PG&E, one of the largest natural gas and electric utilities in the US, has announced three partnerships to test distributed energy resource technologies. PG&E is teaming up with GE to demonstrate a distributed energy resource management system, with Enphase Energy to install and test smart inverters, and SolarCity to install … [continued]
Originally published on Bikocity. In at least one Scandinavian city, owning your own car may not be necessary a decade from now, thanks to the forward-looking plans of the government of Helsinki, Finland. While the goal of eliminating the need for private car ownership in that capital city within 10 … [continued]
Originally published on Energy Smart Ohio. By Nate Adams We’ve all seen the studies: Our Indoor Air Quality is terrible! It’s KILLING MILLIONS!! The problem with these studies is that if you’re like me you thought; “great, another scare tactic.” Or “it’s really only a problem in Asia.” Or of … [continued]
The hydrogen economy is still a dream, but a team of Swedish researchers has discovered a low cost catalyst that could wake up the water-splitting field.
Originally published on EV Obsession. A test stretch of electric road, the first in the country, was inaugurated in Sandviken, Sweden, on June 22. The electric road test stretch, located on the E16, makes Sweden one of the only counties anywhere in the world to be actively testing the use … [continued]
Alongside my climate news, renewable energy news, electric vehicle news, and other green news roundups, here’s a roundup of top bicycling & transit news from around the interwebs. Bicycling VanMoof Making SmartBike For Those Who Like to Pedal Oslo — The Next Big Bicycle Thing? How Bikes Make Copenhagen’s Neighborhood Business Districts Thrive Five … [continued]
OSIsoft, based in San Leandro, California, has been in the software business since 1980 and currently has over 1,000 employees. It makes products for operational intelligence and real-time data infrastructure. Mike Kanellos, Head of Corporate Communications and Technology, answered some questions for CleanTechnica. 1. When you say you have 450+ interfaces, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Mercedes-Benz will be launching its 7th and 8th plug-in hybrid models — the GLC Coupé 350e 4MATIC and the E350e — sometime later this year, according to a new press release from Daimler. These plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) models will join the company’s others — including … [continued]
The United States today is in a strange place, and I assume the same goes for other countries to some extent or another. Public discussions, especially political discussions, have become increasingly combative. I think part of this is due to the detached, anonymous nature of discussing things on the internet … [continued]
Note: We’re trying to get back into helping homeowners who want to go solar and who want to switch to an electric car. That was a core of our work in the past, and I think it’s one of the most valuable things we can do for consumers and to … [continued]
