GE this morning released an announcement regarding new wind turbine technology that can boost wind turbine technology by up to 5%, which equals a whopping 20% or so more profit per wind turbine. (Full disclosure: GE funded and organized my trip to Chicago in order to cover the GE Minds … [continued]
Our friends over at Clean Energy Canada recently put together a cool photo essay about the building of a wind tower. Very cool. I won’t steal their thunder, but here are a few of my favorites photos from that (all photos by Dax Melmer on behalf of Clean Energy Canada): The … [continued]
Some top cleantech munchings that we haven’t covered: EVs 260½-EV Parade — New World Record Norway is a clear EV leader. It is likely the most EV-friendly country in the world, which is why it was no surprise to see Tesla roll out its entry into Europe in Norway, while also opening … [continued]
Being on a whirlwind work trip around Ukraine for about one week, I got way behind on my normal news routine and cleantech buffets. Apologies. To catch up, I’m posting 3 (yes, 3!) cleantech buffets this morning. Here’s the first one, on solar & wind energy news and commentary. Solar … [continued]
Personally, I wouldn’t put my money on hydrogen for transportation fuel. I’d put my money on battery-electric vehicles. But numerous companies, researchers, and governments are still putting a lot into hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and no one knows for sure what the future holds. Iceland has also been a clear … [continued]
Foreign idea, eh? (Cleantech to help people.) In another GE video focused on solutions from the bottom up, here’s an inspiring video about 4 young teenagers who put in a ton of time to develop a technology that could help people around the world. Whether their technology is better than … [continued]
Here’s another fun video to brighten your mid-week blues (well, if you get those). This one is a pretty inspiring story of a small village in Nepal that built its own wind turbine. Check it out: http://youtu.be/daMnu-Ebfbo h/t Future360
The Department of Energy has just come out with a new round of $45 million in funding to improve the performance of EV batteries, along with other projects to reduce vehicle weight, improve efficiency and increase EV battery range. We’re not surprised to see sticky-tape expert 3M among the list … [continued]
We were just fooling around with the notion that new fuel cell technology could shake up the electric vehicle market, when here comes GE with another alternative: a flow battery that combines with a fuel cell to push EV range up to the Department of Energy’s goal of 240 miles, … [continued]
Sequester or no sequester, the Obama Administration has just pledged $36 million to kickstart a new program called RANGE, for Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage Systems. Basically the program aims to wallop the range anxiety issue once and for all, by accelerating the development of advanced, long range EV … [continued]
