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Solar Power’s Massive Price Drop (Graph)

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Zachary Shahan

Here’s another excellent cleantech snack for some Friday Fun, thanks again to an active CleanTechnica reader and commenter: For more on solar power’s massive price drop and related stories, check out: Solar — A Disruptive Technology (Graph) Solar PV Module Prices Have Fallen 80% Since 2008, Wind Turbines 29% Solar #2 Source Of New Electricity In 2013 (+ More Graphs & Charts) Renewable Energy Big Pic: Part 1 (Including 34 Charts & Graphs) German Solar … Read More

16 Kindergardeners Fit In A Tesla Model S (Video)

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Zachary Shahan

Thanks to one of our wonderful readers and commenters for passing along this fun video disproving Elon Musk and Tesla Motors’ claim regarding how many kindergardeners can fit in a Tesla Model S: Here’s another fun Tesla Model S video if you want more: Video: Tesla Model S Gets Its Drift On … Read More

Chevy Spark EV Undercuts Competitions’ Charge Times & Prices

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Nicholas Brown

Editor’s Note: GM/Chevrolet may have hit the jackpot with the new Chevy Spark EV. The price is about $5,000 lower than was originally anticipated, just undercutting the Nissan Leaf. (I’m sure that wasn’t on purpose.) With a potential $10,000 cut in the cost of the Chevy Volt in the coming years, GM looks like it wants to take a big piece of the plug-in electric vehicle market. The competition is certainly heating up. For now, … Read More

US Attains 100,000 Plug-In Vehicle Milestone!

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Nicholas Brown

Editor’s Note: I noticed the 100,000 milestone was passed a couple days ago — very exciting news. Took us a bit to get this story up, but an interesting thing to note is that the number is now up to 101,041, a couple days later. That’s exciting. Electric cars are here, and they’re growing fast. Check out news and commentary about the 100,000 milestone in this EV Obsession repost below. Over 100,000 plug-in vehicles have … Read More

Nobel Laureate Steven Chu: #1 Problem Is Climate Change

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Guest Contributor

Telling it like it is, in this Climate Progress repost, outgoing Energy Secretary and Nobel laureate Steven Chu discusses the #1 problem society faces today: climate change. By Joe Romm Dr. Ernest Moniz was sworn in as the new Energy Secretary this week. Last week, the previous Secretary, Dr. Steven Chu, gave an interview to Stanford where he is returning as a physics professor. The Nobel laureate was asked “What’s the No. 1 problem on your list?” His … Read More

Karmann Ghia EV Driving On Tweets From Kansas To DC, Thanks To Teenagers

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Important Media Cross-Post

The world is changing fast. Here’s a fun story documenting that in various ways, courtesy CleanTechnica sister site Gas2. By Chris DeMorro Can the power of social media literally propel a car halfway across the country? That’s the hope of a group of high school students who converted a Karmann Ghia into an EV, with plans to drive it from Kansas City to Washington D.C., but with a twist. The car will only go when … Read More

European Biomass Technology Manufactured In Minnesota: An Interview With WoodMaster

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Dan Thiede, CERTs

The WoodMaster Flex Fuel Series is Phase II EPA qualified and is currently the cleanest product listed on the EPA’s Burnwise website.

Joel Haskard of Minnesota Clean Energy Resource Teams had a chance to chat with WoodMaster co-founder and President Chuck Gagner about their biomass boilers and furnaces, and the industry here in Minnesota. Read on to hear what Chuck had to say! Joel Haskard: How do you see the health of the biomass industry here in Minnesota and nationally as well? Chuck Gagner: I feel over the past couple years the residential market took a dip … Read More

California’s Third Cap And Trade Auction Sells Out, At Record Price

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Silvio Marcacci

California’s third cap and trade carbon allowance auction was held last week, and businesses snapped up all available 2013 permits, setting a record price level in the process. In addition to the 2013 permits, over three-quarters of advance allowances for 2016 were sold to businesses.

Flexible Solar Cells, Transistors, & Displays May Get Boost From Transparent Electrode

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Guest Contributor

Electron microscope images show a new material for transparent electrodes that might find uses in solar cells, flexible displays for computers and consumer electronics, and future "optoelectronic" circuits for sensors and information processing. The electrodes are made of silver nanowires covered with a material called graphene. At bottom is a model depicting the "co-percolating" network of graphene and silver nanowires. (Click here to enlarge.)
Image Credit: Purdue University image/Birck Nanotechnology Center

Flexible solar cells are certainly fun. New research from Purdue University may give them a boost. Here’s the news: WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers have created a new type of transparent electrode that might find uses in solar cells, flexible displays for computers and consumer electronics and future “optoelectronic” circuits for sensors and information processing. The electrode is made of silver nanowires covered with a material called graphene, an extremely thin layer of carbon. The … Read More