Originally published on RenewEconomy. The City of Sydney has raised the bar on its renewable energy and climate targets, with the release of a new five-year plan that targets 50 per cent renewable electricity by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050. Released on Tuesday, the Environmental Action 2016–2021 plan … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Australia’s burgeoning residential battery storage market is set to have yet another contender come September, with the release of a modular 2.5kWh lithium-ion product by prestige car maker Mercedes Benz. Mercedes Benz Australia plans to unveil the home battery storage offering at its … [continued]
Originally published on TeslaMondo. Everything below is a direct quote from Musk during the SolarCity acquisition press conference. TeslaMondo just finagled the questions to make the whole thing more readable and conversational. Will Tesla ever do vehicle-to-grid? We’ve debated this since the early days of the Roadster. The early proto-Roasters would do … [continued]
Originally published on Energy Post. By Adam Whitmore Various policy driven scenarios show electric vehicles (EVs) gaining market share over the next few decades but the question is by how much. According to Adam Whitmore, independent energy advisor, there are reasons to assume that annual sales of EVs will account … [continued]
Originally published on Energy Post. By Marie-José Nadeau The Paris Climate Agreement and the inclusion of energy in the Millennium Development Goals were two key moments in 2015, writes Marie-José Nadeau, Chair of the World Energy Council and member of the Advisory Board of the SE4all initiative of the United … [continued]
Originally published on TeslaMondo. It will take a while for investors, journalists and stock analysts to see it that way. But this isn’t the first time Tesla overestimated the public’s vision. You might remember the double-unveiling of the dual motor powertrain and Autopilot. O the letdown. The stock tanked because everyone had expected something really big. Nobody could … [continued]
New polling shows widespread and bipartisan consumer support in New York for the NY REV initiative, renewable energy, and climate action,
Originally published on The Electric BMW i3. By Tom Moloughney Yesterday at EVS29 in Montreal, BMW announced an energy storage system which uses BMW i3 battery packs. The system can utilize a used i3 pack, or it will be able to be purchased with a brand new battery pack. Perhaps … [continued]
By Akhilesh Magal India’s solar market has grown exponentially in the last five years (see graph below). However, unlike most international markets, large ground-mounted grid-connected plants have driven India’s solar market, as opposed to rooftop systems. This difference in development made sense some time ago, when electricity prices were low … [continued]
Originally published on The Climate Reality Project. Of all the ways climate change inflicts harm, drought is the one people worry about most, according to a Pew Research Center survey. And it’s not surprising – droughts have been drier and lasting longer in recent years thanks in part to climate … [continued]
