It’s no secret — I love chatting with Michael Liebreich and covering his panels, presentations (off the stage and on), and soundbites. Since December or January, I’ve been planning a piece on the top 4 cleantech communicators in the world, and I’ll leak right now that he’s one of them. (See our full … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. In notable solar news, Portugal has authorized the processing of licenses for solar projects which total more than 2,000 megawatts (2 gigawatts) of potential power. Specifically, 180 MW of solar projects have presently been authorized under the existing market system in the nation’s southern region, and an … [continued]
Originally published on CleanTechies. Indian downstream oil companies are the latest to express interest in developing large-scale solar power projects to meet electricity demand. Two of the leading oil refining companies in India — Indian Oil Corporation and Oil India — are planning to set up 1 GW of solar … [continued]
Originally published on ilsr.org. Community Choice In most states, a city wanting to change its energy future has two options: beg its utility or form its own. But one state-level policy opens a third way for cities to have more choice over their energy options: community choice aggregation (CCA). Now authorized … [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]
The Asia Pacific solar PV Balance of System (BoS) market is expected to decline significantly over the next few years. These are the latest figures out of a new report from research and consulting firm GlobalData, published this week, investigating the global solar PV BoS market. The report found that … [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]
Let’s say that, for some reason, you really don’t want humans to drive in cleaner, more enjoyable, more exciting, safer, better electric cars. How do you go about slowing down the transition? Below are prescriptions for three different groups (automakers, the media, and investors) that could pitch in and do … [continued]
The Gigafactory is open for business, and that business is world domination (of the car and stationary storage markets). Of course, that’s assuming all goes dandy in Gigatown, but there’s a lot of reason to believe it will. Below are 11 key takeaways from the Gigafactory opening, with special thanks … [continued]
Taking turns at the controls of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) — the revolutionary zero-emission solar-powered airplane — pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg have succeeded in their mission of achieving the first ever Round-The-World Solar Flight. The four-engine plane can fly day and night without a drop of conventional fuel. … [continued]
