A new system capable of providing substantial quantities of power for any potential future missions to the moon — think lunar vehicles and crew stations — was recently developed by researchers from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and a number of international collaborators. The new “system of mirrors” utilizes Fresnel … [continued]
The noted renewable-energy technology developer Abengoa recently announced its intent to construct a 110 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the South American country of Chile. The project — which represents the first CSP development in the country — recently received the go-ahead from Chile’s Ministry of Energy and … [continued]
Even Bentley is getting into the plug-in car game. The company known for its rather shitty cars 😉 has stated that its upcoming SUV model will have a plug-in hybrid option by 2017. Not only that — the luxury car manufacturer will be hybridizing all of its new models. “The … [continued]
The US is getting woefully behind in train transport. While Japan, Europe, China, and others have high-speed rail, the US can’t get far enough political barriers to even get construction started on this generation of train travel. Perhaps Japan is feeling sorry for us, or perhaps it just wants to … [continued]
Originally published on ClimateProgress. As over 300,000 people in West Virginia face a fourth day without water, state environmental officials are now estimating that as much as 7,500 gallons of a chemical used to process coal — Crude MGHM — may have spilled into the Elk River. That number is … [continued]
Well, just check it out: From the YouTube description: If you liked the teaser, will you consider a small pledge of $1 to help make this project a reality? For more info, please visit:http://kck.st/110W8j2 | If we all join together for small amounts, big things are possible… The project did indeed … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. A reader recently shared some great Fraunhofer reports on renewable energy in Germany with me. One of them I had already written a pretty long article about back in November, but the second I don’t think I’d seen. It’s an extensive look at electricity prices … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The BMW ActiveE two-year trial program in which 700 people got to learn and show what BMW ActiveE electric vehicles could do is coming to a close. A lot of the drivers, of course, want to keep driving electric, but they have to turn in their beautiful … [continued]
I recently got to check out some pretty sweet electric bikes while at EVS27 in Barcelona, but Chris somehow ran across these bikes himself and got an article up on them before me, so I’m primarily reposting his post (below). However, I’ll note that these electric bicycles really zip along fast … [continued]
Originally published on TeslaMotors.com PALO ALTO, Calif. – A variety of factors such as corrosion, physical damage to receptacles, or inappropriate wiring or installation of electrical outlets can cause higher than normal electrical resistance when using the Universal Mobile Connector (“UMC”) NEMA 14-50 adapters to charge Tesla Model S vehicles. … [continued]
