The chief minister of the Punjab government in Pakistan has just announced plans for the development of a 500 MW solar energy project in the Cholistan region — a project that will apparently be completed with the aid of the Canadian government. While much remains unknown about the project, a … [continued]
After getting close to $200 per stock, Tesla (TSLA) stock took a sudden and steep drop just following reporting of its 3rd quarter financials last week. Interestingly, sales were up and revenue was up, but they weren’t up as much as investors had hoped, apparently. Furthermore, while Tesla made a … [continued]
Two US companies — Global Trade & Development Consulting and Energy Ventures — have been awarded a contract to construct and operate a project consisting of three 100 MW photovoltaic power stations in Ethiopia. The contract was awarded by the Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Energy and the Ethiopian Electric … [continued]
“A lot of the utilities don’t totally understand this new paradigm that’s coming.” David Blittersdorf of AllEarth Renewables has been working to advance renewable energy in Vermont for years, and was instrumental in getting the state’s standard offer program (a feed-in tariff) passed in 2009. He’s adamant that the state … [continued]
Last week, we covered the inaugural CleantechLA Global Showcase. With an 87% success rate, it’s no wonder the LA Cleantech Incubator’s babies provided a day of very exciting presentations. The companies presented some very exciting technologies, from a new type of lithium battery that lasts longer than any currently on the market to a fascinating new turbine inspired by the Fibonacci principle. The full list of presenting companies is in the program, here. The keynote on day 1 was presented by Matt Petersen, Los Angeles’s first Chief Sustainability Officer.
Originally published on RMI Outlet by Dan Seif, Bryn Baker Empowered by aggressive climate and energy targets, companies more than ever before are driving the transition to renewable energy—but that effort is not without hurdles. WWF’s Power Forward report, for example, showed that 60 percent of Fortune 100 and Global 100 companies have climate … [continued]
Prominent Chinese solar manufacturer Jiangsu Shunfeng has announced the details behind its planned acquisition of Wuxi Suntech. The move for consolidation of the two noted corporations will, if successful, do a great deal to improve the position of real estate magnate Cheng Kin Ming with regards to the solar energy … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy The German government has responded to the next big challenge in its energy transition – storing the output from the solar boom it has created – by doing exactly what it has successfully done to date: greasing the wheels of finance to bring down the cost … [continued]
Snowtown is a small rural community which is famous throughout Australia on account of how it once snowed there. Or possibly the place was simply named after a man called Thomas Snow. Either one. Land nearby is already the location of the imaginatively named wind farm Snowtown I, and is … [continued]
The velocipede is a classic. Its that cool old bike with the big wheel in the front and a small one in the back, with the pedals connected to the front wheel. German design studio Ding3000 and German corporate giant BASF have now created an electric version of a velocipede, … [continued]
