Originally published on Tesla Mondo. “Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future.” That’s the title. The word “fantastic” doesn’t belong. Neither Elon nor the author uses such hyperbolic language. They’re both admirably dry. Elon’s ice-breaker at a party, quoted by a girl, goes like this, “I think a lot about … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Australia’s energy markets are on the cusp of rapid change, but it is not just the prospect of individuals quitting the grid that represents the biggest challenge to industry incumbents: it’s the possible defection of whole towns and communities. The creation of micro-grids is seen by … [continued]
The notoriously small amount of electricity available in Africa and India is now being addressed, thanks in part to the steady growth of energy entrepreneurs who happen to be selling electrical power by peddling bicycles. A recent BBC program on The Forum featured the bicycle, and interviewed numerous business people, … [continued]
The US Energy Department would like to lay your doubts to rest: like it or not, FCEVs are here to stay — even the US Senate agrees.
Author Stacy Clark‘s new children’s book, the first in a three-part renewable energy series, is receiving glowing accolades and shining endorsements from climate leaders, renewable energy advocates, and other environmental authors. The new publication, a rhyming picture book that celebrates and explains the importance of wind energy as a sustainable … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Laurie Guevara-Stone In 2008 the USGS reported that California has a 99 percent chance of a magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquake in the next 30 years. Just last year a 6.0 magnitude earthquake knocked out power to more than 40,000 people in the San … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. To quit the grid, or not. Suddenly, it’s a choice that households in regional areas, towns, and even in the suburbs of our major cities, are going to be able to make. Battery storage is offering possibilities never before considered by the mainstream. Environment minister Greg … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Kendall Ernst In June, RMI—along with its partner organizations—launched eLab Leap in New York to identify the unmet needs and create solutions that empower and improve the lives of low-income communities and households in a clean energy future. Forty diverse groups joined eLab Leap’s … [continued]
Originally posted at ilsr.org. Principles, Structure, and Policies of Energy Democracy Energy democracy can best be described as an electricity system that empowers the individuals and communities that have the energy resources of the 21st century (e.g. wind and solar) to economically benefit from their use. It shares the principles … [continued]
Companies from Denmark are the latest to express interest in developing renewable energy assets in Pakistan, which is struggling to meet the rising electricity demand and is looking at all possible solutions. Such a scenario provides significant advantage to early movers. Helle Nielson, the Embassy of Denmark Charge d’affaires in Pakistan, stated … [continued]
