Maerdang hydropower station in China, the “highest-altitude facility of its kind,” is expected to begin operations in March 2024. Massive hydropower station… The state-run China Daily reports that Maerdang, which is currently under construction in Qinghai province, is at 5,000 meters (16,404 feet) above sea level, on the upper reaches of the Yellow River. For […]
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Facing pressure to follow a wave of industry price cuts, the drug maker Sanofi said on Thursday that it would reduce the sticker price of its most commonly used insulin by 78 percent. The company said it would also cap, at $35 per month, that product’s out-of-pocket costs for diabetes patients with private health plans. […]
For three years now, the debate over the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has ping-ponged between two big ideas: that SARS-CoV-2 spilled into human populations directly from a wild-animal source, and that the pathogen leaked from a lab. Through a swirl of data obfuscation by Chinese authorities and politicalization within the United States, and rampant […]
Audi says its new Q6 e-tron is “close to production” as puts it to the test in the far northern outskirts of Europe. New photos of the Audi Q6 e-tron show what we can expect from the model set to launch the brand with four rings into a new era, starting later this year. Audi […]
Tesla has submitted its environmental application to expand Gigafactory Berlin to produce one million vehicles per year. When ramping up a new vehicle to volume production at a new factory, Tesla generally considers 5,000 units per week to be the goal. After starting production late in 2021, Tesla originally aimed to achieve that at Gigafactory […]
RYOBI was known for using older lead acid batteries in its riding mowers for years, but that’s no longer the case. With the introduction of its 80V brushless mower line, we now have lithium-ion powered riding mowers from the well-known brand, delivering user-swappable power options here. You’ll find the power equivalent of around a 28HP […]
Blink Charging ($BLNK) revealed Thursday it has won an IDIQ (indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity) contract with the United States Postal Service (USPS) to sell up to 41,500 EV chargers to power the expanding USPS fleet of electric vehicles. After Joe Biden took office, one of his earliest pledges was to transition the federal government fleet to […]
PivotGen repowers aging wind farms, and together with its partner ACEN, it’s acquiring eight wind farms in Texas to give them a new lease on life. Chicago-based PivotGen, which has to date repowered 2,176 MW of wind, and renewable energy platform ACEN have formed a partnership called UPC Power Solutions. The new partnership has signed […]
SpectrumAi, a startup focused on autism care, announced it raised up to $20 million in a Series A funding round led by CVS Health Ventures with participation from Cobalt Ventures. Previous investors Frist Cressey, F-Prime and Autism Impact Fund also participated in the raise. WHAT IT DOES The Los Angeles-based company offers tools to help […]
