Global retailer behemoth IKEA announced earlier this month that it would become the first major US retailer to sell an LED-only lighting range in-store. As of September 1, with the release of new catalogs and products, IKEA will become the only major retailer in the United States to only sell … [continued]
The city of West Richland, Washington, just completed an LED upgrade to its entire street lighting system, and the project is expected to reduce the system’s electric consumption by 61% and save the municipality $67,000 per year in energy costs. The city street lighting project, which included replacing more than … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The common assumption is that getting an electric car will jack up your electricity usage and thus electricity bill, and that is probably the norm to one extent or another, but that’s not always the case. In fact, some people end up having a lower electricity … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Nancy Bepple isn’t a typical net-zero homeowner. She lives in an older home that wasn’t designed to be energy efficient. But Nancy happens to be one of those rare individuals who are very careful about their electricity usage. Consequently, 8 solar panels sufficed to meet her … [continued]
The prominent coffee retailer Costa Coffee is currently aiming to create a new “zero energy” coffee bean roastery in Basildon, England, in order to keep up with the growing market. The plan, apparently, is for the new roastery — which is set to be created from a repurposed ex-automotive manufacturing … [continued]
July was CleanTechnica‘s third-best month in history in terms of traffic (only slightly trailing March & May of this year, which isn’t surprising given that it’s the summer). Coming out on the top of the story list is harder and harder, with more content, more big cleantech news in general, and … [continued]
Here’s some more solar energy, wind energy, energy efficiency, and general clean energy and green news & views from around the interwebs. Enjoy! Solar Energy The Oil Industry is Going Solar Kyocera Backing Floating Solar In Japan Hanwha Q CELLS Enters Indian Solar Market New Solar Panel Technologies Drive Down Costs Bold & Beautiful Solar … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Solar lights are being used more often in Africa, where off-grid areas have poor access to safe and reliable nighttime lighting. In support of this important trend, thank window manufacturer The VELUX Group and solar light company Little Sun, who are partnering with NGO Plan International … [continued]
For some evening reading fun: Solar “Solar Cars” Get Big Boost In California New Mexico Solar: State Releases NM Homeowner’s Guide to Solar Financing PV Getting Squeezed Out In Germany Memo to Abbott: Voters Want More Rooftop Solar, Not Less Ergon Considers Partial Buy-Back of $1.5bn Solar Feed-in Tariffs The Reality of Energy Storage … [continued]
Put on your insane hats (yes, put on more than one) — below is another epic clean electricity (+ climate change and energy efficiency) news & views link drop, to supplement our own clean electricity news & views. Solar 19 Graphs That Explain Solar Panels For Homeowners (+2 Pretty Maps) … [continued]
