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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $68 million in funding Thursday for 540 US renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the nation’s rural communities. This legislation is part of the “Swiss Army knife” of tools for jobs, innovation, infrastructure, research, and conservation President Obama has been talking about. Of … [continued]
Over the past several years, the Sheerwind Invelox ducted turbine has managed to rack up a couple of million in grants and other investments according to reports and has built two small prototypes. According to its press releases it has a New Zealand distributor and a couple of pilot projects targeted for Dubai and Minnesota. It … [continued]
