China’s largest offshore wind farm was connected to the grid at full capacity on Saturday, December 25. It transmitted power through undersea cables.
The 802 megawatt (MW) Jiangsu Qidong offshore wind farm is off the eastern province of Jiangsu. The wind farm consists of three projects – H1, H2, and H3 – and each has an offshore booster station.
It covers an area of 44.2 square miles…
California e-bike company launches new fat tire electric bikes with 1,000W mid-drive motors
December 28, 2021
CSC Electric Bicycles has a new mid-drive e-bike ready to enter its lineup. The new CSC FT1000MD e-bike will be the most powerful model launched to date by the brand.
CSC Electric Bicycles is the e-bike arm of CSC Motorcycles, a popular motorcycle importer located on the…
13 battery gigafactories coming to the US by 2025 – ushering new era of US battery production
December 28, 2021
There are 13 new battery cell gigafactories coming online in the US by 2025, according to the Department of Energy.
These factories are ushering in a new era of battery production in the US.
Aside from Tesla and Panasonic’s Gigafactory Nevada, which supplies battery…
A Swiss solar company announces a new production facility in Arizona
December 28, 2021
Swiss solar technology company Meyer Burger announced today that it is opening a production facility for high-performance solar modules in Goodyear, Arizona – its first factory in the US, and its first outside of Europe. Solar module production is scheduled to begin by the end of 2022.
Meyer Burger’s Arizona solar factory will have an initial capacity of 400 megawatts (MW), with the…
Goodyear announced the launch of a new tire designed to be optimized for electric cars, especially Tesla vehicles, which will be the first to get the new tire.
The advent of electric vehicles has had an interesting impact on other aspects of the auto industry.
The need for…
Robotic process automation in 2022
December 28, 2021
Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more
In 2021, enterprise teams turned to robotic process automation (RPA) to simplify workflows and bring some order to office…
Leaker corroborates Apple’s plan to remove iPhone’s SIM card tray
December 28, 2021
Just a few years after letting users set up an eSIM with the iPhone XS line, Apple is rumored to remove the iPhone’s SIM card and only use the eSIM technology. Last week, a sketchy rumor from Brazilian site BlogDoiPhone said the iPhone 15 Pro was slated to be the only iPhone model to ship without a physical SIM card slot. The report explained:
Apple has long been experimenting with ways to…
Best iPhone accessories: Our favorite MagSafe products for new iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 owners
December 28, 2021
With last year’s introduction of the iPhone 12, Apple also introduced a new MagSafe ecosystem of iPhone accessories for the first time. Head below as we round up some of the best MagSafe accessories (if you were lucky enough to unwrap an iPhone 12 or iPhone 13 this holiday…
Samsung had a hit in its Galaxy Z Flip 3, with a reasonable price and better durability than previous foldables. Motorola, though, long offered a foldable in the same form factor that usually fell well behind Samsung’s option. It seems the brand isn’t done just yet…
Just like last year, we’ve put together an end-of-year recap of all the major features that Google Assistant and Google Home launched in 2021.
Google Assistant on mobile
Visually, the new Google Assistant (NGA), which remains limited to the Pixel 4 and newer devices, lost its original translucent design for a short panel that just reads “Hi, how can I help?” with a button to switch to…
