Originally Published in the ECOreport Germany has long been one of the world’s leading centers of the wind industry, so I welcomed an opportunity to question Esther Frey, renewable energies expert at Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI), about this technology’s effectiveness and future development. GTAI is the foreign trade and … [continued]
Canadian Solar Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has entered into an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with Kinston Solar LP for the construction of 140 MW solar PV farm located in Ontario, Canada. This considered to be the largest EPC agreement ever … [continued]
Texas utility El Paso Electric plans to go completely coal-free in two years, making up for coal-fired power with the region’s ample solar resources.
A new partnership between Chinese manufacturer ZNShine and UK-based installer Map Environmental promises to create a 400 MW solar pipeline.
We’re seeing bath salts in the news again. This time, the alternative use of the product has a benign purpose, unlike a couple of years ago, when people associated it with designer drugs. In fact, according to an article last week in the journal Nature, a chemical typically found in … [continued]
The British Medical Association (BMA), the trade union and professional association of British doctors, has decided to end its investment in fossil fuels. One of the reasons stated was the irony of medical organizations investing in the fossil fuel industry which damages public health, and the medical industry’s purpose is to … [continued]
Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont have joined the growing number of states taking climate adaptation into their own hands in lieu of federal action.
EVObsession.com Once upon a time, the US electrified vehicle (EV) sales rivalry was between the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt. Now, it seems the Ford Fusion Energi has taken the Volt’s place, but the Nissan Leaf is still clearly on top. Of course, it’s not really clear with the Volt … [continued]
A research team from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology has just come up with a novel solution to the graphene problem: no graphene! The finding could lead to a new generation of low cost, transparent solar cells.
There are a lot of cleantech leaders out there. Numerous cleantech industries are growing in leaps and bounds, and numerous people and companies are to thank for that. I don’t envy the Zayed Future Energy Prize panels who have to narrow down numerous applications to choose just a handful of … [continued]
