Published on August 19th, 2017 | by Matt Pressman
Countries worldwide are taking an aggressive stance in order to expedite the transition to electric vehicles. Yet automakers are moving slowly — the Big Three in Detroit are taking a wait-and-see approach with vehicle electrification. And Germany's finest are also dragging their feet. One automaker is leading the way. According to The Telegraph, "Tesla, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, announced that its ‘budget’ Model 3 electric car went on sale earlier this month. This is the first Tesla car targeted for the mass market as it comes with a much more affordable [$35,000 USD] price tag."... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Considering the far-reaching cascade of change that is about to be unleashed on human society by the transition from the internal combustion engine to the electric motor, there’s a good case to be made that everyone should have at least a rudimentary understanding of how these two competing forms of propulsion work (many journalists, to say nothing of political and business leaders, are in dire need of a basic primer)... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
If the United States wants to kick its coal habit, it will need to install a lot more solar power. That raises an important question: Where should all those panels reside?
They could always go live on a farm upstate.
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Published on August 19th, 2017 | by Matt Pressman
The most recent cover story in The Economist announces, "The death of the internal combustion engine... it had a good run. But the end is in sight." In a remarkable account, The Economist reports that the internal combustion engine's "days are numbered. Rapid gains in battery technology favour electric motors instead. ... Today’s electric cars, powered by lithium-ion batteries, can do much better."... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
A recent over the air upgrade has made the Tesla Model S 75 and Model X 75 a full second faster to 60 miles per hour. ... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Walmart founder Sam Walton once said businesses should focus on what customers want and then deliver it. It may sound obvious, but when it comes to eco-friendly consumer goods, it’s taken marketers a while to figure it out.
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Published on August 19th, 2017 | by James Ayre
The ice sheets of Antarctica may be hiding the world's largest volcanic range, according to a new study from the University of Edinburgh. The new work discovered around 100 "new" volcanos in the Antarctic region, some of which are as tall as 3,850 meters... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
The climate crisis is already affecting the Mid-Atlantic region. Read about how you can make a difference here.
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Published on August 19th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Just three months after Origin Energy stunned the renewables industry with a record low power off-take deal for the 530MW Stockyard Hill Wind Farm in Victoria, AGL Energy has delivered more of the same, securing an off-take price of below $60/MWh through the sale of its 453MW Coopers Gap Wind Farm, between Kingaroy and Dalby in Queensland’s south-east... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
The president promised a surge of jobs and tax revenue from oil. His policies won’t deliver either one... Read More →
Published on August 19th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
Need to write a press release about some electric vehicle (EV) vaporware? Need to counter another announcement from Tesla? Need to act like you're on the cutting edge of auto tech and the burgeoning car-as-a-service (CaaS) market? Need to fend off the shareholder push to be an electrification leader? Have no fear — an EV press release template is here!... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Darwin is set to play host to Australia’s very own – and mostly likely it’s first – solar powered battery “giga-factory,” after local renewables outfit Energy Renaissance said it had received support from the Northern Territory government for its proposed 1GWh lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2017 | by Giles Parkinson
The South Australia government has contracted the US company SolarReserve to deliver all its power needs, which will be supplied by a 150MW solar tower and molten salt storage facility to be built in the former coal town of Port Augusta.
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Published on August 18th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath As the South Australian government basks in the glow of procuring a second world-leading and game-changing renewable energy technology project for the state, attention is turning to the finer [&hellip... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
A recent call by two environmental organizations for a formal state aid probe into Spain’s payments subsidizing gas- and coal-fired power plants appears to be well warranted, given multiple breaches of European state aid guidelines... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Bloomberg’s renewable energy affiliate forecasts that wind and solar power will make major inroads into the global market share of natural gas within a decade. This is a crucially important question for major oil companies who are betting their future on gas... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
The hope that carbon capture and storage (CCS) can ever play a significant role in the reduction of power sector emissions is misplaced,... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
A study conducted by Nissan and Enel shows that electric car owners can get paid more than $1,500 a year if they participate in a V2G program and that doing so actually extends battery life. ... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
Hyundai says it will bring 8 electric car models to market over the next few years including a long range luxury sedan for its Genesis division in 2021 and an electric Kona SUV in 2018. ... Read More →
Published on August 18th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
Lithium is a key component of lithium-ion batteries and lithium-ion batteries are a key component of the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy and electric cars. But until now, it has been in relatively short supply, sparking fierce competition among mining companies. It is one of the most abundant elements in the world, but commercial mining has been limited due to limited demand. A new Stanford study offers some insight into where more lithium can be gathered. It is titled, "Lithium enrichment in intracontinental rhyolite magmas leads to Li deposits in caldera basins."
Wow. Sounds like a real page-turner, doesn't it... Read More →
