In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbines are awarded typhoon certification.
United Auto Workers union says only US-made EVs should get tax incentives.
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…
Following Black History Month, International Women’s Day, and most recently Earth Day, Google has added a trio of new Pixel wallpapers for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
As always, the growing “Curated Culture” collection is accessed by…
Google Pay support is much more common and familiar on mobile than the web, but adoption is increasingly growing. To further that, a new and “improved” Google Pay button is working to increase click-through rates.
Today, the “Buy with G Pay” button on checkout…
BMW and Ford are ramping up investment in solid-state batteries with a new $130 million financing round in Solid Power.
Solid state batteries are widely regarded as the next-generation of battery cells to power the electric vehicle revolution. They offer advantages like potential for higher energy density (longer range), faster charging, and can be safer.
But there have been issues in bringing…
It’s been four years since the debut of Nintendo’s Switch console, a flexible device that just keeps evolving. Recently, it was highlighted that the Nintendo Joy-Con controller has a useful trick on Android devices — it can be used as a remote shutter button for the…
Tesla explained how it pivoted to avoid the global microchip shortage that Intel now says could last for several more years.
The pandemic has resulted in an increase in demand for many electronics and computers that the supply chain couldn’t handle, especially the…
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s top defense procurement official, Ismail Demir, said in an April 30 TV interview that the government will prioritize the production of its indigenous TF-X fighter jet amid an estimated loss of $1.4 billion for local industry following the country’s expulsion from the American-led F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
The U.S. decided to exclude Turkey from the…
The RUHAcam is a ‘retro-style’ digital camera made with the Raspberry Pi HQ Camera module
May 4, 2021
When Raspberry Pi announced its 12.3MP High Quality Camera module in April 2020, it opened up a whole new world of photo-centric DIY projects. One such project that’s come as a result of its release is the RUHAcam, a ‘retro-style’ digital camera made from scratch by…
The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and more than 35 other industry and environmental organizations, including the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in April to set national targets…
Android Auto is great for getting maps and music running in your car, but the vast majority of vehicles that support it also limit users to slow charging speeds. Now, one person has come up with a clever way to bring fast charging to essentially any Android Auto user.
Generally speaking, cars that offer wired Android Auto only offer a very limited amount of power, and while phones have become…
