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]
One of the cool cleantech programs I found out about on my trip last week to Ukraine* was an electric vehicle (EV) taxi program that is supposed to start there very soon. It seems that a few final bureaucratic details need to be confirmed, but once they are, 200 EV taxis … [continued]
I’m on the last stretch home from an amazing, whirlwind tour of some of the great cleantech projects, programs, and companies currently running strong in Ukraine. I have dozens of excellent interviews, photos, videos, and commentary to share with you here on CleanTechnica in the coming days. I think you’re going … [continued]
As regular readers know, we’ve published quite a few articles about Masdar and Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week this year. And I actually have a bunch more planned. However, beyond our own articles, several bloggers and reporters who were in the same VIP Media program as Marika and me have also … [continued]
A group of international energy leaders were recently on a panel for “Sustainable Energy for All,” a major UN initiative aimed at making “sustainable energy” available for all people or the world by 2030, at the recent World Future Energy Summit (part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week). The panel was a bit … [continued]
In addition to the videos I recorded of Connie Hedegaard’s keynote speech at the start of the World Future Energy Summit (part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, hosted by Masdar), I also got to sit down with her after her speech, ask her a few questions, and videotape it all. … [continued]
