August 4th, 2019 | by Winter Wilson
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Mark Z. Jacobson, professor at Stanford University and co-founder of The Solutions Project, to discuss Mark’s work to bring together important players from science, business, culture, and community behind his vision of 100% renewable energy for 100% of people. They also talk about the early days of Tesla and some of Mark's special history and connections
August 4th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
The most popular stories on CleanTechnica last week were led by the story of a DIYer in Texas who bought a used Nissan LEAF and turned it into a solar car. After that, it was the usual Tesla bonanza — a major auto reviewer (in this case Edmunds) showering impressive praise on the Tesla Model 3 (calling it the "ultimate driving machine"), some hot tweets from Elon Musk (in this case regarding the coming Tesla pickup truck), and more Tesla sales record (in this case, over in Europe in June)
August 3rd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
The Phoenix Generator packs all the functionality of a solar generator into a portable package that folds up nicely into a briefcase that will make you feel like a spy from a James Bond film when you whip it out. OK, maybe I'm alone in feeling that way, but the solid build quality, matte black finish, and modern angles all contribute to a very well-built, compact solar generator
August 2nd, 2019 | by Winter Wilson
When Richard Fahey returned to Liberia in 2009 to observe and discuss land disputes in the North Eastern part of the country, he was shocked to find that the country had gone backwards from when he was a volunteer in the Peace Corps in the 1960s
August 2nd, 2019 | by Mridul Chadha
Despite the recent slowdown in capacity addition in the renewable energy capacity in India, and doubts related to future investments in the sector, the share of fossil fuel-based capacity in the country’s installed mix continues to contract
August 1st, 2019 | by James Martin II
Enabling households to tap into battery value streams additional to the standard ‘solar self-consumption’ approach will be crucial in driving uptake by making batteries more attractive. These include hard, financial benefits like virtual power plant (VPP) participation revenues (for energy market participation as well as grid services) which help shorten payback periods, as well as non-financial benefits such as improved energy self-reliance and blackout protection
August 1st, 2019 | by Charles W. Thurston
The Portuguese energy secretariat has secured 1.15 GW of solar development at an average cost of €20.33 ($22.53 per megawatt-hour), representing an investment of about €800 million or $887 million.
One of the bids was made at €14.76/MWh ($16.44/MWh), which was declared a new world record for low solar bidding, according to Portugal's Journal Económico
July 31st, 2019 | by Jacek Fior
This article was initially published in September 2018. Now that Poland has a Tesla service center (and more coming), we're rerunning it. The arguments seem as strong as ever that Poland is a nearly ideal place for a Tesla gigafactory. Furthermore, with Elon Musk's recent comments about a need/plan for 2 terawatt-hours of Tesla battery production and Chanan Bos's dive into how that could play out, this seemed like a good time to republish Jacek's article
July 31st, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
British telecom company Virgin Media announced this week that it successfully contracted for 100% renewable electricity in 2018, and committed to going a step further by joining The Climate Group's RE100 initiative
July 30th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed on Twitter that the company is working to ramp up the production of its solar roof tiles to a rate of 1000 per week by the end of the year. Rollout of the solar roof tiles has been slower than the company expected back when they were first revealed in a 2016 event at the Universal Studios backlot in Southern California
July 30th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers at Rice University have created a device they say could boost the efficiency of solar panels to a staggering 80%. How did they do that?
July 30th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
India and Australia are expected to lead a regional shift in power generation costs over the next few years, which will see renewable energy sources become cost competitive and cheaper than fossil fuels in the next few years, according to new figures published over the weekend by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
July 30th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom announced last week that it is the first university in the world to adopt a 1.5 degrees Science Based Target for carbon reduction which will see it reduce its energy-related carbon emissions to "absolute zero" by 2048.
July 29th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
It's that time of year again. The smells, paper, pen ink, and pencil lead, the sounds of books opening and pens and pencils writing — these permeate the senses of many students as they head back to school. Unfortunately, more than 30 million of these children attending schools nationwide are not only enrolled in the free and reduced meal programs but come from families with parents who are struggling financially
July 29th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
Less than two years ago, Tesla built and installed the world’s largest lithium-ion battery in Hornsdale, South Australia, using Tesla Powerpack batteries. Since then, the facility saved nearly $40 million in its first year alone and helped to stabilize and balance the region’s unreliable grid
July 29th, 2019 | by Daryl Elliott
If you read these 24 questions (and the answers), it should be 100% clear that nuclear power is not a smart energy solution for humans
July 29th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
China is intent on becoming a world leader in renewable energy, especially solar. It will add 40 GW or more in 2019 internally and expanding exports in Europe and Africa.
July 29th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables has published a new report which outlines the analyst group's prediction that global solar PV installations will reach a new high of 114.5 gigawatts (GW) in 2019, growing by 17.5% on 2018 and putting the industry on track to reach around 125 GW per year by the early 2020s.
July 29th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Japan has emerged as a hotspot for the zero emission hydrogen economy of the future. However, the green dream is only as real as the feedstock, and Japan is also moving forward with a major new coal-to-H2 project in concert with Australia. That could help keep the global coal industry afloat -- unless, of course renewable resources can ramp up on a competitive basis
July 29th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
New Green Deal meets old New Deal with new triple-hybrid renewable energy project for Oklahoma rural electric cooperative
July 29th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
America is becoming a dictatorship where nationalism and defense of corporations are the primary objective of the government. Fake Republicans are happily promoting the end of the American Experiment.
July 28th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
The most popular articles on CleanTechnica last week were, surprisingly, not topped by a Tesla story. I don't remember the last time that was the case! In fact, the thrid most popular story also wasn't primarily about Tesla. Apparently, readers were especially pulled into reading a story about the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid's solar roof, another mainstream media review of the Tesla Model 3, and why EV transmissions are a thing and will likely become a bigger thing
July 28th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
A study by the Joint Research Center of the European Commission finds solar energy could replace all 405 open pit coal mines and coal fired generating stations in Europe with an equivalent amount of zero emissions electricity and provide enough jobs to replace those lost in the transition.
July 27th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Wind covering Delaware is like the patch of solar panels in the Sahara. All primary energy will be supplied by renewable sources in a few decades. Petroleum, coal and natural gas won't be used as primary energy sources except in rare and tiny cases
