(Reuters) -A group of labor unions, nonprofits and solar companies sued the Trump administration on Monday over its cancellation of a $7 billion Biden-era grant program that aimed to expand solar energy to low-income communities. The complaint, filed in federal court in Rhode Island, alleges that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its administrator, Lee…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicts that gigawatt data centers will be built in space within 10 to 20 years. According to him, these would ultimately perform better than data centers on Earth thanks to 24/7 access to solar energy. The concept of space data centers is gaining traction among large tech companies, but significant obstacles…
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has secured India’s lowest-ever price for buying solar power backed by battery storage in a clean energy auction, a top state official said, in a deal that could reshape how states buy power. CEIGALL India and ACME Solar won the tenders to supply clean…
Elon Musk is no longer part of US president Donald Trump’s administration, having said goodbye to his Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) role back in May, but that hasn’t stopped him from being critical of his former boss and his government – not least when it comes to the issue of technology. Trump’s criticisms of…
BMW i Ventures announced in July that it was investing $11 million in a seed financing round for a California-based battery and technology developer, with hopes for advancing electric vehicle batteries domestically. According to Autoblog, Estes Energy Solutions has a goal to configure batteries with the specific budget and range of transportation firms in mind….
(Bloomberg) — Asian equities came under pressure after a tech selloff hit Wall Street Friday, with chip shares among the losers. Hong Kong was an outlier as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. surged. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slipped 0.2% with chipmakers pushing the Nikkei-225 index down by 1.8%. Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc….
Tesla‘s recent run of positive press continues, as the electric vehicle giant recently began to take orders for its new Model Y L car from the massive Chinese market. In recent years, Tesla‘s primacy in the world’s most populous nation has been challenged by the rise of Chinese competitors. For instance, sales of Chinese-made cars…
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has used his second term in the White House to stymie development of wind and solar energy facilities that were a cornerstone of former President Joe Biden’s climate and energy agendas. Here is a timeline of actions his administration has taken to unravel federal support for clean…
A new Cadillac is making a powerful statement in the electric vehicle luxury market. One auto expert believes it could surpass competitors and regain luxury brand status. The Drive reported on the 2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V in a test drive review. The company said its performance variant is the “fastest production Cadillac in history.” While similar…
Tesla’s (TSLA) recent announcement that the company had applied to the regulator Ofgem revealed how keen Elon Musk is to shake up the UK energy market. The EV maker’s bid to power UK homes and businesses is not a complete surprise, given that the company has been active in the energy space for a while,…