For the past few years, Piauí, Brazil, has focused on generating jobs and generating renewable energy hand in hand. Piaui is captivated by the win-win-win-win of wind and solar power projects. (There are four wins since, aside from jobs and energy, renewables cut air pollution and global warming emissions.) Setting a notable milestone in this realm, Piauí has installed the largest photovoltaic energy project in Latin America.
Bad news may be on the horizon for Big Oil as electric cars gained traction this past week. Bloomberg reports that “France plans to end the sale of gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles by 2040” and “Volvo Car Group became the first major manufacturer to say it will start phasing out vehicles powered solely by fossil fuels.” Who’s poised to fill this gas-mobile void? “More than a dozen automakers are jostling to lead the U.S. electric-car race, but Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) sees a clear winner separating from the pack: Tesla Inc.”
The largest electricity utility in Chile and one of the largest in the world, Enel, somewhat recently began an initiative to get more of its Chilean employees driving electric vehicles. The initiative was pretty simple and effective — offering a subsidy for the purchase of an electric car. Following this raffle, 25 of the Enel employees decided to get a Nissan Leaf.
Spanish manufacturer of solar trackers Soltec has secured another major order in Latin America, strengthening its position in the rapidly growing market.
Enel Green Power has begun construction of the 300 megawatt Red Dirt wind farm in Oklahoma, US, which upon completion will sell its electricity under two long-term power purchase agreements — one with Grand River Dam Authority, and the second with new corporate partner, T-Mobile.
Multi-national power company Enel announced the acquisition of Australia’s largest ready-to-build solar project, the 137.5 megawatt Phase 1 of Bungala Solar One, set to be located near Port Augusta in South Australia.
The state of Utah is home to a first-of-its kind geothermal energy experiment that could have a profound effect on the global clean power industry.
The Italian energy giant Enel, the Austrian utility company Verbund, and the auto manufacturers Renault, Nissan, BMW, and VW Group Italia are partnering for the buildout of a new electric vehicle fast-charging network in Italy and Austria, according to a new press release from the partnership.
The multinational utility giant Enel has partnered with Nissan for the launch of a new turnkey solution for those interested in getting an electric vehicle in Italy.
Nissan’s UK-based European R&D facility, Nissan Technical Centre Europe, has installed vehicle-to-grid technology, thus becoming the first Nissan entity in the firm’s European facility network to do so, according to an email sent to CleanTechnica.
