CleanTechnica » General Technology http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:01:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Home Sensors & Automated Smart Systems At Solar Decathlon http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/15/home-sensors-automated-smart-systems-solar-decathlon/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/15/home-sensors-automated-smart-systems-solar-decathlon/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2014 06:00:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74999 The students from West Virginia University designed and built PEAK, a very cool net-zero energy log cabin for the Solar Decathlon 2013, you may remember my story: Have You Ever Wanted To Live In A Net-Zero Log Cabin? (VIDEO). While visiting their competition home, I noticed that the team members were wearing wrist bands and I

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/01/improving-increasing-mass-transit-wi-fi/feed/ 9 The Energy Excelerator Selects A New Cohort Of 17 Startups To Address 6 Challenges http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/21/energy-excelerator-selects-new-cohort-17-startups-address-6-challenges/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/21/energy-excelerator-selects-new-cohort-17-startups-address-6-challenges/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2014 07:44:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73721 In the world of energy, Hawaii is an excellent early market for startups to test and vet their technologies. The state is facing challenges with its energy system before most other markets, and its high energy prices make new solutions cost competitive there before nearly anywhere else in the world. Startups flock to the island

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/21/energy-excelerator-selects-new-cohort-17-startups-address-6-challenges/feed/ 4 RMI Blows The Lid Off The “Baseload Power” Myth (Video) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/08/rmi-blows-lid-baseload-power-myth-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/08/rmi-blows-lid-baseload-power-myth-video/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:20:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70262 Peter Sinclair expressed a great thought in Climate Crocks recently that bears repeating: “Speaking to thousands and thousands of people has convinced me that, if you only talk about the problem, and not the path forward, it’s almost as if people literally, physiologically–can’t hear you.” There’s a good deal of common sense in what Sinclair says.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/04/f1s-hybrid-tech-gives-city-bus-20-mpg/feed/ 26 What Do Solar Decathlon Team Members Do After Competing? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-decathlon-team-members-competing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-decathlon-team-members-competing/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2014 16:00:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69889 1Sun4All David Schieren is the chief executive officer of a leading Long Island, New York, solar engineering and installation company. He’s also a U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon alumnus and outspoken advocate for the competition, writes Carol Laurie for Solar Decathlon. Schieren emphasizes the Solar Decathlon’s unique way of teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/19/behind-scenes-2015-ford-edge-concept/feed/ 1 Porsche 919 Deep Dive: Secrets Of Porsche’s New Hybrid Revealed http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/14/secrets-porsches-new-hybrid-tech-revealed/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/14/secrets-porsches-new-hybrid-tech-revealed/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:00:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63805 The Porsche 919 Hybrid race car is packing some seriously advanced, fundamentally new hybrid technology under its slick racing skin. We explain it all here

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/13/an-inside-look-at-living-in-one-of-the-worlds-most-sustainable-cities-melbourne-australia/feed/ 4 Singapore Debuts Driverless Navia Electric Shuttle (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/21/singapore-debuts-driverless-electric-shuttle/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/21/singapore-debuts-driverless-electric-shuttle/#comments Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:00:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55328 One of my favorite things about St. Augustine are the tourist trolleys that shuttle people around the historic sites and let you learn the history of that old city without worrying too much about the traffic, pedestrians, drunken pub-crawlers, etc. Despite cutting down on the number of rental cars, the trolleys aren’t nearly as clean

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/03/utilizing-human-fascination-with-speed-china-pushing-technological-limits-of-high-speed-rail-at-40-fahrenheit/feed/ 10 Dr. Nocera’s Invention May be the Future of Alternative Energy. But it’s Not a Leaf! http://cleantechnica.com/2011/04/07/dr-noceras-invention-may-be-the-future-of-alternative-energy-but-its-not-a-leaf/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/04/07/dr-noceras-invention-may-be-the-future-of-alternative-energy-but-its-not-a-leaf/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:00:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=25436 A lab at MIT, led by Dr. Daniel Nocera, have invented a new and novel form of storing energy that may prove to be an important milestone in the development of alternative energy. In fact, the obvious utility of the process has engendered a bit of excitement, but this excitement has also generated some misconceptions about the process that I would like to clear up, now that I have a more complete understanding of how it works

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