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Riding In DIY Electric Vehicles In Ukraine (Videos) — EV Flashback

5 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

I’ve spent the past week or so thoroughly looking through our archives. In the process, I’ve run across some pretty funny and interesting old articles. This one below is from nearly 6 years ago! Tesla delivered a grand total of 5,500 cars in the quarter this was published (Q3 2012). I went on a cleantech tour of Ukraine at that time (Kiev and Crimea, just before Russia invaded Crimea), and there were many highlights, but it’s hard to compete with the handmade electric car below. Check it out.

The Future Is Now (Video)

10 years ago Zachary Shahan 19 Comments

During my speaking tour in Ukraine last year*, I gave 4 speeches in 3 different locations. A couple of the speeches were recorded by a professional videographer and were supposed to be passed on to me, but it seems that the people who were working on that got distracted with … [continued]

Energy Storage Solutions 101 (VIDEO)

11 years ago Zachary Shahan 15 Comments

Activ Solar COO Dr. Johann Harter, who I had the great pleasure of interviewing a couple months ago,recently gave a presentation on energy storage solutions at the fifth International Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Forum in Kyiv (REF2013). It’s a great primer on the various energy storage solutions we have at hand … [continued]

Solar power plant in Crimea, Ukraine (currently occupied by Russia). Photo by CleanTechnica.

Tour Of Perovo Solar Power Station (CT Exclusive — Interviews, Videos, Pictures)

11 years ago Zachary Shahan 6 Comments

Following up on the teaser videos I shared last week, below are some videos with a lot more information about the Perovo Solar Power Station in Crimea, Ukraine. The very basic facts — which you’ll also hear in the interviews — are as follows: 6th-largest solar PV power plant in … [continued]

2012 Record Year For Utility-Solar Installations

12 years ago Adam Johnston 0 Comments

  2012 has been a record-breaking year for utility-sized solar power installations. Utility-scaled solar installations this year reached 8.5 gigawatts (GW), according to a recent PV-Tech article. The preliminary data from Wiki-Solar noted that newly installed power plants exceeding 10 megawatts (MW) in size have so far reached a total installed … [continued]