8point3 Energy Partners, a yieldco set up through a joint limited partnership between First Solar and SunPower, has announced its pricing for an initial public offering. The latest in a number of yieldcos formed by renewable energy companies to own and operate renewable energy assets, 8point3 Energy Partners announced pricing for … [continued]
Sweden’s Lund University has announced that it intends to divest parts of its fossil fuel investments, at the same time as an MIT committee has recommended similar divestment. Announced on the Fossil Free website, Lund University, one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious universities, declared that it would divest parts of its investment in … [continued]
For quite some time now, India’s national solar power capacity target has been quoted as 100 GW by 2022, mostly on the basis of speeches from ministers and high level bureaucrats. But there has always been some hesitation in doing so, as this was never ‘officially‘ announced. At times there have also … [continued]
By the end of this year India may break into the top 10 solar power markets, in terms of installed capacity, as the South Asian giant has now crossed 4 GW of installed solar power capacity. India’s Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has reported that the country now … [continued]
SunEdison has announced plans for yet another acquisition, as the world’s largest renewable energy project developer intends to expand its footprint around the world. SunEdison has locked Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy (GME) in its acquisition radar, entering into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the Central American company. SunEdison will acquire 70% … [continued]
To accompany the Roman Catholic Pope’s blockbuster climate encyclical (Laudato Si) this week, a team from Yale and George Mason Universities published a substantial note about the views of American Catholics on climate change. One in four people in the US are Catholic, making the results important as a bellwether for … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. With the US release date getting closer by the day, new details have finally begun to emerge on the 2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e plug-in hybrid SUV. Amongst these new details is perhaps the most important new information of all, the pricing — which will … [continued]
Those who were enthralled by the idea of Tesla Motors electric vehicles (EVs) being made into toys — via the Hot Wheels and Matchbox platforms — will be happy to know that those collaborations have continued to move along. On that note… I direct your attention to this recent video/tweet concerning … [continued]
The startup UTE is promoting its latest vanadium flow battery project in Washington State with a not so subtle dig at the lithium-ion Tesla battery.
A round of convenient transit advancements for Toronto will become active through the end of 2015 and on into 2016. The overall result: last week, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announced a continual “10-Minute-Or-Better” service network. The press release solidified that Toronto will enjoy 52 streetcar, subway, and bus routes that … [continued]
