Here’s some more cleantech news for the cleantech-obsessed: Solar Record Conversion Efficiency For China Sunergy Solar Cells China Sunergy has reportedly set a record for monocrystalline solar cell efficiency. The new record, 20.26%, has been verified by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE). First Solar Buys 250 MW … [continued]
This article was originally published on Solar Love. I recently participated in one of the Twitter #SolarChat events that @EcoOutfitters organizes. It was a real blast — fun and informative. The general focus was community solar gardens, but that was of course linked to many other solar issues. Numerous useful … [continued]
I put this in our solar and wind news roundup yesterday, but I’ve decided it deserves more eyes (for some reason, those roundup posts aren’t extremely popular). The innovative UK cleantech firm Ecotricity is now offering only one electricity tariff, and 100% green electricity. Previously, Ecotricity was offering two tariffs — New … [continued]
Make sure you haven’t missed the awesome solar and wind power stories we’ve covered here on CleanTechnica in the past week. After checking to make sure you didn’t commit that partial sin, check out these top solar and wind stories from around the interwebs: Solar + Wind German Virtual Power … [continued]
According to some new data on Britain’s electric highway, the use of the electric vehicle charging stations has taken a significant boost compared to last year. Overall electricity consumption has increased 4,500% and the number of registered users has increased by 64%. The increase in electricity consumption rose 4,500% between February … [continued]
The British Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is teaming up with the world’s first green energy company, Ecotricity to develop more environmentally friendly site selections for renewable energy installations which could see renewable energy installations double as wildlife reserves. The two organisations say the partnership will deepen … [continued]
Nearly half of all British consumers would be interested in switching to a green electricity supply as long as the cost was the same, a new survey conducted by Ipsos Mori has revealed. Out of those polled, however, only 2% have actually made the switch. The poll included 1,017 people, … [continued]
If you can’t go fast, why go at all? This is apparently the question asked and by green energy company Ecotricity with the Nemesis Electric Lotus. […]
There’s a common myth that wind turbines are much worse for birds that conventional, fossil-fuel power plants. As an indication that they certainly aren’t, a leading bird protection charity in the UK is actually going to have a huge wind turbine for its headquarters! The Royal Society for the Protection … [continued]
Quite a beautiful video, and cute too. And doesn’t the world look so much nicer with those towers gone? Oh, wait, you haven’t seen the video yet… here it is: Here’s more from the UK’s ecotricity (fun Facebook page here) on what this video is all about: It’s time to move … [continued]
