Clean Power
Pattern Development Completes Financing For 180 MW Wind Project
Published on July 6th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill
Pattern Energy Group has announced the completion of financing for a 180 MW wind energy project set to be developed in British Columbia, Canada. The 180 MW wind energy project, Meikle Wind, is set to be ... Read More →
Clean Power
Global Solar Installations Pass 12 GW In Q1’15
Published on July 6th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill
Global solar installations exceeded 12 GW in the first quarter of 2015, according to figures provided by EnergyTrend, putting us well on track to achieve the forecasted 52 GW. EnergyTrend, a division of the TrendForce corporation, ... Read More →
Research
Renewables Make Up 22% Of OECD Electricity Generation In 2014
Published on July 6th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill
The International Energy Agency released figures for 2014 electricity generation in the OECD in 2014, highlighting the increase in renewable energy generation, which accounted for 22% of all electricity generated. However, that news is juxtaposed with ... Read More →
Clean Power
Wind Power Leading The Way For Renewable Energy Technology
Published on July 6th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill
A new report from the European Commission has concluded that wind power is the renewable energy technology with the largest and most successful deployment over the last 20 years. The European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) ... Read More→
Clean Transport
Utility-Provided Special EV Tariff Rates Becoming More Common In US
Published on July 6th, 2015 | by James Ayre
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Special utility company–provided electric vehicle (EV) tariff rates (for home charging) are becoming more and more common in the US, according to a new study from Northeast Group. Considering that EVs are becoming more and more ... Read More →
Clean Power
SunEdison & Green Charge Networks Partnering To Provide A Solar Plus Energy Storage System To Silicon Valley Powe
Published on July 6th, 2015 | by James Ayre
The leading renewable energy company SunEdison is partnering with the commercial energy storage provider Green Charge Networks to provide a solar plus energy storage system to the utility company Silicon Valley Power, according to recent reports. ... Read More →
Green Economy
SunEdison Buys Stake In Brazil’s Renova Energia For $250 Million
Published on July 6th, 2015 | by Smiti Mittal
SunEdison continues to expand its footprint into emerging renewable energy markets. The world’s largest renewable energy project developer has now acquired stake in a Brazilian renewable energy project developer. SunEdison has announced that it will purchase ... Read More →
Smart Grid
Alstom Wins €100 Million Wind Energy Transmission Contract In Brazil
Published on July 6th, 2015 | by Smiti Mittal
A consortium led by Alstom has won a major order to expand transmission capability of the power network in Brazil as the South American country gets ready for expansion of its renewable energy infrastructure. Alstom has been ... Read More →
Batteries
Battery Storage Stars As Cleantech Stocks Trump Broader Market In 2014-15
Published on July 6th, 2015 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on RenewEconomy by Sophie Vorrath Cleantech is no longer a dirty word around financial markets. The Australian CleanTech Index has closed out the 2014-15 financial year with another solid month, outperforming the broader small ... Read More →
Cars
This Is Why I Believe An Electric Car Revolution Is Inevitable
Published on July 5th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
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Originally published on EV Obsession. I’ve written about this before, a couple of times (or more), but I think it is time for another piece on it, since soooooo many people still don’t get it. In a ... Read More →
Cars
List of “Tesla Fighters”
Published on July 5th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
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That’s it. That’s the full list. Story over. Well, actually, the story isn’t over…. Quite hilariously (or not), the media is fond of writing about “Tesla fighters” who will finally give Tesla* some competition. But the ... Read More →
Clean Power
Perovskite Solar Cells — What This Breakthrough Needs To Get To Market
Published on July 5th, 2015 | by Steve Hanley
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Originally published on Solar Love. Varun Sivaram, Samuel Stranks, and Henry Snaith have written an article for Scientific American about the wonders of perovskite solar cells, which are capable of stunning achievements in the laboratory. Sivaram says, ... Read More →
Consumer Technology
Graphene Light Bulb Hitting The UK Market Soon
Published on July 5th, 2015 | by James Ayre
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The first commercially available consumer product using graphene will soon be available in the UK — in the form of a light bulb coated in the much-hyped material. The graphene light bulb — which reportedly will ... Read More →
Climate Change
First Metro, State, Regional Emission Targets From Subnational Compact
Published on July 5th, 2015 | by Sandy Dechert
Twenty subnational governments, representing over 220 million people and $8.3 trillion in GDP, have now officially committed to targeted reductions in carbon emissions through the Compact of States and Regions, a partnership of The Climate Group, CDP, R20, ... Read More →
Bicycles
Tesla News, Other EV News, Bike News, Transit News (Link Drop)
Published on July 4th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
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Time to drop a lot more Tesla, EV, bicycling, and transit news and views on you Enjoy this link drop! Tesla Range Estimation Fluctuation Finally Took Delivery Of My New 70D – WOW! P85D 0 to 60 Time ... Read More →
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