Originally published on the ECOreport Germany’s rooftops and facades could produce as much 300 GW of electricity. The challenge is storing the energy so that it is not simply dumped on the grid during peak hours. A new paper from Agora Energiewende suggests how Germany could reach 150 GW of solar capacity. Using Alternate Storage … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport Many hoped California’s net-metering war was ending two years ago, when Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 327. The state’s Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) was given until the end of this year to create a new tariff that will kick in once the state’s big … [continued]
Danish energy giant DONG Energy has published its interim financial report for the 9 months of 2015, with earnings up 14%. Earnings for one of the world’s leading wind developers was up 14% in the first 9 months of 2015, rising from DKK 13 billion to DKK 14.8 billion (working … [continued]
Siemens has announced yet another wind turbine order, this time for 56 wind turbines for the Galloper Wind Farm off the southeast coast of England. Following on from yesterday’s announcement that Siemens would provide 47 of its new 7 MW offshore wind turbines for the 330 MW Walney Extension East … [continued]
A new survey of 500 buildings across seven major US cities has shown that building operators prioritize safety and security over sustainability and productivity. According to the survey, which was conducted by Honeywell and KRC Research, despite safety being of greater concern, the vast majority of building managers (82%) nevertheless … [continued]
The four major South American countries — Brazil, Peru, Chile, and Argentina — can all take greater climate action, according to Climate Action Tracker. The Climate Action Tracker is an independent science-based assessment of the emission commitments and actions of countries, tracking individual national pledges, targets, INDCs, and currently implemented … [continued]
Nissan is absolutely blowing it up at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show this week, with blockbuster announcements seemingly rolling down the tubes each and every day. In his press briefing, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn shared that Nissan will be bringing its autopilot suite “Nissan Intelligent Driving” version 1.0 (hey, at … [continued]
The 2015 Tokyo Motor Show is bursting with EV goodness, with much of the excitement coming from Nissan. This year, the company brought along a new-to-the-world concept — the Nissan IDS. As Nissan aspires to live in a world with zero emissions, going way back to when it first introduced the … [continued]
While most of the media was focused on the 2015 Toyko Auto Show, Nissan snuck a small group of journalists up to its exclusive Advanced Technology Center in Atsugi, Japan, last Friday for a look behind the curtain at some of its pre-concept creations. On the heels of the news we leaked … [continued]
The safety features of the Model X had a spotlight on them in the recent unveiling, but the safety features of the Model S had slipped under the radar until recently when a slew of events occurred that shed light on just how safe these cars are. Safety is one of those … [continued]
