One of the advantages to driving an electric vehicle is all the torque — you get off the line super fast. Where that has typically started to go ever so slightly downhill for the average EV drag racer is in sustaining a quicker top speed than drivers in a conventional gas-powered vehicle for an entire quarter mile. This is no longer quite the case. […]
Top wind energy news (other than what we’ve covered) from the past week or so: 1. GE’s GE Energy Financial Services unit and Enel Green Power North America have teamed up to commit common equity for a 51% ownership stake in the Chisholm View wind project, one of Oklahoma’s largest wind projects. “The … [continued]
OK, one more roundup post here — following up on my roundups of 10 new cleantech projects, 10 new cleantech consumer products, and 7 green jobs stories roundups, this one is on 10 new cleantech technologies in the works or just out. Zep Solar recently released an innovative mounting system for … [continued]
Dominion Virginia Power (yes, a major power company in Virginia) has proposed a community solar power program for its region. The program would involve it leasing commercial and public facility rooftops and grounds and putting solar panels on them. “The panels would generate enough electricity to power about 6,000 homes … [continued]
A new pilot program encouraging electric vehicles was recently unveiled in Virginia, as one of the state’s largest electricity suppliers — Dominion Virginia Power (DVP) — is now offering special rates to EV owners charging their vehicles overnight. Given its relatively high number of first-gen HVs, Virginia could also adopt … [continued]
Some more great cleantech stories from the week that we haven’t yet covered. This week, I decided to just organize them by topic (note, of course, that some topics overlap — in such cases, I put a little note about which other categories each article could be filed under after titles for those of you only interested in a particular topic). Check out these other interesting cleantech stories …
Some very exciting news for US clean energy today. Google announced on their blog last night that they will invest in a project to build 350 miles of transmission off the Atlantic coast from New Jersey to Virginia to tap into gigantic off-shore wind potential that we are only just beginning … [continued]
As I discussed yesterday, it looks like streetcars are making a comeback. Curious about which cities are on the move? The Community Streetcar Coalition held a summit earlier this year in Alexandria, Virginia where it brought together people working to get new streetcars running in 22 cities across the nation. … [continued]
[social_buttons] As a follow up to the post from Sunday (Social Media Day of Action on Mountaintop Removal), this is a reminder that today is a big day of social media activism to stop mountaintop removal coal mining! Visit Rainforest Action Network’s website to join thousands of others in taking … [continued]
Well, it has been a long time coming, but the US is finally putting some money into high-speed rail (HSR)! Obama put a strong focus on this in his State of the Union speech last night — “From the first railroads to the interstate highway system, our nation has always … [continued]
