As you may have noticed, I’ve been swept away by all sorts of work the past week or so, as is always the case during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. But I’m back home and getting back to a normal routine. As part of that, here’s a look back at the … [continued]
Last week, Leilani Münter took a fast-paced trip through the heart of California to raise awareness of the debate currently underway at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that will determine the fate of the state’s net metering regulation, which is critical to keeping rooftop solar viable in the state. Net metering … [continued]
Leading solar company SolarCity recently finalized its 5th securitization of loans, and the world’s 1st securitization of distributed solar loan assets, totaling $185 million. With an expected repayment date of March 2022, SolarCity securitization’s are offering a blended yield rate of 5.81% and a blended coupon interest rate of 5.17%. Credit Suisse helped … [continued]
We here at CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and GAS2 are launching our first report. It’s a report that was made possible by the thousands of readers who completed a handful of surveys we created to dive deeper into the electric car market. I think the report, Electric Cars: What Early Adopters & First Followers Want, … [continued]
Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché has been selected by Hecate Canada Storage II, LLP, an emerging Canadian Project Development and Electrical Systems Integrator, to deliver a 13 MW/53 MWh energy storage system. The system will stand as one of the largest grid ancillary storage services projects in North America. According to Solar … [continued]
Installing and managing electric vehicle (EV) charging for multi-tenant buildings continues to be an opportunity. A new global collaboration between two giants in the industry — Schneider Electric and EverCharge — aims directly at that pain point. The collaboration bundles Schneider Electric’s mastery in energy management and automation with EverCharge’s intelligent, scalable, … [continued]
Originally published on the blog of the Union of Concerned Scientists. By Mike Jacobs Some sales efforts work from a false starting point. Some try to lead the gullible consumer by pretending to share an insider’s secret with them. Some fall back on old slogans. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce … [continued]
The idea of hitting 100% renewable energy (yes, energy, not just electricity) scares a lot of people. That is, a lot of people don’t think their cities or countries can achieve 100% renewable energy. However, a leading energy researcher at Stanford has led teams of researchers in order to practically … [continued]
The top clean tech jobs for this week include listings for the deputy lab director of operations position at NREL, an ad manager for a solar media company, a cleantech services analyst, a project manager at an early-stage “cleanweb” company, an environmental permitting manager, and more. As part of our … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By David Labrador In November 2015, financial advisory firm Lazard released its first-ever Levelized Cost of Storage Analysis (LCOS). Well known for its Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis (LCOE) analysis—now out in version 9.0—Lazard publishing an analysis of storage is a major sign that it … [continued]
