Originally published on EV Obsession. A Los Angeles county transportation agency, the Antelope Valley Transit Agency, has made the pledge to convert to 100% electric buses, according to recent reports. As the county’s bus fleet currently totals around 85, the pledge to go all-electric is a big one — one … [continued]
The impending deployments of Tesla Powerwalls in the US appears to be starting, with surveys having been sent out to early reservation holders. No firm details are included, but with Tesla already releasing the user manual and installing Powerwalls in the UK and Australia, the timing of the surveys seems like a … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon The SunRISE TechBridge Challenge — a competition aiming to reduce the levelized cost of energy for solar photovoltaics through innovation in materials and technologies — was recently launched by Fraunhofer TechBridge, in partnership with Royal DSM and Greentown Labs. Applications for the competition … [continued]
The financial cost of producing energy to power daily transactions has fluctuated a great deal over the last six months and at the same time, the environmental impact of producing energy continues to rise. With this level of instability and risk – particularly on the environmental side of the issue … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport Eric Garcetti has long been an advocate of clean energy. During his many years as a city counselor, he wrote Los Angeles’ green building ordinance. As mayor, Garrett promised to create 20,000 clean energy and clean water sector jobs during his first term (2013-2017). In April 2015, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Connected Energy and Renault are partnering together for the creation of second-life electric vehicle battery energy storage technologies, the first of which, the E-STOR technology, will be available for purchase in the UK starting in July, according to recent reports. This first offering is a … [continued]
Accompanying my latest report on US electricity generation capacity, this article covers the latest figures on US electricity generation (that is, actual electricity produced, not just production capability). While the capacity numbers come from FERC and my own estimates, the generation data and estimates now come from the US Energy Information … [continued]
Using data from FERC and rooftop solar power estimates of my own*, it seems that 69% of newly installed US electricity generation capacity was from renewable energy power plants, with 67% from solar and wind power. In the month of December, 100% of new power capacity came from wind and … [continued]
Editor’s note: I just flew to India to present at an institutional investment conference on the topic of disruptive innovation, so it was interesting/serendipitous that I edited two great, original, India-focused articles on the flight here. This one is on the electric car market in India, its historical boom–bust cycle, … [continued]
We are experiencing a quiet revolution. Everything appears the same from the outside. The streets, the towns and cities, and everyday life are the same. To be sure, there are changes. The internet has appeared, and computers and smartphones are everywhere, but for the most part, we drive our cars, … [continued]
