September 17th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
As I've been writing recently, solar power prices just keep on dropping. How much? Well, enough that it makes financial sense for Google to buy subsidy-free solar power in extremely northerly (i.e., grey) Denmark
September 11th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Solar power keeps growing in the United States. In the month of June, 60.1% of new power capacity added in the country was from solar power plants. Another 37.5% was from wind power plants. And 2.4% was from hydropower. If you've done the quick math on that, that means that 100% of new power capacity came from renewable energy sources in June
August 21st, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
We are living in an era of big batteries, and they are getting bigger. Isn't there a song about this: I like big batteries and cannot lie. You other utilities can't deny, that when lightning takes out the power with a roaring CRASH but big batteries flip it back
July 24th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Government to relax planning legislation to make it easier to construct large batteries to store renewable energy from solar and wind farms across the
June 21st, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
An article from a couple of weeks ago, "This Stunning Chart Shows Why Battery Electric Vehicles Win," somehow actually led in terms of eyeballs last week, but since it wasn't published last week, it's not included in this top 20 list. (Good to see that it got so much love, though.)
June 8th, 2020 | by Carlo Ombello
A rather meaningful piece of energy news went almost unnoticed in recent weeks. The Abu Dhabi Power Corporation announced the lowest tariff for solar energy in the world. The new record came as the winning bid for the upcoming 2 GW solar power plant, the Al Dhafra Solar PV project, set the world’s most cost-competitive tariff for solar PV energy, at USD 1.35 cents/kWh
March 14th, 2020 | by Barry A.F.
When I first read about the $10 billion from Jeff Bezos to fight climate change, my first thought was, "Where will it be spent?"
February 24th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Tesla's secret weapon is something that many investors don't even think to consider when they think of Tesla. CNN Business reminded us that investors only think about EVs when they think about Tesla. However, Tesla's secret weapon is fueled by the same thing life on Earth is — our sun
February 23rd, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Imagine a world where transport is free, air is clean, and streets are quiet. Imagine a world where education is attainable, power available, and healthcare accessible to all. Imagine a world where the cost of living goes down instead of up. Now stop imagining and watch this talk by Tony Seba
February 17th, 2020 | by Winter Wilson
In the second half of this special two-part episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, take’s Zach Shahan’s place as host to talk with Mark Z. Jacobson, professor at Stanford University and cofounder of The Solutions Project, about transitioning the world to 100% renewable energy
February 17th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Ah, man. It's annoying as heck to see people who you think are idiots screw up a topic you know well, but it's an extra special kind of annoying when brilliant people screw up — massively — on that same topic. In this edition of "Smart people who don't understand the energy industry of 2020," we've got Fareed Zakaria of
October 4th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
We connected with Generac's Chief Marketing Officer and president of its new clean energy business, Russ Minick, at SPI 2019, to talk about its big pivot into energy storage products to learn more about where that strategy came from. Right off the bat, Russ said that Generac had been eyeing the residential energy storage market for quite some time, but until recently, felt that, "it wasn't worth the diversion of focus."
September 5th, 2019 | by Tim Dixon
Welcome to the next issue of China x Cleantech, our August 2019 edition. For our full China × Cleantech history, stroll over to the “Future Trends” section of our website. For the July edition, click here
July 24th, 2019 | by Chanan Bos
Tesla has a record number of deliveries this quarter and left all of Wall Street scratching their heads. What now [&hellip
June 15th, 2019 | by George Harvey
Some people have asked when the prices will stop falling. Their understanding is that the decline in price really is unpredictable, and they believe that no definitive answer can be made about what source of energy will be least expensive in the future. In some important ways, they are wrong. The declines are predictable, to a degree
May 10th, 2019 | by World Resources Institute
Access to reliable electricity is essential for improving human livelihoods and is a prerequisite for economic development. Yet hundreds of millions of people lack access to a stable supply. While access to electricity is essential, the sector is also the leading driver of greenhouse gas emissions globally
April 13th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
For our hot new Cleantech Talk podcast interview series, I recently sat down with Ross Gerber, cofounder, president, and CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management, to discuss cleantech innovation, Tesla, climate change, insurance companies, and more. The conversation was approximately one hour long, so to cut it down into more manageable portions, we've split it up into a couple of episodes. Listen on your favorite podcast platform or via the embedded player below