What were the top solar power stories of 2012? Here’s my list — chime in below if you think differently or have anything to add. 10. Giant US CSP power plants move along as planned, ready for completion in 2013. While we didn’t see any big CSP power plants … [continued]
Following our list of the top 10 EV stories of 2012, here are what I’d consider to be the top 10 wind power stories of 2012: 10. Floating wind turbines take several steps forward. In various ways, it’s clear that a lot of work is still being put into research and … [continued]
2012 has been a pretty notable year for electric vehicles. For one, more EVs have been sold this year than in any year in history — but that’s rather expected, isn’t it? Beyond that fact, which will likely be repeated for many years to come, let’s have a quick … [continued]
The good folks at Opower recently put together an interesting post on some top energy statistics from the year. Reposted from its blog, here’s the full article: By Barry Fischer Sometimes energy makes headlines, sometimes it doesn’t. But it almost always has important implications for the global economy, the environment, … [continued]
Other than our own stories, here’s some top cleantech, climate, and even fossil fuel news of the day: Solar Solar-Powered Prisons in California Represent Big Savings for Taxpayers: “Prisons are a necessary component of modern society, but even the most die-hard “get tough on crime” proponent doesn’t want to … [continued]
Other than our own stories, here’s some top cleantech and climate news of the day: Solar Power Top PV Module Suppliers Developing Own Utility Projects: “Research from Wiki-Solar has found that the most successful module providers to utility-scale photovoltaic plants are developing their own projects to accommodate their products.” … [continued]
Other than our own stories (and have a few more of those coming shortly), here’s some top cleantech and climate news from the past day or so: Solar Power Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems Selected to Lead U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Project: “The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable … [continued]
Continuing on from yesterday’s “Renewable Energy Big Pic” post, here’s Renewable Energy Big Pic: Part 2. As noted yesterday, this two-post series is basically a presentation I gave to a class of renewable energy graduate students this week. Enjoy this second part, and chime in below if anything interesting or … [continued]
The rise of fuel efficient cars has been getting a lot of press lately, and the U.S. Army is not getting left behind in the dust. The Army is on track to decrease fossil fuel consumption in its non-tactical vehicles by 17 percent by the year 2020, which beats the original goal of … [continued]
So,… when I ran my comparisons of a Ford Focus Electric and Ford Focus S the other day, I thought the Ford Focus S was the most similar non-electric model to the Ford Focus Electric. Woops. After some discussions with readers, it seems the more appropriate comparison (for current Ford … [continued]
