Energy & Green Tech news — Wednesday 30 September 2026

CleanTechnica 23:39 UTC

Understanding how Residual Values have evolved and what has driven the change over the last years. What is happening to EV depreciation? At first sight, BEVs appear to retain lower residual values than other powertrains. However, the…

Electrek 22:23 UTC

Metra’s diesel-engined commuter trains are familiar sights in and around Chicago, and so is the smell of spent diesel that surrounds them – but a new battery-electric FLIRT locomotive from Stadler is about to change all that, and it’s set…

Canary Media 22:00 UTC

The U.S. Senate energy permitting bill unveiled Wednesday could streamline the buildout of high-voltage power lines across the country, potentially delivering billions of dollars in electricity cost savings and dramatically improving the…

Electrek 21:28 UTC

Commercial delivery operator Gateway Fleets ordered 100 medium-duty electric box vans from Workhorse earlier this year. That experiment seems to be going well, because the company just ordered 200 more. more…

Electrek 20:56 UTC

The Ford Fathom is expected to go on sale in early 2027, starting at $28,350. Ford CEO Jim Farley admitted, “It’s going to be a heck of an effort to launch this at scale, at cost, on time.” more…

CleanTechnica 20:26 UTC Translated from Dutch

In the first two parts of this series, I explored the XPENG L03 with VLA 2.0 and the Tesla Model 3 with FSD from my recent test in Amsterdam. The focus of those two articles was on each intelligent driving system. However, the AI-based…

Electrek 19:45 UTC

Toyota tried crushing its new electric truck with a 1,675-pound caravan to prove it’s still “the world’s toughest pick-up,” and it drove off as if nothing had happened. more…

CleanTechnica 18:34 UTC

Politics in Germany is turning ugly, as neo-nazi interests like AfD gain traction with voters, especially in parts of the country that were once part of East Germany. AfD and similar political groups are vehemently opposed to all this…

CleanTechnica 18:07 UTC

I came across a compelling editorial the other day as I reviewed the morning inbox. A writer from Iowa City was concerned about how fake news is subsuming the US midterm elections. “President Donald Trump says that CNN, MS Now, and…

Electrek 18:00 UTC

We have a jam-packed midweek Green Deals for you, with a bunch of these deals coming from Amazon’s early fall Prime Day sale. Starting off today’s edition is the limited-time chance to score a larger-than-ever $838 FREE bundle (extra…

Electrek 17:39 UTC

If you’ve spent any time reading local neighborhood social media groups lately – and for your mental health, I hope you haven’t – you’ve probably encountered a familiar complaint: teenagers on e-bikes. more…

Canary Media 17:30 UTC

This is California Wire , a weekly newsletter from Jeff St. John on the state’s clean energy transition. Subscribe to get it every Wednesday via Substack. Hello, everyone! We’re back today to talk about trucks — the big and dirty ones …

Electrek 16:56 UTC

Rivian’s first R2s with LiDAR and its in-house RAP1 autonomy computer will go to employees before the end of 2026. Paying customers will have to wait until 2027. It could be interpreted as a delay compared to previous communications. The…

Electrek 16:54 UTC

BMW opened orders for the 2027 i3 early after strong initial demand. The all-new electric sedan can drive up to 468 miles on a single charge, but it’s not exactly cheap. more…

Electrek 16:05 UTC

Tesla’s planned solar factory in Texas has landed in the middle of a US patent lawsuit between two Chinese solar equipment makers, both chasing the ingot-growing furnaces Tesla needs to hit its 100 GW goal. Linton Crystal Technologies, a…

CleanTechnica 15:54 UTC

When Norwegian transit authority Ruter put a Chinese Yutong electric bus through cybersecurity testing inside an isolated mine, the investigation started with two very different concerns. One was geopolitical: could the bus act as a…

Electrek 14:36 UTC

The Range Rover Sport EV is bringing new levels of performance with an all-electric powertrain, but it isn’t cheap. more…

CleanTechnica 14:02 UTC

I just read Paul Fosse’s article on the rapid rise of Chinese cars and electrification in Brazil, where the share of pure electric vehicles (BEVs) has almost caught up with the BEV share in the United States. Then we’ve got Juan Diego…

Electrek 14:02 UTC

A Nasdaq-listed company worth about $2.4 million says it wants to buy 500 Tesla Robotaxis. KIDZ AI, formerly an online coding school for kids, announced today that it sent Tesla a “procurement inquiry” for the vehicles and plans an…

Electrek 14:00 UTC

Just last week, Geely announced it would roll out 2.2 megawatt chargers, able to charge an EV in under 5 minutes. Those chargers are now already in service in 5 cities, with 15,000 charging sites planned by the end of next year. Meanwhile…

CleanTechnica 13:38 UTC

Last week, I traveled to southern Brazil to visit my wife’s family and took the opportunity to visit 4 dealers in Sao Paulo selling Chinese brands of cars (although some are assembled in Brazil). At CleanTechnica, we have written quite a…

Electrek 13:00 UTC

Rapidly expanding DC fast charging company IONNA now has more than 180 sites open across the US, and EV drivers of four of its founding automakers’ brands can now get discounts when they plug in. more…

PV Magazine 12:30 UTC

EnergyPathways, which is listed on London’s AIM market, is developing the Marram Energy Storage Hub (MESH) in salt caverns beneath the East Irish Sea, about 18 km off Lancashire, England, with onshore facilities at the Port of Barrow. The…

PV Magazine 12:08 UTC

Vertical solar specialist Over Easy Solar has recently released a new version of its vertical PV system for rooftop applications. “We have just received the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for our xM-3 flat-roof system,” the…

PV Magazine 11:37 UTC

A research group in China has simulated the operation of a heating system combining a hydrogen fuel cell, a CO₂ heat pump and phase-change thermal storage. The study examined how ambient temperature and the fuel cell’s anode and cathode…

PV Magazine 10:50 UTC

From ESS News Chinese inverter and battery maker Fox ESS has unveiled a modular C&I storage system that it says can scale from 28 kWh to nearly 1,000 kWh on a single inverter. The company lists a maximum on-grid configuration of 100 units…

PV Magazine 10:47 UTC

Prague-headquartered independent power producer Rezolv Energy says it has signed an up to €561 million ($637.3 million) financing package for its planned 1.3 GW solar plant. According to an update posted by Rezolv on LinkedIn, the Dama…

PV Magazine 10:43 UTC

Belgium’s Federal Public Service (FPS) Economy, the country’s market surveillance authority, published last week the results of a PV cable inspection and testing campaign conducted in 2024. The authority said the campaign had two…

Energy Monitor 10:01 UTC

Reverion has raised $175m in Series B to expand production of its power plants that generate dispatchable, carbon-negative electricity.

PV Magazine 09:00 UTC

Ireland has approved a new package of energy grants for homes and businesses, effective Oct. 6. The measures include enhanced support for solar PV, alongside incentives for home heating decarbonization and energy retrofits. A new…

PV Magazine 08:54 UTC

A research team in China has analyzed the flexural behavior of thin-plate glued laminated bamboo (glubam) systems for floating PV platforms. “Glubam systems show promising potential for FPV platforms due to their high strength-to-weight…

Canary Media 07:30 UTC

On a sunny September day in New York City, I followed a throng of people off the subway and into Queens’ Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The crowds were there for the U.S. Open tennis tournament, but I wasn’t — I’d come to see a novel…

Canary Media 07:30 UTC

The top U.S. nuclear regulator wants to make it easier to build and operate nuclear power plants in this country — without compromising public health or safety. That’s the TL;DR of a proposed rule that would reduce reporting requirements…

PV Magazine 07:18 UTC

Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic has started operating a fuel cell system and an air-to-water heat pump at the Hydrogen House, a demonstration facility run by the Central Finland Mobility Foundation (Cefmof) in Jyväskylä…

PV Magazine 06:05 UTC

Cuba has reached 1.42 GW of installed solar capacity across 144 photovoltaic plants and expects the total to exceed 1.5 GW by the end of 2026, according to Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Speaking on the radio program Criterio…

PV Magazine 06:00 UTC

The Norwegian Energy Regulatory Authority (NVE) is proposing a simplified connection process for small renewable generation facilities, including solar PV systems. NVE refers to the proposed change, aimed at existing grid customers in…

PV Magazine 05:35 UTC

From ESS News South Korea’s national target is suddenly a sodium-ion affair, with a new “Battery Industry Technology Roadmap” released as it wants its battery makers to shift, with sodium-ion batteries now a priority for energy storage…

PV Magazine 05:23 UTC

TrinaTracker, a business unit of Chinese manufacturer Trinasolar, has announced the launch of two self-developed robotic solutions aiming to improve operational efficiency in utility-scale solar PV systems. The Buildex robot is designed…

PV Magazine 05:21 UTC

Aurora Solar has launched a new quarterly benchmark called “Trust Signal,” which tracks the incidence of homeowners who report having negative experiences with solar installers in the previous three months, with each survey covering a…

PV Magazine 04:00 UTC

As of mid-2026, Texas is just behind California’s 55.5 GW of total solar capacity, and has about half the Golden State’s 60.6 GWh of energy storage capacity. But Texas is catching up quickly. More than 65% of the state’s solar capacity and…

CleanTechnica 03:39 UTC

Regardless of the sharp U-turn in federal energy policy, General Motors is on track to manufacture EV batteries based on an LMR formula that delivers improved performance at a lower cost. The post GM Really Wasn’t Kidding About Those New…

CleanTechnica 01:03 UTC

Diesel drivers in Europe are paying €32 more at the pump than at the beginning of the war in Iran. As Europe’s leaders meet in Brussels to discuss how to tackle the energy crisis, the case for EVs has never been clearer, says T&E. EV…

CleanTechnica 00:23 UTC

Depreciation estimates impact leasing and financing deals, leaving EVs often overpriced. Accurate estimates should make leasing companies, carmakers and governments accelerate the EV shift, says T&E. Electric cars are retaining their value…