The solar energy trade war between China and the US continues to grow — China will now be imposing anti-dumping import tariffs of up to 57% on solar-grade polysilicon from the US and South Korea, according to a recent announcement from China’s Ministry of Commerce. The import tariffs — which … [continued]
This article was originally published on EV Obsession. Something that I think not many people are aware of is that some green cars are only produced because of California’s strict laws aimed at greening the automobile industry. Unfortunately, while some automakers get the underlying point of it all and eager … [continued]
Jonathan T. Scott is a sustainability expert who has been educating current and future business managers for over 9 years on how their businesses can reduce waste and become more profitable. In the following video, he discusses how every component of sustainability (finance, economics, industry, human behavior, social issues, material sciences, … [continued]
Eos Energy Storage is one of the energy storage startups we have highlighted as being a potentially “breakthrough energy storage company.” Before delving into the latest big news from Eos — you know, its plans to take over the world — let me just insert a little bit of context … [continued]
Texas A&M University has launched the world’s biggest solar photovoltaic research and development facility, a $600 million 800-acre center that could kickstart the state’s solar manufacturing industry.
This article was first published on EV Obsession: Green Car Reports recently stumbled across an interesting fact — 100% electric vehicles (led by the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S) have actually outsold plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the first half of 2013 in the US. PHEVs have generally … [continued]
The United Kingdom’s government and auto industry are partnering on a £1 billion downpayment toward the country’s low-carbon transportation manufacturing future.
The Ford Focus Electric has been selling… well… not so great. 900 Ford Focus Electrics were sold in the US January 2013 through June 2013. That compares rather poorly to 9,839 Nissan Leafs during the same period. That fact of the mater has been that the Leaf was much cheaper … [continued]
Make sure you haven’t missed the awesome solar and wind power stories we’ve covered here on CleanTechnica in the past week. After checking to make sure you didn’t commit that partial sin, check out these top solar and wind stories from around the interwebs: Solar + Wind German Virtual Power … [continued]
This article was first published on Green Living Ideas. The Toyota Prius has been around for a long time — well, since 1997. When Toyota introduced the Prius it became the world’s first mass-produced hybrid passenger vehicle. Since its inception in 1997, Toyota has created several generations of the hybrid — … [continued]
