Published on June 28th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
Our 4th Cleantech Revolution Tour conference is kicking off in a few moments in Berlin. We decided to invite the world at the last minute via our #Electrifying webinar series and Facebook Live video... Read More →
Published on June 27th, 2017 | by Carolyn Fortuna
How can media literacy help to empower the social justice and environmental justice movements... Read More →
Published on June 27th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
We all assume the smart cities of the future will be wondrous places. But what will it take to actually make that happen? ... Read More →
Published on June 27th, 2017 | by Nicolas Zart
Autonomous vehicles have been in the news a lot this year, including the French autonomous shuttle maker NAVYA ARMA, which just announced its first assembly plant outside Europe will be in Michigan, ... Read More →
Published on June 27th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
All solar panels see a drop-off in efficiency as ambient temperatures rise. Panasonic's HIT solar panel now performs better in high temperature environments than solar panels from other manufacturers... Read More →
Published on June 27th, 2017 | by Nicolas Zart
I'm particularly happy to bring up an electric bicycle (e-bike) that fits in the under-represented sub-$1,000 entry price level. The Populo Bicycles Urban enters this rare and illusive rarefied e-bike market rarely mentioned in mainstream news, is one the most hotly discussed items... Read More →
Published on June 27th, 2017 | by Nicolas Zart
It's hard not to be impressed, if not left scratching our head when we see such unique carmakers as Aston Martin recently announcing their wild exotic hybrid, the Valkyrie. The Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar's performance is equally as impressive as its dramatic body shapes are designed to evoke in us... Read More →
Published on June 27th, 2017 | by The Beam
The Beam #4 brings you 150+ pages of coverage on electric vehicles, the future of food, renewable energy policy, society after oil, the impact of the web on our environment, sustainable fashion, circular economy, and smart mobility, as well as interviews... Read More →
Published on June 27th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
New figures show that Northern Ireland generates nearly a quarter of its electricity needs from onshore wind energy sources, and has capacity that has now passed the 1 gigawatt mark. ... Read More →
Published on June 27th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
Renewable energy sources are now providing more electricity than nuclear power for the first time ever in the United States, according to figures issued by the US Energy Information Administration and highlighted by Ken Bossong's Sun Day Campaign. ... Read More →
Published on June 27th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
Newly anointed Siemens Gamesa has completed the installation of five 6 megawatt turbines on floating foundations in Stord, Norway, to be then towed to Scottish waters to be installed at what will then be the world's largest floating offshore wind project, the 30 MW Hywind Scotland. ... Read More →
Published on June 27th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
DONG Energy, one of the world's leading offshore wind developers, announced Monday that it had officially inaugurated the German Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms, together amounting to 582 megawatts of capacity... Read More →
Published on June 26th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
Volvo has received an order for 13 electric buses for the Swedish city of Malmo. It is the largest electric bus order ever received by the company. ... Read More →
Published on June 26th, 2017 | by Rogier van Rooij
US Department of Energy data as reviewed by The Associated Press reveals that the US mined a staggering 19% more coal in the first 5 months of 2017 than during the same period in 2016. This is especially surprising given the developments of last year, when US coal was clearly dwindling... Read More →
Published on June 26th, 2017 | by Roy L Hales
Contrary to what some urban business owners expected, the global shift to alternate transportation has not adversely effected their revenue streams. A new report shows the transition taking place in British Columbia, where pedestrians & cyclists contribute to Vancouver's downtown businesses. ... Read More →
Published on June 26th, 2017 | by Roy L Hales
Average global temperatures keep rising. While 2016 is the warmest year on record, the previous record was set in 2015 and, before that, 2014. A new joint report from Health Canada and the Science Media Centre of Canada (SMCC) puts this into perspective... Read More →
Published on June 26th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
President Trump's Energy Department is still funding projects that push the envelope on solar and other renewables, and undercut his forthcoming grid study... Read More →
Published on June 26th, 2017 | by John Farrell
New technology, particularly in the hands of electric customers, is creating an unprecedented opportunity to move beyond air conditioners and tap the many other sources of controllable electricity demand in homes and businesses. ... Read More →
Published on June 26th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
If the US Government and its International Trade Commission rules in favor of a recent trade dispute filed by Chinese-backed US solar PV manufacturer Suniva, then the country's solar industry would be immediately devastated, and could see two-thirds of expected installations over the next five years erased. ... Read More →
Published on June 26th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
A new report by the US Energy Department's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has concluded that widespread use of building controls across the country could cut energy consumption by an average of 29%, or the equivalent electricity used by 12 to 15 million Americans. ... Read More →
Published on June 26th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
The latest Energy Barometer from the Energy Institute has concluded that political risk and ramifications from the recent UK Brexit decision must not undermine the larger and essential need of providing reliable energy in a way that also keeps the country's emissions and prices down. ... Read More →
