RenewEconomy. Five towns in NSW have put their hands up to become the first zero net energy town (ZNET) in the state – and indeed the country. The New England towns of Walcha, Manilla, Tenterfield, Uralla and Bingara all made applications to become a signature town of the 21st Century and … [continued]
India has been taking notes from Germany to achieve its mega renewable energy targets. This can be seen from the push rooftop solar has been receiving, and also discussions to introduce a fixed feed-in tariff for utility-scale solar power. But there’s more. Mr. Upendra Tripathy (Secretary, Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) … [continued]
RenewEconomy. It seems that it is not just towns in New South Wales that are looking to meet all their own electricity needs with renewable energy – a small township in Victoria is also looking to become 100% renewable within a decade. The small town of Yackandandah, about 120kms south … [continued]
Rocky Mountain Institute. Even as some foretell a coming future of smart parking—part of a broader ongoing evolution toward intelligent transportation systems (ITS)—a third-party-driven revolution in parking (and its pricing) is already here. That revolution has come by way of a recent proliferation of parking apps for smartphones. Retail electricity … [continued]
Save some money and avoid the morning smell of diesel and arduous traffic. Instead, sit back and multi-task or relax on the way to work. If this sounds appealing, choose public transit. According to the American Public Transportation Association’s October Transit Savings Report, last month’s average annual savings for public transit … [continued]
The comment period on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan rules now has only 30 days to go. Public observations on the plan will only be accepted by the agency until December 1, 2014. You may already know about how to submit your views to the federal government, … [continued]
The California-based SMASHsolar Inc has been awarded a $1 million accelerator grant by the US Department of Energy in order to aid the introduction of the company’s snap-together PV module mounting system — the SMASH PowerStation — to the market, according to recent reports. According to the company, the SMASH … [continued]
The city of Lancaster, California, has installed an energy storage system at its Museum of Art and History. It was connected by Green Charge Networks to store energy to be used at peak times when electricity prices are high. The energy is stored up when costs are low, and then … [continued]
I recently found out that Oakland Mayoral candidate Dan Siegel referenced CleanTechnica in his policy platform. I don’t know much about the candidates vying to be the next mayor of Oakland, so I’ll try not to go outside of my expertise commenting on this, but I thought he deserved a … [continued]
Solar Love. The Supreme Court in Spain — the Tribunal Supremo — has reportedly invited the Unión Española Fotovoltaica (UNEF) to a meeting to discuss the organization’s recent legal challenge to the country’s decision to retroactively cut solar subsidies. The move suggests that UNEF may soon be getting its day … [continued]
