Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath South Korean lithium-ion battery maker LG Chem has announced plans to expand its presence in the Australian residential solar and battery storage market, following “exponential” growth over the past six months, and chasing even greater growth in what it says could be a … [continued]
We’ve got several notable updates regarding CLEANTECH REVOLUTION TOUR → BERLIN to share with you. First of all, we now have: → a Facebook event page (share with friends!) → an event webpage (which we’ll continuously update) → an eventbrite page for registering (again, go register, and share with friends!) … and a confirmed location (C13events) in … [continued]
It’s been ages since I shared some top solar energy news, wind energy news, and other renewable energy news from around the interwebs, but I have been collecting stories. So, here’s a massive news drop if you have some free time this spring morning or later this week: Rooftop Solar Can Data … [continued]
The German electric utility companies E.ON and RWE have reported large losses for 2015, largely owing to the decline of their fossil fuel businesses, according to recent reports. The utility giant E.ON SE — the largest utility company in Germany — reported an annual net loss for 2015 of €7 … [continued]
Originally published at Wind Works. By Paul Gipe Rumors are swirling in Germany that Volkswagen (VW), under pressure to reach a settlement with US and California regulators by March 24th, is considering the creation of two mitigation funds and possibly building a new factory in the US to build Electric … [continued]
SMA, the maker of Sunny Boy inverters, has unveiled another inverter product in the same line – the Sunny Boy Storage 2.5, which is compatible with the Tesla Powerwall. The new storage inverter does not contain the same components as the Sunny Island inverters, so it is expected to cost … [continued]
Originally published on Bikocity. Eco-Counter, a French business firm that has installed 12,000 automated people counters worldwide to measure bike and foot traffic, has recorded 3 years worth of data showing the bike ‘population’ growing at a rate that is actually faster than the human population. Peopleforbikes.org recently reported that … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Following the offhand comments that Tesla CEO Elon Musk made about possibly opening a production facility in Alsace when speaking in France recently, a number of French entrepreneurs have decided to launch a campaign to try to lure the noted electric vehicle manufacturer to do … [continued]
Originally published by the ECOreport Younicos has just announced that construction of the world’s first “100% renewable” grid is underway. The battery storage comes from Leclanché’s lithium-ion technology and manufacturing plant in Germany. According to Leclanché CEO Anil Srivastava, this will be the first time “a one megawatt-scale power system is being stabilized using … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Both Panasonic and Bosch are vying for the battery supply agreement for the Porsche Mission-E electric vehicle, according to recent reports. Porsche AG is currently in the process of considering the two bids — with Panasonic Corporation offering a lower bid than Robert Bosch GmbH, … [continued]
