Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon The US-based off-grid solar energy systems provider M-Kopa, a 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize winner, has secured $19 million in new equity investment via the London-based investment vehicle Generation Investment Management. For those unfamiliar with the company and situation, M-Kopa is based around … [continued]
There aren’t very many times in life where something is a win-win, but this sure feels like one of those rare moments. The folks over at Climate XChange have put together one of the coolest raffles that I have seen to raise money for a great cause — to support the implementation of … [continued]
Japan’s Solar Frontier comes up with a killer combo, a new low cost thin film solar manufacturing model and a new solar conversion efficiency record, too.
Originally published on EV Obsession. The Canadian province of Ontario will be investing $20 million into a new public electric vehicle charging station buildout, according to recent reports. The new funding will be coming via the Ontario Green Investment Fund, and is intended to help speed up the adoption of … [continued]
Closing out the wonderful, unique Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum, the session below captures a number of the highlights of the forum. It’s a good synopsis if you want to get a general take on what made this forum so special and what we could do at other conferences and events to stimulate … [continued]
Getting back to my catch-up work regarding the Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum, the panel discussion below is a wonky one on innovative financing for green progress. The moderator was Brock Carlton, CEO of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Presenters included: Ken Nolan, Manager of Power Resources, City Electric — Burlington, VT Ross Beaty, Executive Chairman, … [continued]
I know, it’s a special week, but we’re still rolling with our “top 10 stories of the week” thing. Here they are (catch up if you’ve been busy with family things): Secret Tesla Master Plan Coming To Life (via EV Obsession) CNN Crowns Tesla Model X The New King Of Crossover … [continued]
One of the panel discussions at the Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum was essentially a big call to action, or several different calls to action. Moderated by Stefan Schurig of the World Future Council, who I had a great one-on-one conversation with right before the panel, kicked off the session with the perfect topic … [continued]
Historically, governments have taken a carrot and stick approach towards carbon emissions, with regulations dictating maximum emissions paired with what are typically undervalued incentives for implementing emissions reduction projects. Moving forward from COP21, it is obvious that more is needed to forge the partnerships required to drive emissions down at the rates needed … [continued]
The United Nations has awarded BMW i with the “Momentum for Change” award for its efforts to spread the availability of publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, according to recent reports. In particular, the new award from the UN was given due to BMW i’s recent work to install … [continued]
