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]
Editor’s Note: There are a lot of companies and organizations bringing solar power and LEDs to off-grid areas of the developing world. But there need to be a lot. 1.3 billion people lack electricity worldwide. Many of the people are in Africa, so it’s always heartening to see news of … [continued]
Another week has flown by, so it’s time to share another list of the most popular new CleanTechnica stories of the week. Here are the top 10: Largest Solar Plant On Planet Earth — Solar Star — Comes Online “Car Of The Century” Is Tesla Model S, Car & Driver Writes In … [continued]
The first commercially available consumer product using graphene will soon be available in the UK — in the form of a light bulb coated in the much-hyped material. The graphene light bulb — which reportedly will reduce electricity use by around 10%, and will last longer than a conventional LED … [continued]
As I just wrote, a one-week cleantech tour (and semi-vacation) in the Netherlands put my “link drop” articles on hold for a bit, but I was saving stories along the way. After a couple of weeks, below is a massive list of non-CleanTechnica renewable energy, energy storage, climate, and other green stories … [continued]
