Originally published on the AWEA blog, Into The Wind. by Rob Gramlich House Republicans and Democrats joined together last week to co-sign a letter to the House Committee on Ways and Means recommending that renewable energy development receive continued support in any forthcoming comprehensive tax reform debate. The effort was led by Representatives … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. by Christopher DeMorro Some people will do anything to make a buck, and trademark squatting is one way to make fast and easy money. Zhan Baosheng thought he could fleece Tesla Motors for $32 million by trademarking the “Tesla” name, so rather than pay up, Tesla … [continued]
What if a company had the ability — with a few minor changes to one product — to save its customers over a billion dollars on gasoline, and reduce America’s fuel use by an almost unbelievable 22.6 million gallons of gasoline per year, every year? Would that make you want … [continued]
Here’s a fresh cleantech buffet for you. Enjoy! (Links to our own stories on the subheadings.) Solar Most Attractive States For Investing In Solar There are a lot of ways to evaluate the attractiveness of a place for renewable energy or solar energy investment, and to evaluate the best solar … [continued]
Cloteam LLC, a startup company led by the battery expert Christina Lampe-Önnerud, who also founded Boston-Power Inc, was recently awarded a $3.5 million loan from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop electric vehicle energy storage systems using different designs. This is one of 22 projects in 15 states that … [continued]
According to Navigant Research, the compressed air energy storage industry is forecast to grow drastically during the next 10 years. “Rapidly changing energy mixes and increasing renewable energy penetration will continue to introduce instability onto electricity grids worldwide in the coming years, while the volatility of load profiles will challenge … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. by Chris DeMorro Five years ago Nissan and Sony launched an initiative to find the world’s best virtual race car drivers, and turn them into real race car drivers. Lucas Ordóñez won the inaugural Nissan GT Academy and since then has gone on to have an … [continued]
Last week, Shai Agassi wrote and we shared two articles regarding how electric vehicles (and Tesla, in particular) are disrupting the automotive world, and will do so much more in the future. In his third article in this series, Shai makes some very interesting points about how new sales channels … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. by Christopher DeMorro The Rimac Automobili Concept One is the stunningly beautiful and ridiculously fast million-dollar electric supercar that hails from the country of Croatia. It’s been on a world tour as of late, and as one might expect the engineering minds behind the Concept One haven’t been … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2 by Christopher DeMorro Elon Musk’s big idea for the 21st century is the electric car, which he thinks can save the world (and make his investors a tidy profit to boot). Musk has gone and created a car that is, by every indication, one of the … [continued]
