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Cruise layoffs begin as GM winds down robotaxi business

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

General Motors (GM) has officially launched layoffs at its self-driving robotaxi business Cruise, coming just months after the automaker first announced plans to cut funding and wind down operations for the startup. “We look forward to teaming with Cruise to accelerate our work together.”

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ExxonMobil Outlook projects hybrids and advanced vehicles to account for nearly 50% of cars globally by 2040; fuel demand for for personal vehicles to peak and decline, while commercial transportation demand rises 70%

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2011

Additionally, to achieve proposed fuel-economy targets, personal vehicles will need to be smaller and lighter than they are today. Because of that, demand for energy for personal vehicles will remain essentially flat through 2040 even as the number of personal vehicles in the world doubles to about 1.6 —ExxonMobil Outlook.

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EGEB: New Jersey approves US’s largest combined offshore wind farm

Electrek

JULY 1, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): New Jersey approves US’s largest combined offshore wind project, Atlantic Shores and Ocean Wind II. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: It gets real – Vineyard Wind orders its Haliade-X wind turbines

Electrek

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm orders 62 13 MW wind turbines. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. NOAA launches a newly redesigned climate website.

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EGEB: Nordex unveils a 6 MW onshore wind turbine

Electrek

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): German wind turbine maker Nordex unveils its first 6 MW onshore turbine. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. More than 200 health journals globally call for emergency climate change action.

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EGEB: World’s largest offshore wind turbines chosen for first commercial project

Electrek

JULY 12, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Germany’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm pre-selects huge Vestas wind turbines. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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The US saw record wind turbine capacity installation in 2020

Electrek

DECEMBER 29, 2021

More wind power capacity was installed in the US than any other generating technology in both 2019 and 2020, according to the US Energy Information Administration ( EIA ). UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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EGEB: Ireland launches its first offshore wind auction

Electrek

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Ireland opens a consultation of its first offshore wind auction. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. North Carolina’s governor is about to sign a major clean energy bill. Here are 3 standouts.

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EGEB: Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm is inaugurated

Electrek

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Denmark’s and Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm was inaugurated yesterday. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: World’s largest offshore floating wind farm is now complete

Electrek

AUGUST 26, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, the Kincardine Offshore Wind, is now installed. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: The world’s most powerful wind turbine passes the typhoon test

Electrek

MAY 3, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbines are awarded typhoon certification. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. United Auto Workers union says only US-made EVs should get tax incentives.

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EGEB: First major US offshore wind farm achieves $2.3B financial close

Electrek

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): At $2.3B, Vineyard Wind is one of the largest clean energy project investments in the US. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: Maryland offshore wind plans make a great leap forward

Electrek

AUGUST 5, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Baltimore-based US Wind announces a new offshore wind farm and other major developments. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: Ireland to build the Atlantic’s first floating offshore wind farm

Electrek

APRIL 12, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Ireland’s Moneypoint coal station will become a green energy hub that includes a floating offshore wind farm. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. France set to ban short domestic flights.

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EGEB: Maine to ban offshore wind in state waters for 10 years

Electrek

JULY 2, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Maine bans offshore wind in state (but not federal) waters for 10 years in a compromise. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. ION Energy raises $3.6

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EGEB: Researchers ran tests on wind turbine noise and got a surprise

Electrek

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): A technique used to improve wind farms’ performance makes them quieter, too. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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2024 Audi Q8 e-tron coming to US this summer; starting MSRP $74,400

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2023

Beyond contributing to an even more serene EV driving experience with reductions to wind noise, the optimized aerodynamics reduce drag by more than six percent over the previous model e-tron, resulting in an improved coefficient of drag value of 0.29 Instead of 12, there are now 14 windings. in the Q8 e-tron SUV and 0.27

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EGEB: Final turbine is in place at the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm

Electrek

JULY 7, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The final floating turbine is connected at the Kincardine floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: Hitachi ABB debuts power products for floating offshore wind

Electrek

JUNE 7, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Hitachi ABB Power Grids launches transformer products for offshore floating wind farms. Turbine installation is complete at Denmark’s largest wind farm, the offshore Kriegers Flak. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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EGEB: Sweden’s Vattenfall commits to wind turbine blade landfill ban

Electrek

OCTOBER 15, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Vattenfall says it will recycle all of its wind turbine blades by 2030. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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EGEB: Oil kingdom Saudi Arabia launches its first wind farm, the Middle East’s largest

Electrek

AUGUST 9, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Saudi Arabia’s first wind farm is now connected and producing clean energy. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Arizona may get its very first electricity provider that offers 100% clean energy.

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EGEB: A 24-year-old Dutch wind farm is being decommissioned. Here’s what’s next

Electrek

APRIL 2, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The first-generation Irene Vorrink wind farm is coming down. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. more… The post EGEB: A 24-year-old Dutch wind farm is being decommissioned.

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EGEB: Kansas’s first big wind farm turns 20. Here’s how it’s going

Electrek

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Gray County Wind Farm in Kansas is celebrating its 20th birthday. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. more… The post EGEB: Kansas’s first big wind farm turns 20.

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EGEB: The Netherlands’ first large-scale offshore wind farm is getting a revamp

Electrek

APRIL 9, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The 15-year-old Egmond aan Zee offshore wind farm in the North Sea will be refurbished. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. BlackRock Real Assets has closed a $4.8

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EGEB: Maine governor permanently bans offshore wind in state waters [update]

Electrek

JULY 7, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Maine’s governor permanently bans offshore wind in state waters in a compromise. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. ION Energy raises $3.6 Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: Chemical giant buys nearly half of huge 1.5 GW Dutch offshore wind farm

Electrek

JUNE 25, 2021

GW offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. GW Dutch offshore wind farm appeared first on Electrek. In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): BASF will buy 49.5% of Vattenfall’s 1.5

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Kia EV6 first drive: 10 things I didn’t know about the big 310-mile every-person sportwagon

Electrek

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Kia flew us out to wine and “winding road” country to test the new EV6, which is coming a bit late to the US, as it’s been out for a while in its native Korea and Europe already. So that means I’ve had months to digest the information about the car, its characteristics, and its place in the industry.

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EGEB: Midwestern states now lead the US in wind capacity

Electrek

JUNE 23, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Wind capacity has grown rapidly in the US in the last decade, and most of it is in the Midwest. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: Vertical turbines could be the future of wind energy

Electrek

MAY 4, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Oxford Brookes University researchers think wind turbines should be vertical. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. The US Interior Department approves a solar farm in the California desert.

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EGEB: Texas wind power smashes records in March

Electrek

APRIL 7, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Texas wind power topped 10.4 UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. more… The post EGEB: Texas wind power smashes records in March appeared first on Electrek.

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EGEB: China led as the world installed 6.1 GW of offshore wind in 2020

Electrek

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

GW of global offshore wind was installed in 2020, down slightly from a record 6.24 UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. GW of offshore wind in 2020 appeared first on Electrek. In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): 6.1 GW in 2019.

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EGEB: Biden administration opens up the US Pacific coast to offshore wind

Electrek

MAY 26, 2021

New US wind and solar scheduled for connection to the grid has reached record levels. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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EGEB: This floating wind platform with tilted towers earns a European patent

Electrek

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Hexicon’s tilted towers floating wind power platform earns a European patent. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: California bill, headed to governor, will ramp up offshore wind deployment

Electrek

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The California State Legislature passed a bill that will accelerate offshore wind farm deployment. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: No. 1 wind state Texas to add record solar by end of 2022

Electrek

APRIL 23, 2021

UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. 1 wind state Texas to add record solar by end of 2022 appeared first on Electrek. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. more… The post EGEB: No.

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EGEB: Anglers say US offshore wind farm benefits fishing

Electrek

APRIL 5, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): A new study finds that anglers see Block Island wind farm as an enhanced fishing destination. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: The US’s first offshore wind farm is currently offline; here’s why

Electrek

AUGUST 10, 2021

UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. more… The post EGEB: The US’s first offshore wind farm is currently offline; here’s why appeared first on Electrek. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: GE finalizes contracts for phase 3 of world’s largest offshore wind farm

Electrek

MAY 19, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): GE will provide 87 Haliade-X 14 MW for the third and final phase of the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: Oil giant Total rebrands as TotalEnergies, but some call it a greenwash

Electrek

MAY 31, 2021

The first wind turbine has been erected at Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK, and it will be huge. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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EGEB: New York City announces a massive clean energy plan

Electrek

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Two huge infrastructure plans will power New York City with wind, solar, and hydropower. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. China pledges to end funding for overseas coal plants.

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Two-year study in Canada finds large trucks disproportionately contribute to higher levels of black carbon pollution

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

This was in part due to differences in wind and proximity to the road but, surprisingly, the number of vehicles didn’t make that much of a difference. The data also revealed a significant drop in emissions on the 401 on the weekends, when personal vehicle traffic is still very high, but the volume of large truck traffic is low.

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EGEB: How US utilities are trying to block rooftop solar adoption

Electrek

JUNE 17, 2021

Why Penn State University won the US Department of Energy’s Collegiate Wind Competition. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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EGEB: American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic order e-air taxis from UK startup

Electrek

JUNE 11, 2021

Most Americans support expanding solar and wind energy, but there’s a significant partisan split. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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EGEB: Scotland’s largest whisky producer to install 4 MW solar farm

Electrek

AUGUST 4, 2021

The Kitty Hawk offshore wind project off North Carolina moves another step forward. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Cruise layoffs begin as GM winds down robotaxi business

ExxonMobil Outlook projects hybrids and advanced vehicles to account for nearly 50% of cars globally by 2040; fuel demand for for personal vehicles to peak and decline, while commercial transportation demand rises 70%

EGEB: New Jersey approves US’s largest combined offshore wind farm

EGEB: It gets real – Vineyard Wind orders its Haliade-X wind turbines

EGEB: Nordex unveils a 6 MW onshore wind turbine

EGEB: World’s largest offshore wind turbines chosen for first commercial project

The US saw record wind turbine capacity installation in 2020

EGEB: Ireland launches its first offshore wind auction

EGEB: Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm is inaugurated

EGEB: World’s largest offshore floating wind farm is now complete

EGEB: The world’s most powerful wind turbine passes the typhoon test

EGEB: First major US offshore wind farm achieves $2.3B financial close

EGEB: Maryland offshore wind plans make a great leap forward

EGEB: Ireland to build the Atlantic’s first floating offshore wind farm

EGEB: Maine to ban offshore wind in state waters for 10 years

EGEB: Researchers ran tests on wind turbine noise and got a surprise

2024 Audi Q8 e-tron coming to US this summer; starting MSRP $74,400

EGEB: Final turbine is in place at the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm

EGEB: Hitachi ABB debuts power products for floating offshore wind

EGEB: Sweden’s Vattenfall commits to wind turbine blade landfill ban

EGEB: Oil kingdom Saudi Arabia launches its first wind farm, the Middle East’s largest

EGEB: A 24-year-old Dutch wind farm is being decommissioned. Here’s what’s next

EGEB: Kansas’s first big wind farm turns 20. Here’s how it’s going

EGEB: The Netherlands’ first large-scale offshore wind farm is getting a revamp

EGEB: Maine governor permanently bans offshore wind in state waters [update]

EGEB: Chemical giant buys nearly half of huge 1.5 GW Dutch offshore wind farm

Kia EV6 first drive: 10 things I didn’t know about the big 310-mile every-person sportwagon

EGEB: Midwestern states now lead the US in wind capacity

EGEB: Vertical turbines could be the future of wind energy

EGEB: Texas wind power smashes records in March

EGEB: China led as the world installed 6.1 GW of offshore wind in 2020

EGEB: Biden administration opens up the US Pacific coast to offshore wind

EGEB: This floating wind platform with tilted towers earns a European patent

EGEB: California bill, headed to governor, will ramp up offshore wind deployment

EGEB: No. 1 wind state Texas to add record solar by end of 2022

EGEB: Anglers say US offshore wind farm benefits fishing

EGEB: The US’s first offshore wind farm is currently offline; here’s why

EGEB: GE finalizes contracts for phase 3 of world’s largest offshore wind farm

EGEB: Oil giant Total rebrands as TotalEnergies, but some call it a greenwash

EGEB: New York City announces a massive clean energy plan

Two-year study in Canada finds large trucks disproportionately contribute to higher levels of black carbon pollution

EGEB: How US utilities are trying to block rooftop solar adoption

EGEB: American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic order e-air taxis from UK startup

EGEB: Scotland’s largest whisky producer to install 4 MW solar farm

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