Thanks to Ali Soule from All Aboard Florida, who provided more background on the All Aboard Florida project that will potentially transform South Florida and bring a smile to my face. (I love trains. Have I mentioned that?) We have corrected and updated a previous CleanTechnica article, “Orlando-To-Miami Train Moves Forward As Potential … [continued]
An Orlando-to-Miami train, the potential passenger rail connector between Central Florida and South Florida, has just passed another crucial milestone. It has received approval to sell $1.75 billion in tax-exempt bonds. The train will run from Orlando and only have stops in West Palm and Miami. Although it is not a “high-speed train,” at 125 … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Some of the factors contributing to the relatively fast adoption of electric vehicles (EV) in some American metropolitan markets have been identified and characterized by a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). The dominant ones, according to the new report, are: … [continued]
Haven’t read enough about the Clean Power Plan? There’s a ton more about it below (has its own section this week), as well as solar energy news, other renewable energy news, coal news (there’s a lot of that this week, too), Clean Power Plan Climate Change And President Obama’s Action … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Christa Owens Just last month, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed the Solar Power Free-Market Financing Act of 2015, making Georgia the first state in the Southeast and the 25th in the nation to approve of third-party ownership of solar. Earlier this year, the bill … [continued]
As I just wrote, a one-week cleantech tour (and semi-vacation) in the Netherlands put my “link drop” articles on hold for a bit, but I was saving stories along the way. After a couple of weeks, below is a massive list of non-CleanTechnica renewable energy, energy storage, climate, and other green stories … [continued]
The top utility company in the Sunshine State, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), is partnering with Florida International University (FIU) to create a new commercial-scale distributed solar power facility, according to recent reports. The proposed facility will reportedly simultaneously serve to generate electricity for FPL’s extensive customer base and … [continued]
More than 32 GW of utility-scale solar is expected to come online in the United States ahead of the December 31, 2016 investment tax credit cut-off date, according to IHS. IHS, long-held as the leading source of global solar data and analysis, revealed that it appears the 30% investment tax credit … [continued]
The latest press release from The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy emphasized significant economic benefits in the Sunshine State that could result from lifting solar policy barriers. “Economic Growth Potential of Solar Could Have a Sunny Future in Florida” notes that Florida could move forward from being one of the … [continued]
Florida has been far behind in the solar power revolution. Finding better direction, Duke Energy news shares that the company’s efforts towards pursuing clean energy solutions through university research will also involve storing energy from the sun. A solar battery project is bringing together Duke Energy Florida and the University of South Florida, … [continued]
