Published on August 23rd, 2017 | by James Ayre
Despite being an electric prototype, Infiniti's new "Prototype 9" race car — reportedly inspired by vintage 1940s era race cars — can apparently handle around 20 minutes of aggressive driving at the racing track... Read More →
Published on August 23rd, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
The southern Australian state of Victoria has this week set the country's most ambitious renewable energy targets of 25% by 2020 and 40% by 2025, at the same time as the government awarded two large-scale solar projects. ... Read More →
Published on August 23rd, 2017 | by Cynthia Shahan
Being unveiled entirely on September 6, 2017, in Japan, the new Nissan LEAF is ripe with Nissan's most advanced technologies. Nissan is pitching that its redesigned next-generation LEAF promises to "amaze your senses" while raising the bar for the electric vehicle market. I think the LEAF set a fine standard for years — I'd be hesitant to replace the 2015 version I drive — so the next version must be incredible... Read More →
Published on August 23rd, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
Shanghai-based solar cell manufacturer JA Solar has reported its second quarter earnings this week, revealing that it smashed its own second quarter shipping guidance by well over 50%. ... Read More →
Published on August 23rd, 2017 | by Smiti
The rapid growth in renewable energy sector in India will easily overtake that in the thermal power sector and would result in more renewable energy capacity being operational than thermal power capacity by 2027, the latest economic survey of the Indian government has stated... Read More →
Published on August 23rd, 2017 | by Smiti
From the quarters starting April 2016 and ending March 2017, India saw more renewable energy capacity added to its grid than thermal power capacity. This is perhaps the first time in India’s history when renewable energy capacity dominated thermal power capacity... Read More →
Published on August 23rd, 2017 | by Smiti
India added the least renewable energy capacity it has added in six quarters during Q2 2017, which is also 25% less than what was added during the same period last year... Read More →
Published on August 23rd, 2017 | by Smiti
India’s wind energy capacity addition during April and June 2017 fell to historic levels as the sector added less than 7% of the capacity added during the preceding quarter... Read More →
Published on August 23rd, 2017 | by Sponsored Content
Bankability is a term used in the renewable energy world to describe the likelihood that any particular technology or manufacturer will be funded by financiers. Financiers are looking at the bankability of energy storage via the technology itself and the long-term financial sustainability. Previously financiers needed to trust the revenue projections presented to them, but new software is making these predictions easier. ... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Until now, Ronald Reagan-appointed Anne Gorsuch Burford [mother of nepotastic stolen-seat Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch] was the worst administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in its nearly half-century of existence. She cut its budget by a fifth and worked diligently to please polluting industries that she claimed were over-regulated. She was just one appointee during Reagan’s terms chosen to run agencies or departments they didn’t even think should exist. But in six months, Scott Pruitt, the EPA-hating head of the EPA, has stolen the worst-ever title from her... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2017 | by Giles Parkinson
China has installed 24.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar PV in the first six months of 2017, including an extraordinary 13.5GW in the month of June alone, as developers rushed to complete installations to capitalise on a higher feed-in tariff that expired on July ... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2017 | by Giles Parkinson
Recently, Bloomberg New Energy Finance predicted that the cost of new wind and solar would soon beat the cost of refurbished coal plants. Now BNEF predicts that solar will beat the cost of existing, fully depreciated and unrefurbished coal plants by 2032. And wind will follow soon after... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2017 | by Giles Parkinson
Major transmission company Transgrid says 100% renewable energy is both feasible and affordable, and is urging policy makers to “step out in large ways” because incremental change will not deliver climate goals or potential cost savings. ... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2017 | by James Ayre
The self-driving vehicle technology firm NuTonomy is now aiming for the launch of a completely autonomous commercial taxi service in Singapore as soon as the second quarter of 2018, according to recent reports... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2017 | by Giles Parkinson
Consider these two propositions: The top reason cited by Australian business for using more renewables it that it costs less. The top reason cited by Australian business for not using renewables it that it costs more. ... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
Tesla has won a round in its legal battle with the state of Michigan, but there is still a long way to go in its fight against that state's franchise dealer law. ... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
A team at Germany's TUM has designed and built an electric car especially for the unpaved roads of Africa. Local production is planned. ... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Imagine a future in which every one of Australia’s 537 local government areas, including all our capital cities and major regional centres, achieve net zero greenhouse emissions. It might sound like a pipe dream, but it could be closer than you think. ... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
It’s been almost 5 years since I swapped from a petrol engined motorcycle to an all electric Zero. I’ve upgraded once already and just clocked 32,767km on my 2014 model. ... Read More →
Published on August 22nd, 2017 | by Giles Parkinson
Demand for solar is expected to surge over coming years, but its growth rate could effectively double if there is rapid uptake of electric vehicles, and as more companies turn to the technology to save energy costs, and more countries reach solar and storage “parity” with grid prices. ... Read More →
