Published on September 22nd, 2018 | by Derek Markham
Installing a solar diverter can essentially help convert a home's hot water heater into an energy storage system, allowing solar homeowners increase their self-consumption during peak production hours... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2018 | by Jake Richardson
The U.S. Department of Energy has granted almost $3.8 million for 13 industry projects in the High Performance Computing for Manufacturing Program, which operates in various national labs like LLNL, LBNL, Oak Ridge, and Sandia. The program combines DOE supercomputing capabilities and expertise with American manufacturers to improve innovation and industrial processes. Robin Miles, acting director of the HPC4 Manufacturing program, answered some questions about the projects, and Brandon Wood answered the ones related to KeraCel for CleanTechnica... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2018 | by Andy Miles
On Space Station Earth, there are millions of untrained, careless people, knowing nothing of the intricate balances that maintain the life-support system, creating mayhem and destruction on a daily basis. We obviously need an intensive training program to make all personnel aware of the safety protocols, and to have some idea of how the life-support system on Space Station Earth operates. ... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
Electric vehicles aren’t just for young Silicon Valley hipsters. The latest to join the ranks of EV pioneers is septuagenarian retired farmer Sylvia Wilson, who recently drove a Tesla Model S all the way around the Australian coast — a trip of 20,396 km that consumed a mere $150.90 worth of electricity... Read More →
Published on September 22nd, 2018 | by Matt Pressman
Last month, another remarkable milestone came to fruition for the Silicon Valley Automaker. Eric Loveday reports (via InsideEVs), "It’s hard to believe it, but indeed it’s true. In the month of August, the Tesla Model 3 alone outsold all passenger cars from BMW." Meanwhile, in Germany, legacy automakers are struggling to develop a cohesive strategy for their fledgling electric vehicle programs... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna
A battery that is manufactured using traditional 'jelly roll' production is the core of a new global agreement... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
Tesla’s next-generation Roadster has been making headlines ever since the Tesla Semi unveiling last year, where this futuristic all-electric supercar descended from the Semi trailer. Tesla aims to launch the Roadster in 2020 and recently teased a stunning new photo of the Roadster in white... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
China is planning to increase efforts to ensure that the country's wind and solar sectors can quickly compete without subsidies and achieve "grid price parity" alongside traditional energy sources like coal, according to new draft guidelines published earlier this month... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
Dutch banking giant ING announced last week that it would begin to steer its €500 billion lending portfolio toward meeting the Paris Agreement well-below 2°C warming target, starting by committing to using science-based scenarios to direct its business strategy... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2018 | by Jesper Berggreen
Solarplaza has its roots in the solar industry. Since 2004 it has been organizing conferences and trade missions about different aspects of this industry. In the past 14 years, it has organized over 100 events in over 30 countries. From Solar Asset Management conferences in Tokyo, San Francisco, and Milan, to trade missions pushing solar development in Senegal, Mali, and Niger, Solarplaza has been trying to accelerate the uptake of solar PV in many different ways... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
The European Union and the US State of California announced last week at the Global Climate Action Summit held in San Francisco their intention to strengthen their bilateral cooperation on carbon markets to maximize and leverage climate action... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities voted unanimously on Monday to move forward with its expansive offshore wind development plans, opening an application window for 1,100 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind capacity, the largest single-state solicitation of offshore wind to date in the United States. ... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
Clothing giant PVH Corp --- the parent company of such brands as Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, and Speedo --- announced this week that it has joined the RE100 initiative and has committed to sourcing 100% of its electricity needs from renewable energy sources by ... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2018 | by Tina Casey
What drivers can expect from the EV charging infrastructure of the future -- and what they'll leave behind -- when they cut ties with gasmobiles... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2018 | by The Beam
On Valentine’s Day 2015, a group of climate-conscious Berliners launched a campaign to openly pressure Germany’s public institutions to divest from the fossil fuel industry -- the greatest driving force of the worldwide climate crisis. Inspired by 350.org’s international call to action, Fossil Free Berlin joined campaigns spanning the world, from Ukraine to the United States; Nepal to Japan... Read More →
Published on September 21st, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
What do you first think when you see a picture of a burning car on Twitter? Tesla of course, since that's the public service announcement the media has drilled into our head. Also, you know, a gas tank can't catch fire and blow up. And even if gas was flammable, cars wouldn't be catching on fire every day, ya know... Read More →
Published on September 20th, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
I've followed Tesla for years. I like Elon, and I love SpaceX. Every time I traveled from Germany to Los Angeles my first destination was always a little industrial area in Hawthorne, 10 minutes from LAX. SpaceX is located there. It's entirely different compared to my previous visits to the massive operations at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. The Tesla Design Center and the Hyperloop test track are located there as well. I always come away inspired... Read More →
Published on September 20th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
Volkswagen makes electric trucks? Well, yes, it does — or it will. Not only that, but Ambev Brewery in Brazil has ordered a whopping 1,600 of them... Read More →
Published on September 20th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
The Tesla Model 3 has been awarded a 5 star safety rating in all categories and sub-categories by NHTSA. Some of its competitors have not been so fortunate. ... Read More →
Published on September 20th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Mary Nichols, head of CARB, says the Tesla Model 3 is igniting a movement. Bot Lutz says Tesla is on its last legs and will be out of business in two years. Who you gonna believe? ... Read More →
Published on September 20th, 2018 | by Jake Richardson
Electric tractors have a number of advantages over their diesel counterparts. Most importantly, they don't produce CO2 emissions or other air pollution directly. It's true that the electricity they use is sometimes generated by natural gas or other fossil fuels -- or a blend of energy sources -- but eventually, some will run on electricity from only clean, renewable sources. ... Read More →
Published on September 20th, 2018 | by Nicolas Zart
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance is showing us how it perceives our last-mile mobility needs of tomorrow with the Renault EZ-... Read More →
Published on September 20th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
The eleventh edition of Berkeley Lab's Tracking the Sun report published this week shows that the installed price of solar continued to fall across the country in 2017 but only saw small declines through the beginning of ... Read More →
Published on September 20th, 2018 | by Erika Clugston
With this acquisition, Renesas has positioned itself as a future leader in AV tech... Read More →
Published on September 20th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
People who should know better in Australia, Canada, and the US are spreading the lie that renewable energy is to blame for high electricity prices. Is there a connection behind this web of deceit? ... Read More →
Published on September 20th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
The driver of a Tesla Model X and his passenger walked away unhurt after a Cessna single engine plane crashed into them in Texas on Wednesday. ... Read More →
Published on September 20th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
In what is being described as an "unprecedented" level of coordination between corporation and government, a group of 38 businesses, cities, states, and regions have partnered to launch with the World Green Building Council the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment that is intended to signal the start of a leadership movement towards decarbonising built environment... Read More →
Published on September 20th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
Cover your eyes if you don't want to see something nasty. Following this sentence are two charts showing a clear collapse of BMW 3 Series sales in the ... Read More →
Published on September 20th, 2018 | by The Beam
Biomass Energy Generation is the process where agricultural products are used directly to create electric power. This specific technology and process is critical in discussing the future abilities and resources for renewable mix in energy and power grids, and can contribute to the overall goal of moving toward entire dependence on renewable sources in rural areas relying on an agricultural basis for their economies... Read More →
Published on September 19th, 2018 | by Vijay Govindan
On September 17th, as a person living on Earth, I was so happy to see Yusaku Maezawa and Elon Musk announce they were sending artists to orbit the Moon via SpaceX’s BFR. It gave me hope that one day my family could go to space! A positive and uplifting message. Reality intruded and led me to anger and despair... Read More →
