Hacker News with Generative AI: Cleantech

China just turned off us supplies of minerals critical for defense and cleantech (cleantechnica.com)
In April 2025, while most of the world was clutching pearls over trade war tit-for-tat tariffs, China calmly walked over to the supply chain and yanked out a handful of critical bolts.
China, Supply Chain, Minerals, Cleantech, Defense
65 points by semanticist 20 days ago | 27 comments
Peak Oil Demand, EVs, & the Future of Oil: A Cleantech Perspective (cleantechnica.com)
The good news: oil demand is cooling. The bad news: it’s not yet done growing. One can’t really claim oil demand is “falling” (yet), but growth has slowed down to its lowest level in over a decade, with 2024 being a pivotal year. Let’s look at the realities of oil demand and its future from a cleantech perspective!
Oil Industry, Cleantech, Renewable Energy, Energy Demand
3 points by toomuchtodo 156 days ago | 0 comments
Form Energy to build largest battery energy storage system in Maine (cleantechnica.com)
Energy Storage, Maine, Cleantech, Battery
8 points by namanyayg 249 days ago | 0 comments
The Cleantech Revolution It's exponential, disruptive, and now (rmi.org)
Cleantech, Sustainability, Technology, Business, Revolution
13 points by guerby 316 days ago | 3 comments
USA Solar Panel Manufacturing Capacity Soared 71% in Q1 2024 (cleantechnica.com)
Solar Energy, Manufacturing, USA, Cleantech
34 points by jseliger 321 days ago | 18 comments