SolarCity, one of the top solar providers in the US, is now attempting to make a splash in the energy-efficient homes market. The company is showcasing the “net zero” home concept at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas, Nevada this week, hosted by the National Association of Home Builders.
Beyond solar and EV news, here are some more cleantech and climate news & views from around the interwebs: Renewables “Then You Win” Michael Liebreich Youtube Video: http://youtu.be/U7vvipH-kU8 Despite Conservative Attacks, States Continue to Realize the Benefits of Renewable Energy Standards: “States’ adoption of renewable energy standards—which require electric utility … [continued]
Beyond our own electric vehicle (EV) stories, here are some topic EV stories from around the interwebs from the past week or so: Trains Hybrid Trains are the Future: EU to Fit KERS Systems to High-speed Rail Thanks to the success of the Prius and others, hybrids have become a … [continued]
Of course, check out our own solar power stories for the biggest solar news of the past week (if you haven’t read them all already). But if you’re a super solar lover, for a bit more news, here are some top solar power stories from around the interwebs from the past … [continued]
The post below by Dr Joe Romm is, as you will see, a response to a 142-page “report” (i.e. opinion piece) on “why the climate bill failed” (despite broad public and corporate support). Romm has written about this topic extensively, but I think this is his best piece on the … [continued]
Obama has decided, for one reason or another, that it’s time to finally get serious about the biggest challenge facing humanity today (and probably in all of history) — global warming. He also focused on the key point that the countries that lead the clean energy transition will lead the … [continued]
Just last month we noted in passing that researchers at the U.K.’s Imperial College London have been developing a new way to unlock the full biofuel potential of ordinary willow, and now the school has released more details on the willow biofuel project. After observing that willow can yield far … [continued]
A significant breakthrough has been made in the light absorption and surface passivation abilities of silicon nano-structures (such as black silicon) by researchers at Aalto University in Finland. The improvements were made by the application of an atomic layer coating, which works to improve light absorption and to make it more … [continued]
A new conversion efficiency record of 20.4% has been set for thin-film solar cells by researchers at Empa and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology. The new record of 20.4% is a big improvement over the previous record achieved by this team (18.7%) in May 2011. The … [continued]
Toyota is moving and shaking in clean energy patents, leading green-tech patents for the third consecutive quarter. The US Patent and Trademark Office approved 798 clean-tech patents during the third quarter of 2012, including 71 from Toyota.
