1.) The Biden Administration announces seven hydrogen hubs - spread throughout the U.S. - eligible to receive a total of $7 bn in subsidies.

2.) Florida Power & Light commences operations at its 25 MW Cavendish NextGen Hydrogen Hub, using solar energy and electrolyzers to make hydrogen for blending in small amounts with methane to power 1,723 MW Okeechobee plant.

3.) Vermont utility Green Mountain Power launches Zero Outages Initiative, including $250 million to underground and storm-harden lines, as well as an initial  $30 mn to deploy energy storage through batteries and microgrids – eventually to every customer. 

4.) California utility Pacific Gas and Electric Company unveils Microgrid Incentive Program and handbook, as part of statewide $200 million grant program – authorized by the California Public Utilities Commission to fund clean community microgrids in disadvantaged and vulnerable communities.

5.) Maryland utility Pepco and partner Housing Initiative Partnership break ground on a first-of-its-kind affordable homeownership development project with six “zero-energy” single-family homes, with rooftop solar and local battery energy storage. The homes will use modular construction, designed to meet the U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Homes Program and the Passive House Institute’s PHIUS+ 2018 standard. 

6.) DOE selects five generation and transmission cooperatives to receive grants totaling $30 mn - intended to prove out long-duration vanadium flow batteries in remote locations.

7.) California Governor Newsom signs a slew energy-related bills, including one to speed up interconnections of assets to transmission lines,, and another permitting highway rights-of-way to be utilized for solar, storage and transmission.

8.) BitCoin firm Standard Power plans to procure 1,848 MW of power - for two U.S. data center sites –with nuclear energy from 24 of NuScale’s small modular reactors. Plan is to be operational by 2029.

1.) In the face of an estimated $4.9 billion in potential claims for the Lahaina fire, Hawaiian Electric has only $165 million in annual general liability insurance. HECO’s CEO claims at US congressional hearing that the wildfire wasn’t its fault.  

2.) Developer AvanGrid plans to cancel 804 MW Park City offshore wind project - filing settlements with CT utilities Eversource and United Illuminating.

3.) CT, MA and RI announce plans to jointly solicit future bids for offshore wind projects in an effort to curb costs, increase efficiencies, and foster improved coordination on port and supply chain

4.) Hyundai Motors and Kia Corp to adopt Tesla’s EV North American Charging Standard in the U.S.

5.) Inverter company SolarEdge Technologies rolls out bidirectional DC EV charger allowing for solar-powered Vehicle-to-Home and Vehicle-to-Grid functionalities. EVs can be charged directly from photovoltaic systems, at rates up to 24 kW, simultaneously drawing electricity from PV array, home battery and the grid.

6.) New Boston skyscraper – the 812,000 square-foot Winthrop Center - is now largest “passive house” office space in the world. It uses 65% less energy for space conditioning compared to similar buildings.

7.) Heineken España and Engie España commission 30 MW concentrated solar power plant in Seville, Spain, that includes 68 MWh of storage capacity, cutting brewery's gas consumption by over 60%.

8.) New York State announces first subsidy round of $100 mn to help make all school buses zero emissions by 2035. A total of $500 million is expected to be eventually dedicated to the program.

9.) U.S. steelmaker Nucor invests $35 million into fusion start-up Helion Energy. Helion claims it will build a 500 MW plant at a Nucor electric arc furnace site by 2030. 

1.) The European Commission investigates whether to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese EV imports to protect European Union car-makers.

2.) Auto-maker Stellantis to expand its battery manufacturing capacity – from announced level of 250 GWh to 400 GWh, while securing critical supplies of materials and chemicals over the long-term.

3.) California will fork out $38M in rebates to place EV chargers in low-income areas, with rebates covering either 50 percent of a project’s costs or up to $100,000.

4.) Chinese Battery firm Gotion announces $2 bn EV lithium battery manufacturing plant in Manteno, Illinois, w/planned capacity of 10 GWh of lithium-ion battery packs and 40 GWh of lithium-ion battery cells, beginning production in 2024.

5.) Long-duration iron flow battery company ESS Tech delivers first six long-duration energy storage systems - totaling 3 MWh - to California utility Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

6.) Chevron New Energies finalizes deal to buy 100% of Magnum Development’s majority interest in Advanced Clean Energy Storage JV between Mitsubishi Power Americas and Magnum Development. The project will use renewable energy and electrolyzers to create green hydrogen stored in massive solution-mined salt caverns.

7.) Shell to sell residential battery storage and virtual power plant company sonnen at an estimated valuation of between $1.45-1.93 billion. 

8.) Dominion Energy concludes sale of three natural gas distribution companies to Enbridge, and is exploring “de-risking” of its 2600 MW offshore wind project through the sale of a portion of the project to a “noncontrolling equity financing partner.”

1.) First half 2023 global wind turbine orders hit 70GW according to Wood Mackenzie, up 12% year-over-year.

2.) Massachusetts opens fourth offshore solicitation – at a record 3.6 GW – with bids due by end of January 2024 and projects to be selected by June.

3.) Meanwhile, two projects from its previous solicitations have been canceled owing to a major shift in the macroeconomic environment, with 2,400 MW of projects canceled and developers paying a total of $108 million to exit contractual commitments.

4.) Offshore developers in New York seek average 48% increase in contract prices, to an average $167.25/MWh. Developer Orsted just announced a possible $2.3 billion impairments to earnings based on the exposure of its U.S. offshore portfolio.

5.) The much-heralded wind lease auction in the Gulf of Mexico is a bust, with a single winning $5.6 mn bid from RWE for acreage off Louisiana, and two lease areas off of Texas receiving zero interest.

6.) Hyundai and LG Energy Solution plan to invest an additional $2 billion to manufacture batteries at Hyundai’s Georgia EV plant.

7.) The Biden Administration will offer $15.5 bn to help U.S. automakers convert existing factories to compete in the EV revolution.

8.) The Defense Logistics Energy Agency designates Oklo as the pending contractor awardee to design, construct, own, and operate a micro-reactor at Alaska’s Eielson Air Force Base in a long-term power purchase agreement.

9.) Arizona utility Salt River Project and long-duration, non-lithium energy storage system company CMBlu Energy announce pilot for a 5MW/50 MWh to be built near Phoenix. Project is due to come online by December of 2025.

10.) Singapore’s Bila Solar to open 1GW solar module manufacturing plant in Indianapolis. Its lightweight module is flexible and useful in locations where modules cannot typically be installed.

11.) Battery recycling company Redwood Materials scores another $1bn in Series D round, to be used for further capacity expansions. 

1.) Texas PUC approves two Tesla virtual power plants for Powerwall owners Houston and Dallas areas.

2.) Vermont Utility Green Mountain Power receives approval from the VT PUC to broaden home battery tariff offering past original 2,900 participants. Waitlist just for Tesla Powerwall at 1,200 customers following recent flooding.

3.) Engie to buy Broad Reach Power battery storage business for $1 billion, with 350 MW of grid scale storage assets currently operating and another 880 under construction.

4.) The U.S Dept. of Interior approves 704 MW Revolution Wind project 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, the fourth E. Coast commercial-scale, offshore wind project to date.

5.) China announces plan to develop a recycling network for used PV modules and other decommissioned equipment, to be activated within two years. 2030 goal is to handle all decommissioned plants, while creating solar and wind equipment recycling clusters.

6.) TVA to spend $15B over next 3 years to address regional growth, with the main investments in more generation, an upgrade of the existing infrastructure, and more security. CEO Jeff Lyash comments, current systems will have to “double or triple” over the next 30 years.

7.) J.D. Power releases Electric Vehicle Experience Public Charging study, showing that 20% of EV drivers visiting a charging station were unable to charge, generally because the stations were inoperable or lines were too long. 

1.) After Maui’s deadly wildfire utility Hawaiian Electric Co (HECO) is being sued for not having de-energized its power lines in response to a combination of drought and high winds. Every investor-owned utility will need to re-evaluating its exposure and put pre-emptive de-energizing plans into place.

2.) California’s State Water Resources Control Board approves a Newsom Administration plan to extend the life of three natural gas plants totaling several thousand megawatts through 2026 to maintain grid reliability. 

3.) China’s battery behemoth CATL unveils new LFP battery that can offer 250 miles of range in just 10 minutes of charging, achieving 80% state of charge in 10 minutes at room temps, or in 30 minutes at temps as low as 14 degrees F.

4.) Electric truck maker Nikola recalls all 209 battery-electric semitrucks produced to date following investigation into a recent fire in one of its trucks. A coolant leak in a battery pack was blamed.

5.) Canary Media reports over 100 new clean energy facilities or expansions – totaling about $80 billion - have been announced since the IRA was signed into law a year ago. 

6.) The Bureau of Ocean Management identifies two areas – totaling almost 220,00 acres and potentially yielding 2,600 MW of capacity - for potential offshore leases off Oregon.

7.) Vestas 15 MW turbine establishes a 24-hour industry record, pumping out 363MWh of electricity in a day, enough to supply average U.S. household (29 kWh/day) for 34.3 years.

1.) The Biden administration selects Occidental Petroleum and Battelle Memorial Institute to receive the first two grants – totaling $1 bn – to support direct air carbon capture.

2.) New England's largest energy utility, Eversource, announces cancelation of American Gas Association membership, stating it will ”redirect costs to more targeted associations and memberships with a focus on decarbonization to support our company-wide operations.”

3.) Steel manufacturer Nucor Corporation and renewable developer NextEra Energy Resources sign 250 MW Kentucky Power PPA, with  local Nucor steel used for racking systems.

4.) Tesla and DERMS provider EnergyHub join forces for ConnectedSolutions program enrollment via Tesla app. Utility customers with Powerwall batteries in National Grid, Rhode Island Energy, Eversource and Cape Light Compact customers with on-premise Tesla Powerwall batteries in Massachusetts, Connecticut or Rhode Island can sell services from connected batteries and earn up to $1,500/year.

5.)Siemens takes $2.4 bn loss for large turbine failures, admitting it rolled out platforms “too fast.”

6.) Offshore developers propose four new projects off New Jersey as far as 37 and 40 miles out to sea. 

1.) Gravity storage company Energy Vault completes construction of 25 MW/100 MWh storage system in China, with expected Q4 commissioning date. 

2.) LNVG rail company in Germany’s Lower Saxony moves away fron hydrogen fuel-cell trains (it had bought 14, for $85 mn) saying battery-electric trains are cheaper to operate. Next round of trains to include 102 battery electric models and 27 electrics using overhead lines.

3.) 25% of vehicles sold in California during Q2 are electric, totaling 125,939. Cumulative numbers for California and U.S. stand at 1,623,211 and 3,916,106, respectively.

4.) Subsidiary of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems submits application to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for Limited Work Authorization, that would allow it to start early construction activities by mid-2025 for siting future modular nuclear reactors.

5.) Reuters reports that BP and partner Equinor are renegotiating terms of power supply agreements from 3,300 MW East Coast offshore wind projects - Empire and Beacon Wind – to meet 6% to 8% investment thresholds.

6.) From last month: AES will build Mississippi’s first utility-scale wind farm, with 41 4.5 MW turbines to serve Amazon. Southeastern US has relatively low wind speeds, but higher hub heights and larger turbines address problem. 

1.) Yet another NY lithium ion battery installation ignited last week, the third in a month – this third one in Jefferson County, where four trailers caught fire. In response, NY governor Hochul announces creation of Fire Safety Working Group with immediate inspections of storage sites across the state. 

2.) Maine surpasses target of installing 100,000 heat pumps by 2025, sets new goal of 175,000 by 2027.

3.) Maine Legislature approves bill calling for the state to purchase 3 GW of offshore wind generation by 2040, equal to about half of Maine’s current usage.

4.) PG & E launches distributed energy management system (DERMS) in partnership with Schneider Electric and Microsoft.

5.) Japan’s Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation signs an agreement with SanFrancisco battery swap company Ample to develop a battery swap technology pilot project for electric trucks in Japan.

6.) BMW, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis announced JV to establish N. American public fast-charging network w/minimum of 30,000 high-speed EV chargers operable by 2030. First U.S. units to be ready by summer 2024.

7.) The US DOE to devote $20 million to program to improve solar energy installations and increase reduction, reuse and recycling of solar materials. 

1.) As of 2024, Nissan will make available a Tesla NACS charging adapter for its Ariya models. Starting in 2025, Nissan’s EVs in U.S. and Canadian markets will have NACS ports. 

2.) Energy storage company Energy Dome raises another $60 million. The company’s technology stores energy in pressurized, liquified CO2, in large dome structures. Italian utility A2A has committed to a 20 MW plant with 10 hours of duration, w/planned commissioning in 2024.

3.) Liquid metal battery company Ambri signs agreement with Xcel Energy for 12-month trial of 300 kWh battery in Colorado.

4.) Sustainable aviation fuel start-up Twelve breaks ground at Washington State facility, expected to be operational by 2024. Twelve uses electricity to make synthetic fuel out of water and waste CO2 emissions. 

5.) U.S. to hold first offshore wind power auction in the Gulf of Mexico next month, with one lease area of 102,000 acres offshore Lake Charles, LA, and two additional locations totaling nearly 200,000 acres offshore Galveston, TX.

6.) NV Energy to submit $1.8 bn plan for approval to transition 500 MW North Valmy coal-fired facility to natural gas and install a utility-owned 400 MW solar farm/400 MW battery storage facility. 

7.) Utility holding company Energy Northwest and small modular reactor developer X-Energy Reactor Company ink joint development agreement for up to 12 small modular reactors in central Washington State yielding up to 960 megawatts of electricity. First unit expected online by 2030.

8.) Advanced geothermal company Fervo Energy demonstrates commercial viability of its drilling technology, generating 3.5 MW of geothermal energy. Full-scale commercial pilot in northern NV laterally drilled 3,250 foot horizontal double-well system, with a water injection well tied to a production well within a high-temperature, hard rock geothermal formation.

1.) Germany’s offshore wind lease bidding process yields 12.6 bn Euros ($13.8bn US), for 7,700 MW across four sites in the North and Baltic Seas.

2.) Province of Ontario to work with Ontario Power Generation in planning and licensing work on three more 300 MW GE Hitachi small modular nuclear reactors.

3.) VW Group with subsidiary Elli are first auto company to trading on German electricity market of Europe's largest power exchange, Step 1 of plan to “anchor the growing storage capacities of electric cars and batteries in the energy system.”  

4.) School bus maker Blue Bird rolls out latest e-school bus with a 196-kWh battery and warranty, allowing for double the amount of lifetime energy throughput at 360 MWh, especially for vehicle-to-grid applications.

5.) DTE Electric plans to shutter coal generation plants by 2032, three years ahead of earlier proposal, while adding 3,800 GW of renewables by 2030. billion.

6.) Exxon Mobil Corp to buy Texas-based oil and gas producer Denbury Inc for $4.9 billion, in part to acquire 1,300 mile Gulf Coast CO2 pipeline.  

7.) Ameresco to build 379 MW of battery projects co-located at CA gas power plants owned by Middle River Power to optimize the gas plant efficiencies, cut emissions and increase capacity on California’s grid.

8.) Ameresco also announces series of battery projects with CO cooperative United Power totaling 78.3-MW and 313-MWh at eight substation sites coop’s electric distribution system.

9.) In late June, two separate battery storage systems totaling 8 MW and 34 MWh ignited in Warwick, NY, a result of storm-related issues.

10.) San Diego starts construction on first of eight microgrids to support police and fire stations, and community centers, stabilizing electricity supplies for days during grid emergencies. 

1.) New York's first offshore wind farm, the 130 MW South Fork Wind, installs its first monopile foundation, with offshore substation soon to follow.

2.) The New York power grid operator selects $3.26 billion, 3,000 MWtransmission project to transport offshore wind being brought ashore on Long Island.

3.) Freja Offshore, a JV between Hexicon and Mainstream Renewable Power, submits 2 - 2.5 GW Swedish offshore wind application w/turbines as large as 30 MW each.  

4.) Chinese battery giant CATL announces $1.4 bn investment in two plants to develop Bolivia's lithium reserves.

5.) Texas officials requires EV charging sites supported by state funds to include Tesla connectors, in response to recent decisions by Ford, GM, and Rivian to adopt Tesla’s NACS protocol. 

6.) The U.S. DOE Loan Programs Office issues conditional $9.2 billion loan to Ford for construction of three battery factories. Ford plans to make 2 million EVs annually by 2026, vs. 132,000 in 2022.

7.) Stellantis stops shipping ICE vehicles to 14 states that follow California’s strict emissions regulations.

8.) Q1 U.S. hydrogen fuel-cell car sales in the United States, fell almost 30 percent YOY to 752 units. 257,507 EVs sold during same time period. RIP hydrogen vehicles…

1.) Northeastern States ask to DOE to support formation of Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission for offshore wind transmission development.

2.) San Francisco and the Bay Area become the first U.S. metro area in which EVs and hybrid cars make up over 50% of new car sales.

3.) With California’s Net Energy Metering 3.0 rule inplace, SunRun says 85% of new CA residential solar customers are adding batteries – up from 20% prior to NEM 3.0.

4.) Calistoga, CA to get 8 MW of hydrogen fuel cells for back-up power in the event of outages.

5.) Scale Microgrid Solutions to develop a solar-powered microgrid system to serve California’s Cadiz Water Conservation, Recovery, and Storage project. Each of 25-30 water production wells will have a 1.12 MW ground-mounted solar array joined with a 634 kW / 2.66 MWh battery, and 380 kW low-emission CHP.

6.) First Solar unveils new thin-film bifacial solar panel in its Series 6 release – a first for thin film technology.

7.) Solar and battery remanufacturing company Terrepowercommissions TN plant capable of re-manufacturing 125,000 panels annually.

8.) Mercedes-Benz signs supply agreements and plans to use more than 200,000 tons of low-carbon steel from European suppliers annually by 2030.

9.) The EU promulgates a broad set of new rules for batteries, including carbon footprint declaration label, waste collection requirements, and minimum levels of recycled content in new batteries.

10.) Renault moves into bi-directional EVs, and offers Mobilize V2G service to help Renault 5 drivers to cut costs and sell electricity services to grid.

1.) Tesla’s NACS charging protocol may well become North American charging standard. GM follows Ford in tying in with Tesla’s charging network, and integrating NACS standard into its future EV charging port architecture.

2.) Per Wood Mackenzie, U.S. solar industry enjoys a strong Q1, at 6.1 GWdc of capacity, up 47% over Q1 2022. Forecast over next five years sees approximately 236 GWdc of new solar capacity.

3.) Ørsted will partner with solar recycling startup Solarcycle to process and recycle used crystal silicon modules from its U.S. – based projects. Cost per panel expected around $20 to $30, versus landfilling at $1-2.

4.) While 800 MW Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts begins driving pilings, concern w/r/t other NorthEast offshore wind deals grows, as developers of four NY contracted projects totaling over 4,000 MW seek to revisit agreements owing to cost pressures.

5.) The California Institute of Technology successfully beams a small amount of solar power from its satellite in space to other targets in space and on Earth.

6.) Exxon announces deal with U.S. steel producer Nucor to capture, transport and store up to 800,000 metric tons per year of CO2 from Nucor’s direct reduced iron plant in Louisiana.

1.) As of June 2, passengers can book the inaugural electric flights on Sweden’s SAS airlines - trips on 30-seater planes sometime in 2028.

2.) Constellation Energy notches world record for operating an existing turbine on a hydrogen/methane blend, with H2 levels hitting 38% during a day-long test.

3.) Constellation Energy heralds its $1.75 bn purchase of NRG Energy’s 44% ownership stake in the 2.6-GW South Texas nuclear Electric Generating Station outside of Houston.

4.) 8 Rivers claims that its proprietary “Allam cycle” process can separate hydrogen from methane, while capturing 99% of the CO2 emissions. 8Rivers is developing a pilot, after raising $100 million from Korea’s SK group in March.

5.) The U.S. Department of Energy announces $46 million in grant funding to eight fusion companies to advancing designs and R&D.

6.) NY’s Green Bank surpasses $2 billion in financial commitments, catalyzing up to another $5.5 billion in public and private investments, with 123 completed transactions to date.

7.) The California Energy Commission approves a new flexible load shifting goal of 7,000 megawatts, up 2x from previous target.

8.) CA Governor Gavin Newsom proposes purchases of renewable energy made directly by the state, rather than through its utilities, utilizing California’s purchasing power to support large projects that utilities might not otherwise support.

9.) The city of Cohoes NY applies for environmental permits to build a $5.9 million, 3.2 MW floating solar panel array on municipal reservoir. There are an estimated 24,000 municipal reservoirs nationwide.

10.) Chinese lithium producer Ganfeng announces that 1st generation solid-state battery is entering mass production, with the pilot production line having an annual capacity of 4GWh.

International Energy Agency review of existing and announced global manufacturing capacity shows that solar and battery manufacturing capacity now on track to meet the 2030 targets established in the IEAs net zero by 2050 scenario. 

1.) In a separate announcement, the IEA notes that 2023 cleantech investments will total $1.7 trillion, while about 1.0 trillion will be dedicated to coal, gas, and oil. Solar investments will outpace oil, at $382 bn to $371 bn. 

2.) Exxon Mobil to invest over $100 million in lithium drilling rights on 120,000 acres in Arkansas.

3.) Hyundai and LG Energy Solutions commit to a $4.3 billion, 30 GWh battery facility in GA.

4.) Storage developer Powin selects Florida-based Jabil to manufacture its battery storage product, w/initial annual capacity of 2 GWh by year’s end ramping to 4 GWh.

5.) Battery tech company Sakuu ready to license its high-energy, high-power density, solid-state cell chemistry for manufacturing. The cells can be 3-D printed.

6.) Ford’s EV drivers will be able to access 12,000 Tesla superchargers in the U.S. and Canada next spring.

7.) EV manufacturer and charging company NIO now has 1,400 battery swap stations. Drivers have already swapped batteries over 22 million times, with about 50,000 transactions daily.

8.) Modular nuclear reactor developer Oklo plans to build its second and third commercial 15-MW reactors in southern Ohio, as early as 2028. 

9.) JP Morgan Chase signs agreements with carbon capture start-ups worth $200 million to capture and store 800,000 metric tons of CO2. Investment is meant to stimulate industry growth. 

1) Montgomery County, Maryland will generate hydrogen at its main transit center, supported by a microgrid developed by AlphaStruxure that includes 5 MW of rooftop solar, a 2 MW/7.35 MWH battery storage system, and electrolyzers creating sufficient hydrogen to fuel 13 fuel-cell-powered transit buses.

2) Orange and Rockland Utilities commissions 12MW/57 MWh battery system to support distribution grid and provide sub-station back-up.

3) S&P Global Commodity identifies 39 U.S. gas utility hydrogen pilot projects, with over 50% involving blending low- or zero-carbon hydrogen with methane into pipeline networks.

4) Microsoft to buy CO2 credits from Orsted for gases captured at two Danish biomass cogeneration power plants, with carbon to be stored in geological reservoirs under the North Sea. 

5) After five additional attempts, Lawrence Livermore National Ignition Facility unable to replicate experiment yielding net positive energy.

6) North American Reliability Corporation issues separate warnings related to both upcoming summer grid reliability as well as winter preparedness. Winter Level 3 warning unprecedented.

7) PJM tells federal regulators almost 50% of its black-start units lack firm fuel supplies, while being spread unevenly across the grid. Asks for designated black-start incentives.

1.) EPA proposes new, stricter, greenhouse gas rules for power generating plants.

2.) DOE issues Notice of Intent inviting "interested entities" to propose for designation specific National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor routes.

3.) Maryland Governor Wes Moore signs bill setting 3,000-MW target for energy storage.

4.) Sweden advances plans to build electric roads for EV charging, designating major highway for electrification by 2025.

5.) Dow selects 4,700 acre Texas Seadrift Operations manufacturing site for small modular reactor project with X-Energy Reactor Company.

6.) Microsoft inks PPA with nuclear fusion startup Helion to purchase 50 MW of electricity in 2028.

1.) Xcel Energy receives approval from Minnesota’s Public Utility Commission to offer microgrids and other resiliency projects to large customers requiring high degrees of reliability.

2.) Connecticut regulators adopt performance-based regulation framework for electric distribution utilities

3.) The U.S. Department of Commerce extends May 1 deadline for final ruling in the solar anti-circumvention tariff investigation to August 17.

4.) International Energy Agency reports 2022 EV sales notch new record, of over 10 million vehicles, up 55% over 2021.

5.) Boston Public Schools put its first 20 Blue Bird Vision electric school buses into service, as part of goal to electrify entire 750-bus fleet.

6.) Deutsche Post DHL Group procured 30,000 EVs in 2022, while ordering 12 fully electric cargo planes.

7.) Hyundai and SK On partner to build a $5bn, 35 GWh EV battery plant in Georgia, expected to start production by Q2 2025 and support production of 300,000 EVs.

8.) GM and Samsung SDI join up to build $3 billion U.S. battery cell plant by 2026.

9.) VW Group to build Ontario battery plant that could scale up to 90 GWh by 2030.

1.) Scania and Northvolt jointly develop lithium ion battery cell capable of powering a truck for almost one million miles.

2.) Chinese battery giant CATL announces‘Condensed Battery’ cell technology with energy density of 500 Wh/kg.

3.) North American battery company Electrovaya says tests show its battery delivered 9,000 charge/discharge cycles, retaining 87% of initial capacity.

4.) Beverly, MA adds third school bus to its vehicle to grid program. Another bus V2G project starts in Vermont this summer.

5.) West Virginia’s GreenPower Motor Company receives $15 mn order from state of West Virginia for 41 all-electric school buses. 

6.) Food distributor Sysco building an EV charging hub at Riverside, CA facility to power 40 EV trucks and 40 hybrid-electric refrigerated trailers.

7.) Enel X Way to add at least two million North America EV charging ports for home, commercial and public charging segments by 2030.

8.) Sunnova gets a $3 billion conditional loan from DOE for a new low-income solar/storage loan channel.

9.) 900 MW, 700-mile Labrador – Island Link transmission line finally commissioned after lengthy delays and billions in cost overruns.

10.) Maine jury OKs Avangrid construction of 145 miles of NECEC transmission line to bring 1,200 MW of Quebec hydropower to Massachusetts.

11.) Pentagon concerned Biden administration offshore wind locations along central Atlantic US coast will conflict with military operations.

12.) CAISO reports net electricity demand hit - 63 MW at 12:20 PST on 4/16. Following Sunday CAISO notches a lower number, dropping to - 203 MW at 1:10 PM