Originally published on RMI Outlet. By David Labrador The Business Renewables Center (BRC) is working together with RE100, led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, to accelerate the procurement of renewable energy by some of the world’s most influential companies. The partnership aims to increase renewable demand (buyers), … [continued]
ACWA Power has now demonstrated fully dispatchable solar for when the sun doesn’t shine, at Bokpoort in South Africa.
“BMW is a thoughtful automaker,” Eric, my BMW i3 test driving companion, muses. Exceeding at thoughtfulness, I must agree, as I drive the BMW i3 one more time. This time, after months of driving a Nissan LEAF day after day, I test drive the BMW i3 fresh (not a bit car sick … [continued]
A research team based at UC-Irvine has hit upon a simple solution for improving the lifespan of nanowire energy storage to more than 100,000 charges.
Originally published on PlanetSave. This month, GRID Alternatives launched its free national technical assistance and turnkey solar design/install service for multifamily affordable housing in California. This nonprofit solar installer announced it has expanded its multifamily solar program to now include free technical assistance nationally for affordable housing owners, developers, and … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Mark Dyson How Utilities are Taking Advantage of Customer-Owned Energy Storage and Demand Flexibility Energy storage is one of the hottest topics in the electricity industry today. As battery costs decline, many actors are recognizing the huge potential of storage to lower the cost … [continued]
After months of rumors and over a year of catastrophic business dealings, SunEdison has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. A Brief and Torrid History It’s been a long road since SunEdison announced its acquisition of First Wind back in November, 2014, in a deal worth $2.4 … [continued]
Investing in renewable energy projects in emerging markets has returns that are on average 28% higher than those in Europe or North America. The findings are part of the recently released Mercatus Global Advanced Energy Insights Report Volume IV, published by cloud-based software company Mercatus, which offers software to help digitally assess … [continued]
Originally published on EV Annex. By Christian Prenzler About the Survey Over the period of one month, this survey amassed 296 responses to 22 questions. Results began to settle over the course of the survey and produce stable numbers representing a clear solid survey sample. Based on the number of … [continued]
Last week, the Washington-based Center for International Environmental Law released a raft of public documents showing that the toxic oil and gas/carbon dioxide relationship was known decades earlier than the previously documents revealed. The first news about the massive coverup surfaced last year, when InsideClimate News put out a special report that … [continued]
