May 19th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Chanan Bos and I sat down with Zac from the hugely popular YouTube show Now You Know. We talked almost entirely about Tesla, but also about the Now You Know show and a few other cleantech topics
May 19th, 2019 | by Rocky Mountain Institute
A common challenge that mining companies face, with legacy sites is what to do with the disturbed land once the resource has been exhausted or extraction is no longer profitable
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
May 6th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers in the UK are studying how to democratize the electricity generated by rooftop solar systems by creating peer-to-peer microgrids that operate independently of local utility companies.
April 7th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Once radical, the Tesla 3-way energy paradigm is becoming commonplace in the renewable energy industry
April 5th, 2019 | by Charles W. Thurston
Planners in Fremont, CA, appear to be the first to complete a solar microgrid system with battery backup for a fire station in the United States, seeking to be more hardened against wildfire, utility blackouts, hurricanes, or other threatening events
March 30th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Tesla continues coming up with disruptive new ideas. It has filed a patent application for a system that would allow rooftop solar customers to share power with each other, which could upend the utility industry, and it has introduced dynamic brake lights on Model 3s in Europe.
March 30th, 2019 | by Karel Beckman
In Consumers, prosumers, prosumagers – How service innovations will disrupt the utility business model, Fereidoon Sioshansi helps readers grasp the spirit of the times, the importance of the stakes and the uncertainty of the outcomes. The 19 essays, written by experts in their respective fields, in this 550-page book, are divided into three parts
March 26th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Puerto Rico is looking to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050, a goal that will make it a leader in distributed renewables.
March 26th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
The old US grid has grown to be inefficient and is increasingly failing. In fact, some experts say that it was never designed to be efficient. Thankfully, blockchain has the ability to become a bridge for the renewable energy shift, by facilitating current peer-to-peer energy sharing solutions and accommodating the influx of electric vehicles
March 5th, 2019 | by Charles W. Thurston
A project to build a solar+storage community microgrid within the Montecito, CA, fire district is being developed as a national model for other communities across the country, according to the Clean Coalition and the World Business Academy. The two organizations are boot-strapping the project and have raised some funding for the microgrid, within the unincorporated community of about 10,000 in Santa Barbara County
February 24th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Despite all the fossil friendly rhetoric emanating from the White House, the US Department of Defense is still pursuing microgrids with renewable energy
February 2nd, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
Will future solar homes and EV owners be able to tango
January 22nd, 2019 | by Erika Clugston
A New Jersey indoor farm will use a solar microgrid to grow high-quality produce independent from the grid and natural seasons.
January 22nd, 2019 | by Tina Casey
Microgrids have a secret weapon in gas powered co-generation engines, and renewable biogas could provide the missing sustainability link
January 19th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
I started covering the solar energy industry seriously in 2009. It seemed like a hopping, exciting time in the industry — growth was exploding. I remember one early story in which readers admonished me a little because I put "Solar Power Exploding" in a headline, and they thought I was referring to genuine explosions. In 2019, 2009 and 2010 progress looks like anthills
January 12th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Pay-as-you-go programs continue to revolutionize the world through solar lighting and cell phone charging systems that open up the opportunities that come with electricity, and Fenix International is leading that charge in Africa. CleanTechnica sat down with Jit Bhattacharya, CTO of Fenix International at CES this week to talk about how pay-as-you-go solar systems have scaled up to power the entire home and how the acquisition by Engie has helped Fenix International take its business to the next level
December 26th, 2018 | by Charles W. Thurston
Hackers targeting the electrical grid, your local utility, or the solar microgrid your home is linked into will have a harder time disrupting your electrons in the near future. Manufacturers of electronic equipment used in smart homes, in microgrids, and in utilities are beginning to adopt a set of cybersecurity standards set out by the Underwriters Laboratory. At the same time, manufacturer-sponsored test hacking is helping to drive more frequent —and more secure — firmware and software upgrades
December 10th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
Enel continues to push at the seams of electric car charging, microgrids, and renewables with a new project with LO3 Energy that will connect eMotorWerks' aggregated EV charging platform to one of LO3's energy markets
December 8th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
The northern city of Medford, Massachusetts partnered with Solect Energy to install a 235 kilowatt (kW) rooftop solar system on the roof of its new Department of Public Works (DPW) building. The new system is comprised of 588 LG solar modules and is expected to cover 100% of the electricity usage over an average year, producing about 300,000 kilowatt-hours per year
November 26th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
The small Filipino town of Paluan on the island of Mindoro has been electrified with the installation of its own Tesla battery powered solar plus storage minigrid
November 17th, 2018 | by Nexus Media
Trump says America needs coal for grid security. The military proves otherwise. Military bases are using wind, solar and battery storage to stay resilient in the face of extreme weather or attack
November 14th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
A leading global energy management company is raising the bar on renewable energy, microgrids, and distributed energy resources
October 28th, 2018 | by Cynthia Shahan
Zachary Shahan, Director & Chief Editor at CleanTechnica, recently interviewed Thomas Samuel, founder of Sunna Design, a 2018 Zayed Future Energy Prize (ZFEP) winner. Every prize is a sweet acknowledgment of leadership in sustainable development and deep humanitarian efforts. Sunna is a kind business that brings light to undeveloped countries. It brings not only streetlights but also "nano grids" where energy is nonexistent or scarce. The interview is a fresh exchange between two young, inspired fathers who are successfully supporting sustainability goals in different ways
