New data suggest that China, the world’s #1 CO2 emitter, has succeeded in decoupling coal use from economic output since its coal consumption growth began slowing down in 2012. Data recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China indicate that China coal consumption fell by 2.9% in 2014. Also … [continued]
Warning: the following link drop is only for the cleantech obsessed. There are a lot of stories here. Nonetheless, there are really a lot of great ones, imho, so I encourage you to carefully scan through and click on what interests you! (As always, don’t forget to check out our … [continued]
There are a lot of clean transport stories below. I think they’re all cool. Have a look, and click through on any that interest you. Also, don’t forget to read all of our clean transport stories. Bicycling Old Bicycle Parts Are Powering a Green Economy & Improving Lives Bike Mechanics … [continued]
Public transportation systems in the US had a banner year in 2014, with more than 10.8 billion trips taken, marking a new record, according to a recent press release from APTA. A fair number of individual public transportation systems throughout the country saw new records achieved — across a wide … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse yesterday released the great news that Solar Impulse 2 landed in Ahmedabad, India, after crossing the Arabian Sea, completing the longest distance ever flown by a solar airplane in aviation history. Bertrand Picard tweeted: “It is fantastic to arrive in #India powered by the sun!” After an 11-hour … [continued]
The impending solar power boom in Asia is providing tremendous benefits to the manufacturers of solar photovoltaic modules, pushing their revenues to new highs. A recent report by ApacMarket, a market research firm covering the Asia-Pacific market, states that the solar photovoltaic (PV) module market in the region will be worth $37.8 … [continued]
France-based developer of solar PV power projects — Solairedirect SA — has approached national authorities to file for an initial public offered or IPO. Solairedirect sees solar energy emerging as a viable and competitive global alternative source of energy, and is thus looking to expand its footprint in the global … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2 has successfully departed Abu Dhabi on the first leg of the attempt to circumnavigate the globe — for the firth time in history — fueled only by the power of the sun. The Solar Impulse team released news about the flight and the mission. You can read the entire … [continued]
Referred to as a “secret weapon” of the suburbs, the bicycle might energize possibilities for residents of outer London. Typically, it’s a challenge to commute from the suburbs to the urban heart of a big city, but in London, plans are in place for extensive protected bicycle lanes. Michael Andersen, Green Lane Project staff writer quotes … [continued]
Cumulative utility-scale solar power generation capacity reached 35.9 GW at the end of 2014, with record new capacity addition last year, Wiki Solar has reported. Over 14 GW of utility-scale solar power capacity was added during 2014. North and Central America and Asia led all markets to take the annual … [continued]
