This Is Tesla’s Emissions Defeat Device
Originally published on TeslaMondo. Reprinted with permission.
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Exxon’s Global Warming Projections Were Nearly Spot On In 1981
Originally published on ScienceBlogs. By Greg Laden Look at the graph at the top of the post. This is a graph from the now famous Exxon documents that date to 1981, explaining how Exxon scientists were projecting global warming with continued release of the greenhouse gas CO2 into the atmosphere. … [continued]
Volkswagen Tötet Babys
Originally published on Same Facts. By James Wimberley Update: Kevin Drum estimates 3,700 extra deaths worldwide. His back-of-the envelope calculation uses different methods from mine, which suggests we are in the right ballpark. We do need a professional estimate. (h/t to a famous campaign of the 1970s against Nestlé’s marketing … [continued]
Solar Hit ~7% Of Spain’s Electricity This Summer
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Solar energy accounted for just 6.77% of Spain’s electricity generation mix during the months of June, July, and August of this year, according to the latest data from Red Eléctrica de España (REE). This figure includes both solar photovoltaic (PV) generation (3.87%) and solar thermal generation … [continued]
Fraunhofer ISE Sets Another Solar Cell Efficiency Record
Originally published on Sustainnovate. A solar conversion efficiency of 25.1% has been achieved for the first time for a “both sides-contacted silicon solar cell,” by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, a 2014 Zayed Future Energy Prize award winner. The achievement marks the setting of a new world … [continued]
Why Combustion Engine Carmakers Are On A Collision Course With Destiny
Editor’s Note: This is an excellent comment we received on CleanTechnica last week that I thought would be nice to share with EV Obsession & CleanTechnica readers. Enjoy! (Slight modifications implemented to fit our style guide and to arrange it more like an article.) By Carl Sparre They don’t want to … [continued]
RayGen Secures Partial Funding For 100MW CSPV Plant In Victoria
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Award-winning Australian solar technology start-up RayGen Resources is one step closer to building a $5 million manufacturing plant in its home town of Melbourne after securing $2.5 million in funding for the project from its Chinese joint venture partner, JuYe Solar. The proposed … [continued]
8th Annual Low Carbon Vehicles Show Was A Blast!
Originally published on LinkedIn. By Roger Atkins Amidst the marvel that is the UK’s impressive Millbrook Test Centre – squirrelled away deep in the Bedfordshire countryside far from prying eyes – much of what is up and coming to EV Land has just been on display for a couple of … [continued]
EU Opts For ‘Transformation’ Rather Than ‘Decarbonization’ For COP21
Originally published on Energy Post. By Sonja van Renssen European environment ministers have agreed a negotiating mandate for the EU for the UN climate conference in Paris in December (COP21). Under the influence of Poland and other Eastern European countries, they couched the EU’s ambitions in terms of “transformation” and … [continued]
Australia To Be One Of The First Tesla Powerwall Markets
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Australia has been named as one of the first markets – along with North America – that will receive deliveries of Tesla’s much anticipated Powerwall residential battery storage system. Tesla said on Thursday that it would be launching its 7kWh home energy storage … [continued]
