Abu Dhabi-based Masdar Group is looking to expand its renewable energy footprint in the Middle East and North Africa region. Masdar’s Chief Executive Ahmad Belhoul recently stated in a media interview that several countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are looking to aggressively expand renewable energy … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Western Australian wave power company Carnegie Wave Energy has revealed that it is collaboration with WA network operator Western Power to develop the world’s first wave-integrated renewable energy microgrid project to be connected to an electricity network. The Garden Island Microgrid Project will … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy by Chris Cooper Germany’s energy crowd-funding start-up CrowdEner.gy aims to make community energy easy. But recent government changes to the feed-in-tariff have made it a difficult market. I met their founder, Dr Peer Piske, to see how they might adjust their strategy. Dr Peer Piske founded Berlin based energy crowdfunding start-up, CrowdEner.gy with the aim to create … [continued]
Here are the top 20 articles published on CleanTechnica in October — enjoy! Most Efficient Commercial Solar Panels In USA To Come From SolarCity? (via Solar Love) Tesla Model 3 Or Model Y Will Have Falcon-Wing Doors, Model Xs Recognize Each Other, & 7 Other Elon Musk Tweets (via EV Obsession) 7 Tesla Model … [continued]
Back in May, Toyota issued a recall on its Rav4 EV for a Tesla component recall related to an issue with the shifting where the car would suddenly shift back into neutral. This was related to a bug in the software provided by Tesla for their hardware. Specifically, as Green Car … [continued]
The “Energy on the Edge” episode of Breakthrough, the new National Geographic/GE series on high stakes innovation, portrays thrilling tales of true science.
I know, people just keep running Tesla raffles… but I’m a sucker and keep going for them. I know that the odds are heavily against me, but I also feel good about donating to good causes and organizations, so I keep doing it with that extra justification… and the hope … [continued]
New Hampshire is nearing a tipping point in the battle for our energy future. With utilities fast approaching the state’s arbitrary cap on net metering, a burgeoning rooftop solar market hangs in the balance — along with thousands of jobs, millions of dollars in economic impact, and continued progress toward … [continued]
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has just announced a round of funding, in the form of loans and grants, to more than 1100 rural renewable energy and energy efficiency projects nationwide, which are aimed at helping small businesses and agricultural producers reduce both their energy use and costs. … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon An additional 5.3 gigawatts (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity allocations has been announced by the Chinese government for certain provinces in the economic powerhouse, according to recent reports. The 14 provinces in question will now be required to develop these 5.3 GW … [continued]
