Hot off the heels on winning Motor Trend Magazine’s 2013 Car of the Year for the Model S Sedan, Tesla Motors is expanding its global brand, this time into the Great White North. The electric vehicle maker has announced that it recently opened a new design store in Toronto, … [continued]
Clean technology and renewable energy were some of the key winners of the recent US election in which president Barack Obama defeated Republican challenger Mitt Romney to claim the White House for four more years. Count Tesla Motors Chief Elon Musk as one of clean tech’s movers and shakers … [continued]
Siemens Energy, one of the world’s top wind turbine manufacturers, has signed an agreement with Pattern Energy to create the Ocotillo wind project in Southern California. The new wind farm will give 265 megawatts (MW) of new wind energy in California, which is now under construction and set to … [continued]
With climate change back on the minds of North Americans after Hurricane Sandy, and the threats extreme weather posed by our changing climate, another report recently suggests (surprise!) more extreme drought and warming. A recent Climate Progress post dissected a report from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) on this … [continued]
Nissan worldwide Leaf sales continue to move up, recently reaching 42,700, according to Autoblog Green. While global sales of the electric vehicles have been solid, US sales have been bumpy, but have also edged upward. The Japanese carmaker sold 1,579 units of the zero-emission vehicle in October, a significant … [continued]
China, already a global leader in renewable energy, is also looking to be a leader in energy efficiency. In a keynote speech at the Chinese Communist Party Congress, outgoing Chinese President Hu Jintao reccently called for dramatic changes in how natural resources are used within the country, Business Green reported on … [continued]
A new report released by Clean Power Research for the Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association (MSEIA) and the Pennsylvania Solar Energy Industries Association (PASEIA) suggests solar energy gives customers quite a deal. The Clean Power Research report notes that solar electricity provides a premium value of $150 to $200 per MWh (or … [continued]
Nest has recently announced that it has released its second generation Nest Learning Thermostat for sale at Best Buy, with a price of $249. Available on-line at bestbuy.com as well as at more than 600 Best Buy stores, the new thermostat is a unique one that can save you a … [continued]
Chalk up another goal in the world of environmental sustainability in sports. Arsenal FC, one of England’s and Europe’s top soccer clubs, recently brought two electric cars to its fleet of vehicles. Citroen, Arsenal’s fleet supplier, said it’s providing two of the company’s C-Zero electric vehicles for Emirates Stadium, the … [continued]
Maintenance and capital costs for wind energy have continued to drop in recent years, according to a recent report. Bloomberg New Energy Finance notes that, for onshore wind projects, operation and maintenance (O&M) costs have declined dramatically from €30,906 per megawatt (MW) in 2008 to €19,200/MW in 2012, a … [continued]
