The future of fresh local produce could include distributed farming, with more foods being grown in smaller systems right near the point of sale, instead of everything being shipped in from larger growing operations.
“Without these (federal and state tax) credits, this (electric vehicle) market is likely to crash.” This is the prognostication in a new report from Edmunds, the car information company.
Ouch.
While the report has some great data and analysis, especially regarding the boom and bust electric vehicle (EV) sales situation that occurred in the US state of Georgia, the ultimate conclusion just gets it wrong.
Between a trip to Amsterdam for an EV conference and a lot of work on projects being developed behind the scenes, I skipped roundups of the most popular CleanTechnica stories of the week for a few weeks. So, instead of just 30, below are the 40 most popular articles from March. Enjoy!
The European EV market had approximately 30,000 registrations last month, down 11% over the same month last year. This sales slip, however, had to do with the incentives-derived sales rush of the last quarter of 2015.
I’m not going to attempt to identify which CleanTechnica stories of 2016 were my favorites, but below is a top 50 list of our 50 most popular articles in 2016 based purely on pageviews. After that, there’s a top 30 list for December (also purely based on pageviews).
City sidewalks and brick buildings look a little greener today, thanks to new research showing that cement can soak up CO2. That’s not the only good news to come out this week. A team of German scientists engineered photosynthesis to be faster and more efficient. And a team of Americans buried 1,000 tons of carbon pollution underground.
By Kathleen Gnocato and Ron Dizy The Rashomon effect refers to different interpretations of the same event by different people, arising from distinct perspectives or experiences. It derives from the 1950’s Japanese film, Rashomon, based on the (sometimes wildly) differing accounts by witnesses, suspects, and victims of a crime — and has since been used … [continued]
A new clean power concept from Purdue University combines concentrating solar power with biomass for a sustainable hydrogen-based economy.
There they go again: pesky meddling US Energy Department picks “energy winners and losers” with new $35 million round of funding for FCEVs.
Originally published on Gas2. Nissan believes that the future of motoring is about zero traffic accidents and zero emissions. Its IDS (Intelligent Driving Sedan) concept is designed to do both. Unveiled at the Tokyo motor show this week, the IDS combines advanced autonomous driving systems in a long range battery … [continued]
