Originally published on the ECOreport. Electricity travels in waves, with spikes that result in wasted energy and troughs when there is a scarcity. According to Wolfgang Beez, Senior Manager, Product Marketing at Maxwell Technologies, “Around 60% to 70% of the irregularities with renewable energy generation occur in less than a minute.” … [continued]
Thanks to @TeslaMS60 for sharing an interesting story regarding Tesla Motors’ coming gigafactory. Panasonic Corp, according to Reuters, expects that it will be Tesla’s sole battery manufacturer at the multibillion-dollar gigafactory Tesla is building in the US Southwest. Panasonic has long been Tesla’s key battery partner, but it was questionable whether Panasonic would … [continued]
Researchers have finally worked out how to utilize rock salt Lithium Borohydride (LiBH4) as a battery material at normal atmospheric pressure and room temperature, according to recent reports. Specifically, they’ve discovered how to use the well-known material as lithium ion conductor. The advance — which could lead to a whole … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. Mitsubishi’s Outlander Plug-in, a plug-in hybrid electric SUV or crossover, has had its US release date pushed back yet again, according to recent reports. As it stands now, it likely won’t hit the market until the 4th quarter of 2015 — possibly even later than that, maybe … [continued]
Editor’s Note: one of our readers sent the following letter on May 19, 2014 to the person and office noted below. However, we thought it deserved as much attention as possible and are thus publishing here on CleanTechnica as well. We advise you to share widely. Severe Issues with Fuel Cell … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Global investment bank UBS says solar is likely to account for 10 per cent of global electricity capacity by 2020, as production costs continue to fall, and demand soars in the world’s major economies and in other markets. In the latest bullish solar analysis released by … [continued]
Yingli Solar is sponsoring 10 Southeast Asian youths for the FC Bayern Munich Youth Cup. The team will consist of youths from Thailand and Myanmar. Currently, the team will practice until May 17th, then fly to Munich. Teams involved include: Germany, USA, Japan, China, India, Italy, and Austria. Finals begin May 22nd … [continued]
Originally published on Shrink That Footprint. By Lindsay Wilson One of the most curious memes that has developed over the last few years is that the US leads the world in tackling carbon emissions. Without as much as a breath this is typically followed by a sentence with the word … [continued]
After a five year absence, Sharp Solar has returned to the top of the solar PV module shipment rankings during the first quarter of 2014, according to the latest findings from the NPD Solarbuzz Module Tracker Quarterly report. According to NPD Solarbuzz, Sharp was the PV industry’s market leader for 45 years … [continued]
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