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Cleantech Disruption — My Presentation At Institutional Investment Conference In India (Video)

March 27, 20168 years ago Zachary Shahan 16 Comments

Last month, I went to Mumbai, India, to present at an institutional investment conference that was focused on disruptive technology. Complementing presentations by Piyush Goyal (India’s Minister of State for Power, Coal, and New and Renewable Energy) and Pashupathy Gopalan (SunEdison’s Asia Pacific President), I presented on cleantech disruption — the market disruption from solar power, wind power, … [continued]

Top EV Battery Producers (2015 vs 2014 Top 10 List)

March 26, 20168 years ago James Ayre 43 Comments

Originally published on EV Obsession. Electric vehicle battery sales figures for December 2015 were recently revealed by the EV Sales blog, thereby allowing us to take a look at year-end totals for 2015 for the first time. These totals largely show us what we already knew — that Panasonic remains on … [continued]

California Public EV Charging Expansion Comes With Growing Pains

March 25, 20168 years ago Kyle Field 12 Comments

The state of California is center stage of the electric vehicle market, and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is taking steps to make further improvements, but the path forward is anything but clear. In the first few months of 2016, the CPUC has approved two massive new programs aimed … [continued]

Scientists Map Two-Way Energy Storage Street For Better EV Batteries

March 23, 20168 years ago Tina Casey 38 Comments

Researchers have teased energy storage blossoms out from graphene-metal oxide wallflowers, for better EV batteries and other clean tech applications.

A123 Systems To Open Battery Plant In Ostrava, Czech Republic

March 23, 20168 years ago James Ayre 6 Comments

Originally published on EV Obsession. The noted lithium-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems will be opening a new battery manufacturing plant in the city of Ostrava in the Czech Republic, as part of its plans to expand its operations in Europe, according to recent reports. The new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility … [continued]

8MW / 4MWh Alevo Energy Storage System For Lewes, Delaware

March 22, 20168 years ago Jake Richardson 6 Comments

An 8MW / 4MWh energy storage system will be deployed by Alevo in Lewes, Delaware, in collaboration with the city of Lewes and the Lewes Board of Public Works. The battery system will be constructed at a location occupied by a retired generator that uses oil. “The installation of the 8 MW battery … [continued]

Electric Car News Link Bomb (Tesla Model X Love, Chevy Bolt Test Drives, Porsche 911…

March 22, 20168 years ago Zachary Shahan 2 Comments

As with the renewable energy news link bomb I just published, here’s another one dedicated to electric car news: Tesla Motors Stuff Tesla Autopilot Performs Flawlessly During Motley Fool Highway Test GM Has Lobbied Against Tesla’s Direct Sales Model In At Least Five States Tesla Fights On In Utah And Connecticut Blogger Says Tesla Is Building Throwaway Cars … [continued]

Sunrun Raises The Bar With New Solar & Storage Offering

March 21, 20168 years ago Kyle Field 25 Comments

Sunrun is currently the leader in residential solar installations and is leaning forward into the next big expansion for the industry – storage. This month, Sunrun has launched a new integrated offering called Brightbox that allows customers to keep the power generated by rooftop solar panels on-site vs pushing it out to … [continued]

Tesla Quietly Removes 10kWh Powerwall Option

March 20, 20168 years ago Kyle Field 71 Comments

If Tesla does one thing, it is change. It seems that it is ceaseless effort to improve that drives the company. Tesla has stated that it makes around 20 changes to the Model S every week. This means that almost every Model S sold is likely different from those that … [continued]

Formula E Invades Long Beach For 6th Round

March 20, 20168 years ago Kyle Field 3 Comments

While Formula One racing has been one of the core racing circuits for most of the last century, known for the whine of high-RPM engines, extremely high speeds, and the cutting-edge tech utilized, many readers of CleanTechnica know that a new day is dawning — the day of the electric car. With … [continued]