CleanTechnica » Chicago 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 November Transit Savings = $803 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/29/november-transit-savings-803/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/29/november-transit-savings-803/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2014 08:58:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75560 Saving money on transportation is always helpful, especially if we blunt air pollution at the same time. Any time of the year, it’s nice; however, this season it allows for more to spent on the family for the holidays. According to the American Public Transportation Association’s November Transit Savings Report, the average annual savings for public transit

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/29/november-transit-savings-803/feed/ 9 RES Americas Developing 40 MW Of Energy Storage Systems In Illinois http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/27/res-americas-developing-40-mw-new-energy-storage-systems-illinois/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/27/res-americas-developing-40-mw-new-energy-storage-systems-illinois/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2014 07:39:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75503 40 MW of new grid-scale energy storage projects are currently in development just outside of Chicago via Renewable Energy Systems Americas (RES Americas), as per recent reports. Once competed, these will be some of the largest commercial energy storage projects on the continent. The battery storage modules (based on lithium-iron phosphate batteries) to be used

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/27/res-americas-developing-40-mw-new-energy-storage-systems-illinois/feed/ 4 Free EV Charging In Chicago & Indiana http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/free-ev-charging-chicago-indiana/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/free-ev-charging-chicago-indiana/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:16:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75381 Many electric vehicle owners in the city of Chicago, and also in the state of Indiana, will soon have access to free EV charging, as per a number of recent press reports. First of all, the electric utility for the northern part of Indiana — Northern Indiana Public Service Company — will be offering free

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/free-ev-charging-chicago-indiana/feed/ 1 Energy Storage Will Replace Many Peaker Spinning Reserve Plants http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/06/battery-storage-will-replace-many-peaker-spinning-reserve-plants/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/06/battery-storage-will-replace-many-peaker-spinning-reserve-plants/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2014 17:26:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74586 Battery storage will replace many peaker spinning reserve plants, as they ramp up in seconds, rather than minutes, and arrest further excursion

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/06/battery-storage-will-replace-many-peaker-spinning-reserve-plants/feed/ 19 $1,000,000 Awarded To Chicago Cleantech Startups http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/30/1000000-awarded-chicago-cleantech-startups/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/30/1000000-awarded-chicago-cleantech-startups/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2014 07:56:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74186 One million dollars was awarded recently to four cleantech startups in Chicago by the Illinois Clean Energy Fund. 1) Intellihot Green Technologies received $400,000 2) SiNode Systems received $300,000 3) AllCell Technologies received $200,000 4) Agentis Energy received $100,000. Amy Francetic, the CEO of Clean Energy Trust generously answered some questions about the competition. 1.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/30/1000000-awarded-chicago-cleantech-startups/feed/ 0 2.7 Billion+ Trips Taken On Public Transportation In 2nd Quarter http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/2-7-billion-trips-taken-public-transportation-2nd-quarter/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/2-7-billion-trips-taken-public-transportation-2nd-quarter/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:55:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73904 US public transportation ridership increased yet again in the second quarter of 2014. A press release report released by the American Public Transportation Association showed urban mobility increasing to over 2.7 billion trips on US public transportation in the second quarter. Urban travelers are making commonsense choices for their pockets and the environment, effecting a 1.1% increase in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/07/illinois-boosts-chicago-st-louis-high-speed-train-funding/feed/ 8 5 Largest Public Transit Systems In US (Infographic) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/30/largest-public-transit-systems-us-infographic/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/30/largest-public-transit-systems-us-infographic/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2014 15:10:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71282 “Let’s Take a Ride” is a visual measurement of what occurs in a great choreographic movement every day on the five largest public transit systems in the US. In particular, these public transit systems are in: Chicago, New York City, Boston, Washington DC, and San Francisco. It is an impressive infographic, with numbers such as 400 million: the numbers of soot, carbon monoxide,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/30/largest-public-transit-systems-us-infographic/feed/ 4 $3.2 Million For Clean Energy Small Businesses http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/04/3-2-million-clean-energy-small-businesses/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/04/3-2-million-clean-energy-small-businesses/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2014 20:00:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69016 The National Incubator Initiative provides DOE funding for organizations supporting the development & growth of clean energy small businesses

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/04/3-2-million-clean-energy-small-businesses/feed/ 1 4 New Energy Maps Show A Lot About Renewables http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/30/new-energy-mapping-system-shows-lot-renewables/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/30/new-energy-mapping-system-shows-lot-renewables/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:20:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68807 Climate Central  By Bobby Magill When the U.S. Energy Information Administration launched its new U.S. Energy Mapping System last fall and upgraded it for use on mobile devices in early June, it powered a system allowing anyone to visualize some of the reams of data the EIA compiles on all things energy-related in the country. That mapping system has a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/30/new-energy-mapping-system-shows-lot-renewables/feed/ 6 Chicago Refinery Petcoke Protests, Round Two http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/19/chicago-refinery-petcoke-protests-round-two/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/19/chicago-refinery-petcoke-protests-round-two/#comments Mon, 19 May 2014 15:06:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67115 Speaker at Chicago petcoke protest, May 17, 2014 (Cliff Zimmerman) Saturday marked the second rally of the week in Chicago against petcoke dumping. Last Monday, registered nurses and Southeast Side community activists backed by the Alliance for Community Services, the Chicago chapter of Progressive Democrats of America, the Southeast Side Coalition to Ban Petcoke, and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/29/nuclear-2/feed/ 0 Autolib’ Electric Carsharing Program http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/02/autolib-electric-carsharing-program/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/02/autolib-electric-carsharing-program/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:00:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64725 By Ben Holland This post is the first in a series of profiles on innovative programs advancing the future of electric mobility. These programs and others will be featured in the upcoming EV City Casebook, set to be published in September of 2014. How Autolib’ is cracking the Code to Electric Carsharing One Ride at a Time Your

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/02/autolib-electric-carsharing-program/feed/ 2 USA High-Speed Rail Gets Boost — 32-Train Order For Siemens Trains http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/27/usa-high-speed-rail-gets-boost-32-train-order-siemens-trains/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/27/usa-high-speed-rail-gets-boost-32-train-order-siemens-trains/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:00:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64412 Originally published by the ECOreport. Siemens has obtained a $225 million contract to build 32 “Charger” diesel-electric locomotives in its Sacramento rail manufacturing facility for US high-speed rail projects. Five states are ordering locomotives. The Illinois Department of Transportation’s order is connected to an overhaul of its Chicago to St Louis route. California, Washington, Michigan,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/27/usa-high-speed-rail-gets-boost-32-train-order-siemens-trains/feed/ 16 Top 10 Regions For Electric Car Growth (In US) — Hotlanta Crushing It! (Updated) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/03/top-10-regions-electric-car-growth-us-atlanta-crushing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/03/top-10-regions-electric-car-growth-us-atlanta-crushing/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2014 07:00:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63351 Update (March 3, 7:30pm ET): the % growth of electric car sales in the top 10 cities was added (following the infographic). ChargePoint, which has the largest and “most open” electric vehicle charging station network, last week released a list of the top 10 US regions in terms of electric vehicle (EV) sales growth. “The rank

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/03/top-10-regions-electric-car-growth-us-atlanta-crushing/feed/ 1 The Long History Of Electric Cars http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/25/history-electric-cars/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/25/history-electric-cars/#comments Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:10:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63068 Written by Improv Traffic School*. We tend to view electric vehicles as an invention created by the green movement. The first electric production car actually traces its history much further back, but perhaps the inventor’s motives were actually “green.” Thomas Parker was an inventor from England who invented the first production electric car that used

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/25/history-electric-cars/feed/ 1 10 US Cities Making Massive Emissions Cuts Through Energy Efficiency http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/30/10-us-cities-making-massive-emissions-cuts-energy-efficiency/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/30/10-us-cities-making-massive-emissions-cuts-energy-efficiency/#comments Thu, 30 Jan 2014 21:38:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62016 A new effort will cut millions of tons of emissions and billions in utility bills for 10 U.S. cities by creating customized energy efficiency plans and sharing best practices

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/13/seattle-energy-benchmarking-finds-90-million-potential-annual-utility-bill-savings/feed/ 1 Chicago Quits Coal, Cuts Electricity Bills http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/11/chicago-quits-coal-cuts-electricity-bills/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/11/chicago-quits-coal-cuts-electricity-bills/#comments Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:48:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60062 Chicago has gone coal-free at all public buildings while cutting costs on ratepayer electricity bills through a unique power supply deal with Constellation

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