By Darryn Van Hout Australia boasts the highest penetration of residential solar in the world, with one in five households now powered by the nation’s abundant sunshine. While the debate over solar and wind tax credits rages on, the government’s decision to slash various incentives hasn’t affected the ever-rising investment … [continued]
What does it say about the future of the energy industry when two former executives in the brown coal industry switch teams, so to speak, and head up solar and clean tech ventures? Perhaps it means that more leaders are starting to see the writing on the wall and are … [continued]
Originally published on TeslaMondo. Have you seen the TV show? Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to “shark” venture capitalists. Well, here’s how young Tesla Motors conceived, polished and pitched its big idea, as recounted by co-founder Marc Tarpenning in this under-exposed interview. TeslaMondo has mildly refined it for logical and temporal flow, and … [continued]
Originally published on CleanTechies. President Obama’s historic visit to Asia has yielded some benefits for clean energy development in Vietnam. US-based GE has entered an agreement with the government of Vietnam for the development of 1 GW of wind energy capacity in the country. The agreement was one of several … [continued]
Electric vehicle have become a common sight on streets today, and many people have started to enjoy the quiet comfort, getting used to charging at night and silently doing errands. Electric vehicles are new enough to wonder, how long will they last? This is not a simple question, because it … [continued]
Edit: Note that a commenter has included a picture of Steph Curry, his wife, and his daughter in a Model X. Seems like a legit story. The prominent NBA basketball player Stephen Curry reportedly just bought a Tesla Model X, going by a recent article published on Seeking Alpha. While … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. Home Energy Africa, which specializes in the development and sales of renewable energy products for businesses, governments, and residential homes in Africa, has obtained a $705,000 grant from the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for the development of a solar PV power generation project in … [continued]
The Ontario government is now aiming to grow the new-vehicle market share held by electric vehicles to 5% by the year 2020, and 12% by 2025, according to recent reports. The new targets are part of the Canadian province’s new 4-year, CAD$7 billion climate change plan. The plans will see … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. We arrived at the Bavarian village of Iffeldorf the morning after the first snow, in late November, 2015. Dr. Uta Raeder, Co-Director of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) facility, greeted us in the parking lot. We huddled close, straining to catch her words before the wind … [continued]
Debunking the clean energy myth that excess generation of wind or solar generation must be curtailed or stored
