Paris is the latest city to offer pay-as-you-go electric car rentals – a number of all-electric Autolib’ vehicles are on the streets as of this week. Parisians (and presumably tourists) can pick up the little car from one of over 1200 charging stations throughout the city. The Idea A … [continued]
Researchers at the university of Maryland have developed a fuel cell technology that can be ten times smaller than a traditional SOFC.
One might think that exhibition booths at the Tokyo Motor Show are only available to the automotive industry. One would be wrong. At least one booth belongs to the housing manufacturer LIXIL, which will be spending the week showing off a rather unusual short-range EV. For the past several months, … [continued]
Other than our own stories, here are 8 notable cleantech business and product stories: 1. Gamesa Opens 6th Factory in China Gamesa, a large wind turbine company from Spain, has opened its 6th wind turbine factory in China now. Ad it’s already got some deals lined up: “It will provide … [continued]
I-GO Car Sharing, a nonprofit car sharing organization in Chicago that I keep a close eye on (due to its leadership in the field), has now launched a $2.5-million electric vehicle (EV) project that will be the national leader in solar power for EVs (for now, at least). It’s adding 36 … [continued]
I scroll through thousands of articles on dozens of sites so that you don’t have to 😀 1. Solar-Powered, Energy-Efficient Homes & the Nissan LEAF In one of the latest solar-EV team-ups, City Ventures and Nissan offer a green triple combo. From the news release: How would you like never … [continued]
Aside from the cleantech project, cleantech policy, cleantech consumer product round-ups I’m in the midst of finishing, here’s a round-up of some of the latest news on new cleantech technology: 1. Wind Energy Forecasting Technology Saves Millions of Dollars a Year “The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has developed … [continued]
I go through dozens of sources and thousands of articles so you don’t have to 😀 Here’s some cool clean energy, EV, and LED project news from the past week or so: 1. 3 New Wind Projects in U.S. Order Wind Turbines “Vestas has received a 59 MW order from … [continued]
If you’ve been following our Cleantech Project Stories, you’ll know that ECOtality has been working on its EV network with eco-conscious companies like Ikea. ECOtality has brought out the big guns now, expanding the reach of its EV Project by partnering with Walmart, the world’s biggest corporation, to bring its Blink Pedestal … [continued]
Using clean energy to power an electric car is a good thing. If that clean energy comes from one’s own personal solar power system instead of the power grid, that’s even better. Japan’s GS Yuasa has developed and produced just such a system. The “PV-EV System” (Photo Voltaic – Electric Vehicle) is […]
