December 6th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
In the space of two days, the International Energy Agency and the Global Carbon Project announced that not only will carbon emissions from advanced economies increase this year for the first time in five years, but that global carbon emissions are set to hit an all-time high, growing by more than 2%
November 23rd, 2018 | by Susanna Schick
One of the speakers was Saudia Arabia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Abdallah Al-Mouallimi. He began with the official statement (as of that day, November 1st, 2018) about the massacre of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Then he and Secretary Condoleezza Rice got down to the business of how Saudi Arabia plans to remain a viable country as demand for oil shrinks. As oil represents 46% of its GDP and 87% of its exports, this is a massive challenge to its (rather imbalanced) economy. Rice asked him a host of touchy questions with the utmost diplomacy, as expected from a former Secretary of State
November 20th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
After logging 60,000 hours on its first generation electric vehicles, Swedish mining equipment manufacturer Epiroc launched its second generation of electric mining vehicles this month alongside news that it would be electrifying its entire lineup in the next 5 years
November 17th, 2018 | by Nexus Media
Trump says America needs coal for grid security. The military proves otherwise. Military bases are using wind, solar and battery storage to stay resilient in the face of extreme weather or attack
November 2nd, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
There's no secret about it in the electric car world — Norway is the world's premier country for viewing the electric revolution. Norwegians are also eagerly waiting for all the hot new electric models, to the tune of 400 million Norwegian kroner (or $47.7 million)
November 2nd, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
If you've been on the internet lately, you've probably noticed a few trolls. In fact, if you've spent much time in discussions about Tesla, politics, or climate change, you've seen swarms of trolls roll in. Sometimes you may have thought, "Hey, these peeps be trolls?" And sometimes you may have simply assumed they were normal human beings honestly expressing their point of view
October 2nd, 2018 | by Jake Richardson
Today, wind power is misperceived by some as being a fringe technology for environmentalists. However, it has been assisting humans for thousands of years in various forms, long before the use of fossil fuels. It also appears the utilization of wind resources will easily last much longer than the use of fossil fuels
September 26th, 2018 | by George Harvey
When I wrote “Trump Is Already Losing The Trade War,” last March, I did not envision things going quite this badly for him quite this fast. Here it is just six months later, and I think it is possible to predict that Trump’s America can only suffer increasing losses as the catastrophe goes on
September 17th, 2018 | by Nicolas Zart
Has the world turned upside down? Scratch that. It has. We've had plenty of proof so far, but oil-producing Saudi Arabia lending Lucid Motors $1 billion to build its first electric vehicle, the Air, takes the cake! Indeed, times have changed
August 22nd, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
New regional research by GTM Research focusing on the Middle East and Africa (MEA) has forecast solar installations to skyrocket by 170% this year and continue accelerating to install more than 83 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity between 2018 and 2023.
August 22nd, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
Arcadia Power, the creator of the United States' first nationwide digital utility, announced last week the closing of a $25 million funding round and the announcement of 120 megawatts (MW) worth of new community solar projects
August 13th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Laura Ingraham has become wealthy by peddling her hate-filled spew on Fox News. Sometimes you have to wonder if the cast of characters that network features really believe the awful things they say or whether they are just highly paid actors who have perfected the art of purveying their toxic stew of venom and bile on screen, only to return to being normal human beings when the camera is off
June 27th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced on Wednesday that it would supply 136 wind turbines to Brazil's Santa Luzia wind complex, which consists of 15 wind turbines with a capacity of 471 megawatts (MW).
June 22nd, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
Global annual wind power capacity additions are now expected to average over 67 gigawatts (GW) between 2018 and 2027 according to an updated forecast from MAKE Consulting, which has had to upgrade its own forecasts made just last quarter.
May 23rd, 2018 | by Tina Casey
The US Department of Energy is betting on new cutting edge concentrating solar power technology to make renewable energy more efficient and less expensive, but the bigger question is can renewables keep up with the bitcoin explosion
May 20th, 2018 | by Jacek Fior
The first stop they made after the border was a small hotel. They were planning a short biological break and something to drink but then ran into a group of ... American tourists
May 19th, 2018 | by Jacek Fior
Here we come with the final stage of our CleanTechnica Tesla Shuttle Adventure. Our previous entries attracted a lot of attention in the countries we visited and the photo of the Polish tourist in Macedonia was a Twitter hit. We also received emails from concerned EV enthusiasts from Hungary, who were sorry to hear about our difficulties in Debrecen
May 12th, 2018 | by Tina Casey
Even without the benefit of long duration energy storage, the US grid is doing a great job of integrating wind and solar energy
April 22nd, 2018 | by James Ayre
Solar chimneys are an ancient passive solar technology whereby natural heat convection processes are harnessed to provide ventilation, amongst other possibilities
April 20th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced on Friday that it has secured a new wind turbine order in Mexico for the supply of 100 megawatts (MW) as part of the most recent renewable energy auction held in the country in November of 2017.
