Cleantech & EV’s

Researchers at the UK’s Lancaster University studied a crystalline material — a solid material with parts such as atoms, molecules, or ions that are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure — and discovered it has properties that allow it to capture solar energy. The energy can be stored for several months at room temperature, and it can be released on demand in the form of…

Elon Musk’s Boring Company has released the first images teasing the first passenger station of the Las Vegas Loop ahead of its launch. A Boring Company Loop system consists of tunnels in which Tesla autonomous electric vehicles travel at high speeds between stations to transport people within a city. The first system is being deployed at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCVA), which is…

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): US offshore wind workers will complete VR training at Maryland’s Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies. The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative releases its 2020 Progress Report. Does it make any difference? UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

As Tesla (TSLA) is reaching new, insane levels of market capitalization, some suggest that it could be a good idea to again raise money and try to accelerate its effort to build more electric vehicle and battery production capacity. Tesla has already done two capital raises this year; a $2 billion one in February and a $5 billion one in September. That’s after CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla…