New Organic Solar Cells Should Make Great Tinted Windows
Heliatek, funded by Bosch, BASF, and others, has figured out how to make a semi-translucent, flexible, and lightweight solar panel of […]
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Electric Vehicle Insurance Discounts Now Available!
Electric cars are kind of awesome — they’re clean, quiet, and just really neat all around. A lot of them are even super cute and tiny and adorable. They are, however, not cheap (up front), despite subsidies available from governments around the world. Then there’s the question of insurance…. … [continued]
This Month’s Tip on How to Greenify Your Home — Solar Water Heaters
If you live in California, this is going to be easy. Californians already have a reputation for working to help out the environment (emissions laws are notorious, for example), and this next step seems like it fits in perfectly well: solar water heaters. […]
Japan’s First Electric Taxi Project Kicks Off
Japan is getting its first fleet of electric taxis, as Nissan starts an experimental project to solve […]
70-MW Solar Power Plant (Japan’s Largest) to Go Online in Kagoshima
Kyocera Corporation, IHI Corporation, and Mizuho Corporate Bank have reached a basic agreement in that regard, planning to build a 70-MW solar power plant in […]
Mercedes-Benz Wins World Green Car Award — Again
Today, Mercedes’ reputation is now a little bit greener, as its S250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY is named 2012 World Green Car, the second […]
Antelope Valley’s “Solar Ranch One” Gets Financing
The massive solar farm slated to be built in Antelope Valley, Solar Ranch One, just received its first […]
Germany’s First Electric Taxi (Interview)
Germany’s first electric taxi has been rolling around Munich for the last year — a Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Leased and operated by taxi company Isar-Funk, the little EV has been an experiment in balancing practicality with efficiency, and testing what it’s really like to spend the day in an electric car. […]
Nissan’s Big Turn On — One Million EV Advocates in 100 Days
Nissan is convinced that electric cars are the wave of the future, and it’s doing quite a bit to get the rest of the world to agree. The latest efforts are in the form of “The Big Turn On” campaign, in which Nissan offers a prize of 30 quick chargers to the city with […]
UK Government Appeal to High Court Solar Feed-in Tariff Decision Rejected by Supreme Court
Solar energy is a quickly growing field in many countries, as we’ve pointed out many times here on CleanTechnica. The United Kingdom, however, finds itself in a position of hobbling growth in the PV sector, as feed-in tariffs for photovoltaics have been cut roughly in half. While arrays completed … [continued]
