Originally published on Planetsave. BMW’s luxury electric vehicle, the i3, was recently named as the 2014 World Green Car at a press conference hosted by the New York International Auto Show and Bridgestone Corporation. The highly regarded German EV was chosen from amongst a field of fourteen new vehicles, from … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. Internet and solar giants Google and SunPower announced a useful break for power customers (and a small climate change deterrent) yesterday by entering a $250 million partnership in clean US home energy for the future. A new fund ($100 million from Google and $150 million from … [continued]
In yet another signal that era of fossil fuels is drawing to a close, a jury has just awarded a whopping $3 million to a Texas family for health and property impacts linked to a nearby Aruba Petroleum fracking operation. The Texas fracking verdict is being billed as the first … [continued]
The state utility company of Dubai, the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA), has officially opened a tender for a solar power plant 100 MW in size. The tender is for the second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The first phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar … [continued]
The Iron Edison Battery Company is now offering what it bills as a cost-effective solution to reducing high electric bills, via the pairing of state-of-the-art battery and inverter technologies. The new solution has been dubbed Peak Load Shaving. Its aim is to help lower energy bills for commercial enterprises that … [continued]
By Michael Haas, Founder of Alliance for Climate Education (ACE) Knowledge is power. And in the face of climate change, where time is our enemy, we are putting up a weak fight. In stark contrast to the scientific consensus, only 49% of Americans believe that global warming is a result of … [continued]
The Fiat 500e — the best electric car of 2013, according to Road & Track — will soon be available somewhere other than California, according to recent reports. The “cute” little EV will be offered for sale in (at least) a couple of key Oregon markets starting sometime this summer. … [continued]
The endlessly hyped, next-generation wonder material graphene can apparently be created using nothing but graphite, water, dishwasing detergent, and a kitchen blender — based on recent findings from researchers at Trinity College Dublin. The one-atom thick honeycombed sheets of carbon have a great number of potential applications in renewable energy … [continued]
The Nikola Tesla EV Rally — the international electric car rally with the highest prize money fund in the world (as it’s being billed) — will visit the birthplace of the icon of electrical technology, Nikola Tesla, this year. This is the first year for the rally, which will go … [continued]
It looks as though the planned 20 MW Mililani solar photovoltaic project is set to soon begin providing O’ahu residents with clean electricity, as a request has already been filed by operator, First Wind, and it’s partner, the Hawaiian Electric Company, with the Hawai’i Public Utilities Commission. The request calls … [continued]
