The 2015 Kia Soul EV was relatively recently released into select markets in the US, and has now been out long enough for some of the first comprehensive reviews to come out, giving us a better insight into what it’s like to use the vehicle on a daily basis. While test drives … [continued]
The Norwegian solar energy project developer Scatec Solar will reportedly begin moving forward with 164 MW of new projects, as it has just secured financing for them. The new solar PV project capacity will be split between two projects — a 104 MW PV power plant in Utah, and a 60 MW … [continued]
Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here … [continued]
Worldwide utility-scale solar energy installations surged for a fifth consecutive year in 2014, as per new provisional figures from Wiki-Solar.org. This continuing surge in installations was aided by notable growth in the South American and African markets, but the big dogs were still Asia and North & Central America. The … [continued]
The solar energy project developer Enel Green Power recently finished bringing over 100 MW of new solar PV power capacity online — spread amongst the 60 MW Lalackama project, the 40 MW Chañares project, and the Diego de Almagro project (the final phase of the project) — in Northern Chile. … [continued]
Nissan is pursuing a rather strange (maybe that’s not the best word) sales strategy in Japan — one that will see up to 2,000 potential buyers “given” a LEAF electric car free of charge for a couple of months. As per the sales program, these potential buyers will be given two … [continued]
The State of Haryana, India, has marked the start of the New Year with a resolution to go solar. All buildings with a footprint higher than 500 square yards will come under the ambit of the regulations announced by the state government. They shall be required to install enough solar PV … [continued]
Is the Hyundai Motor Company no longer bullish on the future prospects of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles? It certainly appears so, based on the recent announcement that the company made revealing the soon-to-be release of its first purely electric production vehicle. The interesting, and fairly surprising, news has arrived along … [continued]
Originally published on Green Building Elements. Indonesia’s state-owned energy company, Pertamina, began construction on its new headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia in January, 2014. Designed by US architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the 1740′ tall, 99-story net zero skyscraper will generate as much energy as it uses, have zero waste … [continued]
Originally published on Cost of Solar. If you’re considering buying into a community or home solar project in the future, then you may want to do it within the next year or so. Both the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have recently found that home … [continued]
