We’ve already published several great articles on the 2014 highlights of wind power, cleantech investment, solar in India, Australia’s cleantech and climate action (or, rather, backtracking on these matters), and new electric cars. However, an overall cleantech trends wrap-up and view to the coming year seemed in order. First of … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Construction of the world’s largest tidal stream turbine power plant looks set to begin next month in Scotland, after the project’s majority owners – the Australian-founded and managed company, Atlantis Resources – got the go-ahead to start drawing on government grant money. Atlantis … [continued]
Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are … [continued]
The word “stupid” is one that I shy away from due to it being judgmental, emotionally charged, and insensitive to the mentally handicapped. However, this documentary, The Age of Stupid, makes a compelling case for how things are not being done to mitigate climate disruption, and how things are not … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. From passenger cars, to golf carts, to utility vehicles, to the world’s largest truck, there are a lot of types of electric vehicles out there. But there’s a cool new one named after a donkey that gets into yet another market. The Kulan, named after a … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. The Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive, a new mass market electric vehicle from the well known German brand, reportedly cuts CO2 emissions as much as 64% when compared to the Mercedes-Benz B 180 gasoline car. The 64% cut is based on the assumption that 100% of the … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Transit-oriented development has been promoted by urban planners for ages. It was a hot and fun topic when I was in graduate school for city planning. It’s completely logical and beneficial to humans… those who live in transit-oriented communities and those who don’t. A new report … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. The Ontario Power Authority has just extended its solar feed-in tariff program and selected another 99 MW of solar power projects to receive payments from it. This comes from 330 new contracts. In case you’re not familiar with feed-in tariffs, they are when renewable energy power … [continued]
Just guessing, but we’ve uncovered some hints that a solid state EV battery using perovskite-like material is behind VW’s “disruptive” challenge to Tesla.
Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they … [continued]
