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World’s 1st Production Solid-State Battery!

A small company in Finland, Donutlabs, has announced the world’s first production solid-state battery. The batteries are rated at 400 Wh/kg. Verge Motorcycles has incorporated Donutlabs’ true solid-state battery (SSB) into its motorcycles, the TS Pro and TS Ultra, creating motorcycles with up to 600 km (360 miles) of range … [continued] The post World’s […]

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Spain Starts New €355 Million Renewable Energy Manufacturing Program

The Spanish government is going down the route a bit that President Biden and Democrats went down. It is subsidizing the manufacturing of various renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, to the tune of €355 million. “The new call for funding proposals is inviting equipment makers from the following categories … [continued] The post Spain […]

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100,000 Mangrove Trees Planted In One Day?

Often a question title has a “no” response that follows in the article body. In this case, it is “yes.” Tom Chi recently gave an impressive TED Talk about replanting mangrove trees with drones. He says four people using drones and mangrove seeds can plant over 100,000 mangrove trees in … [continued] The post 100,000 […]

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Everything You Need To Know About Venezuelan Oil In One Word: Jeffrey Epstein

Like the proverbial bull in the china shop, US President Donald Trump spent his first year back in office the way any twice-impeached, convicted felon would — namely, trying to distract public attention away from his relationship with the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. However, nothing seems to stick. Demolishing … [continued] The post Everything […]

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From Riverboats To Global Ports: CATL Is Winning The Shipping Electrification Race

CATL’s batteries and energy management systems are already operating in roughly 900 ships and vessels, a figure that on its own should reframe how maritime decarbonization is discussed. Shipping is conservative for structural reasons tied to safety, long asset lifetimes, and unforgiving certification regimes, so deployment at this scale signals … [continued] The post From […]

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In Venezuela, It’s All About The Oil

The US attack on Venezuela presages a strategic realignment and the end of the rules based system created after World War II. The post In Venezuela, It’s All About The Oil appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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How Long Until China Is At 90% Plugin Vehicle Sales?

More than half of China’s new vehicle sales are plugin vehicle sales — 54% across the first 11 months of 2025 (33% BEVs alone). It seems like a blink of an eye from China crossing 20% plugin vehicle sales to crossing 50% plugin vehicle sales. The country just flew from … [continued] The post How […]

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