Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by The Beam
The recent debate around circular economy tends to focus primarily on product redesign. But a circular ‘economy’ encompasses more than just product design, it's about product business development and the interactions between players in the ecosystem. ... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Cynthia Shahan
The Little Roady, an autonomous shuttle pilot project, now offers self-driving transport in Rhode Island, and it is an awardee of some of that VW dieselgate settlement funding. RIDOT (the Rhode Island Department of Transportation) is using these self-driving shuttles as a pilot project to fill a transit gap between its downtown-Providence Amtrak station and a business park across the river... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Just in case anyone needs yet more proof that the much vaunted "Tesla killers" are really all bark and no bite, here's more real-world proof from EV rental specialists nextmove. They show the Tesla Model X is vastly more efficient than the alleged "competition" in highway driving conditions. It seems Audi and Jaguar still have more homework to do to get to passing grade on the basics of EV engineering, but let's give them some points for showing up... Read More →
Published on February 22nd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Elon Musk recently went on ARK Invest's "For Your Innovation" podcast, where he talked about Tesla's progress with autonomous vehicle tech and the company's production ramp rates for Model 3 and beyond. His comments shed light on his view of the company's progress with the Model 3 production ramp compared to earlier estimates and help the rest of us better understand the company's oft criticized delays... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
A Model S road trip by Chinese owners offers glimpses into another Tesla community and culture... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The Trump maladministration has refused to enter into good faith negotiations with the states to resolve the dispute about auto emissions. What comes next? Retribution, Trump style. ... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Wind and solar generated more than double the electricity generated by nuclear in 2018. Wind and solar each generated more electricity last year than nuclear did. By 2030, the ratio is very likely to be 4:1 in favor of wind and solar. ... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Michael Daley, head of the New South Wales Labor Party, says if he is elected in March, he will initiate programs that will add 7 GW and 13,000 jobs to the state, following the lead of Victoria and South Australia. ... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2019 | by Charles W. Thurston
Solar energy analysts at IHS Markit have identified the Top Solar Trends in 2019, including globalization, photovoltaics+storage, panel evolution, China and other hot spots... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The European Union installed 8 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2018, according to the region's solar trade body SolarPower Europe, an increase of 36% over 2017 figures... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2019 | by Kyle Field
The President of the Dominican Republic explored the Tesla Model 3 this week in what almost looked like a party at the docks on the island nation... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Wind energy provided 14% of the European Union's electricity last year, according to figures published Thursday by the region's wind energy trade body, WindEurope, with 11.3 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity added, including nearly 3 GW of offshore wind. ... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The Aurora Powertains eSled electric snowmobile is the perfect machine for exploring the great outdoors without leaving a trail of exhaust emissions behind. ... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Online retailer and internet megalith Amazon has announced plans to make all its shipments net zero carbon under the banner "Shipment Zero" with an interim target of making 50% of all shipments net zero by ... Read More →
Published on February 21st, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers at the University of Carlos III in Madrid are developing new software tools that can better predict the efficiency of airborne wind energy systems. ... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2019 | by Jeremy Bloom
One of the most disappointing things about centrist Democrats is the way they think they have to trash-talk Democratic policies in order to win over non-existent "moderate centrist voters."... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
Nine months after their first station came online, we are starting to see the Electrify America network come together. As more stations come online, it’s looking like a three-way race to see which transcontinental route for EV rapid charging will open first. Just as with the original transcontinental railroads, today's transcontinental EV routes will improve safety and save lives... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Elon Musk sat down with Tasha Keeney and Cathi Wood of ARK Invest for a conversation about Autopilot and autonomous cars. He said Teslas will be capable of Level 4 self driving by the end of this year. ... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2019 | by Erika Clugston
Teams and individuals will compete for one year to propose their innovative solutions to the world’s plastic crisis... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
We would get triple the benefit with a saving of around 33 billion tons for wind and solar vs 11 billion tons for nuclear... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2019 | by Charles W. Thurston
A novel combination of high-grade spacecraft solar cell material and advanced light-concentrating lenses has yielded solar panels with a record 29% efficiency that may become available for general rooftop use by 2022. The crux in the commercialization of the planar optical micro-tracking technology will be cost-controlling manufacturing process, which is the current stage of study for Insolight, the cell developer... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
No yards, no golf courses, rutted roads, very expensive water and not being able to play outside at anything for most of the summer doesn’t sound like a lot of fun... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2019 | by World Resources Institute
Electrification is a key step to creating low-carbon cities. Replacing fossil fuel-powered vehicles, stoves, furnaces with electric alternatives reduces emissions and creates a host of other benefits. But not all cities are equally suitable for electrification. In some cases, electrification is impractical or can actually increase greenhouse gas emissions... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers at Wood Mackenzie studied electricity usage in the US during the recent polar vortex weather event and determined that there is insufficient renewable energy resources and battery storage available at present to keep the electrical grid operating during such times of high stress. ... Read More →
