This article was first published on Green Building Elements (image changed). Bosch has decided to step up to the plate and construct an integrated solar power supply system called the BPT-S 5 Hybrid. Almost everything is integrated into it. The company integrated an inverter, Saft lithium-ion batteries, and an energy management system … [continued]
Bored? Here’s some more top cleantech & energy news from around the interwebs. Also swing by our new homepage (if you haven’t just done so) for a look at our own stories. Random & Mixed Categories Austria to Go 100% Nuclear Free Energy Democracy, Not Corporate Welfare Transit Space Race: … [continued]
Everything you’ve heard (assuming it’s positive) about driving an EV is true… Imagine stepping into a reasonably upscale Japanese vehicle. The Smart Key you’re carrying in your pocket allows you to unlock the door by pressing a button on the door handle. The doors make a satisfyingly heavy thump when … [continued]
This post originally published on CleanEnergyResourceTeams As the market for electric vehicles (EVs) grows and local dealerships begin stocking more of them, consumers will be thinking about where to find charging stations. While most EV owners charge their vehicles at home, drivers looking for a charge around town may struggle with … [continued]
As an incentive to open electric vehicle charging stations and hence encourage EV usage, HECO (Hawaii Electric Companies) utilities in Hawaii will make EV charging rates exempt them from “demand charges.” Notably, this is not free electricity. Demand charges are for the maximum amount of electricity drawn by a customer … [continued]
When Rich Salmon strolled into an auto dealership in Alabama, he had no idea he would become the proud owner of the 100,000th plug-in vehicle sold in America. To commemorate his purchase, Plug In America awarded Mr. Salmon with a new ClipperCreek Level 2 charging station plus $300 toward its installation, … [continued]
In a new interview with Deutsche Welle, the CEO of a Germany-based global solar developer made a good case for the potential for solar power to become cheaper than coal sooner rather than later. That would be Bernhard Beck, CEO of BELECTRIC. In the interview Beck had some interesting things … [continued]
New York is one of the leading states in the country for solar power. But some New Yorkers are now looking to up NYC’s solar credentials a bit more. In partnership with AT&T, Goal Zero and Brooklyn-based design studio PENSA are installing 25 public solar-powered cell phone and tablet chargers to make charging … [continued]
The top electric car city in the US… San Francisco? LA? New York? Portland? What do you think? Indianapolis, the capital city of the US state Indiana and home to approximately 800,000 people, is interested in having all of the city’s fleet of cars replaced with electric and plugin hybrid … [continued]
Mosaic, which has a cool solar schools program going on, recently published its list of the “Top 15 Solar Schools” and offered it up for reposting on CleanTechnica. I figured you’d love this one, so here it is: By Jacob Sandry Many colleges and universities have made the smart move to … [continued]
