July 2026

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2026 in Manila arrived at a moment when the region’s energy systems are under unprecedented pressure. As geopolitical…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. On today’s 250th celebration of the United States of America, I’m feeling quite melancholy. The signing of the Declaration of Independence is one of the most…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Two days ago, I saw news that New Jersey towns were having to cancel 4th of July events to extreme heat. The irony struck me immediately. A country that is…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I’ve been driving electric vehicles (EVs) for 15 years, so you may think this is a strange question for me to ask, but I’m not asking for me, I’m asking for…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Just a few days ago, we regaled our readers with a report about how residential storage batteries are being networked together to form virtual power plants…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. “We will not take your money until we knowwhen we can build your car.” We’ve followed Japanese micro-EV maker KG Motors from the start. After initially…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. One year after Donald Trump signed the Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law, Americans continue to face soaring energy bills, more toxic emissions,…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. US President Donald Trump’s brain, such as it is, has been hard at work in the service of the fossil fuel industry, with some temporary successes to his…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Agrivoltaics is appealing because it seems to solve two land-use problems at once. Put solar panels and farming on the same land, and the conflict between…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. One of our team members mentioned yesterday that BYD beat Tesla in BEV sales last quarter, and that we should have an article about it. I did publish such…