ev batteries Battery Recyclers Gain Spotlight as U.S. Seeks to Cut China Reliance New climate legislation pushes automakers to find alternative battery material sources, making battery recycling a crucial piece of the U.S. electric vehicle strategy.
electric vehicles Automakers Pour $38 Billion Into US Battery Plants to Fuel EV Race Major automakers and suppliers invest over $38 billion to build massive battery factories across the United States. New federal tax credits accelerate this onshore manufacturing boom to shorten supply chains and secure EV production.
deepmind DeepMind AI Successfully Manages Superheated Plasma in Fusion Reactor DeepMind collaborates with the Swiss Plasma Center to use reinforcement learning for controlling nuclear fusion plasma. This breakthrough demonstrates how artificial intelligence can solve complex physical challenges in the pursuit of clean energy.
g7 summit G7 Leaders Pledge Vaccine Doses, Coal Phase-Out, and Tax Reform The 2021 G7 summit in Cornwall results in major commitments on global vaccine distribution, fossil fuel reduction, and international corporate taxation.
climate change Biden Issues Executive Orders to Tackle Climate Crisis and Restore Scientific Integrity President Biden signs new executive actions aiming to achieve a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035 and a net-zero economy by 2050. The orders also prioritize job creation and protect federal scientists from political interference.
walmart Walmart Drops Solar Panel Fire Lawsuit Against Tesla After Settlement Walmart and Tesla resolve a legal dispute over rooftop solar panel fires that affected seven retail stores. The companies now plan to safely reactivate the sustainable energy systems.
energy vault SoftBank Backs Energy Vault's Giant Brick Tower Storage System Energy Vault secures $110 million from SoftBank Vision Fund to commercialize a unique gravity-based energy storage system that uses massive cement bricks. The investment highlights the growing demand for utility-scale storage solutions as renewable energy adoption accelerates worldwide.
toyota Toyota Tests High-Efficiency Solar Roof That Charges EVs While Driving Toyota and its partners are testing a highly efficient solar cell system for electric vehicles that can recharge the battery while the car is in motion.
lightyear one Dutch Startup Lightyear Unveils First Long-Range Solar-Powered EV Lightyear reveals a prototype electric car that harvests energy directly from the sun to achieve a 450-mile range. The vehicle aims to reduce reliance on the power grid despite its hefty price tag.
wind turbines Sandia Labs Builds Crawling Robot to Detect Hidden Wind Turbine Damage Researchers at Sandia National Labs develop an autonomous crawling robot that uses ultrasonic imaging to find invisible internal flaws in wind turbine blades. This new technology eliminates dangerous manual inspections and catches severe damage long before it becomes visible on the surface.
carbon engineering Chevron and Occidental Back Carbon Engineering's Direct Air Capture Tech Carbon Engineering secures funding from Chevron and Occidental Petroleum to commercialize its direct air capture technology, which pulls carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to create synthetic fuels.