Some top clean electricity reading for your Tuesday (& more?) pleasure: Solar America’s Top Solar Cities Rankings Might Surprise You (Also: Top 10 Cities For Solar Power) Vivint Solar Employee Sent to ‘Casual’ Roundtable Meeting Gets a Shock Colorado Utility To Bring Solar Power To Low-Income Families Yingli Solar Profits Rise 53.4% in 2014, Ships Over 3.3 … [continued]
During Modi’s recent visit to Paris, India and France signed a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation in the fields of solar and other renewable energies. The memorandum was signed between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and France’s Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. France is eyeing major cooperation with … [continued]
Work on a concentrated solar power project allocated to GDF Suez is progressing well, according to news from the developers. Sener and Acciona formed a consortium to develop the 100 MW Kathu solar thermal power plant in South Africa, situated in the Northern Cape Province, 600 km south-west of Pretoria. The … [continued]
Prepare for a surprise on the effectiveness of renewable energy incentives, specifically the California Solar Incentive. While many hail the California Solar Incentive (CSI) as an overwhelming success, a new study finds that using the same amount of money in a carefully optimized program to provide systems to low-income households … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors has unveiled the first location of its regional Supercharger network in Australia, with the announcement that 8 renewable energy–powered supercharging booths will be installed at the Goulburn Visitor’s Centre. The confirmation of the Goulburn address is the first in what is expected … [continued]
First of all, if you missed last week’s Cleantech Talk episode, I’m sure it’s one you don’t want to miss — be sure to listen to Chris and I interview Tesla Cofounder and Wrightspeed Founder & CEO Ian Wright. This week’s Cleantech Talk podcast was an especially interesting one, imho. The first … [continued]
Three new utility-scale solar projects will be installed by SunEdison in southern Utah with a capacity of 210 MW, enough to power about 36,000 homes.
Time for another “top 10” rundown. As the title indicates, these were the most popular CleanTechnica articles published in the past week… US Electric Car Sales: No Surprises. Tesla Model S, Nissan LEAF, & BMW i3 On Top Again Elon Musk: Since Most Tesla Owners Do Save $10,000 In Gas Costs … [continued]
A new demonstration could provide fuel cell EV owners with a truly zero emission ride, thanks to renewable hydrogen from solar and wind energy.
New official figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown that the renewable energy sector has lost almost 2,500 jobs over the last two years. According to the new figures released Monday, renewable energy industry jobs stood at 12,590 in 2013-14, up from the employment level of 8,750 recorded … [continued]
