It’s a question central to electric vehicle (EV) leadership: Who’s leading on the battery front? We’ll leave GM & LG Chem out of it for the time being, but a recent comment (+ referenced article) here on CleanTechnica brought up the question of BMW+Samsung batteries vs Tesla+Panasonic batteries, and it seemed … [continued]
Two new studies have, in comparing the economics of all major fuel supply chains, unearthed the true value of fossil fuels and solar PV. Two new studies published in the MRS Energy and Sustainability journal recently have both highlighted the social and economic benefits of solar PV compared to fossil fuels, in … [continued]
Can’t get enough of that solar energy and wind energy news? Below is a roundup from the past few weeks from around the web. (Note that we’ve moved most renewable energy project news to Cleantechies, since that site is more focused on the inside-baseball and daily-grind news of renewable energy, and we … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Future generations may look back on the agreement that Canada, the United States, and Mexico just signed as a significant milestone, or maybe not. What did they really accomplish? President Obama told reporters,”We have an integrated economy already, the question is under what terms are … [continued]
Given that the top 4 US rooftop solar installers are now on the stock market, it was expected that #5 Sungevity would also be joining at some point — well, it has been expected longer than some of those companies have been on the stock market. Sungevity just released news that it is … [continued]
Bernie Sanders, despite no Big Money backing and essentially no backing from establishment politicians in Democratic leadership positions, gave Hillary Clinton a serious run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. The grassroots support for Bernie across the nation was record-shattering and a shocker for many people in and outside of establishment politics. Naturally, despite … [continued]
Wednesday’s the day for a strong 50% zero-carbon electricity pledge from the “Three Amigos” — US President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. “We find ourselves now at a moment where the alignment in terms of policy goals and focus on clean energy between … [continued]
Following recent changes to the UK government’s energy policies, the local solar energy industry has been forced to slash more than half of its workforce — a loss of over half of the total workforce of 35,000 — according to recent reports. While some cuts were likely on the cards no … [continued]
Originally published on EIA. By Laura Martin and Jeffrey Jones The Clean Power Plan (CPP) [1] rule, issued under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at existing fossil-fired electric power plants. EPA estimates that the … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. What was the cause of the Tesla stock price plunge following the announcement of the (possible) SolarCity deal? Conventional wisdom says that it’s the result of the deal being a “bad one.” But what are the other interpretations? What about the notable fact that Tesla … [continued]
