Published on May 25th, 2018 | by Derek Markham
In this edition of the cleantech news roundup, we have news about new hybrid and electric vehicles for China, a Tesla towing record, dropping battery prices, the death of diesel (sort of), the social cost of coal, the rise of vertical farming, road trip-ready EVs, and more... Read More →
Published on May 25th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Apple and Volkswagen have agreed to a partnership that will result in a fleet of electric T6 semi-autonomous vans shuttling Apple employees between campuses. ... Read More →
Published on May 25th, 2018 | by Saurabh Mahapatra
SoftBank-led SB Energy has secured yet another win in India’s highly competitive market in an auction organized by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)... Read More →
Published on May 25th, 2018 | by Nicolas Zart
Although the term "fast train" in this context might make a few European and Asian railroad commuters smile, US "fast trains" are getting more abundant nonetheless — albeit, at an American pace — and that's a good thing. From California to Texas (a coming story) to Florida, progress is being made... Read More →
Published on May 25th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
Facebook has this week signed a 294 megawatt (MW) Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with asset manager Luxcara and Swedish power company Vattenfall to secure the electricity generated from three wind farms located in southwest Norway to power the company's Nordic data centers. ... Read More →
Published on May 25th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Uniti, the Swedish electric car startup, claims it now has $60 million in pre-orders for its innovative electric 2-seater. ... Read More →
Published on May 25th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
The German Government has passed a bill that gives the country the legal right to proceed with its phase-out of nuclear power but will open the door to companies like Vattenfall and RWE to receive compensation for their investment into nuclear power plants... Read More →
Published on May 25th, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on SolarWakeUp. By Frank Andorka Look out, wind – solar is about to catch you. That’s the headline from Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis Global Power Industry Outlook, 2018, which posits that solar will [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 25th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Two consumer advocacy groups have asked the FTC to investigate whether Tesla is using deceptive trade practices in the way it markets it Autopilot system. So far, the agency has not said if it will begin a probe into the company's policies. ... Read More →
Published on May 25th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
A new study finds the majority of car dealers in Scandinavia do a poor job of selling electric cars, even discouraging people from buying them. Are dealer incentives needed? ... Read More →
Published on May 25th, 2018 | by Nexus Media
Anyone watching Swedish scientist Anja Lund working out on an aerobic stepper recently might have thought it a strange way to get fit. She was stepping while holding a shoulder bag, its arm strap dripping with water. In this case, exercise was secondary to science. Lund wasn’t attempting to break a sweat — rather, she was trying to simulate a brisk walk in the rain... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
BYD has landed its first SkyRail contract in South America with a new deal with the Brazilian city of Salvador that will see a stretch of the overhead light rail system running over the water... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2018 | by Carlo Ombello
After a long, agonizing wait, Elon Musk has finally provided some important details of the upcoming dual-motor/all-wheel-drive and Performance versions of the Tesla Model 3. As usual, the information came via a series of tantalizing updates on Twitter (thoroughly dissected by Zach a few days ago). As Model 3 production increases towards 5,000 units per week, the long touted $35,000 base model is finally looming and promises to disrupt the most popular sub $40,000 EV market by year end. Brace for impact... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
Vehicle-to-grid technology has been the ever-elusive golden egg for many renewable energy advocates, but always seems to get stuck because, among other things, it's expected the average buyer of a personal vehicle won't want to pay for it — which means manufacturers won't have an incentive to build the tech into their cars... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation this week that aims to bolster the state's zero-emission energy generation portfolio including nuclear, solar, wind and storage, citing climate change at the top of the new bill as the imperative behind the action... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
A trio of announcements from the northeast United States has set the country's nascent offshore wind industry ablaze, with Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Jersey combining to make announcements that will support the development of at least 5 gigawatts (GW) worth of offshore wind energy over the next decade... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Elon Musk went on a Twitter rampage yesterday, saying negative press attention about Tesla is driven by Big Oil and the auto industry. Is he right... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
A new report from the Rocky Mountain Institute has shown that investing in "clean energy portfolios" made up of clean energy sources and distributed energy resources is a more cost-effective method of replacing aging fossil fuel-powered power plants in America than replacing them with new gas-fired power plants. ... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
MIT engineers have designed a wind-powered unmanned nautical air-water vehicle that they plan to fly around the world to monitor the oceans of the world... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2018 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
Renault and Nissan integration will be a difficult path. The financial markets prefer a simple single company with one set of shares and one top management structure and don't care much how the internal structure of the company is functioning... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2018 | by Andy Miles
Green gas would cut carbon emissions, help to create an an energy independent Britain, support food production by improving soils, creating wildlife habitats, providing an additional income to farmers and giving them natural fertilizer from the residues of the process... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
What Happened: Utility Dive has an excellent piece describing the 88% difference in two VOS studies, one in Montana and one in Maryland... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
How much untapped rooftop solar potential is there on multi-family housing in the US? A lot!... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2018 | by U.S. Energy Information Administration
Electricity generation from solar resources in the United States reached 77 million megawatthours (MWh) in 2017, surpassing for the first time annual generation from biomass resources, which generated 64 million MWh in ... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
After years of being derided as a joke by car manufacturers and the public, interest in electric vehicles has increased sharply, especially as governments around the world move to ban petrol and diesel cars... Read More →
