Last Wednesday, GE celebrated the installation of it’s 20,000th wind turbine. All combined, these 20,000 turbines have the capacity to power the cities of Hong Kong and London. “We couldn’t have achieved this milestone without our development partners,” said Vic Abate, vice president of renewable energy for GE. “Together, … [continued]
Talk about your Black Friday deals! The electric car company CODA Automotive has announced that it will provide a free GE WattStation™ Wall-Mount home charging station to California residents who purchase a 2012 CODA all-electric car, from now until December 2. That’s about $2,000 worth of free EV charger on top of what CODA estimates … [continued]
This Siemens wind power video is awesome. Well thought out, well implemented, clever, attractive, excellent. Check it out: Notably, wind power is now the cheapest form of electricity in many (perhaps most) places. Even without proper pricing of pollution (which would make coal and natural gas electricity much more … [continued]
Ups and downs notwithstanding, First Solar has forged itself into the world’s leading manufacturer of thin-film Cd-Te solar PV cells and modules. Management took time out recently to recognize the contributions of its supply chain partners in meeting its business goals in a manner consistent with its broader set of values and ethics. […]
By Emily Reyna, reposted from EDF While millions of Americans recover from the Sandy-Nor’easter extreme weather event combo, and even as President Obama’s remarks about action against a “warming planet”linger, all eyes will be on California this coming Wednesday. This is when the next big event in the climate change conversation … [continued]
Siemens Energy, one of the world’s top wind turbine manufacturers, has signed an agreement with Pattern Energy to create the Ocotillo wind project in Southern California. The new wind farm will give 265 megawatts (MW) of new wind energy in California, which is now under construction and set to … [continued]
Soft costs can be pretty tough. The cost of solar installations can be generally separated into “hard” costs — representing primary components such as modules, racking, inverters — and soft costs including legal, permitting, and financing. While the former group — particularly modules — have dropped dramatically over the last several years, the latter have not. According to a recent NREL analysis, these costs represent roughly 30% of both residential and utility installations (slightly less for commercial-host systems). See Figure 1. […]
Most people know what anthropogenic global warming is. Even climate deniers have some idea of how it works, though they may pretend it’s not happening. The technical details of anthropogenic global warming are as follows: Humans produce atmospheric carbon through burning things and making cement. This atmospheric carbon blocks … [continued]
Tesla Motors started off by selling only one vehicle, the two-seated Tesla Roadster, which accelerated from zero to sixty mph in an impressive 3.9 seconds, and changed many peoples’ perception of electric vehicles. That model has been discontinued (it can be traded in now), but the company (of course) … [continued]
Nissan worldwide Leaf sales continue to move up, recently reaching 42,700, according to Autoblog Green. While global sales of the electric vehicles have been solid, US sales have been bumpy, but have also edged upward. The Japanese carmaker sold 1,579 units of the zero-emission vehicle in October, a significant … [continued]
