A $3.7 million dollar funding round has been secured by the Santa Monica–based startup Enervee. The funding round was led by Obvious Ventures, a venture capital firm that was created by Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, and has a focus on making a positive difference in the world. (Enervee raised $1.7 … [continued]
Originally published on EdenKeeper.org A new IRENA report provides a 5-year plan for using Djibouti’s abundant renewable energy sources to solve the nation’s serious concerns regarding rising energy demand, limited energy security, and rampant unemployment. Astonishingly, IRENA claims that by 2020, 100% of Djibouti’s energy demand can be met through … [continued]
Why the Keystone pipeline is toast: fossil industry digs in its heels, but US Secretary of State John Kerry proposes an end run around carbon pricing.
The US, Canada, and Mexico have just mirrored the European Union in seeking a continent-wide approach to North American energy and related climate change. According to Canadian Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford, “The partnership does not include binding targets, but will enhance cooperation and integrate more climate change-related policies into energy … [continued]
Within a fortnight of publicly declaring that it would not completely divest from fossil fuel investments, Scotland’s University of Edinburgh has announced that it intends to divest from three of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers. Earlier this month, the University of Edinburgh released the results of the Fossil Fuels Review Group, … [continued]
The global fossil fuel divestment campaign continues apace, with the University of Hawaii agreeing to divest from coal, oil, and gas companies, making it the largest university to do so. The University of Hawaii Board of Regents voted this week to divest the University’s $66 million endowment, following a report … [continued]
Chinese industrial group BYD will initiate production of solar PV modules in Brazil next year. BYD has secured supply contracts from project developers of large-scale solar power projects and will start production from the middle of next year. The company will invest $50 million in setting up the manufacturing facility. The investment … [continued]
Originally published on Thoughts of a Lapsed Physicist. By Allan R. Hoffman I admit to being concerned about global warming, its many impacts, present and future, on human welfare, and the insidious fact that those least responsible for global warming and the resultant climate change are likely to suffer the … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. While we wait to cheer on the adventurous pilots of Solar Impulse 2, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, to cross the Pacific Ocean, we can virtually fly the solar-powered aircraft with a free web-based flight simulator for Solar Impulse, in real meteorological conditions. This news was just released by solartakeoff.com and is … [continued]
The EV company Motiv Power System started slow with a handful of electric trucks and buses, now its racing into commercial production with a new factory.
