Following up on the teaser videos I shared last week, below are some videos with a lot more information about the Perovo Solar Power Station in Crimea, Ukraine. The very basic facts — which you’ll also hear in the interviews — are as follows: 6th-largest solar PV power plant in … [continued]
One of the cool cleantech programs I found out about on my trip last week to Ukraine* was an electric vehicle (EV) taxi program that is supposed to start there very soon. It seems that a few final bureaucratic details need to be confirmed, but once they are, 200 EV taxis … [continued]
At the Women in Green Forum, we had the pleasure of not only watching Dr. Ellen Lee give a presentation on the work Ford is doing to end their dependency on petroleum-based materials, but also sat down with her to get to the tofu of the matter…
Dr. Ellen Lee and her team spend their days devising new ways to make plastic more sustainable. She does this at Ford, so it’s not just about renewable resources, but also about reducing weight. She’s always on the lookout for the lightest materials with the lowest environmental impact at Ford prices.
Here’s a fresh cleantech buffet for you. Enjoy! (Links to our own stories on the subheadings.) Solar Most Attractive States For Investing In Solar There are a lot of ways to evaluate the attractiveness of a place for renewable energy or solar energy investment, and to evaluate the best solar … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love under the title, “Tax Threat To Solar Homeowners With Feed-in Tariffs or Value Of Solar Tariffs.” Quite a big deal for US solar policy, solar companies, and even many current solar PV system owners, a solar advocacy organization that is defending net metering in Arizona … [continued]
As a (sort of) response to yesterday’s controversial article about Native Americans who are opposing “Big Clean Energy,” here’s another side of the story… about other tribespeople. I’m calling it a “sort of response” because it was researched, written, and published independently, but it is a great counter-story to the … [continued]
Enjoy today’s cleantech buffet. The best around. And just $0 for all you can read! Links are indeed on the article titles… even though it doesn’t look like it. (Note: don’t skip our own stories! In fact, read those first — we think they’re the most important.) Solar China & Japan … [continued]
Followers of Tesla know that Tesla co-founder, CEO, and Product Architect Elon Musk is also the founder, CEO, and Chief Designer at SpaceX. If you only had a hunch beforehand that Musk and the Tesla team are using rocket science and rocket technology on the Model S and the company’s other electric vehicles, … [continued]
Here’s another cleantech break platter for you. Links to our own stories are on the subheadings. Cleaner Transport 5 Elements of Sustainable Transport Study: Cyclists Gravitate Toward Streets With Protected Bike Lanes A Year & A Half With A Nissan LEAF Electric Car By Sam Koblenski Solar How Much CO2 … [continued]
Here are some top solar energy, wind energy, and energy efficiency stories we think are worth a read (after you’ve read our own stories on these topics, of course. :D). There are links on each of the titles below — click through to read more! Solar Purple Solar Panels Building … [continued]
