Boom! China Adds 333 Fuel Cell Electric Buses
China blows up the market for fuel cell vehicles with two new deals for a total of 333 fuel cell buses, but hydrogen supply still in question.
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Brazil Doubles Its Solar PV Target To 7 GW By 2024
In December 2014, the Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy announced a goal to deploy 3.5 GW of solar PV by 2023. Now, the Ministry has moved forward to almost double the previous “relatively conservative” target and will now be chasing a capacity of 7 GW by 2024 (Plano Decenal … [continued]
Mining The Sun: Former Gold Boomtown Invests In Solar Energy
Originally published on StrathconaSolar Ontario town of 595 installs 658 panel solar rooftop array on community center; Revenue to ensure focus on sustainable future Strathcona Solar Initiatives, a multiple award winning full service integrator in Eastern Ontario, announced that the company has recently completed a 140-kilowatt solar photovoltaic installation on … [continued]
China May Lift 2020 Solar Target To 150 GW
Originally published on RenewEconomy Deutsche Bank analysts say local media reports in China suggest that the country’s 2020 solar power target could be lifted to 150 GW from the current target of 100 GW – meaning more than 20 GW of solar would need to be added in each year … [continued]
Tesla’s Powerwall & Battery Costs Disruption
This post was first published on Solar Love Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently met Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk to discuss the implications of the Tesla Powerwall — the company’s battery energy storage technology — for India. It was a simple official visit, and as per media reports, there was no talk … [continued]
Volkswagen Not “Keeping It Real”
Originally published on IMD. By Aileen Ionescu-Somers The broadsheets and social media are currently rife with commentary about the dramatic fall from grace of one of the world’s largest and most trustworthy automotive brands; Volkswagen. The fallout is massive. This means billions in losses for the company. The CEO has … [continued]
Business Community Ready for “Reforming the Energy Vision” in New York
Originally published on EDF. By Rory Christian and Jacob Robinson The seventh annual Climate Week NYC has kicked off, and it’s invigorating to reflect on the progress to date since last September when over 400,000 activists demanded bold climate action at the People’s Climate March. During the last year, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) … [continued]
The United States Desperately Needs A National Energy Policy
Originally published on Thoughts of a Lapsed Physicist. By Allan R. Hoffman There are two fundamental ‘things’ needed to sustain human life, water and energy. Water is the more precious of the two as reflected in the Arab saying “Water is life.” Without water life as we know it would … [continued]
How Two Clean Air Detectives Exposed The VW Emissions Defeat
Originally published on EWG. By Elaine Shannon If you’re looking for environmental heroes – and who isn’t – take a look at mine: Peter Mock, Europe managing director of the obscure but well-informed International Council on Clean Transportation, and John German, a senior fellow at the council. Mock and German … [continued]
WRI Reactions To INDCs of Brazil, South Africa, And Indonesia
Originally published on WRI. WRI reaction to Brazil’s INDC: “Brazil is playing a productive role in the global effort to fight climate change. The country is building momentum by calling at the highest level for a goal to phase out emissions from the global economy over the course of this … [continued]
