Below is an article submitted to Masdar’s 2016 Engage Blogging Contest. The article is being reposted from the Masdar contest site and Considered Ranting. By John Rennie Short Government and business have a common interest in keeping the planet from overheating. How can they combine to foster this mutual concern? Governments … [continued]
Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest. Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to answer the question: “In your view, what are the policies that governments should take to encourage public-private partnership and enable the private sector to develop the goods … [continued]
I’ve apparently been collected extra stories to share for a few weeks. Scroll on down if you want some more EV and clean transport reading. To kick things off, here’s one looking forward to the new year: 11–13 Electric Cars To Light Up The Market In 2016 Between the electric car models that … [continued]
To supplement our monthly US renewable energy capacity report, which is always a lot more upbeat than our electricity generation report, here’s the October electricity generation breakdown. Renewables were up to 13.6% of US electricity generation in October, and 13.2% for the year through November. Unfortunately, that’s slightly down from 13.3% in … [continued]
I know — it’s already January 2016. Unfortunately, it takes FERC a little while to accumulate all of the data on new utility-scale electricity generation capacity, and the November data was released just before the new year. As you can see below, FERC registered 200 megawatts (MW) of new wind … [continued]
Qatar is looking to catch-up with neighboring countries in the Middle East by expanding its renewable energy infrastructure. According to media reports, two national companies in Qatar are planning to set up a joint venture to invest in renewable energy projects. Qatar Electricity and Water Company and Qatar Petroleum are … [continued]
I know I just shared our top 20 articles of 2015, but below are also are top 20 articles of December. Today is a great day to catch up if you missed any of these! Rooftop Solar Power To Be Mandatory In Dubai By 2030 Secret Tesla Master Plan Coming To … [continued]
The year is wrapping up, and I think the stats are solid enough at this point that we can share the top 20 stories of the year. (If there’s a shocking, last-minute change in the ranking, I’ll be sure to let you know.) See if you’ve read all of these: Electric Cars … [continued]
Battery storage is already showing itself as a hotly contested race in the US, even before the 2016 widely expected retail launch of the Tesla Powerwall. This storage race has been fueled further by German-based Sonnenbatterie launching its plug-and-play home battery system in the US prior to Christmas. As reported by pv-magazine, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. GM’s Britta Gross, Director of Advanced Vehicle Commercialization Policy, gave perhaps my favorite presentation at the EV Transportation & Technology Summit. Her presentation was essentially split into two (or three) sections. She first talked about Drive Electric Florida, then Drive Electric Orlando, and then got into matters concerning GM’s electrification … [continued]
