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Cleantech Competition In The Age of Digitalization

November 10, 201610 years tobiasengelmeier 0 Comments

Everyone is fully on board with the idea that the digital future is a central part of the future of their industries. They expect enormous changes, new business opportunities and new competitors. There seems to be a consensus that this is a new animal that requires an approach that is different. So far, so good. Yet, most are quite unsure about the specific likely implications and the best approach to take moving forward. There is a sense of gambling, a sense that traditional strategy development will not apply.

Faraday Isn’t A Threat To Tesla, But To Chevy & Others

September 14, 201610 years Michael Barnard 0 Comments

The Chevy Bolt is getting a great deal of attention right now as the company has promised more range than the Tesla Model 3. But it’s from a company which doesn’t have clear plans to deal with three major strategic blockers to large scale electric vehicle sales — dealerships, batteries, … [continued]

Deployment Or Innovation — Which Road To A Low-Carbon Future?

December 18, 201511 years tobiasengelmeier 30 Comments

At the “Energy for Tomorrow” conference in Paris, last week, one of the core discussions in the energy industry was: is a low-carbon world a challenge of deployment or one of innovation? In other words: do we already have the technologies we need (e.g. solar, wind, grid management) and now just need to … [continued]

The Hidden Benefits of EVs – Innovation (Tesla Edition)

November 1, 201511 years Kyle Field 29 Comments

We spend a lot of time here on CleanTechnica discussing the many benefits of EVs, but there have been a few “hidden” benefits to driving EVs that were nice surprises when we actually started driving one full time. Reminiscent of the early days of the Apple iPhone when Steve Jobs … [continued]

VW Is A Symptom Of Widespread Automotive Disruption

October 17, 201511 years Michael Barnard 302 Comments

The VW emissions scandal isn’t an outlier, but a symptom of the reality that internal combustion cars, whether gas or diesel, have reached the limits of effective compromises that will satisfy regulators and consumers. But most car companies won’t be able to adapt and many will diminish radically or fail … [continued]

Energy & Innovation From The Slopes Of Aspen To The Shores Of Hawaii

October 2, 201511 years energyexcelerator 3 Comments

Originally published in Global Island News by Energy Excelerator’s Director, Dawn Lippert The grid has never changed faster, and this sea of change has its own navigators. We are experiencing this sea of change first, here in Hawaii. I recently attended the 2015 Aspen-Institute Clean Energy Innovation Forum, an impressive … [continued]

The Latest From Our Test Bed: Hawaii Gets A B- In 2015

September 10, 201511 years Derek Markham 6 Comments

Hawaii is being closely watched by CEOs, investors, policy makers, and others from across the country and the world. The state is going through change on the technical side with its energy infrastructure, on the business side with the NextEra-Hawaiian Electric announcement, and in terms of policy infrastructure around the … [continued]

EASI Solar Decathlon House Reflects New England—With a Dash of Central America (Video)

June 17, 201511 years Amber Archangel 1 Comment

Originally published on 1Sun4All. EASI (Efficient, Aesthetic, Solar, Innovation) Living Home, is the design of first-time competitors in the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, the Western New England University, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, and Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana team, according to Solar Decathlon 2015. The team wants its project to reflect … [continued]

Nicholas Stern: New Climate Change Approach Needed

December 8, 201412 years sandydec 5 Comments

Speaking at the second week of the UN’s COP20 summit in Lima, Peru begins, Professor Lord Nicholas Stern advises conference parties not to insist that the Paris 2015 agreement be a legally binding international treaty. Nick Stern, a respected economist in the world of climate change, is president of the British … [continued]

Improving & Increasing Mass Transit With Wi-Fi

November 1, 201412 years Cynthia Shahan 11 Comments

Automobile traffic produces air pollution, chokes cities, and wastes time. Mass transit is one of the best options for change. Many of us would ride mass transit if it was readily available. But I think many more would be inclined to ride if the metro offered internet access. Extra Wi-Fi time instead of … [continued]