Last week, BYD introduced the next generation Seal 07 EV. This model replaces the original BYD Seal, which entered the market in late 2022 and put the brand on the map in the minds of many people around the world. While the new vehicle is…

  8. Sierra Club Welcomes CalPERS’ $71 Billion Climate-Solutions Investment Milestone, Urges Fund to End Financing of Fossil Fuel Expansion
    USCleanTechnica

    SACRAMENTO, CA — On Monday, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) reported that the value of investments it classifies as climate solutions reached $71 billion as of June 30, 2026, up from $59.7 billion a year…

  9. ‘Walk to Stop the SERPent Pipeline’: Connecticut Groups Protest Proposed Eversource Pipeline
    USCleanTechnica

    EAST HAMPTON, Connecticut — On Saturday, November 7, Sierra Club Connecticut supporters, other community groups, and allies walked for four hours across seven miles from Hurd State Park to Eversource Headquarters in East Hampton to protest…

  10. Humble Hauler autonomous trailer takes the truck out of trucking [update]
    USElectrek

    Less than a year after its founding, truckless trucking brand Humble Robotics has secured more than $75 million after a $51 million Series A funding round that will fuel the company’s transition from prototype to preproduction. more…

  11. PlugShare finally adds dark mode, and there’s more for EV drivers
    USElectrek

    PlugShare is giving its EV charging app a big overhaul. Version 8.0 arrives worldwide for iPhone on November 10, with dark mode, a trip planner that shows how far apart charging stops are, and a rebuilt Apple Watch app that can point you…

  12. The Mercedes-Benz EQS drove 539 miles on a single charge. Still worried about range?
    USElectrek

    The new Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+ covered 539 miles without stopping to charge, making range anxiety look like a thing of the past. more…

  13. Toyota sells 3 electric SUVs, but which one is best for you?
    USElectrek

    Toyota now offers three fully electric SUVs: the bZ, C-HR, and bZ Woodland. Here’s how they stack up. more…

  14. Yozma IN 10 Pro e-dirt bike hits exclusive new $1,614 low, Anker early Black Friday security sale $1,100 off, EcoFlow, more
    USElectrek

    We’re kicking off week two of early Black Friday Green Deals with a jam-packed edition, led by Yozma’s official event that is offering up to $935 savings, including the deal for the popular IN 10 Pro Electric Dirt Bike with a FREE $150…

  15. The electric Vespa just got better where it actually matters
    USElectrek

    Vespa’s electric scooters have never exactly screamed for attention. That’s sort of the point. They look like Vespas, ride like Vespas, and just happen to swap the gasoline engine for a much quieter electric drivetrain. But for 2027, Vespa…

  16. Ford’s EV batteries retain more than 90% health after 100,000 miles
    USElectrek

    Your electric vehicle battery may last longer than you think. Ford says its EV batteries retain greater than 90% health on average after 100,000 miles. Here are a few tips to keep yours healthy. more…

  17. West Yorkshire’s £229 Million Bus Decisions Will Outlast Its Operating Contracts
    USCleanTechnica

    West Yorkshire is investing heavily in buses and depots as it introduces franchising. The longer-term challenge is whether those assets remain useful when routes, contracts and operators change. The post West Yorkshire’s £229 Million Bus…

  18. Musk admits Tesla doesn’t have enough talent to build more than one car at a time after exodus
    USElectrek

    Elon Musk now says Tesla can’t build the Cybertruck and the Cybercab at the same time because there are only so many “smart, dedicated people” to go around. Half the executives he showed off in 2023 as proof of Tesla’s “bench strength”…

  19. BYD is going all out on its ultra-luxury EV with coach doors and 1,000+ km of range [Images]
    USElectrek

    BYD unveiled the Yangwang Altior, its new ultra-luxury EV with coach doors, over 1,000 km of CTLC range, a 1,000V fast-charging platform, and plenty of premium extras. more…

  20. LiveWire just showed off its biggest electric motorcycle lineup yet
    USElectrek

    LiveWire has spent the last few years expanding beyond the premium electric motorcycles that originally defined the Harley-Davidson spin-off. But seeing the company’s latest machines all together at EICMA in Milan really drives home just…

  21. BAAJA Remains Fundamentally Flawed Despite Manager’s Amendment
    USCleanTechnica

    Senate Must Allow for an Open Amendment Process Washington, DC — In the continued rush to hold a vote during the lame duck session on the “Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026”, the senators crafting the bill released a…

  22. EVs Displace 5 Times More Oil Globally Than They Did 5 Years Ago — Analysis
    USCleanTechnica

    Five years on from Glasgow, EVs have proved the single most effective way to curb oil use, says T&E. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) make up about 4.2% of the global car fleet but account for a quarter of all new cars sold worldwide; BEVs…

  23. Tesla launches Robotaxi in San Antonio with a 274 sq mi geofence on paper
    USElectrek

    Tesla is launching its Robotaxi service in San Antonio, its eighth city, with a launch geofence covering about 274 square miles. That’s the biggest day-one map Tesla has ever posted, and more than four times the size of Waymo’s San Antonio…

  24. Ford Drops Hint About New Fathom EV Battery Life
    USCleanTechnica

    Ford is drawing attention to the long lifespan of the 2021 Mustang Mach-E EV battery, setting high expectations for the forthcoming Fathom electric pickup truck. The post Ford Drops Hint About New Fathom EV Battery Life appeared first on…

  25. Musk says Cybertruck isn’t dying from weak sales — the numbers disagree
    USElectrek

    Elon Musk now claims Cybertruck orders “far exceed” Tesla’s production rate, and that the truck isn’t being killed because it’s unprofitable. It’s his second explanation in three days for ending the pickup. The problem is that Tesla’s own…

  26. A degree in Paris, a gigawatt at the border
    DEPV Magazine

    When France gets cold, its neighbours feel it at the border. Each degree of French winter cold takes about 1 GW off French net exports and goes with day-ahead prices €5 ($5.6)/MWh to €7/MWh higher in France, Belgium and Germany. Roughly…

  27. Key takeaways from RE-Source 2026 in Amsterdam
    DEPV Magazine

    The Beurs van Berlage, a former commodities exchange on the avenue between Amsterdam’s central train station and main square, was built more than a century ago so the city’s merchants had somewhere to agree on prices. But the 1,400 or so…

  28. Electric dirt bikes keep getting called e-bikes. The bicycle industry wants that to stop
    USElectrek

    The line between electric bicycles and electric motorcycles has been getting increasingly blurry – though perhaps not because the vehicles themselves are actually that hard to tell apart. more…

  29. CGN connects first unit of world’s highest-altitude CSP plant in Tibet
    DEPV Magazine

    Chinese state-owned energy company China General Nuclear Power Corp. (CGN) connected the first 25 MW generating unit of its 50 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Tibet’s Ali Prefecture to the regional grid on Nov. 6. The company…

  30. Massive solar project at Texas coal plant secures $1.8 billion green loan
    DEPV Magazine

    Construction on the first phase of the 1.2 GW Big Rooter Power solar project got underway in July at Panamint Capital’s Twin Oaks power station in Robertson County, Texas. The project will be the largest solar project constructed at an…

  31. Going the distance: these electric semi trucks cover over 600 miles EVERY DAY
    USElectrek

    “Sure, diesel is high, but electric trucks don’t work.” It’s a common refrain these days – especially from people selling diesel trucks. Perception lags reality, however, and the reality is that these electric semi trucks are covering more…

  32. Dutch residential battery market surges ahead of net metering phaseout
    DEPV Magazine

    Sales of residential battery storage systems in the Netherlands have more than doubled over the past nine months ahead of the phaseout of the country’s net-metering scheme for residential PV at the end of this year, according to Sunergy…

  33. Ecoprogetti presents automated line for recycling end-of-life PV modules
    DEPV Magazine

    Italian PV equipment manufacturer Ecoprogetti has delivered a fully-automated, industrial line for the recycling of end-of-life solar modules to Haiki+ Group, an Italian circular economy and environmental services company. It has been…

  34. Panasonic releases new residential air-to-air heat pumps
    DEPV Magazine

    Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic has announced its new Eolia X Series of residential split air-to-air heat pumps, designed to provide space heating and cooling in Japanese homes. Initially conceived for the Japanese market, new…

  35. RWE and KHI begin trial of 34MW hydrogen gas turbine in Germany
    GBEnergy Monitor

    RWE and KHI have commenced trial operations of a hydrogen-compatible gas turbine with a capacity of 34MW in Lingen, Germany.

  36. Solarwatt launches bifacial TOPCon solar modules for BIPV applications
    DEPV Magazine

    German solar manufacturer Solarwatt has expanded its Construct series of building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) modules with the launch of the Panel vision M 5.0 construct. The Dresden-based company said the module has received general…

  37. Salt-based thermal storage supports renewable steam in Spain
    DEPV Magazine

    German pharmaceutical company Bayer has begun testing a system that uses renewable electricity to produce steam at its plant in La Felguera, Langreo, in Spain’s Asturias region. The facility manufactures acetylsalicylic acid, the active…

  38. Tongwei unveils 26.0 3%-efficient TOPCon solar cell with high sheet resistance
    DEPV Magazine

    A research group led by Chinese polysilicon and solar module manufacturer Tongwei has developed a tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell featuring an emitter with higher sheet resistance in a bid to reduce recombination…

  39. Latvia switches on 174 MW of solar
    DEPV Magazine

    A 174 MW solar power plant has reached commercial operations in Latvia. Lithuanian green energy company Ignitis Renewables developed the Tume solar farm in the Tukums municipality. The project is one of the largest in the Baltic states…

  40. Jakson targets 3 GW integrated manufacturing capacity by 2028, eyes potential 10 GW ingot-wafer expansion
    DEPV Magazine

    Indian PV manufacturer Jaskon plans to operationalise an initial 3 GW of integrated ingot, wafer and solar cell manufacturing capacity in India by the end of 2028, Ivan Saha, Managing Director of Jaskson Engineers Limited, told pv magazine…

  41. After a gas furnace leak, this retiree went all-electric — for free
    USCanary Media

    A few years ago, a gas leak from Sherry Frazier's furnace forced her and her daughter out of Frazier’s Baltimore home. “Oh, it was awful,” said Frazier, a retired educator who worked with students with disabilities in Baltimore public…

  42. Where’s the beef? Under the solar panels.
    USCanary Media

    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…

  43. Solar panel waste yields silica nanoparticles for battery anodes
    DEPV Magazine

    Researchers funded by a South Korean solar panel recycling program have produced silica nanoparticles averaging 109 nanometers (nm) in diameter from sodium silicate derived from end-of-life solar cell powder. They found that blending the…

  44. What solar installers should ask before handing back office to AI
    DEPV Magazine

    Take one ordinary job. A homeowner fills in a web form on a Sunday night. On Monday someone copies their details into the quoting tool. The quote goes out, gets revised twice because the customer wants a bigger battery, then a third time…

  45. SolarEdge exits Australian market
    DEPV Magazine

    Israel-based inverter and battery manufacturer SolarEdge has advised that it is closing its local sales and operations in Australia and New Zealand. The company also announced it will terminate product certification renewals, active…

  46. The changing landscape of US PV imports
    DEPV Magazine

    The US solar market has long relied heavily on imports, with trade remedies playing a dominant role in shaping its supply chain in recent years. Rapid changes in antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD), enforcement of the Uyghur…

  47. The Jackery HomePower 2000 Plus v2 Red Cross Edition — CleanTechnica Tested
    USCleanTechnica

    Jackery was one of the earliest portable power station producers to bring these beautiful creations into the mainstream. They have a line of portable power stations and proprietary portable, foldable solar panels that continues to make…

  48. Bigger than Godzilla!
    USCleanTechnica

    Fortescue’s plans for the Pilbara include wind turbine blades that are bigger than Godzilla. While Fortescue’s boss hobnobs with King Charles III and chats about sustainability, under the Commonwealth Nature Initiative, progress continues…

  49. Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in November 2026
    USElectrek

    I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back…

  50. Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — 32% EV Share in September!
    USCleanTechnica

    BEVs Up, PHEVs Down Plugin vehicle registrations were up 3% year over year (YoY) globally in September, ending the month at around 2.16 million units, pretty darn close to the all-time record (2.17 million) set last December. Once again…

  51. French carmaker Renault wants to get into the military robot business
    USElectrek

    Forget what your Fox News -addicted uncle told you about cheese-eating surrender monkeys. The French military has centuries of storied military victories and traditions behind it, and Renault wants in on that action with a new, autonomous…

  52. Even California’s Biggest Ports Aren’t Betting On Hydrogen For Ships
    USCleanTechnica

    California has been one of hydrogen’s most enthusiastic supporters for two decades. The state has subsidized hydrogen vehicles, backed refueling networks, supported fuel-cell buses and trucks, invested in hydrogen production and kept the…

  53. New ID. AURA is the mainstream EV VW needs – but its software is the real story
    USElectrek

    Volkswagen built its global empire on the promise of affordable, accessible transportation, embodied by the iconic Type 1 Beetle. Now facing an existential crisis after a decades-long push upmarket , the automaker faces a reckoning – and a…

  54. Everyone wants an electric pickup truck. I want more electric 125cc motorcycles
    USElectrek

    If you follow the EV industry in North America, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the future of transportation revolves around electric SUVs and pickups. Every week seems to bring another teaser from a startup promising to reinvent the…