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 […]

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 […]

When Donald Trump’s professional kidnappers snatched up Nicolás and Cilia Maduro, there was immediately confusion and a trove of questions about what was going on, why, and where it was all going to lead. I put out a few theories on what was driving it all for Donald Trump. Those … [continued] The post Theories […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

The story of the day is an obvious one. Making sense of it is not as easy. Donald Trump and his merry gang of peacemakers, chasing the Nobel Peace Prize, have bombed Venezuela and abducted its leader and his wife, Nicolás and Cilia Maduro. Reportedly, the US Army’s Delta Force … [continued] The post Oil […]

Is AI a blessing or a curse? We are trying to address that question but finding it hard going. The topic is polarizing in a way that few others are. In Part One of this series, some comments extolled the technology, sweeping aside objections with a blanket, “It’s just another … [continued] The post AI […]

Regardless of the sorry state of federal energy policy today, climate action continues apace among the many US states where public servants prioritize energy affordability alongside job creation, health, and safety. A case in point is Colorado, where the heat pump business is heating up as stakeholders race to capitalize … [continued] The post On […]