Category: Clean Technica
Space Squeeze Forces Solar Developers To Get Creative
A high density racking system enables a new 11-megawatt solar power plant to fit inside a constrained, irregular parcel of land in the city of Elgin, Illinois.
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Solar, Wind, Battery Storage, And Politics — It’s Complicated
In the summer of 2026, demand for electricity in Texas broke the previous record of 85.5 GW, set three years ago: 45 times. On July 22, 2026, ERCOT, the Texas grid operator, recorded an all time high peak demand of 91.1 GW. On August 20, Houston, Texas experienced its first … [continued]
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The Case For Buying A Used EV Just Got Loads Better
Car dealers in the UK can add high-mileage reliability to their sales pitch for used EVs, as supported by a new study of standard road safety tests comparing electric cars with gas-powered cars.
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Ports Need More Capital As Their Bulk Cargo Base Shrinks
Ports are being asked to make infrastructure decisions that will last thirty, forty or fifty years while several of the assumptions that paid for their existing infrastructure are changing at the same time. Ships are getting larger, requiring deeper channels, larger cranes and more capable tug fleets. Climate disruption is … [continued]
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The SsangYong CCR-1: An Early Korean EV Experiment
SEOUL, South Korea — Long before SsangYong Motor became part of the electric-vehicle transition now reshaping South Korea’s automotive industry, it built an electric sports car that looked as if it had arrived from a different future. The SsangYong CCR-1, short for Clean Car 1, was unveiled in 1995 as … [continued]
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