China × Cleantech — July 2019
Welcome to the next issue of China x Cleantech, our July 2019 edition.
Welcome to the next issue of China x Cleantech, our July 2019 edition.
In the second part of this two part series, I’ll show how the inefficiency of how we obtain the energy to power the human body provides a lifeline for getting us out of this climate crisis.
Humans are responsible for emitting around 55 billion tonnes of CO2eq/year with 2⁄3 of the emissions coming from the burning of fossil carbon. Currently, there are 414 PPM of CO2 in the atmosphere, and it’s rising at just over 2 PPM per year. Even if we were to completely stop burning fossil carbon, we would still see an increase in the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) entering the atmosphere, largely from agriculture and potentially from positive feedback loops triggered by a hotter world.
French floating solar specialist Ciel et Terre has begun installation of 1.78 megawatt floatovoltaic technology system at what it calls the largest floating solar system in California. To finance this project, the company has utilized a 25-year power purchase agreement for the first time, providing a lifetime savings of $4 million for the Town of Windsor.
Since 2016, CleanTechnica has published annual reports on electric vehicle drivers, which electric vehicles (EVs) they drive, what they expect to buy or lease next, their charging experiences, what features they want in a vehicle, and more. This is fascinating stuff and we share the results with the CleanTechnica community after the full analysis is completed. It’s time for another round of survey collection.
It is not often that the Wall Street analysts prove Elon Musk right by themselves being wrong within just a few days.
Extreme weather is incurring expensive repair costs, forcing the Air Force to curtail operations.
While companies are working to lower their data centers’ environmental impacts, it’s often done in a piecemeal manner. Companies’ data centers are rarely completely green — running on renewable energy, incorporating efficiency measures and reusing the waste heat.
Nine months after their first station came online, we are starting to see the Electrify America network come together. As more stations come online, it’s looking like a three-way race to see which transcontinental route for EV rapid charging will open first. Just as with the original transcontinental railroads, today’s transcontinental EV routes will improve safety and save lives.
CleanTechnica reader Jessica Feinleib spent time in Costa Rica and reports that country stands on the edge of an electric car revolution. Read more about her findings in this exclusive report.