Originally published on EV Obsession. The Toyota Prius Plug-In certainly isn’t the most hotly anticipated electric car out there. (That is obviously either the Tesla Model X or Tesla Model 3.) In fact, it’s got to be one of the least anticipated. The fact is, the original Toyota Prius Plug-In … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla Motors CTO JB Straubel was the headliner at Intersolar North America last week. He talked about the transition to lithium-ion batteries and how that opened the floodgates for electric cars and stationary storage (eventually); the synergy between EVs, solar, and grid storage; the growth … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. One of the world’s leading solar panel manufacturers, Yingli Solar, recently unveiled its latest product, a 1500 volt utility-scale solar panel. The panel has been specifically designed for use in utility-scale PV power plants, and improves upon system performance and reduces balance-of-system costs. The panel will be … [continued]
A new venture out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has come up with a valuable yet low-cost way to help individuals, communities, business, and government coastal locations get climate-ready and storm-safe. It also enables real estate brokers, home inspection services, and financial institutions that underwrite or package mortgages to improve the quality … [continued]
The experimental offshore wind energy project to be located outside of Fukushima that was started all the way back in early 2012 has been coming along, according to recent reports. Sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry — with help from a consortium featuring Marubeni (project integrator), the … [continued]
Spanish wind energy giant Gamesa is teaming up with the Technical University of Madrid to develop and operate a high-performance aerodynamic testing wind tunnel. Gamesa made the announcement on Tuesday, revealing that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) for the joint design, development, … [continued]
A new report has concluded that the falling costs of offshore wind will result in offshore wind projects installed after 2020 being cost-competitive with new gas plants. The report, published by BVG Associates and commissioned by Statkraft UK, the UK division of Norwegian state-owned electricity giant Statkraft, concludes that “tangible … [continued]
Update: The Vivint Solar acquisition never went through, and SunEdison tumbled dramatically into bankruptcy. SunEdison has continued its absurdly prolific acquisition spree this week, announcing the purchase of Vivint Solar in conjunction with its yieldco TerraForm Power, and a separate acquisition of the British company Mark Group. SunEdison, in partnership … [continued]
A new solar energy project at US Navy Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia will go into the Navy’s one-gigawatt renewable energy goal.
Fossil fuel-free mutual fund investing came to Canada this spring with the announcement by VanCity Credit Union that one of its affiliated mutual funds had sold off its hydrocarbon holdings to go fossil-free. Such companies only represented about 3% of the “IA Clarington Inhance Global Equity SRI Class” fund, so … [continued]
