Photo: RWE The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has canceled the second offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico due to “a lack of competitive interest.” BOEM received 25 comments in response to the March 2024 Proposed Sale Notice, but only one company expressed interest in participating. The federal agency says […]
François-Xavier Marit / AFP / Getty Following the Parade of Nations on the Seine River, athletes and spectators watch as lasers light up the sky around the Eiffel Tower, at the Trocadero venue, during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 26, 2024.
Ford is betting on smaller electric cars as the future. Its “Skunkworks ” team is not so small, and now that the cat is out of the bag, we are learning more about Ford’s new affordable platform. Ford CEO Jim Farley compared its new low-cost EV platform to Rivian and Tesla. However, Farley suggested Ford’s […]
Remote patient monitoring and virtual care company CoachCare secured a $48 million strategic growth investment. Integrity Growth Partners led the round with participation from Topmark Partners. WHAT IT DOES CoachCare works with individual practices and hospital systems to provide a remote patient monitoring service for patients with acute and chronic conditions, and it offers connected […]
Solar panel recycling company SolarCycle is using secondhand solar panels to power its panel recycling plant in Texas. SolarCycle has installed a 500 kW solar array made of reused panels at its recycling facility in Odessa, Texas, which can provide around half of the electricity the plant uses. The array – which is made up of […]
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla, Ford, and GM earnings, Rivian R2, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, […]
California-based EV maker Rivian (RIVN) was the most satisfying US auto brand, according to the 2024 JD Power US Automotive Performance, Execution, and Layout (APEAL) study. Although it had the highest rating, since Rivian didn’t meet the criteria, it was not officially ranked. Here’s why buyers love up-and-coming EV brand. Rivian builds more than just […]
Closing out this week’s Green Deals is a surprise return of the joint Worx and Aventon Power Share e-bike that is now $700 off at a new $1,000 low. Coming in right alongside it is the Jackery Explorer 600 Plus Portable Power Station that has returned to its $399 low for the first time at […]
Another common sustainability strategy centers on finding more efficient data storage solutions. Nearly all acute care centers now use electronic health records systems, and it’s estimated that the average hospital produces about 50 petabytes of data each year. Priscilla Sandberg, senior healthcare strategic alliances manager at Pure Storage, describes working with a major healthcare company […]
The Xiaomi SU7 sedan / Source: Xiaomi Automobile / Wiebo The production momentum continues for Xiaomi Automobile, the new EV arm of Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi Inc. Today, the automaker shared it has completed a recently announced production ramp up of its flagship model and is on track to hit 100,000 builds this year… two […]
