As I mentioned yesterday, I think that Renewable Cities was the best conference I’ve ever attended. A huge reason for that was how practically oriented it was — there was a repeated emphasis on taking home for practical implementation lessons, information, and very specific suggestions from other forum participants. As just … [continued]
What is — according to its creators — the first autonomous industrialized public lighting system running on nothing but solar and wind energy was recently developed by researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, in cooperation with Eolgreen. The system — which is designed for use along inter-urban roads and … [continued]
Energy Post. The pace of innovation in the European energy sector is stepping up. “Energy is no longer seen as a commodity that simply needs to be there. It is perceived as a challenge for which solutions need to be found”, says Elena Bou, Innovation Director of KIC InnoEnergy, a … [continued]
Here’s another cleantech news roundup. I’m making it a short one since I’m *trying* to start doing these once a day again. Wish me luck! Cleantech News Pie (i.e. solar + EVs + other) I was interviewed for another podcast recently. The interesting thing about this one is that it … [continued]
By Luis González Madrid’s bike sharing program finally debut this week, joining other metropolises, such as Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Zaragoza, and Vitoria, to advance the most sustainable and healthy transport system after walking. More interestingly, Madrid’s brand new bicycles are electric. The chosen name was initially controversial. BiciMad comes from bicicleta … [continued]
Originally published on ABB Conversations. By John-Philip Miller From Barcelona’s intelligent trash cans to Tallinn’s electric cars, European cities are adopting tech to improve services, cut consumption and save cash. Europe may be the Old World, but it seems the continent’s most-storied cities are ahead of the New World – namely, … [continued]
I’m not catching up only on Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week videos this week. I’m also catching up on some videos from the Fall of 2013! Below is a video I filmed during a field trip at EVS27. This video is from inside the Barcelona factory of electric scooter company Going Green. The … [continued]
I recently got a chance to check out the Nissan e-NV200 at EVS27 in Barcelona. Below are 5 pics of this electric van, followed by some key information about the vehicle and a couple of videos. (Note: All images are available for reuse, and even modification. The only requirement is that you give … [continued]
I recently got a chance to check out a couple of electric tuk tuks at EVS27 in Barcelona. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to test drive them, just snap pics. Below are most of my pics of these tuk tuks, followed by some information about the vehicles. (Note: All images are available for reuse, … [continued]
I recently got to check out some pretty sweet electric bikes while at EVS27 in Barcelona, but Chris somehow ran across these bikes himself and got an article up on them before me, so I’m primarily reposting his post (below). However, I’ll note that these electric bicycles really zip along fast … [continued]
