Next Solar Cell Breakthrough: “Perfect” White Graphene
US researchers tease “white graphene” a little closer to commercial application in next-generation solar cells and other clean tech devices.
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Tesla Stars In “Racing Extinction” Documentary
Some people are just inspirational and we have a habit of featuring one such fellow here on CleanTechnica quite a bit — Elon Musk. We caught him over on TheWrap after a prescreening of Racing Extinction and, like usual, he busted out with a few quote-worthy impact statements. Before I jump into … [continued]
Kansas City’s Royal Effort to Solarize City Rooftops – Episode 25 of Local Energy Rules
Originally posted at ilsr.org. Kansas City, MO, has neither the abundant sunshine nor high cost of electricity that have driven solar installations in other cities. Despite this, the city has close to 1.5 MW of solar in 59 separate installations on municipal properties. Thanks to utility rebates, two department leaders, … [continued]
Cleantech, Redefined?
This post was written by Daniel Bangser, Director of U.S. Investment Promotion for Switzerland Global Enterprise*. Cleantech is an antiquated term that has different meanings, depending on who you talk with, according to author and cleantech expert Nico Lauer. Renewable energy is the most common definition we have today. However, cleantech … [continued]
Stanford Designs Underwater Solar Cells That Convert Greenhouse Gases Into Fuel
Imagine a process where underwater solar cells could one day play a key role in fighting climate change. Stanford engineers did just that. They have provided design principles to build energy efficient, corrosion-protected solar cells. The impacts of this research are far-reaching for the solar industry and the battle against … [continued]
Green Bonds Issuance Nears $40 Billion, Overtakes 2014 Total
The global green bonds market had another blockbuster month in November, issuing more green bonds than any month so far this year. According to the Climate Bonds Initiative, green bonds worth $7.4 billion were issued during November, topping the October total of $5.19 billion. With the November issuance, the cumulative … [continued]
An Early Start Sunday For COP21, World Leaders Monday
The 12th part of the second session of the COP21 Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP 2-12) convened a day early. Sunday evening, November 29, 2015, saw the first Paris session of the ADP, which is the body mainly responsible for forging a unanimous … [continued]
Metsä Wood Reimagines Empire State Building With Engineered Wood Products
Originally published on Green Building Elements. Metsä Wood of Finland makes quality wood products from local forest sources. It is working with internationally known architect Michael Green to promote its Plan B campaign, which seeks to educate other architects and designers that wood should always be considered as a serious construction option. Green especially … [continued]
Apple & SunPower Collaborating On 170 MW Solar Power Project In Mongolia
Three solar power projects with a combined capacity of 170 MW are being constructed by Zhonghuan Energy in the northern Chinese territory of Inner Mongolia. Apple Inc. is supplying 40% of the funds for the projects, which is about US $103 million. Zhonghuan Energy and SunPower are providing the other 60%. The solar … [continued]
5 Major Themes Faced By Corporate Renewable Energy Purchases Today
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Peter Bronski On Tuesday last week, more than 160 executives—many of them from the Fortune 500—came together at Bloomberg’s New York City office for the Business Renewables Center’s latest semiannual meeting. Compared to the BRC’s previous meeting in San Francisco in May 2015, it … [continued]
