Cargo Ships Return To Wind Power, Again
Wind power is attracting more heavy hitters in the global shipping industry, including Sea-Cargo and Sumitomo.
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Coal Continues To Take It On The Chin As Investors Flee
In Australia, investors have written off a coal generating station 40 years early and in the UK, Lloyd’s of London says it will stop insuring coal and oil sands investments.
Tesla’s Lithium & Nickel Sourcing — Australia? Bolivia? China?
Following some of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s comments regarding battery production during the quarterly Tesla conference call for shareholders last week, I decided to have two long conversations with Howard Klein and Rodney Hooper of RK Equity about the EV battery production and mining industries.
Toshiba To Supply Grid Storage Batteries To Ohio Utility
Originally published on Solar Love. With all the attention being paid to Panasonic and its partnership with Tesla in the GigaFactory under construction in Nevada, people sometimes forget that there are other battery companies in the world. So it comes as a surprise that Toshiba grid storage batteries will be … [continued]
Solar Power Booming In Japan
Originally published on Energy Post. By Rudolf ten Hoedt A first gold rush driven by generous subsidies led to an uncontrolled boom in solar power projects in Japan, of which, however, only a very small percentage actually got built. Now, however, the government has taken charge and serious developers are entering … [continued]
Mars Agrees To Construct 200 MW Wind Farm
Mars Incorporated has agreed to the construction of a wind farm that will have a generation capacity of a whopping 200 MW. That is enough to cover the electricity usage of its entire US operations! Mars’ US operations comprise 70 sites, including 37 factories and 25,000 associates. The Mars wind farm … [continued]
Bluglass Shares Jump After LED Breakthrough
Shares in Australian LED technology developer BluGlass jumped sharply last week after the company announced what it called a “world first” reduction in impurities in its gallium nitrade films. […]
550 MW Solar Project in California Backed by Japan’s Sumitomo
A very large (very, very large) solar power plant in California will have Sumitomo Corp as a 25% investor, the company just announced. First Solar is building the plant, which should be operational by 2015. The Desert Light plant is being constructed in Riverside County. Agreements are in place for … [continued]
Tokyo Tower — Powered by People (on Bicycles)
Tokyo Tower has been crushed by Godzilla more times than I can count. Its presence silently locates any scene in Tokyo. While not always visible in the midst of a skyline filled with high-rises and skyscrapers, its orange and white figure is instantly recognizable. Built as a broadcast station in 1958, it is illuminated every night and broadcasts television and radio (analog and digital) 24/7.
