Put The Trans Mountain Pipeline On Hold
Eight days after BC cities called on the government to put the Trans Mountain Pipeline project on hold, there was an oil spill in Vancouver.
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New Project Makes Hydrogen For Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles, Without The Natural Gas Baggage
A new demonstration could provide fuel cell EV owners with a truly zero emission ride, thanks to renewable hydrogen from solar and wind energy.
Anti-Cleantech Myths Debunked (Your #1 Resource)
Many of us here at CleanTechnica are big fans of the site Skeptical Science. Skeptical Science has a great system for debunking common myths put forward by global warming deniers, and then getting those articles and key points out to more people. Bob Wallace had the excellent idea of doing something … [continued]
Solar & Wind Power Prices Often Lower Than Fossil Fuel Power Prices
By Bob Wallace & Zachary Shahan Wind and solar electricity have become some of our least expensive ways to generate electricity in several markets around the world. Wind is now the cheapest way to bring new electricity generation to the grid in the US as well as many other countries. … [continued]
Black Or Yellow, There’s Gold In That Thar Wastewater
Yet another sustainability threefer for algae: producing algae biofuel from municipal wastewater, removing pollutants, and saving energy, too.
Tesla Q1 Sales = 10,030, Mercedes Chairman Talks Tesla & EVs (Cleantech Link Drop)
Below is another cleantech link drop, my favorite cleantech stories from around the interwebs other than the ones we’ve covered. However, one of these stories doesn’t have a link, but I figured this is the best place to share it. Tesla emailed over a Q1 sales update (woohoo!). In case you … [continued]
500 MW of Utility-Scale Solar in Florida by 2024 — 10 Year Plan from Duke…
While distributed, local, and community-based solar is the game changer many see as the future, some still prefer the centralized energy model. Florida, which has been far behind in the solar power revolution, seems to be headed in that direction. At the start of April, Florida’s Duke Energy announced plans … [continued]
CSP & PV Hybrid Plants Gain Sway In Chile
No longer is it simply the choice between CSP and PV plants for generating renewable electricity from our sun. A growing number of hybrid plants are being launched that combine the assets of concentrating solar power with photovoltaic elements. Almost one year ago, US-based SolarReserve announced its Copiapó CSP-PV hybrid … [continued]
The First State To Generate More Than 5% Of Electricity From Utility-Scale Solar Is…
Originally published on EIA. California has become the first state with more than 5% of its annual utility-scale electricity generation from utility-scale solar power, according to EIA’s Electric Power Monthly. California’s utility-scale (1 megawatt (MW) or larger) solar plants generated a record 9.9 million megawatthours (MWh) of electricity in 2014, … [continued]
Double-Teaming Diesel With Solar & Energy Storage (CT Exclusive Interview)
SunEdison and Imergy Power Systems have introduced a sustainable solar/energy storage business model for up to 5000 villages in India — just for starters.
