If you’re itching for more solar news to read this weekend, check out my top (non-CleanTechnica) picks below. Of course, also be sure you’ve read every solar article on CleanTechnica (we’ve only published 5,450… not including this one). I’m also rolling in energy efficiency news and other energy news, below … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. It’s hard to get European-wide numbers for electric car sales. In fact, it’s hard to get numbers for almost any country in Europe. A Norwegian electric vehicle association was publishing Norway’s numbers regularly for awhile, as was a German car association for Germany, but neither of them have … [continued]
The Brattle Group recently completed a report on Germany’s past decade of solar energy policies and progress for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). There’s some missed messaging and unhelpful messaging in there, but overall it’s an excellent report — I’d give it an A+. There are several points from the … [continued]
Originally published on Worldwatch Institute. New analysis by the Worldwatch Institute examines global trends in the solar power sector Washington, D.C.—The year 2013 saw record-breaking growth for solar electricity generation as the photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) markets continued to grow. With over 39 gigawatts installed worldwide, the … [continued]
The BMW i3 surpassed the goals put forward for it by BMW for the first half of 2014, according to a recent statement from the high-end car manufacturer. In total, more than 5,000 of the designed-for-use-in-the-city EVs have been sold so far this year. Of the total 5,396 vehicles sold, … [continued]
The Energy Department has just awarded $11 million in R&D grants to manufacture
acrylonitrile from biomass for renewable high-performance carbon fiber.
Originally published in the ECOreport. The chart above is a screenshot from Fraunhofer ISE’s new online chart of Germany’s monthly electricity generation. The interesting thing about that seventh column is that I am writing on July 26. The month is not over, but I can already access the data on how … [continued]
There’s an enduring myth related to wind energy and nuclear energy that needs to be put to bed. That myth is that only nuclear can be scaled to sufficient capacity to reduce the impacts of global warming, and that wind energy is much less scalable so it should be ignored. … [continued]
The cheapest form of new electricity in Denmark will be onshore wind power when new turbines become operational in 2016, according to a new analysis by the country’s government. The price has been estimated to be about one half of what coal and natural gas cost. Of course, if onshore … [continued]
As noted in an article yesterday, I’ve been very busy in the past month (well, months…) moving into a new home and following the birth of a sweet little cleantech lover. Inevitably, “roundup articles” of important or interesting cleantech news we didn’t cover dropped off as a result. With a big backlog … [continued]
