With “Hyperscale” Renewable Energy Storage, Energy-Sucking Data Centers Suck Less
Data centers are getting a bad rap on energy consumption, but new hyperscale renewable energy storage technology could save their reputation.
CleanTechnica’s Path To A Brighter Future
CleanTechnica has been diligently and obsessively covering cleantech industries for more than a decade. We’ve seen many good news sites come and go, because it’s simply hard to be a profitable and large niche media company in this day and age.
Estimating Solar Energy Potential On House Roofs Virtually — Total & Google Cloud Team Up
Total and Google Cloud are enthusiastically sharing that they have pooled their expertise and created a tool called Solar Mapper. With this tool, they aim to “accelerate the deployment of solar panels for individuals (B2C) by providing an accurate and rapid estimate of the solar energy potential of their homes.”
Google Buying Subsidy-Free Solar Power In Denmark
As I’ve been writing recently, solar power prices just keep on dropping. How much? Well, enough that it makes financial sense for Google to buy subsidy-free solar power in extremely northerly (i.e., grey) Denmark.
Google Maps Gets More Electric-Car Friendly
Google Maps has gotten smarter with regards to electric vehicles than I ever thought possible. The Android Auto version of Google Maps now has some special features for electric vehicles to squash any concern. (Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, the phone app is still much more limited — since it doesn’t know what car you’re driving and isn’t tied into the car’s powertrain.)
10 Robotaxi Services — Existing & Planned
I cover self-driving vehicles and robotaxis quite frequently as part of this job. In fact, I think we were using the term “robotaxi” before I saw it used by any other media outlet, and certainly before it had become an industry norm.
Covid-19 May Speed Up Low-Carbon Shift, Google Says
In a Q& A with BloombergNEF, Google’s Jeff Hamel, Director of Industry Partnerships at Google, shared his thoughts on how the coronavirus may speed up the low-carbon shift.
Wind Is King: A Visit To The Gigantic Danish Wind Turbine Test Site At Østerild
One windy day, I decided to go see the Østerild wind turbine test site, where the largest wind turbine prototypes from Siemens Gamesa, Vestas, MHI Vestas, Envision, and Haliade are being tested before primetime.
Waymo Has Partnerships With Fiat Chrysler, Jaguar, Nissan, Renault, Volvo, & Magna
There are a few names that routinely come up when it comes to self-driving vehicles and driver-assist suites — Waymo, Tesla, Mobileye/Intel, and Nvidia pop to mind for me.
How An Increase In Telecommuting Might Impact The EV Charging Mix
Workplace charging has long been touted as one of the keys to electric vehicle adoption, particularly in major urban and suburban office markets. But as potentially millions of office workers continue to permanently work from home a majority of the time after stay-at-home orders are rescinded, how might this impact the role of workplace charging in the coming years?
