This post originally appeared on Energy Self-Reliant States, a resource of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s New Rules Project. Nobel economist Paul Krugman made waves last month when his column “Here Comes the Sun” noted that the rapidly falling cost of solar electricity – “prices adjusted for inflation falling around … [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]
Renewable energy in the United States – most notably, wind energy – currently benefits from a production tax credit (PTC). Wind energy is eligible for $0.022 in tax credits per kWh. It might not sound like much, but considering how much energy wind turbines can generate, it can add up … [continued]
You’re a city manager hoping to cut electricity costs at sewage treatment plant, a school administrator looking to power schools with solar, or a state park official needing an off-grid solar array for a remote ranger station. But unlike any private home or business, you can’t get 50% off using … [continued]
Environmental organization Greenpeace went to Japan to measure the radiation levels outside the stricken Fukushima plant, and the report they published is rather disturbing. Nine months after the disaster […]
Paris is the latest city to offer pay-as-you-go electric car rentals – a number of all-electric Autolib’ vehicles are on the streets as of this week. Parisians (and presumably tourists) can pick up the little car from one of over 1200 charging stations throughout the city. The Idea A … [continued]
Tokyo’s new broadcast tower is going to be a little greener than originally planned – the Tokyo Sky Tree Town project will incorporate an environmental information management system provided by Hitachi. The system is called the EcoAssist-Enterprise-Light, and is scheduled to go live with the rest of the complex on … [continued]
This post originally appeared on Energy Self-Reliant States, a resource of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s New Rules Project. Back for a second round, the Open Neighborhoods organization in Los Angeles has organized another group purchase of residential and commercial solar PV, bringing the lifetime cost of solar well under … [continued]
One might think that exhibition booths at the Tokyo Motor Show are only available to the automotive industry. One would be wrong. At least one booth belongs to the housing manufacturer LIXIL, which will be spending the week showing off a rather unusual short-range EV. For the past several months, … [continued]
Germany is the unquestioned world leader in renewable energy. By mid-2011, the European nation generated over 20 percent of its electricity from wind and solar power alone, and had created over 400,000 jobs in the industry. The sweet German success is no accident, however, and the following pie chart illustrates … [continued]
