Energy & Green Tech news — Wednesday 14 October 2026

CleanTechnica 23:49 UTC

Last night, I returned home from Mondial de l’Auto 2026, otherwise known as the Paris Motor Show. My time there was packed with events and conversations. While at the show, I also attended the Paris Automotive Summit, hearing from multiple…

CleanTechnica 23:31 UTC

T&E urges governments to uphold the next correction of the PHEV CO2 accounting rules to drive PHEV improvements and avoid cheating consumers. Powering a PHEV costs drivers up to €680 more a year than carmakers claim. The gap between…

Electrek 22:06 UTC

A new smart thermostat from Apple and Schneider Electric could soon use your iPhone to figure out when you’re home – and help move heating and cooling to times when electricity is cleaner and/or cheaper. more…

CleanTechnica 21:49 UTC

PUBLIC transportation company Green SM has entered North America with the official launch of an all-electric taxi service in Los Angeles, California. The move turns the United States into the ninth market for the Vietnamese transport…

Electrek 20:38 UTC

Revolution Wind is already sending electricity to New England, and all 65 turbines are installed. Now the Trump administration is challenging the federal approval that allowed the offshore wind farm to be built. Again. Yes, really. more…

Electrek 20:29 UTC

Your eyes do not deceive you, dear readers – the iconic, stainless-steel bodied and gullwing-doored sportscar brand DeLorean is not only somehow still alive, but they apparently have enough money to campaign a DeLorean-branded eVTOL in the…

Electrek 19:57 UTC

BMW overhauled its flagship i7 electric sedan. Now, it wants you to use it as a chauffeur vehicle. more…

Electrek 19:53 UTC

The winter equipment experts at Prinoth are partnering with Swedish trucking group SCANIA on a pair of new, battery-electric snow groomers that are ready to hit Europe’s ski slopes with up to 624 kWh of battery power all winter long. more…

Electrek 18:36 UTC

Orange is the new green at the University of Tennessee, which deployed a new McNeilus Volterra ZFL electric garbage truck at its Knoxville campus this week, bringing together advanced, battery-electric waste collection technology and…

Electrek 18:00 UTC

Our midweek Green Deals edition is being led by Lectric’s newest 46-pound Xpress Lite e-bike that just launched at $1,099 , which coincides with the bundle for $336 in FREE gear on the XPress2 Cruiser/Commuter e-bikes at $1,299 continuing…

Electrek 17:53 UTC

BYD will launch the updated Seagull next week, its popular EV that sells for around $10,000 in China. more…

CleanTechnica 17:34 UTC

For years, I have been writing that the insurance industry will strongly influence the climate change debate, because its mission it to identify risks and price its policies accordingly. You can’t build a new 80 story tower stuffed with…

CleanTechnica 16:31 UTC

Honda has joined the race to develop wireless EV charging systems that enable drivers to recharge their batteries while on the road, adding a new layer of convenience to the EV experience. The post Another Sign That Gasmobiles Are Toast…

CleanTechnica 16:21 UTC

Letter Calls for Credible, Enforceable Provisions in any Taxpayer-Funded Package DES MOINES, Iowa – In a letter to Iowa Economic Development Authority, the Sierra Club Iowa Chapter is urging state officials to ensure any taxpayer-funded…

CleanTechnica 16:19 UTC

Washington, D.C. — Donald Trump’s Department of the Interior has asked a federal court to re-evaluate the permit for Revolution Wind, an offshore wind project that has already begun delivering electricity to families in New England, and…

Electrek 16:19 UTC

Volvo is already calling the EX60 a “game changer” as its highest-range, fastest-charging EV to date. After delaying US deliveries, Volvo’s new midsize electric SUV will remain limited, at least for now. more…

Electrek 14:46 UTC

Tesla Powerwalls did most of the heavy lifting as California’s home batteries set a new grid record last week. On October 6, more than 85,000 Powerwall owners sent over 600 MW to the grid, the bulk of a combined 745 MW dispatch that Sunrun…

CleanTechnica 14:40 UTC

Britain’s bus reforms are usually discussed as a privatization story. Outside London, the 1980s reforms deregulated local bus markets and gave commercial operators far more freedom over routes and timetables. London kept public control of…

CleanTechnica 14:22 UTC

The leading US rooftop solar firm Sunrun has made a sharp pivot into the energy storage field, enabling more households to participate in money-saving virtual power plants whether or not they have rooftop solar panels. The post The People…

Electrek 14:14 UTC

Want to be among the first to own Ford’s new EV pickup? You can now sign up for a preorder invite for the upcoming $30,000 Ford Fathom. more…

PV Magazine 13:42 UTC

Tunisian national utility Société tunisienne de l’électricité et du gaz (STEG) has launched a tender for the construction of a 50 MW solar PV plant linked with 10 MW/20 MWh of battery storage capacity. The selected developers will have to…

PV Magazine 13:13 UTC

Europe has now lived through two energy crises in four years, and on the surface the second looks like a smaller copy of the first. In Spain, Germany and Greece, day-ahead prices rose in both, and in each case the shock followed a war that…

PV Magazine 12:48 UTC

From ESS News Copenhagen-based Modi Energy has opened registrations in Denmark for a new energy-as-a-service offer. The company installs and owns solar and battery systems on customers’ homes and guarantees bills 20% below the market price…

PV Magazine 12:39 UTC

A research team from Sweden and Italy has investigated the performance of semitransparent, magenta-colored cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film PV panels designed to transmit wavelengths favorable for broccoli growth in an agrivoltaic…

PV Magazine 12:13 UTC

Japan-based Panasonic has introduced the Aquarea High-Performance N Series, a new range of air-to-water heat pumps designed for residential heating and domestic hot water production. The systems use R454C refrigerant, which has a global…

PV Magazine 11:56 UTC

Unico, a U.S. specialist in advanced power conversion technologies, launched its new 330 kW bidirectional Grid-Tie Inverter (GTI). The compact, scalable power conversion platform supports solar generation, energy storage or high-power…

PV Magazine 11:46 UTC

A research team from the Universitat Politècnica de València and Spanish engineering company Grupotec has investigated the gap between nominal module bifaciality and actual performance under operating conditions in utility-scale PV plants…

PV Magazine 10:32 UTC

Like BMW, Ford, Audi, and other automakers, Mercedes-Benz is now offering bidirectional charging to electric vehicle (EV) customers in Germany. The company uses vehicle batteries to participate in the electricity market through…

Energy Monitor 09:47 UTC

Nightpeak Energy has completed the 150MW Bocanova 2 battery storage facility, raising the total capacity at the Bocanova site to 300MW.

PV Magazine 09:12 UTC

Indian solar pump, module and electric motor manufacturer Oswal Pumps Ltd. has announced plans to establish a 1.2 GW solar cell manufacturing facility based on tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology, as part of its efforts to…

PV Magazine 09:05 UTC

French lightweight PV module manufacturer Heliup has partnered with Elevate, a Holcim Group brand specializing in waterproofing and insulation, to launch Solar Light TPO, an offer combining Heliup’s lightweight Stykon PV modules with…

PV Magazine 08:26 UTC

Scientists from Chinese solar manufacturer Trina Solar have proposed a new classification of ultraviolet-induced degradation (UVID) in TOPCon solar cells, distinguishing between reversible (r-UVID) and irreversible (ir-UVID) degradation…

Energy Monitor 08:24 UTC

US-based renewable energy developer Arevon Energy has finalised three separate 20-year Indexed Renewable Energy Credit (REC) agreements for its 200MWac/275MWdc Panther Energy Project in Perry County, Illinois, US.

PV Magazine 08:15 UTC

Researchers in Italy have found that removing the backsheet from crystalline silicon PV modules before thermal recycling produces cleaner recovered materials and lowers particulate emissions, without reducing recovery yields. The team…

Electrek 08:08 UTC

The world record for the longest journey on an electric motorcycle on a single charge has just been absolutely demolished. more…

Electrek 08:08 UTC

The world record for the longest journey on an electric motorcycle on a single charge has just been absolutely demolished. more…

Canary Media 07:30 UTC

This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter . Cindy O’Neil understands the boom-and-bust cycles of industry. Her husband spent years working in Carbon County’s namesake coal mines. In this pocket of…

PV Magazine 07:11 UTC

From ESS News EcoFlow is targeting the cost of home battery storage in the US with its new Titan series, offering three models that start at 5 kWh and expand to 30 kWh, along with a pre-wired home panel to cut installation work. The Titan…

Canary Media 07:00 UTC

CHICAGO — On a beautiful fall Saturday morning on the South Side of Chicago, the Life Center Church of God in Christ thrummed with excitement. The pews were packed with over a thousand people dressed in their best — including more than a…

PV Magazine 06:00 UTC

Sydney-headquartered electric vehicle (EV) charger manufacturer EVX has announced plans to launch a new pole-mounted DC fast charger specifically designed for Australian conditions, building on its existing kerbside AC charging technology…

PV Magazine 05:51 UTC

During its recent 2026 Solar Analyst Day on 6 October, TOYO Co., Ltd. (TOYO) provided key updates on its U.S. manufacturing operations, coinciding with the ribbon-cutting ceremony for its module expansion in Humble, Texas. While the…

PV Magazine 04:00 UTC

Could you tell us a bit about Wirepas and your work with utilities and others in the energy industry? We focus on the industrial side of wireless connectivity, especially use cases on the infrastructure side – where requirements are quite…

CleanTechnica 03:57 UTC

Like many legacy automakers, BMW Group is having a down year, including in the third quarter. In fact, despite years of dragging its feet and lobbying against regulations pushing for a faster transition to electric vehicles, full electrics…

CleanTechnica 03:56 UTC

Extrovert, unmistakable and fully electric, the new BMW iX4 is the next Neue Klasse model from BMW. Like its Neue Klasse siblings, the new Sports Utility Vehicle in coupé form represents a technological leap forward into a new era. At the…

CleanTechnica 03:56 UTC

BMW presents the most powerful variant yet of its Neue Klasse Sports Utility Vehicle. The new BMW iX3 M60 xDrive is equipped with an electric motor at each axle, produces maximum output of 450 kW/612 hp1 and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h…

CleanTechnica 03:22 UTC

Way back in the day, in another professional life, I was the director of a nonprofit focused on promoting bicycling, mass transit, and sustainable development — but especially bicycling. One thing we highlighted was how little people…

CleanTechnica 02:10 UTC

Imagine a world where we successfully remove every single drunk driver from the road. Achieving this would be a monumental victory. Alcohol impairment remains a massive, critical crisis on public roads, directly contributing to over 30% of…

CleanTechnica 01:39 UTC

Debunking ACEA’s proposal concerning EU electric vehicle exports to the United Kingdom The EU-UK TCA rules of origin requirements are the most concrete local content rules for batteries we have today. This is a test case for showing Europe…

Electrek 01:36 UTC

Tesla says it will finally stream its next-generation Roadster event this Thursday, October 15, at 7:55 pm Central, two weeks after it was supposed to happen. It’s the latest date in a long list of them. Tesla first showed the Roadster in…

Electrek 01:36 UTC

Tesla says it will finally stream its next-generation Roadster event this Thursday, October 15, at 7:55 pm Central, two weeks after it was supposed to happen. It’s the latest date in a long list of them. Tesla first showed the Roadster in…

CleanTechnica 00:51 UTC

Volt CEO Peter Leeson and I caught up on Teams this afternoon to discuss the progress of the Volt solar tile. You will have read about his revolutionary product on CleanTechnica here and here. When we last spoke, two years ago, Peter was…

CleanTechnica 00:05 UTC

There is more to the electric vehicle resolution than endless stats. What about the rest of the ecosystem? This article was inspired by a chat with a correspondent in Denmark. Once a month, Majella and I host a coffee morning for EV…