Published on September 23rd, 2019 | by John Farrell
Minnesota’s community solar program hit a record 613 megawatts of operational capacity in September 2019. The chart below shows the progress of projects through the program since August 2015, and the nearly two-year lag between the program launch in December 2014 and the successful ignition of multiple megawatts of capacity in January ... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced the signing of an Executive Order last week which establishes ambitious statewide clean energy goals and targets intended to ensure that 30% of the Commonwealth's electricity is secured from renewable electricity sources by 2030, and that 100% of its electricity will be powered by carbon-free sources by ... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2019 | by Susanna Schick
I’ve had my eye on Monday since it first popped up on my Instagram feed. They’re cute. But they’re also cool. They’ve still got that vibe of the Puch 50 they’re modeled after. But they also have a modern feel, all black-clad. They follow the Henry Ford Design School -- you can have any color you want, as long as it’s black. Definitely the perfect vehicle for heading to the beach, or to work... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2019 | by Saurabh
A large coal mining company in India has reached an impressive milestone in its journey towards diversification in the energy sector... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
A leaked photo of a white Tesla Model 3 on the assembly line at Tesla Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai indicates the first Chinese-made cars may find their way into the hands of customers before the end of this year. ... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
As the environment gets hotter, the demand for air conditioning increases, which leads to more carbon emissions from generating plants, which in turn makes the environment even hotter. ... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
When global leaders meet at the UN next week to address the climate emergency, Donald Tramp won't be there. He will be in a room next door, attempting to turn the spotlight on himself. ... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
BYD is moving into car country with its first order for fully electric transit buses in Germany. The orders for 22 of its 12-meter buses came from German public transit operators BOGESTRA and HCR and are aimed at improving ailing air quality in the greater Ruhr Metropolitan Region... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2019 | by The Beam
“Clean energy entrepreneurship offers a firm path to economic advancement and meaningful inclusion for women living in rural communities in West Africa. Trusting local women and giving them a voice to make a difference for their communities will be the bringer of sustainable positive change.”... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
This is not the freshest data, but I've had this story near the top of my list for months, so I think its potential importance and relevance to cleantech are quite high. According to data from the company Certify, an online travel, expense, & invoice software company, the "most common U.S. vendors for business expenses" in the past couple of years were Uber and Starbucks, respective. What's that got to do with Tesla... Read More →
Published on September 23rd, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
Clearly, I'm a bit of a fan of Tesla shuttle and taxi services (I cofounded Tesla Shuttle), so I'm always happy to learn about new services like these. One such service is called eCarra. It offers chauffeured rides in certain regions of Texas right now, but I'm sure has an eye on expanding into other areas of the state and beyond... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
Whether it's due to pure business ignorance, immense ignorance in general, or poisonous malice, our current president, a consistent business failure over the past several decades, is working feverishly to destroy another major US industry — the auto industry... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2019 | by Jesper Berggreen
In a new report, based on the newest Danish statistics, Thea Gehrchen from GreenMatch.dk has summed up just how much energy the different industries in Denmark consume, which comes in quite handy while we wait for our new government to release a new proposal for a national climate law for the country, with binding targets no less... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Google has announced a $2 billion commitment that will add more renewable energy to the company's portfolio. But some employees have concerns about what all that electricity is being used for. ... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
A 7 year old Tesla Model S with nearly 100% original battery capacity, $1.01/watt commercial solar pricing from Tesla, a quick-as-hell Tesla Model S on the Nürburgring, the coming Tesla Model Y, and more — check out the most popular CleanTechnica stories of the past week in case you missed any of them! And be sure to share all 20 stories on all 107 social media networks. Or else... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2019 | by Sponsored Content
This week begins one of the largest events in the renewable world — North America Smart Energy Week, which is home to landmark event Solar Power International. Join over 700 companies and almost 19,000 industry professionals (and the CleanTechnica team) at this event, which starts Monday in Salt Lake City, Utah. The full show run dates are 23–26 September, so there is still time to get your tix!... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
A few days ago, we wrote about Tesla earning the Top safety score (TOP SAFETY PICK+) from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). I had publicly asked them last month why they hadn't yet tested the car and was happy to get a reply that they were working on it. I'm not surprised how things turned out... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
Louisiana hosted several National Drive Electric Week events, and I got to go to two of them, the Abita Springs one last week and the Gonzales one today. In Gonzales, Plugin Louisiana and Louisiana Clean Fuels teamed up with Tanger Outlet Mall to help bring awareness about electric vehicles and clean energy. I got to tag along with Karen Rudisil, owner of a Tesla Model ... Read More →
