Koch Brothers Step Aside: The $20 Billion Man Is In Town
A new Green Cities plan for 50 gigawatts of renewable energy over the next ten years is in the works, courtesy of solar’s $20 billion man, Cheng Kin Ming.
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National Drive Electric Week Event In Las Vegas
Editor’s Note (ZS): We were planning to publish various National Drive Electric Week events on CleanTechnica, and we did get a couple published, but I’ve also had some waiting for me after I got pulled away to attend a jam-packed, one-week Germany cleantech tour (lots of goodies to come from that!). … [continued]
Are Electric Cars Green? Of Course! And Getting Greener Every Day
Planetsave. Electric cars are much, much greener than gas cars (“gasmobiles,” as I like to call them). Even in the state with the dirtiest electricity grid (Colorado), electric cars charging from the grid have a miles per gallon equivalency of 34. The average new gasoline-powered compact car has a fuel economy rating … [continued]
Can REthinking Power Generation Create A Renewable Energy Future?
Plummeting renewable energy prices mean we still have time to prevent dangerous climate change, but it’s crunch time for action, according to a new report.
Rooftop Solar Panels Are Cheaper Than Coal In the Philippines
Carlos Jericho Petilla is the Secretary of Energy for the Philippines. He recently explained that rooftop solar panels are now cheaper than coal there. “As a simple example, the cost of electricity from a coal plant can run up to P5.50 per kilowatt hour, plus P6.50 for distribution and transmission, which amounts … [continued]
NCES 7.0 Summary Report (+ Full Speeches From Hillary Clinton & Harry Reid)
The 7th Annual National Clean Energy Summit was just held September 4th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV. You ask why Mandalay Bay is significant? Well, its convention center, where the event was held, has a huge roof and they have loaded it up with solar panels. Photo Credit: … [continued]
Charge Ahead California Opens A Portal To America’s Future
Several models of electric cars are now affordable, with post-incentive prices under $20,000 for a few of them. When you consider the fact that driving on electricity is like driving on $1/gallon gasoline, that can equal big savings. It appears many Californians have figured this one out, as it is one of the leading … [continued]
Top Energy Storage Companies In 2014 Innovation Award Competition
The nine finalists for the 2014 edition of Energy Storage North America’s (ESNA) annual Innovation Award have now been announced — setting the stage for the winners to be announced at the Energy Storage North America convention, which is taking place at the San Jose Convention Center from September 30th … [continued]
UBS: Time To Join The Green Revolution
RenewEconomy. Leading investment bank UBS says the payback time for unsubsidised investment in electric vehicles plus rooftop solar plus battery storage will be as low as 6-8 years by 2020 – triggering a massive revolution in the energy industry. “It’s time to join the revolution,” UBS says in a note … [continued]
How EVs Could Make Solar Viable Without Subsidies
RenewEconomy. Investment bank UBS says the addition of electric vehicles, and the proliferation of battery storage, will solve the problem of intermittency for rooftop solar and make it viable without subsidies. So much so, it says, that households will be able to budget for 12 years of “free electricity” for … [continued]
