In a successful launch of the world’s largest, and the first utility-scale CSP power tower technology in the US, the 377 MW Ivanpah tower project is gradually ramping up year on year, as predicted by its developer, BrightSource. According to generation numbers from the Energy Information Agency (EIA), Ivanpah has almost doubled … [continued]
Want some more solar energy, wind energy, wave energy, and other green news on his lazy Sunday? Here you go: What is Disruptive Technology? Disruptive technology is a term that’s been tossed about in the past few years to describe apps, gadgets, innovations, and processes that change how we do things. … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. The San Francisco Bay Area saw the greatest shift from solo auto commuting to “alternative” forms of transportation in the whole of the country for the years of 2006 through 2013, according to new figures from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. In 2012, the San … [continued]
With over 170 National Drive Electric Week events already planned in 165 cities, this is again a record-large National Drive Electric Week, breaking last year’s record. But the organizers aren’t being snobby, prejudiced nationalists about it — some of the events are in Canada and Hong Kong! From September 12–20, a couple of the many … [continued]
Time for another “Clean Transport Highlights” post. Tesla Model X Windshield Will Be Supersplendulous No, “supersplendulous” is not a word. Yes, the Model X windshield inspired me to coin the term “supersplendulous,” which I imagine nobody else will use, making my use of the term “coin” a bit illogically pompous and … [continued]
The California State Assembly has passed a bill, SB 185, which will force the state’s two largest pension funds to divest their holdings in thermal coal. SB 185 The bill, which was passed on Wednesday by a vote of 47-27, requires the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement … [continued]
The US energy storage market deployed 40.7 MW worth of storage in the second quarter this year, its best quarter in two and a half years, says GTM Research. GTM Research and the US Energy Storage Association released the latest edition of their US Energy Storage Monitor report, which highlighted the … [continued]
Here’s another “Clean Transport Highlights” post for you. Click the subheadings to read the full articles. Dealers Attack Tesla Referral Program In California Ah, the dealers just aren’t going to accept anything from Tesla, are they? “No stores for you!” “Referral program instead of stores? No way!!” Poor punks. Getting … [continued]
The Alliance for Solar Choice announced today it is launching a statewide campaign calling on California’s largest utilities to tell the truth about their anti-solar stance. California investor-owned utilities PG&E, SCE and SDG&E recently submitted proposals to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) designed to destroy the rooftop solar industry … [continued]
Can’t get enough clean electricity reading? Here’s more! Solar Solar + Electric Transport = Huge Social Implications Net Metering Review: Value of Solar Energy Higher Than Retail Electric Rates Obama Just Picked The Customer’s Side Against The Nevada Utility That’s Trying To Kill Rooftop Solar Platform Aims to Reduce the Cost of Solar in … [continued]
