While electric vehicles score a lot of press as we search for less carbon-intensive public transportation, finding alternatives to diesel-fueled buses could go a long way to lowering our carbon footprint. Electric buses are a large part of this equation, but considering all the sewage municipalities generate, biomethane is another … [continued]
40 MW of new grid-scale energy storage projects are currently in development just outside of Chicago via Renewable Energy Systems Americas (RES Americas), as per recent reports. Once competed, these will be some of the largest commercial energy storage projects on the continent. The battery storage modules (based on lithium-iron … [continued]
The Texas-based utility company Oncor is looking to invest several billion dollars (at least) into energy storage systems to back up its transmission and distribution network, as per recent reports. But will the company be granted approval for such a stupendous and potentially industry-changing move? To be specific — Oncor … [continued]
Early this year, Nigeria signed a series of agreements with SkyPower FAS Energy, a joint venture between Canadian SkyPower Global and Saudi-based FAS Energy, to develop and operate 3,000 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale solar PV power plants over the next five years. At the time of its signing, the agreement covered … [continued]
The origins and growth of property tax assessed clean energy – PACE programs – within California and the first company to start-up in another state.
Originally published on Rocky Mountain Institute. By Stephen Abbott Colleges and universities have always been focal points of change. The mixture of academic research, student activism, and institutional clout has allowed campus communities to promote widespread technical and social transformations. During the last few years, a few of these institutions … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. If you’ve been wanting a Tesla Model S but also like a bargain, now may be your time to jump. With Tesla making room to show off the Tesla D and Tesla cars that come with autopilot features (as all newly produced Teslas now do), a … [continued]
A team from Northwestern University has figured out how Harrison Ford can improve your solar cell efficiency and lower your manufacturing costs, too.
Although $1 per gallon fuel seems like a distant memory, over 260,000 people in the US and Canada pay less than that for every mile they drive. They are the early adopters of electric cars and almost all of them share the same sentiment: they will never buy another gas-burning car. … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The Nissan LEAF is the top-selling electric car in the world. It’s also the top-selling electric car in the US. However, from estimates of European EV sales, it’s not the top-selling electric car (if you include PHEVs) in Europe. Those numbers aren’t official or inclusive, … [continued]
