Originally published on EV Obsession. I made a mistake the other day when I said this presentation was perhaps my favorite presentation at the EV Transportation & Technology Summit. I had forgotten about the presentations of a couple of utility guys. The summit had one session with perspectives from 6 … [continued]
Fracking is simply not natural. It is, in fact, taking the “natural’ out of this idea of natural gas. And clear water is no longer free. Florida has a precarious vulnerability with the state’s water, waterways, and shores. In Florida, pollution in and destruction of the Everglades are some of … [continued]
A news release from Florida Power & Light’s Office of Clean Energy has just announced a funding program envisioning a range of solar installations across its region. Florida Power & Light (FPL) expects to educate and expedite growth in solar power and solar water heating through a variety of means. … [continued]
Reposted from Bikocity: There are over a dozen B-cycle bike-sharing programs across the U.S. Until now, however, membership would just be good for the city in which you signed up. That’s going to change this week. Annual memberships will now be valid in all 15 locations in which B-cycle is … [continued]
National Solar Power (NSP), a “market leader in utility scale solar power solutions” that was just formed in 2010, announced at the end of last week that it had “reached a major milestone in its plans to build solar energy facilities totaling 700 megawatts (MW) in Florida” — it … [continued]
I covered the unveiling of TÛRANOR PlanetSolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, back in February. In September, this solar-powered catamaran set out on its first major voyage, from Monaco to Miami, FL. It has now been announced that TÛRANOR PlanetSolar will be docking at the Miami Beach Marina, slip A19, on Sunday, … [continued]
Major power companies in Florida and New Mexico announced this week that they would start buying large amounts of energy from certain solar power producers soon. In New Mexico, Southwestern Public Service Company (SPSC), a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, said that it would buy 50 MW of solar power from … [continued]
