CleanTechnica » Nevada 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 Solar Powered Cars, Top Solar Stocks (+ Other Solar Stories) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:50:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76426 In case you just can’t get enough solar news, analysis, and commentary, here’s a big link drop of good solar stories we haven’t already covered on CleanTechnica. Solar powered cars, solar trees, top solar stocks, and much, much more. Enjoy! Fun Solar EV Charging Rocks, But Which Option To Choose? Solar Trees For Solar-Powered EVs Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/09/self-driving-buses-reinvent-transportation-systems-self-driving-cars/feed/ 39 ABB Solar Power Plant With Solar Trackers In Nevada (VIDEOS) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/03/solar-trackers-help-abb-solar-power-plant-nevada-videos/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/03/solar-trackers-help-abb-solar-power-plant-nevada-videos/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2014 13:34:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73663 A little more than one year ago, I got to visit an ABB/Southern Company solar power plant in Nevada that uses solar trackers. I’m proud to say that I have finally edited and published most of the video footage I took at the power plant. Pablo Astorga, Solar Business Development Manager at ABB, is the person

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/03/solar-trackers-help-abb-solar-power-plant-nevada-videos/feed/ 2 Tesla Motors Deal For Nevada Gigafactory Land Concluded http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/tesla-motors-deal-nevada-gigafactory-land-concluded/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/tesla-motors-deal-nevada-gigafactory-land-concluded/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2014 22:55:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74213 Though Tesla Motors had already begun construction at the 980-acre site east of Reno where the Gigafactory is being built, the land didn’t actually belong to the company until a few days ago, when the deal for the land was finally concluded. As per the arrangement between Tesla and the state of Nevada, the EV overlord is

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/tesla-motors-deal-nevada-gigafactory-land-concluded/feed/ 9 Solar Power International Interviews (Exclusive Videos) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/26/solar-power-international-interviews-exclusive-videos/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/26/solar-power-international-interviews-exclusive-videos/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2014 12:05:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73981 Solar Power International (SPI) has closed out for another year. Many buyers arrived to interview the many and varied solar providers. Deals were made. The solar business market share in the energy sector will grow as a result. The convention a success. For an SPI show-opening overview, remarks, and pictures, please visit this prior CleanTechnica

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/feed/ 2 Tesla’s Lithium Supply Relies On America’s Loneliest Highway http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/teslas-lithium-supply-relies-americas-loneliest-highway/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/teslas-lithium-supply-relies-americas-loneliest-highway/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:50:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71960 The Gigafactory deal with Nevada has been inked, and in addition to $1.2 billion in incentives from the Silver State, Tesla is also getting a new highway

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/08/nces-7-0-summary-report-full-speeches-hilary-clinton-harry-reid/feed/ 23 Tesla To Nevada: You Can Haz Our Gigarockstarfactory. Thanks For The $1.2 Billion http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/06/tesla-nevada-can-haz-gigarockstarfactory-thanks-1-2-billion/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/06/tesla-nevada-can-haz-gigarockstarfactory-thanks-1-2-billion/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2014 11:35:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71635 As you may have heard by now, Nevada has more Gigafactory wooing skills and natural attraction than California, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Tesla CEO, Chairman, and Product Architect Elon Musk and Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval announced that Nevada pulled Tesla in with an incentives package equal to $1.2 billion. Meh… I guess that will do. Here’s a list

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/06/tesla-nevada-can-haz-gigarockstarfactory-thanks-1-2-billion/feed/ 34 Nevada Las Vegas Solar Decathlon 2013 House Has New Home (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/05/nevada-las-vegas-solar-decathlon-2013-house-new-home-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/05/nevada-las-vegas-solar-decathlon-2013-house-new-home-video/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2014 21:00:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71581 1Sun4All. On August 28, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid visited DesertSol—the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) house that won second place overall in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013. Now located permanently at the Springs Preserve just outside Las Vegas, Nevada, DesertSol has been one of the Preserve’s most popular attractions since it opened to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/05/nevada-las-vegas-solar-decathlon-2013-house-new-home-video/feed/ 0 Tesla Gigafactory Headed To Nevada (Unofficial Leak) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/tesla-gigafactory-headed-nevada-unofficial/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/tesla-gigafactory-headed-nevada-unofficial/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:09:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71501 Back in a podcast interview in May, Nevada resident and long-time EV enthusiast Bob Tregilus mentioned to me that he thought he saw Tesla work being done on a site nearby (just outside of Reno), presumably work related to the Tesla and Panasonic’s Gigafactory. Indeed, it seems Bob was right. Reports are out that Tesla has indeed broken ground on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/13/california-may-waive-environmental-regulations-land-gigafactory/feed/ 7 How To Solarize Burning Man http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/11/solarize-burning-man/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/11/solarize-burning-man/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2014 21:12:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70537 By Tam Hunt, owner of Community Renewable Solutions LLC Burning Man is a crazy desert art festival and party in northern Nevada. It takes place on federal public lands and attracts about 60,000 people each year. People think nothing of driving ten or fifteen hours to get there, or flying in from the East Coast

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/feed/ 5 Despite Ohio Freeze, Renewable Energy Continues To Be Hot http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/10/despite-ohio-freeze-renewable-energy-continues-hot/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/10/despite-ohio-freeze-renewable-energy-continues-hot/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2014 20:30:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69266 By Michael Brower Last month, Ohio Governor Kasich signed legislation putting a two-year ‘freeze’ on the state’s proven, successful, and money-saving renewable energy standard. Doing so, he is moving Ohio backward as other states move forward, developing job-creating  CO2-neutral/CO2-light, clean renewable energy. This new state law freezes economic growth in a sector that employs 25,000

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