The costs of most existing coal-fired power plants in the US are now more expensive than the total costs of wind and solar as a result of their plunging costs, according to a new study.
Coal versus wind and solar
US think tank Energy Innovation reports:
Today, local wind and solar could replace 80% of the US coal fleet at immediate savings to customers. This research provides an update to…
Tesla moves to give greater access to data from your electric car after pressure in China
May 7, 2021
Tesla announced that it will create a database to give greater access to data from their electric cars after being under pressure in China.
Over the last few months, there have been a lot of discussions about data with Tesla in China.
Firstly, we reported on the People’s…
Just a couple of weeks ahead of Google I/O 2021, the company has just redesigned its Android developer website, giving it a fresh coat of paint with new page layouts, colors, and more.
The revamped design of Android’s developer website takes a lot of inspiration from…
The Z6 II is Nikon’s mid-range full-frame mirrorless camera, and as it turns out, it makes for a great travel kit when paired with a couple of Z-mount lenses. Check out some of the highlights from a coastal road trip in our updated sample gallery – though, this being the coast, the weather didn’t always cooperate. At least the camera’s weather-sealed.
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Larry Thorpe with one of Canon’s Cinema EOS camerasPhoto courtesy of Canon
Last week Larry Thorpe, a Senior Fellow in the Imaging Technologies & Communications Group at Canon USA, retired following a 60-year career in the broadcast industry. In an interview with…
One of the biggest benefits of cloud gaming is versatility, both in where you can play and in the ways you can control your game. With you can just as easily play with a controller as you can with keyboard and mouse, and that includes some great PC games on just about any…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is tapping nontraditional businesses to tackle the challenge of future robotic combat vehicle sustainment, according to a statement from the Army Applications Laboratory.
The AAL is establishing a cohort of innovators “who can develop hardware and software components around sensors and sensor data to gather, fuse and interpret RCV sustainment requirements and…
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV review
May 7, 2021
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The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV is the entry-level model in the company’s DSLR-style lineup of Micro Four Thirds cameras (the PEN models, such as the E-PL10, are…
Last June, Google redesigned the Photos app with cleaner navigation, new logo, and a map view. In response to “user feedback and comments,” Google Photos is reverting one change to bring the “Sharing” tab back to the bottom bar.
With the revamp last year…
Commercial EV manufacturer Volta Trucks has just laid out an ambitious road map through 2025, planning an expansion of its vehicle portfolio, sales, markets, and manufacturing facilities. In what the manufacturer is calling its “Road-to-Zero Emissions” strategy, Volta Trucks is focused on decarbonizing the logistic industry beginning with Europe, with expansions now planned for North America…
