By Roberto Verzola Most national 100%-renewable electricity scenarios target the 2030-2050 period, which is still a long way off. More easily attainable today is a highly focused intermediate goal: 100%-renewables for new demand, that is, for future demand over and above what is already covered today by existing or committed … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon ABB’s Terra 53 DC electric vehicle fast charging stations will now be credit card compatible, thereby giving owners/operators greater flexibility as far as customer use goes, according to a recent press release. The new “easily integrated” option for credit card compatibility can either … [continued]
Originally published on LinkedIn. By Roger Atkins An electric car with a single occupant on a single journey across London currently gets a £5000 initial purchase incentive. An electric taxi with multiple occupants on multiple journeys gets the same. If scarce resources from the public purse are trying to maximise … [continued]
Originally published on LinkedIn. By Roger Atkins In simple, blunt terms — they can all kill you. Not everyone, everywhere, all the time of course. But if you happen to be in the wrong place… it’s bad news I’m afraid. The good news is that both cigarettes and asbestos have … [continued]
Originally published on LinkedIn. By Roger Atkins Seismic. That is the wholly appropriate term for what the VW Diesel story is to the EV proposition right now — or it might be… What actually happens now depends on the right people being in the right place at the right time. … [continued]
Originally published on the Tesla Motors Club forum. By FlasherZ I posted some rough data in the 90% thread and the 90D thread, but felt it might be appropriate to pull another thread here when discussing range and degradation. It’s starting to get colder here in the midwest, and my … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy by Sophie Vorrath Brazil is set to add 53 new large-scale solar and wind farms to its national power generation mix, after the government awarded contracts for the development of 1.5 gigawatts of new renewable capacity in its latest energy auction. The auction’s success – which … [continued]
Originally posted on RenewEconomy by Sophie Vorrath Battery storage could be just five years away from being an economic no-brainer for some Australian solar households, according to a new report which predicts grid-connected battery storage will be economically attractive for many homes from around 2020. The report, released on Monday … [continued]
By Chris Brown In the wind energy business, it’s our job to know which way the wind is blowing. With decades of experience and a global data stream from wind turbines worldwide, we can forecast when, where and how fast the wind will blow. This allows us to predict precisely … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Tasmania’s King Island was powered by 100 per cent renewable energy for a period of 33 hours non-stop this month, chalking up another huge milestone for the renewable energy system established on the island as part of a world-leading project by Hydro Tasmania. … [continued]
