CleanTechnica » Policy & Politics http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 City Of Raleigh Made $27,000 Last Year Via Tickets For Cars Parked In A Single EV Charging Spot http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/city-raleigh-made-27000-last-year-via-tickets-cars-parked-one-ev-charging-spot/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/city-raleigh-made-27000-last-year-via-tickets-cars-parked-one-ev-charging-spot/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76969 The city of Raleigh in North Carolina made over $27,000 last year (the administrative year ending on November 30) via tickets for non-EV vehicles parked in a single EV charging spot located in the city, according to recent reports. Impressive. (Is that the right word?) Still, you feel a bit bad for those that got

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/ev-charging-stations-coming-germany/feed/ 0 India’s Azure Power To Set Up 1 GW Solar Power In Rajasthan http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/indias-azure-power-set-1-gw-solar-power-rajasthan/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/indias-azure-power-set-1-gw-solar-power-rajasthan/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2014 10:05:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76942 One of India’s leading solar power project developers has signed yet another landmark agreement to expand solar photovoltaic power infrastructure in the state of Rajasthan. Azure Power recently announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Rajasthan to set up 1 GW of solar power capacity. While the details of this

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/indias-azure-power-set-1-gw-solar-power-rajasthan/feed/ 1 Indian Railways Plans 1 GW Solar Power Capacity http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/indian-railways-plans-1-gw-solar-power-capacity/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/indian-railways-plans-1-gw-solar-power-capacity/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2014 09:38:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76939 Like all other major state-owned companies in India, the Indian Railways has also been tasked with setting up large-scale solar power projects across the country. Indian Railways is planning to set up 1 GW of solar power capacity over the next few years and is currently working on a plan to implement this capacity. The announcement

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/indian-railways-plans-1-gw-solar-power-capacity/feed/ 4 Angry At People Who Park In Front Of EV Chargers? This Flyer Should Make You Smile http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/angry-people-park-front-ev-chargers-ev-driver-created-flyer-make-smile/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/angry-people-park-front-ev-chargers-ev-driver-created-flyer-make-smile/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2014 09:24:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76924 Have you ever made your way to a public EV charging station only to find that someone has parked their gas-guzzling non-EV right in front of it? Still pissed off about it? Lol, then I have just the thing for you. A kindred spirit on the Tesla Motors Club forum recently posted this wonderful print-out flyer:

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/angry-people-park-front-ev-chargers-ev-driver-created-flyer-make-smile/feed/ 11 Anti-Dumping Duties Will Hurt The US Solar Industry http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/anti-dumping-duties-will-hurt-the-us-solar-industry/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/anti-dumping-duties-will-hurt-the-us-solar-industry/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2014 20:20:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76882 According to Jigar Shah, anti-dumping duties and tariffs invite retaliation, and escalate a global trade war which benefits no one in the solar industry

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/anti-dumping-duties-will-hurt-the-us-solar-industry/feed/ 60 Tariffs-Smariffs, We Can Already Make the World’s Lowest Cost Solar Modules — Here In The US http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/tariffs-smariffs-can-already-make-worlds-lowest-cost-solar-modules-u-s/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/tariffs-smariffs-can-already-make-worlds-lowest-cost-solar-modules-u-s/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:33:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76920 By Brad Mattson, CEO Siva Power and author of The Solar Phoenix The stiff solar tariffs recently imposed by the US on Chinese panels have made quite a splash. I think it is great my government is pushing to level the playing field so more solar companies can make products from a technology we invented. However,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/tariffs-smariffs-can-already-make-worlds-lowest-cost-solar-modules-u-s/feed/ 22 A Bipartisan Group Of Senators Is Pushing For Distributed Wind — Here’s Why It Matters http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/bipartisan-group-senators-pushing-distributed-wind-heres-matters/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/bipartisan-group-senators-pushing-distributed-wind-heres-matters/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:20:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76916 By Nick Blitterswyk, CEO, UGE International. A group of Senators recently urged the US Department of Energy to continue funding programs for the domestic distributed wind energy industry. The bipartisan group, led by Sen. Al Franken, wrote a letter highlighting the clear potential for distributed wind power to “contribute many gigawatts of electricity similar to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/bipartisan-group-senators-pushing-distributed-wind-heres-matters/feed/ 9 Scotland’s Solar Power Capacity Grew 32% In 2014 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/scotlands-solar-power-capacity-grew-32-2014/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/scotlands-solar-power-capacity-grew-32-2014/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:00:48 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76910 A number of organisations based out of Scotland on Monday called for the Scottish Government to “do all it can to help encourage the roll-out [of] more solar power” in Scotland, following the publication of figures which showed Scotland’s solar capacity had increased by 32% during 2014. WWF Scotland published the figures from Ofgem, the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/norways-statkraft-invest-8-billion-renewables/feed/ 2 Indian Conglomerate Tata Power Investing $500 Million Into Russian Solar Projects http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/indian-conglomerate-tata-power-investing-500-million-russian-solar-projects/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/indian-conglomerate-tata-power-investing-500-million-russian-solar-projects/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2014 10:46:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76891 One of India’s biggest integrated power companies, Tata Power, is partnering with the state-run Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to invest a total of $1 billion into various solar/renewable energy projects to be developed across Russia, according to recent reports. Tata Power, will be responsible for half of that investment number, for a total of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/leshi-plans-electric-cars/feed/ 13 Graph: Why 2014 Was A Watershed Year For Utility-Scale Solar PV In The US http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/2014-watershed-year-utility-scale-solar-pv-us-one-graph/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/2014-watershed-year-utility-scale-solar-pv-us-one-graph/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2014 08:48:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76884 Want to know why 2014 was such a watershed shed year for utility-scale solar PV in the US? Well you need look no further than the graph that we’ve posted below, as it really says practically everything that needs to be said. As you can see, the ongoing drop in price means that utility companies

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/nigeria-signs-fresh-agreement-1-gw-solar-power-capacity/feed/ 1 Renewable Cities Conference in Vancouver — Be There! http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/27/renewable-cities-conference-vancouver/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/27/renewable-cities-conference-vancouver/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2014 17:02:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76855 There are a lot of good cleantech conferences out there. It is quite hard for us to choose which ones we attend and which we skip. Clearly, I’m a big fan of the World Future Energy Summit (+ Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week as a whole) and EVS. But another big one that is new to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/27/renewable-cities-conference-vancouver/feed/ 4 India Announces 1,300 MW Solar Projects To Support Domestic Manufacturers http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/25/india-announces-1300-mw-solar-projects-support-domestic-manufacturers/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/25/india-announces-1300-mw-solar-projects-support-domestic-manufacturers/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:55:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76784 Close on the heels of announcing Ultra Mega Solar Power projects of 21,000 MW, The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (India) has approved another scheme for installation of 1,000 MW of grid-connected solar power projects by Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) and government organisations. This capacity is planned to come up during 2015–2018, and will be supported using a “Viability

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/25/india-announces-1300-mw-solar-projects-support-domestic-manufacturers/feed/ 6 India Coal Tax Has Collected $2.85 Billion http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/25/india-coal-tax-collected-2-85-billion/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/25/india-coal-tax-collected-2-85-billion/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:21:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76804 India has managed to generate $2.85 billion in revenue from clean energy cess (taxes) it had introduced in 2010, essentially a coal tax. India’s plans to significantly boost renewable energy infrastructure over the next few years has got a shot in the arm as the government recently announced that it has about $2.85 billion in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/25/india-coal-tax-collected-2-85-billion/feed/ 14 Indian Cabinet Clears Over 20 GW Ultra Mega Solar Projects (In Depth) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/indian-cabinet-clears-20-gw-ultra-mega-solar-projects-depth/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/indian-cabinet-clears-20-gw-ultra-mega-solar-projects-depth/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2014 21:29:04 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76661 Taking inspiration from Gujarat’s Charanka Solar Park, during the 2014–15 financial budget, India’s Finance Minister had amongst other things announced a fund of Rs5 billion ($80 million) in order to promote Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects (UMSPP) across states with good solar potential. Accordingly, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) had prepared a draft scheme for these UMSPP. Prime Minister Modi

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/indian-cabinet-clears-20-gw-ultra-mega-solar-projects-depth/feed/ 19 China Puts Billions Into Electric Cars & EV Charging Stations http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/china-puts-billions-electric-cars-ev-charging-stations/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/china-puts-billions-electric-cars-ev-charging-stations/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2014 14:33:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76727 China has no time to waste in mitigating air and water pollution, nor doing its part to cut global warming emissions. To help address these issues, China came up with a significant plan to adopt 5 million electric cars. The issue now is how to supply enough charging stations to fuel the cars. China’s current electric vehicle

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/china-puts-billions-electric-cars-ev-charging-stations/feed/ 8 Yingli & Huawei To Jointly Expand Solar Power In Thailand http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/yingli-huawei-jointly-expand-solar-power-thailand/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/yingli-huawei-jointly-expand-solar-power-thailand/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2014 18:55:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76760 Yingli Green Energy Holding, the world’s largest photovoltaic modules manufacturer, has recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Yingli Green Energy Singapore Company Pte. Limited (Yingli Singapore) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Huawei, Solventina Solar Energy, and Kasikornbank to provide turnkey solar power solutions for power plants and distributed generation projects throughout

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