Originally published on 1Sun4All. To celebrate the arrival of the Solar Impulse airplane in Mandalay, Solar Impulse says Swiss pilots and co-founders of Solar Impulse, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, were elated to announce a partnership between ABB, the world’s leading power and automation technology group, and PACT, an international NGO, to bring solar energy to … [continued]
Set aside a full day for these. There are a lot of extra clean electricity stories for your reading pleasure here, to pile on top of the numerous we’ve published in the past few days. Renewables (Combined) West Texas City To Be 100% Powered By Solar & Wind Energy “Renewable … [continued]
Expanding upon its $1.5 million LED-lighting commitment to the Habitat for Humanity initiative, Cree will now be offering its new Cree LED Bulb to the noted home-building program. Since Cree’s commitment began back in 2010, more than 3000 homes constructed by Habitat for Humanity have used the company’s ENERGY STAR … [continued]
GE Japan has installed a high-capacity energy storage system, a gas engine for cogeneration, and various LED lighting equipment at the “Future Disaster-Proof Factory Plan” — a pilot project being undertaken by Sekisui House’s Tohoku Factory — according to a recent press release. The Sekisui House Tohoku Factory — a … [continued]
As you eagerly await the first leg of what is likely to be the first round-the-world journey in a solar airplane (Solar Impulse 2), you may be wondering about the origins of Solar Impulse. During one of the Solar Impulse events I attended during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, I recorded a nice presentation … [continued]
The next-generation low costs LED from Philips uses 85% less electricity and can switch from a warm glow to a soft white light matching traditional bulbs.
Getting back on the wagon and sharing the many video interviews I recorded in Abu Dhabi, below is another one. This one is with Richenda van Leeuwen of the UN Foundation, one of my new favorite people. Richenda is Executive Director, Energy and Climate, Energy Access Initiative team, and also a CleanTechnica … [continued]
The founders of LumenAID, a company that makes solar-powered, inflatable LED lighting packs for emergencies, talk with Cleantechnica.
CleanTechnica has some wonderful news to share with our readers today! As you may know, this blog is the world’s biggest cleantech news site and part of the much broader media network called Important Media, one of the top five digital sustainability media companies globally, with over 3 million monthly readers. What … [continued]
To kick off this cleantech news & views link drop, below is an awesome talk given by Envision Solar CEO Desmond Wheatley (…3 years ago). Chris wrote about it a bit on EV Obsession, but I just want to highlight that it’s one of the best talks on the topic of … [continued]
