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]
Green economy educator, spokesperson, and Ottawa councilman David Chernushenko takes his family and the viewer of Powerful: Energy for Everyone on a journey in this inspiring documentary. The documentary is styled as a lovely collection of vignettes on renewable systems. It examines exchanges with green pioneers, entrepreneurs, scientists, artists, eco-activists, investors, politicians, and … [continued]
The American Business Act on Climate Pledge rallies Coca-Cola, Google, Walmart, and 10 other US business powerhouses for President Obama’s climate policy.
Things being better — that’s what this conversation with Ted Craver, Elon Musk, and JB Straubel (the first video below) is all about. This interview took place at an Edison Electric Institute event and is a conversation worth adding to any collection of Elon Musk or Tesla Motors videos (Nikola Tesla … [continued]
The UK renewable energy industry is set to encounter a new wave of subsidy cuts affecting large-scale and rooftop solar, as well as wind. The Department of Energy and Climate Change announced Wednesday consultations on ending the effective Renewables Obligation support for solar farms, as well as plans to possibly … [continued]
Originally published on Green Living Ideas. Earlier this year, Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) began moving closer to selecting a location for the new Deep Geological Repository (DGR) they have been tasked to build. The DGR will be the final storage facility for the more than 48,000 tonnes of … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Last week, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency announced a road-map to reduce the price of large scale solar in electricity, to ensure that it can compete with wind energy within a few years. It predicted a cost of $80-$100/MWh by 2020, underpinned by new funding to … [continued]
Originally published on Kompulsa (some edits). NV Energy, a Berkshire Hathaway-owned utility company, has signed a PPA to purchase electricity from the 100 MW Playa Solar 2 power plant at a stunningly low price of $0.0387/kWh! CleanTechnica just reported on “the world’s cheapest solar” landing in Austin, Texas, with bids under 4 … [continued]
A new biomimicry wave energy device inspired by kelp is ready for launch at Port Fairy, Australia — don’t get too excited, that’s kelp not kale.
The US Overseas Private Investment Corporation has agreed to finance Jamaica’s first utility-scale solar PV power plant. A 20 MW solar PV project under development in Clarendon, Jamaica, has secured $47 million in debt financing under the US Government’s Caribbean Energy Security Initiative. The project is owned by Content Solar, and … [continued]
