Editor’s Note: I think I always enjoy TeslaMondo’s posts, as they combine great humor (imho) with insight and originality. Especially since the author wrote his responses without reading any feedback first (just as I did as soon as I saw Tesla Master Plan 2 published), I thought his comments were worth reading. … [continued]
By Jeffrey M. Karp, Jerome C. Muys Jr., and Van P. Hilderbrand Jr. Innovative local government leaders throughout the country are taking advantage of state and federal incentives to transform former landfills and contaminated industrial properties and waste sites into energy-producing wind and solar projects. Two examples of municipalities giving … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Seven years ago, the White House released policy guidelines that would allow homeowners to finance home energy improvements through their property taxes. The Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is a local government/corporate partnership, in which private companies supply 100% of the initial funding and are paid back over time. If … [continued]
As I noted a couple of months ago, I’m working with a few guys here in Poland to launch electric carsharing in the country. The former utility VP, LEAF owner + courier company and solar installation company founder, and cleantech activist + translation company cofounder, and I have been moving forward … [continued]
In a newly announced partnership with the iconic tequila brand Jose Cuervo, Ford is testing agave fiber for use as a bioplastic in auto parts.
The South African government’s plans to expand renewable energy infrastructure in the country have received a major boost in the form of financial assistance from the African Development Bank. The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a $1.34 billion loan to South African utility Eskom for the expansion and strengthening … [continued]
When Elon Musk of Tesla Motors famously posed the question, “why would you ever do biofuels?” perhaps he had the US Energy Department in mind.
The first thing that struck me when I arrived at the airport in Barcelona was the large number of Toyota Prius taxis. I know they are not plug-ins and they shouldn’t be on this post, but it was hard to escape the fact that some 25% of all taxis were Prii, … [continued]
Clean energy investment in the second quarter of 2016 reached $61.5 billion, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. According to new figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), the amount of clean energy investment reached $61.5 billion in the second quarter — up slightly by 12% on Q1’16, but down … [continued]
Update: Another cover design choice has been developed — “feel the Beam.” Check it out and let us know what you think! A few days ago, I wrote about The Beam magazine, based in Berlin, which distributed its first edition in April this year (which received fantastic feedback). Working in partnership with CleanTechnica, this small … [continued]
