The Chinese government continues to expand its clean energy production plans, to replace increasingly expensive coal power that is shutting down coal plants and causing power shortages of at least 16 GW. China’s twelth five-year plan unveiled this week plans for 70 GW for wind, and 5 GW of solar by 2015.
Recently CleanTechnica’s CEO, Zachary Shahan, hosted a webinar with GridBeyond and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to discuss unlocking the value of virtual power plants. It was our first webinar in a few months and it was great to be back! We had lots of folks join us live, though … [continued]
On November 21, the Iowa Utilities Board received testimony from three joint organizations: Environmental Law and Policy Center, Iowa Environmental Council, and Sierra Club. MidAmerican’s Wind PRIME project would add 2,042 MW of wind power and 50 MW of solar if the company plans to continue operating 5 large coal … [continued]
GivePower has received an award for its solar powered water desalinization plant in Kenya which produces 70,000 liters a day of clean water for the village of Kiunga.
The Planetary Society recently demonstrated the successful use of a solar sail, proving that space travel should be possible without the use of earth-based propellants, at least outside of our atmosphere. In theory, the technology should be usable more widely and could enable much smaller launches from the ground.
The new US “Affordable Clean Energy” plan won’t save coal jobs but it makes plenty of room for bringing back nuclear energy jobs.
Tesla, Tesla, and Tesla — yep, yet again, it was Tesla stories that caught the most eyeballs here on CleanTechnica in the past week. From US electric car sales pontification to an Australian virtual power plant to Tesla Model Y production rumors to Tesla home solar sales at Home Depot, the company was a hot item. Scroll down to find out what else made the top 20 list — and click through if you haven’t read any of these!
The US electricity behemoth Tennessee Valley Authority plans to spend $8 billion on clean power in the coming years. That’s going to throw a huge monkey wrench into the incoming Trump Administration’s plans for the fossil fuel industry.
As clean power solutions for hydrogen production emerge, the on site energy storage angle is also gaining traction.
Here’s some more clean electricity news & commentary for you in case ours isn’t enough for you insatiable curiosity. Solar Power SunPower Nearing Completion On 579 MW Solar Star Project — “World’s Largest Solar Power Plant” See The World’s Largest Solar Plants From Above Arizona’s New Solar Charge Is ‘Unsupportable … [continued]
