The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given Equinix Australia, along with the Australian arms of Nike, H&M, HSBC Bank, and Goldman Sachs, authorisation to form a renewable energy purchasing group that would allow them to jointly negotiate access to better deals for renewable energy. The authorisation has been granted for 24 years until […]
Overview As a lifestyle brand that thrives on rugged imagery and serious off-road capability, Jeep enters uncharted territory with the luxury aspirations of the new 2022 Grand Wagoneer. Unlike its more mainstream counterpart, the Jeep Wagoneer (reviewed separately), the Grand version has the upscale content to compete with large luxury SUVs that feature six-figure price […]
Buckeye Partners L.P. has acquired a 270 MW, construction-ready solar project from OCI Solar Power LLC. Project Parker includes two sites that are located in Falls County, Texas. OCI Solar Power has secured site control and completed all permitting and electrical interconnection agreements. Buckeye plans to start project design and […]
-By Dhrumil Dhakan Businesses on a global scale are arguing if AI is the right thing to do if AI would capture the emotions and behave like a human. But much before this discussion happened, Google and Uber’s of the world had already made us addicted to AI. Often shown as the big baddie in […]
A post on Reddit’s r/cars forum claims that Mercedes-Benz will suspend almost all sales of cars with V-8 engines, including all Mercedes-AMGs, from the U.S. for the 2022 model year. The poster claims to have proof in the form of a memo provided to dealers. The memo says Mercedes plans to confirm the change next […]
The solar industry is arguably regulated more closely than any other home improvement industry since it’s connected to the utility grid — and subject to utility processes and pushback. Solar installers in California should pay close attention to two recent bureaucratic rulings that could affect their ability to continue business as usual. New client paperwork […]
Australian-based OCR Labs has become the first accredited non-government operator that provides digital identity services to the private sector under the federal government’s Trusted Digital Identity Framework (TDIF). By becoming an accredited provider, OCR Labs now ensures its private sector customers, such as those in banking, finance, and telecommunications that are using its identity services […]
General Motors filed a lawsuit Friday in a California federal court accusing Ford of trademark infringement and unfair competition. GM says that the BlueCruise name that Ford chose for its hands-free driving technology is too similar to Super Cruise, GM’s driver-assistance system, and Cruise, GM’s autonomous vehicles division. Ford says that “cruise” is a common […]
EnergySage today released its 13th Solar Marketplace Intel Report, which provides pricing, equipment and consumer preference trends within the U.S. residential solar and storage industries. Among the many finds, one significant trend shows that energy storage pricing is increasing while solar system costs continue to decline. Enphase Ensemble battery system Quoted solar prices on EnergySage have […]
Colonial Pipeline is sending out breach notification letters to 5,810 current and former employees whose personal information was accessed by the DarkSide ransomware group during an attack in May. The company admitted in an August 13 letter that on May 6, the ransomware group “acquired certain records” stored in their systems. “The affected records contained […]