Originally published on EV Obsession. So, I got the opportunity to test drive the BMW i3 one week ago in Barcelona. The following is my full BMW i3 review. I included an initial review of the BMW i3 alongside reviews of the Volkswagen e-Up! and Nissan Leaf a few days ago, … [continued]
On my flight back from Ukraine in September, I happened to get into a conversation with one of the other passengers about Apple products — I was working on my iPad Mini and Macbook Air up until the second I had to board (of course). It turned out that he … [continued]
As I shared less than one week ago, ABB is making a strong solar power push that it is looking to sustain in the long term. The company is well aware that solar power has a very bright future, and that the industry is still very young. After the presentation … [continued]
Following up on two articles about my tour of Activ Solar’s Perovo Solar Power Station in Crimea, Ukraine, below is a lengthy interview with the COO of Activ Solar* that I found particularly interesting and fun to conduct. Activ Solar is currently the 3rd-largest utility-scale solar developer in the world … [continued]
A couple of years ago, GE jumped into the solar manufacturing arena in a pretty big way. In April 2011, we announced that GE had just invested $600 million into a thin-film solar factory in Aurora, Colorado. GE announced in early 2012 that it had doubled its investments in solar … [continued]
For a brief look inside the world of the wind industry, the following is a video I filmed of GE’s Andy Holt* talking about the culture of the wind industry and the crowdsourcing of wind turbine development. My initial question was simply about whether or not GE was hoping to use … [continued]
Wind power is already extremely cheap — the cheapest option for new electricity in many if not most regions of the world. It is also extremely effective at reducing CO2 emissions and other pollution. But it’s still something like a “teenager” or “young adult” in its development. There’s room for … [continued]
At GE’s recent Mind + Machines 2013 conference*, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview GE’s Andy Holt, the general manager of Renewable Energy Services at GE Energy. The friendly giant (he was very tall, but thankfully also very friendly and funny) answered several technical questions I pitched his way, as … [continued]
Following up on the teaser videos I shared last week, below are some videos with a lot more information about the Perovo Solar Power Station in Crimea, Ukraine. The very basic facts — which you’ll also hear in the interviews — are as follows: 6th-largest solar PV power plant in … [continued]
Aside from the Bio Auto electric car I wrote about the other day, I also got to check out a couple of interesting DIY electric vehicles while I was in Kiev, Ukraine*. Video and pictures of these EVs are below. This first EV is certainly something special. As you’ll hear … [continued]
