Thin Film Solar Speaks Truth To (Nuclear) Power (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
Right back at you, Breakthrough Energy Coalition: a US thin film solar company pushes back against the notion that only nuclear energy can save the world.
Right back at you, Breakthrough Energy Coalition: a US thin film solar company pushes back against the notion that only nuclear energy can save the world.
Originally published on LinkedIn. Bill Gates and 30 other innovators have signed up to support the Breakthrough Energy Coalition to fill a very important gap in clean energy – early commercialization. The Federal Government has long played an important role in funding the basic research needed to come up with … [continued]
The COP21 Paris climate talks received some nuclear energy firepower in the form of Bill Gate’s new Breakthrough Energy Coalition.
Patents and standards are the unsung heroes of renewable energy innovation. International standards ensure that the wind turbines next door and the solar panels on our roofs are safe and performing as expected.
It’s the weekend! Time for another big solar energy, wind energy, energy efficiency, climate, etc, link drop. Enjoy! Solar Solar Power Pros And Cons: Is Solar Power Worth It? World Economy Decoupled From Emissions Thanks In Part To Solar Will There Be a PV Module Supply Shortage by the End of 2015? California Reaches … [continued]
Here are some more interesting stories on clean transport options. Enjoy! But note that several of these, published yesterday, were *very* timely pieces… if you know what I mean. 😉 Tesla Musk: Tesla Could Build Cars In China “In Three Years” A Tesla Model S Raffle To Help Underprivileged Youth … [continued]
To kick off this cleantech news & views link drop, below is an awesome talk given by Envision Solar CEO Desmond Wheatley (…3 years ago). Chris wrote about it a bit on EV Obsession, but I just want to highlight that it’s one of the best talks on the topic of … [continued]
It seems like any famous person you can think of has participated in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge*. As the cleantech fanatic I am, I think the first ice bucket challenge I saw was Elon Musk’s. I didn’t know what it was about and thought it was from a kid’s birthday party … [continued]
SolarWakeup By Yann Bradt In June, Bill Gates published an article on his site, gatesnotes, titled “We Need Energy Miracles.” Mr. Gates notes that much like breakthroughs in vaccines have helped create miracles, society needs to drastically increase the amount of spending on R&D in clean energy. Ironically, there are … [continued]
Ambri, a startup founded by MIT chemistry professor Dr. Donald Sadoway and David Bradwell, has received another $35 million in venture capital funding from KLP Enterprises, the family office of Karen Pritzker and Michael Vlock, and Building Insurance Bern, a Swiss insurance company, along with existing investors Khosla Ventures, Bill … [continued]