A company called Ice Energy, located in Glendale, CA, will be providing up to 25 MW of grid support to Southern California Edison in the form of water that is frozen at night when electricity is cheap. During a hot day, the ice is used for cooling in a rooftop … [continued]
The next breakthrough in grid capacity may combine the best features of ultracapacitors – greater speed and power – with the capacity of battery storage.
Originally published on RenewEconomy. It’s the big question facing energy utilities around the world: How quickly will rooftop solar and battery storage change the nature of the energy market, and how long can those who currently dominate the market hold on to the their incumbent business models? This week, AGL … [continued]
One of our readers, Francesco Paraggio, has gone and developed a cool wind farm locator app. It’s quite simple, but a lot of fun (if you’re a wind energy nerd like me, at least) and actually has a few neat features. Of course, the general point is that you can find … [continued]
Modi’s recently concluded visit to Australia was the first for an Indian prime minister in as many as 28 years. Needless to say, energy was a key part of the discussions. Piyush Goyal, India’s energy minister, let loose the proverbial cat among the pigeons when he announced that India would be … [continued]
Originally published on NRDC. By Max Baumhefner Every year, along with reporters and editors from Car & Driver, Motortrend and other specialty car geeks, I go to the Los Angeles Auto Show and ogle the future of cars. It’s a beauty contest of machines with bright showroom lights bouncing off … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham has delivered another stinging assessment of the global oil industry, suggesting that it is in inevitable decline. Grantham, the UK investor who founded the $130 billion Boston-based GMO Asset Management, says the US fracking boom, hailed by politicians, the fossil fuel and … [continued]
Honda is doubling down on the California fuel cell EV market with a new $13.8 million pledge to help build more hydrogen fuel stations for FCEVs.
Tesla Model X reservation holders this week received an email update, not long after it was announced that Model X production would be delayed (for the 4th time?). Tesla Motors Club forum member “AnOutsider” posted it on the forum, with extra emphasis on key points in the letter. Here that is: Dear … [continued]
Continuing the trend of solar manufacturers showing slight growth over the last half of 2014, JinkoSolar announced its third quarter earnings this week, reporting record-high module shipments, and a slight increase in revenue. However, the big news was the company’s expectation to ship over 1 GW of modules in the … [continued]
