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Businesses look to add solar ahead of federal tax credit end
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (897+ words) Businesses look to add solar ahead of federal tax credit end Frank Jossi//January 26, 2026// HOM Furniture's John Pierce wanted to add solar to four stores before the federal investment tax credit ends on July 4. "The long and the short of…...
Solid-state battery claim could usher in new EV era
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (683+ words) Solid-state battery claim could usher in new EV era By Nicol's Rivero, The Washington Post //January 20, 2026// If you can believe the ambitious claims in a slickly produced video released Jan. 4 ahead of the CES technology show in Las Vegas, a…...
Global EV sales likely to lose momentum in 2026 following policy shifts
1+ week, 5+ day ago (422+ words) Global EV sales likely to lose momentum in 2026 following policy shifts Global EV registrations grew 20% last year but are likely to lose pace in 2026, data showed on Wednesday, as a slowdown in China and a relaxation of electrification targets worldwide…...
Clean energy weathers policy blows in turbulent 2025
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1179+ words) Top Women in Construction Clean energy weathers policy blows in turbulent 2025 There were some highs amid a lot of lows in a roller coaster year for clean energy as President Donald Trump worked to boost polluting fuels while blocking wind…...
Virtual power plants improve electric grid while lowering energy costs
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (391+ words) Top Women in Construction Virtual power plants improve electric grid while lowering energy costs By Justin Carpenter, USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect//December 17, 2025// In Texas, for example, some homeowners received solar panels and batteries at no upfront cost so…...
Zanzibar’s ‘solar mamas’ bring clean energy to rural homes
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (529+ words) Zanzibar's "solar mamas' bring clean energy to rural homes ZANZIBAR, Tanzania " When darkness came, so did the smoke. Hamna Silima Nyange, like half of the 2 million people in Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar, did not have a house connected to…...
Sulfur-based batteries could extend EV range beyond current limits
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (914+ words) Sulfur-based batteries could extend EV range beyond current limits By Golareh Jalilvand, University of South Carolina//November 12, 2025// Picture an electric car that could go 600, 700 or even 1,000 miles on a single charge. That's much farther than the longest-range electric vehicles on…...
Sustainable: Crowdfunding boosts community solar
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (885+ words) Frank Jossi//November 3, 2025// New financing ideas will be needed as clean energy developers enter a time of less government support. Over the next two years, the Trump administration will end the 30% tax credit that has helped build the wind and…...
Study finds EVs cut emissions twice as fast as gas cars
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (817+ words) Study finds EVs cut emissions twice as fast as gas cars DETROIT " Making electric vehicles and their batteries is a dirty process that uses a lot of energy. But a new study says that EVs quickly make up for that…...
Sustainable: Solar industry faces tough time
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1126+ words) Top Women in Finance Sustainable: Solar industry faces tough time Frank Jossi//October 6, 2025// Minnesota's solar industry gathers this week for a two-day conference featuring panel discussions and keynote speeches at a particularly perilous time for clean energy. The Trump administration…...