Canadian Solar has announced that it has secured investments worth $70 million to support the development of a module production facility in Vietnam. Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar power companies, made the announcement Thursday, revealing that it had entered into agreements with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, has revealed that the company has gone ahead and lowered its sales targets for China for the year 2016, according to recent reports. This follows the company’s rather disappointing sales performance in China during 2015, which saw the company “only” move … [continued]
Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has announced his government’s intention to “review development plans of all new coal plants and halt any new coal power development.” According to Solarplaza, the Premier stated that Vietnam needs to “responsibly implement all international commitments in cutting down greenhouse gas emissions; and to … [continued]
2015 was a good year for Duke Energy, as the company added 300 MW of PV solar in North Carolina. Four utility-scale projects were developed and a number of solar facilities were acquired. “Solar is helping to modernize our generation mix and better serve our customers’ needs. We plan to continue the momentum; … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Nissan has announced that it will be producing future-generation EV batteries in Sunderland, in the UK. First of all, this is exciting news for Sunderland and the UK as a whole, as it means high-quality, high-paying jobs for hundreds of people. Additionally, I’m viewing it … [continued]
Yesterday, I shared a video interview with international superstar Akon that I conducted with him regarding Akon Lighting Africa, a company he and a couple of other guys launched to bring solar power and LED lighting to millions of Africans. Tagged on at the end of that was a joking question … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. How far have we come since the 2006 documentary Who Killed The Electric Car, an astute film nominated for Best Documentary Environmental Media Awards (2006) and many other awards? The film won and was a finalist for several big awards, partly because of how disappointing the … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. To kick off this year’s World Future Energy Summit, International Water Summit (IWS), EcoWaste Exhibition, and other Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week events, inspiring opening remarks were made by Dr Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, the UAE’s Minister of State and Chairman of Masdar; Mexico’s President, Enrique Pena Nieto; … [continued]
In our 5th article pulled from Electric Cars: What Early Adopters & First Followers Want — a new report from CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and GAS2 — I’m jumping into some of the best things about electric cars. Let’s skip and jump through some of the key reasons respondents are interested in EVs, as well as some … [continued]
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists have announced that the Doomsday Clock will remain at 3 minutes to midnight. At a live international news conference held at the National Press Club in Washington on Tuesday, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that the Doomsday Clock — which was first initiated in 1947 to … [continued]
