US solar sets new records as renewables nearly match natural gas – EIA

  • June 26, 2025
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Photo: BlueSky PIT Solar provided over 10% of total US electrical generation in April, wind and solar produced almost one-quarter, and the mix of all renewable energy generated nearly a third, according to data just released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Solar set new records in April and the first third of 2025 EIA’s […]

Xiaomi received over 200,000 real orders for its Tesla killer in just 3 minutes

  • June 26, 2025
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Xiaomi has confirmed receiving over 200,000 real orders for its Tesla killer, the YU7, in just three minutes. We are referring to actual orders, with a soon-to-be non-refundable deposit. Today, Xiaomi launched its second vehicle, the YU7, coming just four years after establishing its EV division and less than a year after introducing its first […]

Bill Gates-backed rectangular turbine pilot could upend wind power

  • June 26, 2025
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Image: Airloom Airloom Energy just broke ground on a rectangular wind turbine pilot site near Rock River, Wyoming, and it has the potential to change how wind power gets built in the US. Backed by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Airloom is developing a new kind of wind turbine that promises to be cheaper, faster […]

Core Scientific shares surge 33% on report of buyout talks with CoreWeave

  • June 26, 2025
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Piotr Swiat | Lightrocket | Getty Images Core Scientific shares surged 35% on Thursday following a report from The Wall Street Journal that artificial intelligence infrastructure vendor CoreWeave is in talks to acquire the bitcoin mining and hosting provider. The company’s stock was briefly halted after the report, and then proceeded to have its second-sharpest […]

Tesla fires Musk’s chief of staff who became head of North America and Europe

  • June 26, 2025
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Tesla has reportedly fired its head of operations for North America and Europe, a controversial employee who rose to the leadership position after serving as Elon Musk’s chief of staff. As we previously reported, Omead Afshar had an interesting career trajectory, to say the least. According to his LinkedIn profile, he studied biomedical engineering at […]