The Author of California’s 100% Clean Energy Law Sets Sights on Local Leadership
By [email protected] Former California Senator Kevin de León is back in campaign mode after announcing this month he will vie for a city council seat in Los Angeles, and is continuing to center environmental issues among his core policy interests. Speaking at a University of California-Berkeley energy summit on Friday, se León expounded on environmental…
Apple Electric Car Rumor Mill Speculates On Project Titan Objective
By Steve Hanley A report by a German magazine suggests that Apple has revived its Project Titan program and may be working on an autonomous electric van, but is it for its own internal use or for sale to the public? No one knows. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
Half Of Europe’s Largest Corporations Incentivize Managing Climate Issues
By Joshua S Hill Corporations based in Europe are among those most likely to be making significant climate-related commitments and progress with as much as 75% of Europe’s largest corporations acknowledging “transition” risks, such as new climate legislation will meaningfully affect their businesses. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
Around the World in 80 Batteries [GTM Squared]
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GE turbine collapses at latest NextEra New Mexico wind farm
By Richard A. Kessler in Fort Worth Casa Mesa facility owner NextEra Energy Resources is working with the OEM to determine why the recently-installed turbine failed Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
New Fraunhofer Solar Cell Stringer Uses Adhesives For 2% Boost
By Charles W. Thurston An R&D team at Fraunhofer ISE has unveiled a new solar cell stringing machine that can boost cell performance 2% by using electrically conductive adhesives to fix solar cells to a foil substrate in a shingled pattern. The process reduces the number of manufacturing steps that soldering a connective ribbon would…
Concentrating PV Solar Could Hit Mainstream with Insolight
By Ryan Austin Swiss company Insolight has created the most efficient concentrating photovoltaic solar panels (CPV), a technology that uses lenses to concentrate light onto small solar panels underneath, to date. After two years of research, its created a CPV panel that achieved 29% efficiency, verified by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Today’s conventional rooftop…
Tesla Protects Your Cookies (As Well As Your Pets)
By Guest Contributor Tesla’s recent software update will protect your pets and your car. First, its “Dog Mode” is designed to keep your pets safe. It’s another unusual innovation by the automaker that brought us “Teslatari.” Dog Mode enables Tesla owners to keep their pets safely locked inside the vehicle while they’re away Read Full…
Which Tesla Is Better For Road Trips, Model 3 Or Model S?
By Guest Contributor Driving both an older Model S and new Model 3, Steve went on an epic 48 state road trip visiting 107 Tesla stores, meeting over 500 Tesla employees, and uncovering some helpful Tesla road trip hacks. Here, Steve compares both Tesla sedans, Model S vs. Model 3, during his remarkable road trip…
UL releases January 2019 Wind Trends Bulletin
By Michelle Froese Renewable energy consultants, UL (formerly AWS Truepower) have released their Wind Trends Bulletin for January 2019. Monthly wind performance maps for December show deviations from average conditions in the wind resource for the month in every region of the world. The monthly Wind Trends Bulletin is based on a custom combination of…