In the month of February, wind energy supplied Spain with a record 21.7% of its electricity needs, 4.890 GWh of electricity. This helped keep the country’s price of electricity lower and was a huge benefit for the country’s economy (see more details at the end of this post). As noted … [continued]
I received a news release from Bridge to India, a solar market analysis and consulting firm, the other day that reports a “lowest ever bid in the Indian solar market.” The bid was for 25 MW worth of solar projects in Odisha, India and the record bid was for “INR7 … [continued]
Below is another great post by David Roberts of Grist that I thought I should share in full here on CleanTechnica. It’s about a wonderful study on the energy transition we need in order to really protect ourselves from the catastrophic effects of considerable global warming. Note that the study … [continued]
GE Energy Financial Services and JP Morgan announced yesterday that they are jointly investing $225 million into the 662.5-megawatt Capricorn Ridge wind farm in West Texas that is mostly owned and operated by NextEra Energy Resources. Here are some more details on the behemoth of a wind farm: in operation since … [continued]
If you’ve ever been to London, its insane number of pretty, red, double-decker buses are probably forever ingrained in your mind, and it’s probably not unusual for you think about them when thinking about the city. Now, the good news is, those pretty red buses are getting twice as … [continued]
New smart lighting control technology from startup Enlighted has saved its first corporate customers (the likes of Google, Turner Broadcasting, LinkedIn, Interface Global, and 31 other Fortune 100 companies) 60% of their previous lighting electricity usage, Enlighted notes. The company, based in a nice Silicon Valley city I used to … [continued]
Ernst & Young released its quarterly Country Attractiveness Indices report (CAI) for renewable energy today. There are some quite interesting observations regarding the state of and projections for renewable energy (and specific renewable energy sectors) within the report, but the ranking of the top countries in the index remains the same: … [continued]
Hardly more than two years ago in Sunnyvale, CA, Bloom Energy Corporation, founded in 2001, announced its commitment to changing the way people generate and consume energy. To accomplish this, it offered the Bloom Energy Server, a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology reputed to offer “a cleaner, more reliable, and more affordable alternative to both today’s electric grid as well as traditional renewable energy sources.”
This story was just too fun to not feature here on CleanTechnica — First Wind is hosting a Sheffield Wind Snowmobile Ride-In this Saturday, March 3. Basically, snowmobilers will meet at First Wind’s wind power project at Sheffield Mountain and will get to tour the wind turbines up-close while also enjoying … [continued]
Technology improves, in most industries, and it’s improving at a fast clip in the electric vehicle industry as more and more companies, researchers, investors, and engineers get in on the game. As Chris DeMorro of Gas2 notes below, “Renault is working on a second-generation battery pack for the Zoe … [continued]
