Just In Time For Clean Power Plan, SunShot Catalyst Puts Up $1 Million For Solar…
The new Clean Power Plan will get an assist from US Energy Dept.’s SunShot Catalyst competition, aimed at reducing soft costs of solar energy.
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Electric Motorcycles Are As Disruptive As Tesla’s Cars
What is the fastest production motorcycle in the world? What bike beat every other motorcycle and most cars up Pike’s Peak in 2013? What motorcycle had massive brake and shock upgrades while getting almost $2,000 cheaper in the past two years? What motorcycle is cheapest to own and run over … [continued]
Tesla Hacking Incident Shows Tesla’s Software Superiority
Originally published on EV Obsession. I saw an interesting note on the Tesla Motors Club forum a few weeks ago about some “white hat hackers” who were going to hack a Tesla Model S at a big hacker event and thus reveal some vulnerabilities that Tesla should address. It was … [continued]
40 Highlights — Tesla’s 2nd Quarter Letter & Conference Call
Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla Motors released its latest quarterly shareholder letter and hosted its quarterly financials call late last night (European time, since that’s where I live). As always, there were many interesting tidbits that could by themselves be individual articles. However, in the interest of not irritating the … [continued]
Baltimore Ravens Have Gone For A Solar Touchdown
The Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL) have gone to the end zone for a solar touchdown. The two-time NFL Super Bowl champions announced they are teaming with energy company Constellation for a 375 kW power plant at the football clubs headquarters and training facilities in Owings Mills, Maryland. The Baltimore Ravens … [continued]
Wind Could Replace Coal As US’ Primary Generation Source, New NREL Data Suggests
Originally published on The Handleman Post. By Clayton Handleman The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently released data showing that the Capacity Factor (CF) for wind power can reach 65% which is comparable to that of fossil fuel based generation. While the headlines aren’t as sexy as Tesla’s ‘Ludicrous mode‘, … [continued]
Battery Costs Set To Fall 60% By 2020 From Energy Storage ‘Megashift’
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath The key role energy storage will play in the electricity grids of the future – and the vital importance of investing in and testing the various emerging battery storage technologies – has been highlighted in a major report published by the Australian Renewable … [continued]
Three Major Trends Driving Accelerating Change In US Energy System
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Jules Kortenhorst Earlier today, the Obama administration issued its Clean Power Plan setting out a clear direction for greenhouse gas emissions reductions from the U.S. power sector. The plan, long under way and the subject of the most extensive consultations the EPA has ever … [continued]
What is Solar Power Really Worth to Maine?
Originally published on RMI Outlet by David Labrador A look inside the state PUC’s value-of-solar study A recently released study commissioned by the Maine Public Utility Commission dropped a bombshell on the electricity world earlier this year, valuing distributed solar at $0.33 per kWh, far above the state’s prevailing price. … [continued]
Community-Owned Utility Plans To Lead Solar, Storage Revolution
Originally published on One Step Off The Grid Steve Harris has had a long history as a senior executive in some of Australia’s major electricity utilities. Now he is looking to help turn a decades-old model on its head by building something Australia has not seen before – a community-owned … [continued]
