Originally published on EV Obsession. Most of those reading this are probably already aware that electric vehicles were actually quite popular back at the beginning of the 20th century, near the dawn of the automotive industry. The extent of this popularity is perhaps a bit hard to imagine for many, … [continued]
Editorial note: If, like many Brazilians, you were on holidays for most of January, you might have missed two important international summits of relevance for climate and energy. Luckily for you, CleanTechnica was there to cover them while you were out and about on your first full-electric road trip (or whatever … [continued]
The Teacher’s Retirement System of the City of New York lost approximately $135 million due to investments in oil and gas companies in 2015. An analysis of publicly disclosed material conducted by investment adviser Advisor Partners on behalf of 350.org has found that New York City’s biggest pension fund, the Teacher’s … [continued]
How much solar is installed on municipal buildings? How much could be installed? As we discovered in writing ILSR’s Public Rooftop Revolution report—the latest in the Rooftop Revolution series—nobody had the answer, for almost every city we contacted. But in the course of the research, three cities answered our call to … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on New Year’s Eve that his city’s bicycle sharing network, known as Citi Bike, was used by riders 10 million times in 2015. There are currently 7,500 bicycles in the system, which added 2,400 bikes and 138 new docking … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. New York City is now set to be home to a “vast” municipal fleet of electric vehicles by the year 2025, going by recent statements made by the city’s mayor, Bill de Blasio. The new plan directly calls for the replacement of significant numbers of … [continued]
This Saturday, residents of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens can have their e-waste picked up for free and recycled responsibly, thanks to the Dell Reconnect program’s Tech Takeback Day. The speed at which we churn through our gadgets and electronic tools these days, whether its due to the constant pressure to … [continued]
With energy storage, rooftop solar at low income housing projects can pay for itself, provide storm resiliency, reduce utility bills, and generate revenue.
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Aug 26th Update: We received this note from Eduardo Berlin, CEO at Mapdwell: “We have updated the figures on our press release. They were incorrect as they were only considering partial boroughs — not all 5.” The initially reported 4.7 GW should have been 11 GW, and 5 million MWh should … [continued]
