Reporting contributed by Mitch Borden, Marfa Public Radio MONAHANS, Texas—A dozen people huddle around a 10-foot deep hole in the parched West Texas soil. The group falls silent in anticipation as well-control specialist Hawk Dunlap, in a red jumpsuit, scrapes at the soil with a shovel. A lawyer in a hardhat peers down and trains […]
In northern Argentina, lush, green spaces of forest give way to wide, open clearings. In aerial photos, the contrast couldn’t be starker: treetops with varying tones of green, and next to them, brownish empty land. Such is the reality for some parts of the province of Chaco, home to a part of the Gran Chaco, […]
Electricity prices are set to spike for roughly 65 million Americans — and rules that keep new clean energy from being built are largely to blame. Last week, PJM, which manages the power grid serving Washington, D.C., and 13 states stretching from the mid-Atlantic coast to the Great Lakes, hosted its annual capacity…
In rural Benton County, brigades of waste-collection vehicles lumber through forested hills and wheat fields, each truck trailed by an acrid stench. They’re hauling trash from across the western half of the state to Coffin Butte Landfill. The site accepts waste from nearly two dozen of Oregon’s 36 counties, and the…
The U.S. power grid is overburdened and under-resourced — and the Biden administration just announced a major investment aimed at helping solve those problems. The Department of Energy has offered $2.2 billion to eight projects across 18 states that could expand and strengthen the grid. The projects range from…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $43 million in funding for projects that will advance research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) in several areas critical to the future of advanced batteries. The funding will drive innovations in low-cost electric vehicle (EV) battery electrode, cell, or pack manufacturing; improve ... [continued]
What you need to know: California saw an increase in zero-emission vehicles sold last quarter as 1 in 4 new car buyers continue to choose alternatives to gasoline-powered cars and trucks. SACRAMENTO — In the second quarter of 2024, Californians purchased 118,181 zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) representing 25.7% of all new vehicle ... [continued]
Thanks to the DNA of a new pure EV brand called AEHRA, Italy has gained international attention. Speaking of EV DNA, the company reflects on the freedom they had when they left internal combustion engines behind, saying that “Liberated from the need to accommodate a bulky internal combustion engine into ... [continued]
A process designed to make sure a swath of the country has reliable electricity has become an example of how not to manage a complex system during a time of rapid change. PJM Interconnection, the organization that oversees the country’s largest grid region, held its annual “capacity” auction last week to secure the resources needed […]
