CleanTechnica » Sponsored 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 Renewable Opportunities For Cortes Island By 2030 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/renewable-opportunities-cortes-island-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/renewable-opportunities-cortes-island-2030/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:26:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76958 Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/ventura-2030/feed/ 2 San Francisco Could Lead US Cities In Solar Power http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/26/san-francisco-lead-america-cities-solar-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/26/san-francisco-lead-america-cities-solar-power/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2014 20:51:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76736 Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/melbourne-2030/feed/ 0 The City In 2030 Will Look Just Like… The City In 1930 (We Mean That In A Good Way) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/a-consumer-technology-revolution-will-transform-cities/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/a-consumer-technology-revolution-will-transform-cities/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:22:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76710 The city in 2030 might look the same as it did in 1930, but a revolution in consumer technology will take place out of sight, in homes and businesses

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/a-consumer-technology-revolution-will-transform-cities/feed/ 6 “Bermuda Dunes In 2030″ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/bermuda-dunes-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/bermuda-dunes-2030/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2014 13:29:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76671 Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/bermuda-dunes-2030/feed/ 0 “Aarhus In 2030″ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/aarhus-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/aarhus-2030/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:47:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76593 Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/aarhus-2030/feed/ 3 “Western New York In 2030″ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/western-new-york-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/western-new-york-2030/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2014 19:13:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76488 Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest. Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here on CleanTechnica because we think it’s

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/elio-motors-another-solution-greener-transport/feed/ 36 BMW i3 Drivers Now Get More “Flexibility” http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/bmw-i3-flexibility-program/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/bmw-i3-flexibility-program/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2014 09:15:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76299 If you read CleanTechnica regularly, you know that I’m a big fan of busting the myth that electric vehicles (EVs) aren’t already adequate (and a better option) for the majority of people with a place to plug in at home. I’m not the only one. This article and this article are two that I loved on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/bmw-i3-flexibility-program/feed/ 2 Win A Trip To Masdar City, Abu Dhabi — Write About Your Ideal City http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/win-trip-masdar-city-abu-dhabi-write-ideal-city/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/win-trip-masdar-city-abu-dhabi-write-ideal-city/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 07:57:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76098 Masdar* has launched its third annual Engage Blogging Contest, which offers an excellent chance to visit Abu Dhabi, and, of course, Masdar City, during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The winner will have an all-expenses paid trip to Abu Dhabi the week of January 17, 2015, and will be Masdar’s guest blogger during this important event

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/03/7-solar-powered-ev-charging-solutions-love/feed/ 0 In 2064, This Is Your Life As An Energy Generator http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/30/2064-life-energy-generator/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/30/2064-life-energy-generator/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:58:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72548 This article is part of the ‘Think Further’ series, sponsored by Fred Alger Management, Inc. For more ‘Think Further’ content and videos, visit thinkfurtheralger.com. We’ve been all over MIT researcher Donald Sadoway’s new “dirt cheap” liquid metal battery ever since it was a glimmer in his eye, so when Sadoway’s name came up in the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/tesla-stack-traditional-rivals/feed/ 1 Encouraging Cleantech With Investment http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/28/encouraging-cleantech-investment/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/28/encouraging-cleantech-investment/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:05:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71230 By Patrick Foot, financial markets writer at IG – a leading provider of CFD trading, spread betting and live forex prices* This earnings season has seen several major stories play out, with battles raging in several technological sectors and Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and Google all taking centre stage. On Thursday July 31, another story came to

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