New wind and solar capacity in Europe skyrocketed in 2015, growing by 6.3% and 15%, according to new figures. The new European Photovoltaic Industry Association, SolarPower Europe, and the European Wind Energy Association both published new figures this week reporting in on their respective fields’ capacity expansion during 2015 — … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently stopped off at the company’s showroom in Paris, France, to give a presentation, more or less detailing the company’s plans for Europe over the next few years. He touched on a number of topics that don’t seem to ever leave … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Kopernik was the big winner in the nonprofit category of the Zayed Future Energy Prize this year. It was an honor to sit down with Ewa Wojkowska, Kopernik’s co-founder and COO, just following the awards ceremony to talk about how Kopernik came about, how it works, what … [continued]
LG Chem will be installing six 15 MWh batteries in STEAG power plants operated in the North-Rhine Westphalia and Rhineland Palatinate areas. When finished in 2016–2017, the Großbatterie-Systeme will be able to store 140 MWh of electricity, which is enough for about 10,000 homes. 90 megawatts (MW) is the power capacity of the large-scale lithium-ion … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Planned investments into Volkswagen’s Automotive Division will be slashed by around €1 billion in 2016 as a response to the ongoing diesel emissions cheating scandal, according to recent reports. The move means that planned investments by the company will be capped at around €12 billion … [continued]
Originally published on Climate Reality Project. By now, you’ve likely heard about the UN climate talks from November 30 to December 11 in Paris more than a few times. But even if the conference’s themes and goals are clear, who precisely is involved and what actually happens can still seem … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. People (especially advertisers) are fond of calling plug-in hybrid and long-range, fully electric cars “no-compromise cars.” In fact, there’s no such thing as a no-compromise car… and I’m a little tired of hearing the nonsensical term. The compromises of short-range electric cars are obvious: driving … [continued]
Originally published on Eden Keeper. Yesterday, the Dalai Lama released a video urging world leaders to take strong action at the UN climate talks starting on November 30 in Paris. The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader is one of growing number of religious leaders, including Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew, to call for immediate … [continued]
Gamesa has been awarded a 112 MW wind turbine supply contract for a new wind farm located in Chile. The unnamed wind farm in Chile will receive 56 of Gamesa’s G114-2.0 MW turbines, which are optimized for low and medium wind speed sites. Gamesa has already signed orders to supply of … [continued]
A new report has shown that the European Union has not only decreased greenhouse gas emissions by 23%, but could reach 25% by 2020, well in advance of its mandated targets. The report, published Tuesday by the European Environment Agency (EEA), reveals that the European Union (EU) is on track … [continued]
