Originally published on 1Sun4All. The Solar Decathlon 2015 team, West Virginia University and University of Roma Tor Vergata, has designed a house that merges Italian and Appalachian design concepts with innovative energy techniques. STILE is a simple and compact house covered by an elegant, classically inspired arch that runs north to south … [continued]
Originally published on ilsr.org. For over 100 years, the American economy has been fueled by enormous expansion of fossil fuel energy. It has emitted a disproportionate share of its environmental impact (too much) and economic rewards (too few) on those less fortunate. More than any 21st century energy source, solar … [continued]
There is enough snow on the ground, looking at Gaelan Brown’s compost-powered heat makes an appealing read for those who happen to be housebound. Add all composting champions wanting to know more about useable energy which can be captured via the basic composting process. Gaelan Brown has previously been a … [continued]
Jonathon Porritt is one of the greatest environmentalists of the past century, a writer, a speaker, and much more. He also founded Forum for the Future in 1996 and is on the “Selection Committee” of the Zayed Future Energy Prize. He recently came out and made big statements about oil companies not taking global warming and … [continued]
Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the Chairman of Masdar & UAE Minister of State, gave the opening remarks at the start of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and the World Future Energy Summit. Listening to them, it’s hard not to get the impression he could be labeled a climate hawk. Or … [continued]
Amazon Web Services has announced it will be supporting the construction of a 150 MW wind farm in Benton County, Indiana, which will end up being known officially as the Amazon Web Services Wind Farm (Fowler Ridge). Amazon has signed a 13 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the energy … [continued]
Attention fuel cell EV skeptics, Honda is bringing on the next generation fuel cell EV magic with the new Honda FCV Concept, slated for production in 2016.
An effective new strategy to stabilizing the cathodes in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries was recently developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada + BASF. The new strategy allows for significantly improved cycle life performance, improving the number of times that the battery can be charged/discharged without losing significant … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse is about to make aviation history and on behalf of the Solar Impulse pilots, team and partners, you are invited to follow this sensational adventure as they take to the air in late February or early March. On CleanTechnica we will carry all the latest breaking news about the historic … [continued]
More than 800 megawatts (MW) of small-scale solar energy capacity was installed in Australia in 2014, according to recent figures released by Green Energy Markets. Considering the political/legislative environment of the last few years in Australia, with regard to renewables, the numbers are pretty impressive — and just goes to … [continued]
