CleanTechnica » Belgium 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 Tesla Leaves Lamborghini In The Dust (+ Other EV News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/tesla-leaves-lamborghini-dust-ev-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/tesla-leaves-lamborghini-dust-ev-news/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:58:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76868 In the video above, you can see the Lamborghini Aventador beats the Tesla Model S P85D to 60 miles per hour, but the P85D actually has the lead up to 50 miles per hour, with its insane torque. Enjoy the video and share with any gearhead friends of yours! Tesla A Peek into Tesla’s Battery

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/tesla-leaves-lamborghini-dust-ev-news/feed/ 8 Top Solar Charts From Huge IEA Solar PV Report http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:00:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73541 The newest edition of the Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme report was recently released by the IEA — detailing a huge quantity of different aspects of the global solar PV market as well as country- and region-specific solar PV markets. This 19th edition of the report provides a number of highly interesting/useful graphs, some of which are posted below. Providing

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/feed/ 2 United Kingdom Leading Offshore Wind Power Market http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/05/united-kingdom-leading-offshore-wind-power-market/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/05/united-kingdom-leading-offshore-wind-power-market/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2014 14:30:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71564 The United Kingdom exists as one of the most likely locations on planet Earth to build up a strong offshore wind power industry, and according to new data from analysts GlobalData, that’s exactly what the UK has done, with 52% of the global cumulative installed capacity share. On top of that, GlobalData predicts that the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/05/united-kingdom-leading-offshore-wind-power-market/feed/ 2 Electric Car Sales In EU Increase 77% http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/08/electric-car-sales-eu-increase-77/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/08/electric-car-sales-eu-increase-77/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2014 04:50:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70327 Originally published on EV Obsession. It’s hard to get European-wide numbers for electric car sales. In fact, it’s hard to get numbers for almost any country in Europe. A Norwegian electric vehicle association was publishing Norway’s numbers regularly for awhile, as was a German car association for Germany, but neither of them have done so in recent months.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/08/electric-car-sales-eu-increase-77/feed/ 21 French Workers Paid To Commute By Bike http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/23/french-workers-paid-commute-bikes/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/23/french-workers-paid-commute-bikes/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:00:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68520 Gas2 By Steve Hanley In an experiment underway in France, the French government subsidizes employers who pay their workers to commute to and from work on bicycles. The going rate is 1 Euro (ab0ut 34 cents) per kilometer. The program involves 20 employers and about 10,000 workers. If the experiment is a success, France will expand

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/23/french-workers-paid-commute-bikes/feed/ 9 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Proves Its MPG http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/20/mitsubishi-outlander-phev-proves-mpg/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/20/mitsubishi-outlander-phev-proves-mpg/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:50:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68387 Editor’s Note: Many Americans are eagerly awaiting the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. Many in Europe and Japan are already enjoying it. But aside from waiting for the vehicle to simply hit the market, sometimes even more so, we are eagerly awaiting the official numbers on fuel economy and range. We still have a long way to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/20/mitsubishi-outlander-phev-proves-mpg/feed/ 5 A Simple Solution To The Complex Problem Of Offshore Wind Costs? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/19/a-simple-solution-to-the-complex-problem-of-offshore-wind-costs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/19/a-simple-solution-to-the-complex-problem-of-offshore-wind-costs/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:05:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68418 Offshore wind power prices remain stubbornly high, but a custom approach to maintenance vessels could help lower costs and boost turbine output

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/19/a-simple-solution-to-the-complex-problem-of-offshore-wind-costs/feed/ 11 Saroléa Returns… With Electric Carbon Fiber Motorcycle http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/05/sarolea-return-electric-carbon-fiber-motorcycle/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/05/sarolea-return-electric-carbon-fiber-motorcycle/#comments Mon, 05 May 2014 04:50:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66274 Originally published on Gas2. After a 50 year hiatus, Belgium’s oldest motorcycle brand Saroléa is making a triumphant return with an electric cafe racer made from carbon fiber. Light, powerful, and sexy in an industria cafe racer sorta way, the Saroléa SP7 introduced itself to the world this past Saturday, and will make its racing debut at the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/02/energy-market-europe/feed/ 2 World Solar Power Capacity Increased 35% In 2013 (Charts) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/13/world-solar-power-capacity-increased-35-2013-charts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/13/world-solar-power-capacity-increased-35-2013-charts/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2014 11:50:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65306 With about 37,007 megawatts (MW) of solar PV power installed in 2013, world solar PV power capacity increased about 35% to 136,697 MW. Whereas Europe had dominated annual growth for years up until 2013 (10 years, to be precise), solar PV growth was much more evenly split last year, and China actually topped the tables.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/13/world-solar-power-capacity-increased-35-2013-charts/feed/ 37 EV Market Share of European Countries (Charts) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/16/norway-ev-market-share-vs-france-ev-market-share-chart/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/16/norway-ev-market-share-vs-france-ev-market-share-chart/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2014 17:05:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63263 I recently figured out electric vehicle market share for 17 European countries, the US, and Japan for an ABB Conversations article I wrote (full disclosure: I am compensated by ABB for articles written on that site). The results are very interesting, in my opinion, so I figured I’d drop the charts in here as well.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/16/norway-ev-market-share-vs-france-ev-market-share-chart/feed/ 5 3 EU Countries Have Already Hit Their 2020 Renewable Energy Goals — You’ll Never Guess Them http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/13/3-eu-countries-already-hit-2020-renewable-energy-goals-youll-never-guess/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/13/3-eu-countries-already-hit-2020-renewable-energy-goals-youll-never-guess/#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:58:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63839 You might get one or two, but unless you’ve already read this story elsewhere, I’d bet plenty of cash that you can’t guess all three EU countries that have already hit their 2020 renewable energy targets. Countries that have yet to hit their targets include Germany, the UK (it’s far off), Spain, Portugal, and Denmark

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/13/3-eu-countries-already-hit-2020-renewable-energy-goals-youll-never-guess/feed/ 21 Top European Countries For 100%-Electric Car Sales & Plug-In Hybrid Electric Car Sales (Charts) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/26/top-european-countries-100-electric-car-sales-plug-hybrid-electric-car-sales-charts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/26/top-european-countries-100-electric-car-sales-plug-hybrid-electric-car-sales-charts/#comments Wed, 26 Feb 2014 21:00:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63107  Originally published on EV Obsession. I recently wrote a long piece on ABB Conversations regarding electrified vehicle sales in 17 European countries—with a chart for each one. It was a lot of fun and very interesting, but it also made me realize that I never did a ranking of European countries regarding 2013 electrified vehicle

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/26/top-european-countries-100-electric-car-sales-plug-hybrid-electric-car-sales-charts/feed/ 8 Nissan Leaf Sales Sky High In Europe http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/15/nissan-leaf-sales-sky-high-europe/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/15/nissan-leaf-sales-sky-high-europe/#comments Sat, 15 Feb 2014 12:30:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62645 The Nissan Leaf may very well be the “Model T” of the electric car world, or at least the Toyota Prius of this fast-growing sector. This post below from EV Obsession highlights a number of hot stats the Leaf has claim to at the moment, mostly focused on European sales. Enjoy! Nissan Leaf Is Kicking

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/15/nissan-leaf-sales-sky-high-europe/feed/ 2 Alstom Completes World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/22/alstom-completes-worlds-largest-offshore-wind-turbine/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/22/alstom-completes-worlds-largest-offshore-wind-turbine/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:40:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59246 French engineering company Alstom have announced the completion of their at-sea installation of its new-generation offshore wind turbine, the 6-MW Haliade 150, located off Ostend Harbour at the Belwind site in Belgium. The turbine, the largest offshore wind turbine ever installed in sea waters, boasts a 78 metre tower, a nacelle that stands 100 metres above

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/03/planetsolar-reaches-london-sails-the-thames/feed/ 0 PlanetSolar DeepWater Scientific Expedition Returns To Europe http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/30/planetsolar-deepwater-scientific-expedition-returns-to-europe/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/30/planetsolar-deepwater-scientific-expedition-returns-to-europe/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2013 09:00:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55806 Originally published on 1Sun4All. The solar catamaran PlanetSolar has successfully made its second transatlantic crossing this year, returning to Europe. MS Tûranor PlanetSolar reports: “Having left St. John’s, Canada, on August 6, the largest solar ship in the world reached Europe on August 28, after crisscrossing the North Atlantic for 23 days and traveling 4598 kilometers. During the second 2013 transatlantic

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/30/planetsolar-deepwater-scientific-expedition-returns-to-europe/feed/ 0 Top Solar States vs Top Solar Countries (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:50:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53157 Following our top solar states rankings and our top solar countries rankings, below are rankings that mix the two. The rankings are for total and new solar power capacity per capita as well as total and new solar power per GDP. I thin the results are very interesting…. If you missed these previous rankings, also

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/feed/ 4 Top Solar Power Countries Per Capita & Per GDP (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:50:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53146 –> Update: Also see the new top solar power countries vs top US solar states rankings. Following up on my top solar power state rankings, below are rankings of the top solar power countries per capita and per GDP. These solar power by country rankings are key to seeing who the solar power leaders are in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/feed/ 25 Community Power In The Global Community Vol. III: France http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/24/community-power-in-the-global-community-vol-iii-france/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/24/community-power-in-the-global-community-vol-iii-france/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:30:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51044 This post first appeared on The Community Power Report by Mümtaz Derya Tarhan As part of The Community Power Report’s ‘Community Power in the Global Community’ series, we continue to provide insight into a new country’s community-owned renewables sectors every month.  We started off our series with Belgium and Netherlands. Now, we are stopping in France, for which interviewed three individuals

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