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With Voltpost, an electric vehicle (EV) driver can park in front of a utility pole or lamppost and, using a phone app, lower a charger from it. The company says the Voltpost system can cut charging infrastructure costs for communities by up to 70% because it requires no construction or trenching. …

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A report from the research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie found that, as the Middle East conflict creates volatility in global oil markets, three factors could drive EV sales higher. In fact, total EV ownership costs could reach parity with total gasoline vehicle ownership costs by 2031, th…
The Sunrise Toyota dealership on Long Island achieved 55% energy savings and reduced peak demand by 101 kW with a microgrid comprised of energy storage and solar, and is expected to ultimately cut utility costs by 90%. Guests Maria Fields and Dennis Quinn, co-founders at Sprocket Power, describe t…
What makes disruptive new energy technologies succeed or fail? Mathias Schlecht, president and CEO of ColdStream Energy for over 27 years, has built and scaled disruptive energy technologies from lab to field. He answers the question: How to scale these technologies while grappling with water, …
At The Great Transformation conference in Bend, Oregon in July, a panel addressed the question: How much will the creation of the new grid be in the hands of utilities versus the customers? Moderated by Elisa Wood, founder and Editor at Energy Changemakers, the panel included Cameron Brooks, execu…
A report from consultant Wood Mackenzie pointed to the dangers of bursts of power demand in AI data centers. ZincFive says it has an answer. The company's nickel-zinc energy storage provides short, high-power dischages for data centers to address AI power surges and also provides outage backup. Th…
In Iceland, which has vast geothermal resources, Syntholene Energy, with support from Idaho National Laboratory, is testing synfuel production that combines geothermal heat with high-temperature electrolysis. The company says its synfuel is 70% less expensive than synfuels produced using other clea…
In December 2023, a winter storm hit Highland Park, Michigan, and the ensuing power outage lasted four days – a common occurrence in the community, which has a high poverty rate. Partially in response to the outages, Juan Shannon created Parker Village, with plans to provide clean, low-cost local …
Under the first-of-a-kind Oregon Power Act, data centers served by the state's two investor-owned utilities can't drive up utility bills or undermine Oregon's clean energy goals. The law has attracted interest from other states considering similar measures. While Portland General Electric and Paci…
Temperatures, altitude, snow, wind, sunshine and road surfaces can significantly shorten or lengthen how far an electric vehicle (EV) driver can go on a charge. Lasse Lumiaho, head of automotive at Vaisala Xweather, which provides weather data and intelligence for many Fortune 500 companies, descr…
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