Ever wanted to see a tiny “smart car” — such as the Renault Twizy two-seat electric vehicle — driven around the inside of a large mall by Formula One drivers? Maybe not? Well, now you can anyways — thanks to a recent PR stunt that happened at The Dubai Mall … [continued]
A wind farm will power a Honda car manufacturing facility in Brazil. Honda has a car assembly plant in Sumare, Sao Paulo. According to Wikipedia, Honda Civics and Fits are assembled there. The wind farm that will soon power this facility is located in the most southern part in Xangri-la, … [continued]
The China-based ICT solutions company Huawei recently expanded its presence in the European solar energy market via the utilization of its string inverter solutions technology at a 7.8 MW solar energy power plant located in Germany, according to recent reports. This solar facility was built with Huawei’s SUN2000 string inverters, … [continued]
Along with Zero Emissions, the Nissan LEAF’s exquisite ability to repel any liquid that spills on it incites video fun with hidden cameras setting off a social media campaign (Candid camera style). Hidden cameras catch people walking by as fake workers pull the passersby into the “accidental” action of paint spills. … [continued]
The Nissan e-NV200 — the company’s new electric business/delivery van — is now available in Japan, but the US release has been delayed a bit, according to recent reports. The reason for the delay of the US release is due, reportedly, to the fact that Nissan wants to improve the … [continued]
BYD will be expanding its EV leasing deal with the London-based private-car service Thriev, according to recent reports. The Chinese car manufacturer will now be delivering a further 200 of its e6 electric cars to Thriev by April 2015. The agreement marks what is now the largest overseas rental agreement … [continued]
Discussions, workshops, and seminars carried on all day Thursday at the UNFCCC’s COP20 climate change convention in Lima. The main stage belonged to youth, however, as participants celebrated Young and Future Generations Day. It’s part of the UN’s human rights effort to include all affected groups in two-way climate communications, … [continued]
Originally published on Kompulsa. IBM researchers in India have discovered that 70% of discarded laptop batteries have enough capacity to power an LED light bulb for 4 hours per day for a year. This is due to the fact that laptops lose their portability long before their batteries are completely … [continued]
By Byron Anderson Utility-scale energy storage is often discussed like it’s the flying car of renewable energy, but unlike the flying car, there is an immediate need and an eventual trillion-dollar global market to go along with it. After speaking with EnerVault’s new CEO, Ron Mosso; Temporal Power’s President and … [continued]
Last summer Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection revealed that in 245 cases it had “determined that a private water supply was impacted by oil and gas activities.” Not too long after that, a joint study from the British Geological Survey and Durham University reported water contamination associated with 6% of Pennsylvania’s … [continued]
