Puerto Rico Power Restoration Hits The Whitefish Energy Wall, Again
Puerto Rico’s never-ending power restoration struggle gets another setback as the now-notorious Whitefish Energy company halts work on its contract.
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One Super Bad Day For Fossil Fuels: Siemens Cuts Workforce, Keystone Oil Pipeline Leaks
Fossil fuel stakeholders got a double dose of bad news yesterday. In the morning Siemens announced it would drop thousands from its power and gas operations, partly due to a drop in demand for oil and gas turbines. Around the same time, TransCanada sent out word that its that Keystone tar sands oil pipeline sprang an underground leak in South Dakota.
Tesla Semi Truck — 8 Questions
CleanTechnica’s Kyle Field is in Hawthorne for the Tesla Semi Truck unveiling. He’s getting or got or will get a pre-event briefing, but he’s prohibited from sharing any details or even pictures from the site before Elon takes the stage and the event begins. I’m quite tempted to ask for some info off the record, but I’ll just be patient and wait in line like the rest of you … sort of.
Wales Aims For Piece Of UK Wave Energy Pie, Eyes Global Market
Thousands of terawatts of wave energy are tantalizingly close, and Wales aims to be among the first nations to harvest some of that blue gold.
Trump Or Not, Electricity Customers Want Renewable Energy
Big business nails down most of the attention for buying huge megawatts of renewable energy, but practically anyone who gets an electricity bill can order up renewables on a more modest scale. In effect, the consumer choice option lets people substitute 100% wind and/or solar power for their utility company’s normal grid mix.
Giant Passive House in Vancouver … Trackless Electric Train … Bad Tesla Conference Call (Cleantech…
Episode #39 of Cleantech Talk is here! A giant passive house project in Vancouver, a trackless train, and an unsatisfactory Tesla conference call stole the show in our opinion, so that’s what we discussed.
100% Global Renewable Electricity No Longer Flight Of Fancy, More Cost-Effective Than Current System
Making a global transition to a 100% renewable electricity grid has long been a dream of many, but new research published this week by the Lappeenranta University of Technology has proven it is no longer just a dream but a viable reality — a reality that is more cost-effective than the current fossil fuel-reliant system.
France To Floating Offshore Wind Industry: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
The floating offshore wind industry is having a breakthrough moment with Scotland in the lead, France coming on strong, and the US…well, um…
United States Stands Alone & Isolated As Syria Commits To Paris Climate Agreement
Reports from the UN climate conference, COP23, currently being held in Bonn, Germany, Syria announced that it will be committing to the Paris Climate Agreement, a move which will leave the United States as the only country to remain unsigned.
US Energy Dept. Pokes President Trump Over Renewable Energy: Native Americans Edition
Trump is determined to promote fossil fuels over renewable energy, yet his own Department of Energy seems equally determined to embarrass him on that topic. In the latest example, yesterday the agency touted the benefits of renewable energy on tribal lands.
