NextEra Energy is a very large company with about 14,000 employees that constructs, develops, and operates power plants. It has about 45,000 MW of generating capacity at all its facilities. A long process that could have resulted in NextEra taking over the Hawaiian electric utilities just ended with no merger … [continued]
The initial international Brexit media explosion has faded somewhat at this point, but in its wake many may remain interested in how this major change will impact key aspects of UK society, such as energy and climate change policy. Very fortunately, Lord Teverson, a member of the House of Lords, and … [continued]
SunPower won 39.1 MW of solar power and energy storage projects in the French West Indies and Corsica. These are French non-interconnected zones, and the government of France is considering sustainable electric systems for islands. “SunPower applauds the French government for promoting solar power development in the ZNI, and its forward-thinking approach to integrating … [continued]
Recently, the Swedish smart energy startup Watty raised €3 million in funding. CEO Hjalmar Nilsonne answered some questions for Cleantechnica about the company, which was founded in 2013. 1. How was Watty created? Watty was created by a group of engineering students from across disciplines at the Royal Institute of Technology … [continued]
Three high-profile businessmen are backing a new British energy storage company. The former boss of Centrica, Sam Laidlaw; the former chief executive of SSE, Ian Marchant; and the former CEO of Innogy, Brian Count, have invested in Moixa Technology, which is based in London. The company makes an energy storage … [continued]
Shortly after announcing a new residential energy storage product, Sonnen did it again with a commercial one — the sonnenBatterie pro. The system ranges from 18 kW / 24 kWh up to 90 kW / 240 kWh. It employs Ideal Power’s 30 kW Power Conversion System. An Ideal Power inverter … [continued]
Los Angeles now has its first apartment building that was designed, constructed, and permitted so tenants could use solar power and achieve net-zero energy usage. There are 20 eco-apartments located at the site in downtown Los Angeles. Kyle Staley, Development Design Manager at the Houston-based Hanover Company which was responsible for them, answered … [continued]
Sonnen recently announced a new residential energy storage product called the eco compact. The company said the price is up to 40% less than its other energy storage products. The cost is $5,950 for the 4 kWh system, which does not include installation, but does include an inverter, a smart energy manager, and … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. According to a recent report titled Europe’s Dark Cloud, 22,900 premature deaths are caused each year in the European Union by coal dust. 11,800 new cases of chronic bronchitis and 21,900 hospital admissions in 2013 were also linked to coal plants. Particulate matter was linked to more … [continued]
A report released by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) and the Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance (KEEA) says that 66,000 Pennsylvanians work in the clean energy industry. About 53,000 work in energy efficiency, with 8,800 in renewable energy. Clean fuels and alternative transportation employ many as well. A little more than 5,000 work in solar power and … [continued]
