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Model X Wedding Crasher, Jonas Issues TSLA Warning, Lyndon Rive Leaves Tesla/SolarCity

May 16, 20178 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

Tesla, “the company that Twitter built,” had a banner day in the headlines yesterday. A Model X rented for a wedding was crashed into by a stolen car. Meanwhile, SpaceX launched its heaviest satellite yet. Adam Jonas, one of the biggest cheerleaders for Tesla stock on Wall Street lowered his sights a bit. And Elon Musk’s cousin, Lyndon Rive, says he will leave the company next month to pursue “other opportunities.”

Gujarat Cancelling 4 Gigawatt Coal Power Plant As India Moves Away From Coal

May 16, 20178 years ago Joshua S Hill 0 Comments

The government of Indian state Gujarat has cancelled a proposed 4 gigawatt coal power ultra-mega power project due to existing surplus generation capacity and a desire to transition from fossil fuel-based energy sources to renewable power.

UK Renewables Break Records, Coal Drops To 6%

May 16, 20178 years ago Joshua S Hill 0 Comments

The first quarter of the year was an impressive one for the UK’s renewable energy fleet, with wind farms recording their highest ever quarterly output and solar power reaching a new high of its own for peak power output.

What Are The Top 5 Innovations For Low-Carbon Cities?

May 15, 20178 years ago Michael Barnard 0 Comments

Major urban low-carbon innovations include net metering, vehicle fleet emissions standards, complete streets zoning, wind-powered trains and electric buses, all driven by regulation and policy.

German Solar + Wind Record … Tesla Model 3 Book … Boring Machine + Electric…

May 15, 20178 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

Crazy week last week, eh? If you got a bit too caught up in Donald Trump’s shocking decision to fire FBI Director James Comey (because, apparently, Trump was sort of sick of seeing Comey discuss the FBI investigation into potential collusion between Trump’s campaign team and Russia), perhaps you missed some of our top stories.

Interestingly, the top story of the week got shared by Bernie Sanders on one of his Facebook pages (his US Senator page), but the big burst was thanks to a reader submitting it to reddit, where it rose to the top of the reddit homepage for quite a few people.

“Is Bigger Best?” Report — Part 3: Why Economics Isn’t The Problem

May 15, 20178 years ago John Farrell 0 Comments

Despite an American fascination with big things, the key to unlocking renewable energy is found in small packages as well as big ones. And one key to understanding the debate is to understand the players, with incumbent utility companies (and their incentive to build big things to make money) playing an outsize role in the debate over the right size of wind and solar.

What Are The Primary Clean Energy Sources For Cities Of The Future?

May 13, 20178 years ago Michael Barnard 0 Comments

Cities aren’t energy islands but can still take advantage of more wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal and other forms of clean energy.

10 Cleantech Billionaires

May 13, 20178 years ago Carolyn Fortuna 0 Comments

Who are the world’s cleantech billionaires and millionaires? Follow our new series.

REC Solar Begins Production Of Innovative High-Output TwinPeak 2 Solar Panels

May 13, 20178 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

REC Solar has become one of the largest manufacturers of solar panels in the world, and became Europe’s largest solar panel brand a few years ago. The Norway-founded company has recently started manufacturing its TwinPeak 2 multi-crystalline solar panels, rated at 350 watts peak power — a world record for a production solar panel. The TwinPeak 2 weighs 48.5 pounds — 10 pounds less than a comparable 72 cell unit.

France Gets EU Approval For 3 Schemes To Develop 17 Gigawatts Of Renewable Energy

May 12, 20178 years ago Joshua S Hill 0 Comments

It has been revealed this week that the European Commission has approved France’s request to develop three separate schemes that are intended to support the development of more than 17 gigawatts worth of new renewable energy capacity.