Originally published on EV Obsession. Update: At the bottom of the article is a response from a Shell representative on this story, and my reply. With the European Union’s planned new fuel efficiency targets looking more and more likely to be implemented, VW and Shell have apparently partnered to fund a new … [continued]
Update: The video has been changed to correct for an error in the uploaded audio. Like in some previous quarters, I went ahead and put the full recording of the Q1 2016 Tesla financials conference call on YouTube. You can always listen to the conference calls on the Tesla investment portal, … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The first bulk-buy program for battery storage in Australia has been launched by a group of prominent consumer advocates, who aim to lower the price of battery storage for individual and community projects, and to make installation easier. SunCrowd is the first initiative of a new group that brings … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By David Labrador 3M, the global manufacturing and technology giant, announced its first-ever power purchase agreement (PPA) in February for the total production from the Gunsight wind farm in Texas, a hefty 120 MW of power. The power was procured from Invenergy, North America’s largest … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Jules Kortenhorst and Thomas Koch Blank The climate agreement reached in Paris in December 2015 was an unprecedented global achievement. Delegates from 195 countries agreed to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5 degrees … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Climate change, prime minister Malcom Turnbull once said, is the ultimate long-term problem that needs to be acted on urgently. But in his first budget as government leader, it is as though the issue does not exist. Climate change was not even mentioned as a word, … [continued]
Arizona is getting new energy storage and integrated solar systems while Illinois could lose up to 2300 megawatts of coal-fired capacity.
One of India’s largest private sector power generation companies, Tata Power, looks set to undertake the country’s biggest renewable energy acquisition. According to media reports, Tata Power is set to acquire Welspun Renewables, a subsidiary of the Welspun Group, for a record $1.45 billion. If the transaction goes through, Tata … [continued]
Originally published on EVANNEX. Most fans of Tesla Motors [NASDAQ: TSLA] are familiar with the company’s trailblazing CEO Elon Musk. We just gave you a peek at his resume and a few cameo appearances he’s made in some movies. Now, the folks at What’s Huang* blog have come up with a … [continued]
Levelized Cost of Electricity improvements have helped make renewable energy more competitive than ever, according to MAKE Consulting. The global renewable energy industry, in particular its wind and solar segments, have seen tremendous growth over the last several years, allowing for continued technological and efficiency improvements, leading to significantly improved … [continued]
