CleanTechnica » Washington D.C. 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 Comparing America’s Streetcar Systems At The Same Scale http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/comparing-americas-streetcar-systems-scale/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/comparing-americas-streetcar-systems-scale/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2014 14:16:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76492 Matt Johnson created a nice graphic/map for streetcar lovers that shows all the streetcar systems that are open or under construction in the United States. Only nineteen cities in America have streetcars that are either operating or being added to transit systems in the near future. Considering streetcars increase smart growth, stimulate economic development, and bring

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/us-energy-efficiency-ranks-released-howd-your-state-do/feed/ 21 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 Amtrak Expands Fast East Coast Acela Fleet http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/06/amtrak-expands-fast-east-coast-acela-fleet/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/06/amtrak-expands-fast-east-coast-acela-fleet/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2014 11:03:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70221 Amtrak’s 13-year-old Acela trains have made a huge difference to commuting and other travel along the busy Northeast corridor between Boston and Washington, DC. Now a 6.5-hour trip, it used to take a full business day, or longer. The high-speed, tilting, inter-city train, currently the country’s fastest, can achieve up to 150 mph (240 km/h). (Note: a faster, 200-mph Houston-Dallas

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/10/nissan-launches-charge-charge-program-leaf-buyers/feed/ 3 Hey Haters, RGGI Cap And Trade Powered 800 MW New Renewables in 2013 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/hey-haters-rggi-cap-and-trade-powered-800mw-new-renewables-in-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/hey-haters-rggi-cap-and-trade-powered-800mw-new-renewables-in-2013/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:50:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69261 The Northeast U.S. cap-and-trade system helped install 800MW new renewables capacity in 2013, showing states how EPA's proposed emissions rule can succeed

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/hey-haters-rggi-cap-and-trade-powered-800mw-new-renewables-in-2013/feed/ 23 Nissan e-NV200 Heading To Portland For Real World Testing http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/13/nissan-e-nv200-heading-portland-real-world-testing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/13/nissan-e-nv200-heading-portland-real-world-testing/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2014 13:50:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68154 The Nissan e-NV200 will launch in Portland to research the viability of an electric van in the American commercial market

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/03/solar-2/feed/ 7 Innovative Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Solicitation Draft Issued By DOE http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/19/innovative-renewable-energy-energy-efficiency-solicitation-draft-issued-department-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/19/innovative-renewable-energy-energy-efficiency-solicitation-draft-issued-department-energy/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2014 09:00:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65542 Originally published on ENERGY.GOV. Washington D.C. — In support of the Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Department of Energy issued a draft loan guarantee solicitation [this week] for innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects located in the U.S. that avoid, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gases. When finalized, the solicitation is expected to make as

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/19/innovative-renewable-energy-energy-efficiency-solicitation-draft-issued-department-energy/feed/ 0 Interesting Opinions Of 10 Of The World’s Largest Subway Systems? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/10/conflicting-opinions-10-worlds-largest-subway-systems/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/10/conflicting-opinions-10-worlds-largest-subway-systems/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2014 21:50:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65099 Mashable blogger Max Knoblauch recently decided to have a bit of fun scrolling through reviews of 10 of the world’s largest subway systems. I’m not sure how many reviews he looked at for each of them, but he shared one pro review and one con review for subway systems in: Madrid, London, Paris, Moscow, Stockholm,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/03/u-s-wind-energy-breaking-records/feed/ 5 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 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 Illinois Jumps To Top Of US Green Building LEED-Certified Ranks http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/21/illinois-jumps-to-top-of-us-green-building-leed-certified-ranks/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/21/illinois-jumps-to-top-of-us-green-building-leed-certified-ranks/#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:59:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62986 Illinois tops the US Green Building Council's annual rank of the top LEED-certified U.S. states, thanks to a controversial twist supplanting Washington

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/30/chevrolet-volt-testimonial/feed/ 4 Seattle Energy Benchmarking Finds $90 Million Potential Annual Utility Bill Savings http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/13/seattle-energy-benchmarking-finds-90-million-potential-annual-utility-bill-savings/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/13/seattle-energy-benchmarking-finds-90-million-potential-annual-utility-bill-savings/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2014 20:29:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61300 Analysis from the first year of reporting under Seattle's energy benchmarking ordinance has found the city's building owners could save up to $90 million in utility bills while cutting emissions 42% per year

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/13/seattle-energy-benchmarking-finds-90-million-potential-annual-utility-bill-savings/feed/ 1 5 Solar Growth Markets That May Surprise You… http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/30/5-solar-growth-markets-may-surprise/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/30/5-solar-growth-markets-may-surprise/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2013 02:00:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58383 Originally published on Cost of Solar. You probably know which states have been strong solar growth states over the past several years — California, Hawaii, Arizona, New Jersey, North Carolina…. But below are 4 states and one city that are picking up some serious steam in the solar power arena (can I use “pick up

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/30/5-solar-growth-markets-may-surprise/feed/ 61 Google Teams Up With The Solar Airplane, Solar Impulse http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/16/google-teams-up-with-the-solar-airplane-solar-impulse/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/16/google-teams-up-with-the-solar-airplane-solar-impulse/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:01:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56446 Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse reports that the Silicon Valley–based Internet company known as Google (heard of it?) has become Solar Impulse’s official Internet Technology Partner. To commemorate this, the Solar Impulse team will take its Google+ URL (google.com/+solarimpulse) to new heights on the side of their Swiss Solar Impulse airplane.  The following is an official Solar Impulse news release: Google

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