Utility companies in Belgium and Switzerland are partnering with solar panel manufacturers Sungevity and Ikea to offer their customers one stop shopping for rooftop solar systems.
Editor’s Note: I’ve been planning on trying to do this (with some partners) for quite a while … but I certainly have too much on my plate. Am happy to see quality people are on it and I can cross it off my list. 😉 The “first” cross-brand global sales and … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. A total of 91,300 plug-in electric vehicles were sold in Europe through the first 6 months of 2016, making for a 21% year-on-year increase (as compared to the same time period in 2015), according to the most recent figures from EV Obsession and CleanTechnica partner EV Volumes. In this … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. An electric version of the Audi Q5 midsize SUV will be manufactured at the company’s new (set to open on September 30) manufacturing facility in Mexico, according to recent reports. Audi’s plans call for the new $1.3 billion Mexican facility (the company’s first in the … [continued]
One of our readers, Kanaga Gnana, sent along the following solar energy chart and tables …. in early April. I’m consistently a month or more behind on ~100 things, but figured I better get to these before they are completely out of date. They are very interesting to look at. Also, … [continued]
It has been a great week for clean energy in Europe. First, the energy ministers of nine North Sea countries met at an Energy Council in Luxembourg to discuss cooperation on offshore wind power. The nine countries: Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, France, Denmark, Ireland, and Belgium signed a Memorandum … [continued]
The many-sided battle over nuclear power continues with a clear break over politics in Illinois. The company and the government are dancing around the issues currently, with the industry essentially taking the position that government (read: the people) should subsidize the waning years of nuclear installations, or else. That state’s … [continued]
Perovskite solar cell technology is likely to be commercialized sometime between the years of 2019 and 2021 — owing to improving technology and emerging university + commercial partnerships — according to a new report from Lux Research. The report notes that, while problems remain with the technology, “new opportunities” for … [continued]
Early estimates from the European Union suggest that CO2 emissions from energy use increased in 2015, compared to 2014. Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, published early estimates (PDF) for CO2 emissions from European Union (EU) energy use for 2015, and found that CO2 emissions seem to have increased … [continued]
Originally published on EV Annex. Tesla’s electric vehicles represent a critical step forward in reducing carbon emissions. However… is there something else major about electric vehicles that we might have overlooked? It dawned on me while watching a recent presentation by Diarmuid O’Connell, the Vice President of Business Development for Tesla Motors [NASDAQ: TSLA]. It … [continued]
