Originally published on ilsr.org The US electricity system is undergoing the biggest change in its 130-year history, undermining the rationale for monopoly ownership and control. Until recently, electricity service was similar to water or roads, where a natural monopoly was most efficient. Only a single, standardized electric grid was needed to … [continued]
Tesla Motors announced big plans earlier this year. Though the agreement is not public, Panasonic is also involved: it plans to manufacture and supply cylindrical lithium-ion cells Tesla uses to build battery packs to power electric cars. Specifically, said Sebastian Blanco of Autoblog Green in June, batteries from Tesla’s announced Gigafactory … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The winner of the Solar Decathlon 2013 is the team that best blended affordability, consumer appeal, and design excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency, reports Solar Decathlon. This was the first time in Solar Decathlon history that every house produced more energy than it consumed! The following is … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Czech Technical University took first place in the highly competitive Architecture Contest and Vienna University of Technology received top honors in the Communications Contest on the morning of October 11, at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013, reports Solar Decathlon. The following is from the Solar Decathlon blog: European Teams Top Architecture and Communications Contests … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. At an awards ceremony on October 10, 2013, winners of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 Affordability and Market Appeal contests took center stage by demonstrating that innovative, energy-efficient houses can be cost-effective and appealing to a variety of target markets, reports Solar Decathlon. The following … [continued]
The unique Nissan ZEOD RC is an innovative test bed for electric technologies. This is a seriously cool-looking car, and it produces zero emissions and goes faster than 300 kilometers per hour — yes, they said it’s faster than a Ferrari. History making? You get to decide. Also posted on 1Sun4All. From … [continued]
CleanTechnica readers are no stranger to energy-saving apps for smartphones; not only have we talked about them in the past, but there are a wide variety available with just a quick search. (There’s an app for everything, actually, you just have to find it.) We’ve got a list of the … [continued]
All sorts of races and challenges for electric cars have been successfully completed this year, and the WAVE 2011 is no exception. The WAVE is a road trip through Europe, stopping in cities such as Paris, Vienna, and Prague. Each leg of the trip is 75 miles, with no more than 250 miles allowed per car per day – still much farther than most people drive!
With the addition of Hawaii; the latest state to allow SunRun solar power purchase agreements to compete with utility power, homeowners in nine states now have the option for solar that’s cheaper from the first month than dirty power and costs little or nothing to start. In Hawaii, SunRun hits … [continued]
I wrote about GE’s Ecomagination Challenge almost two months ago when the challenge started. If you missed that, and haven’t seen the news all over the place about it, the deal is that GE and 4 prominent venture capital firms are offering up $200 million for some of the best entries … [continued]
