“It is really weird that we accept it as something normal,” Daan Roosegaarde says as he holds up what looks like a plastic bag of black coal dirt. It is smog, smog pulled out of the air in Beijing. The first Smog-Free Tower, a smog-cleaning tower designed by Studio Roosegaarde, … [continued]
Originally published on EIA. The European Union (EU) has long sought more reliable ways to produce and distribute electricity and to coordinate its energy markets, including greater cross-border trading of electricity. The February coupling of electricity markets in Italy and France marks the most recent step toward an integrated European … [continued]
Check these top solar, EV, storage, and energy efficiency stories out if you missed them, and be sure to dive into the comments, too! New Tesla Model 3 Rumors (via Gas2) Butterfly Flaps Its Wings, Could Spark Solar Energy Progress Jaw-Dropping News In The Solar Versus Fossil Fuels Debate (via the Union of … [continued]
July was CleanTechnica‘s third-best month in history in terms of traffic (only slightly trailing March & May of this year, which isn’t surprising given that it’s the summer). Coming out on the top of the story list is harder and harder, with more content, more big cleantech news in general, and … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. A report from the University of Georgia says that states can reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by using a combination of renewable energy sources and energy-saving strategies. It says those changes are affordable if done properly. Marilyn Brown, the project’s lead researcher and the Brook … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. On Saturday, July 25, 2015, Germany got 78% of its electricity from renewables. That performance eclipsed the old record of 74% set in May 2014. How did the country do that? First, July 25 was a Saturday, a day when most of Germany’s industrial operations … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. What’s it like to own the best mass-manufactured car in the world? Simply test driving it is a paradigm-shattering experience, so I’m sure owning it is something special. That’s not to say it’s perfect. Some owners are not thrilled with the seats. Some would like coat … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. People make a big deal of electric cars’ driving ranges, for good reason, so I thought it would be interesting to create a list of the electric cars with the most range (to supplement my list of the quickest electric cars to 60 mph, the … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Utility scale solar is making such inroads into the energy business in the US that utilities are now longer fighting it, with large scale solar likely to be competitive even if current tax credits are removed. That is the assessment of SunPower, one of the biggest … [continued]
Work has begun on the £300 million, 239 MW Kilgallioch Windfarm, located 5 kilometres south of Barrhill, in Scotland. ScottishPower Renewables, a unit of Iberdrola, officially began construction on the 239 MW Kilgallioch Windfarm this week, beginning with the construction of 55 kilometres worth of tracks, as well as upgrading 14 kilometres … [continued]
