By Zachary Shahan Many a sonnet is being written about Tesla’s Gigafactory right now. Here’s a short summary of what they’re saying: It’s so gigantic, I don’t actually know how to visualize it. The number of battery cells it will produce is so large, I’m not sure I know how to count that high. It’s…
By Derek Markham In today’s clean energy and transport news roundup, a bad Matrix pun, Nevada’s grandfather dilemma, Gigafactory & solar updates from Tesla, a hotel lends Model S to guests, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV may never land, and more. [CleanTechnica isn’t the only Important Media site to cover clean energy & transport news, and…
By Jon LeSage Green Commuter, a new carsharing and vanpooling service, is bringing in a Tesla Model X fleet to the Los Angeles market. The company says that the Model X was chosen because it’s the only all-electric vehicle currently able to seat seven. With its attractive appearance, comfort, and performance capability, it meets Green…
By Editorial Staff Qualcomm and supplier of automotive seating and electrical systems Lear Corporation have entered into a Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) license agreement.Lear will be including Qualcomm Halo WEVC technology in its product portfolio to commercialize WEVC systems for plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles manufacturers, as well as wireless charging infrastructure companies. Under…
By Kelly Pickerel Brewery Vivant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, recently turned on its 58-kW solar PV system. This is now the third microbrewery in Michigan to go solar guided by CBS Solar’s design, engineering and installation team. CBS Solar of Copemish, Michigan, was thrilled to be part of this unique and challenging project. The firm…
By [email protected] (Richard A. Kessler) OCI Solar Power expects to complete construction of the 110MW(ac) Alamo 6 project in West Texas on time in the fourth quarter, a sprawling PV facility that it says will be the world’s largest utilizing dual-axis tracker systems. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
By Michelle Froese Galloper Offshore Wind Farm is located in the North Sea, 27 kilometers off the coast of Suffolk, UK. The wind farm comprises of 56 wind turbines manufactured by the Siemens Group, and supported by monopile foundations. Sumitomo Corporation has signed a contract to invest alongside Macquarie Capital in Galloper Offshore Wind Farm….
By Guest Contributor By Kathleen Gnocato and Ron Dizy The Rashomon effect refers to different interpretations of the same event by different people, arising from distinct perspectives or experiences. It derives from the 1950’s Japanese film, Rashomon, based on the (sometimes wildly) differing accounts by witnesses, suspects, and victims of a crime — and has…
By Joshua S Hill The global production of renewable energy grew by 2.6% between 2013 and 2014, accounting for 13.8% of the world’s Primary Energy Supply, according to a new publication from the International Energy Agency. Intended for publication in August or September, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Renewables Information 2016 report will provide “a…
By Tim Healey Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been tweeting a lot lately, and one of his tweets links to a newspaper article in which he advocates a libertarian argument for a carbon tax. Musk’s tweeting of several stories could be an attempt by the Tesla CEO to shape the conversation during a time of…
By Jon LeSage A lawsuit by a Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid owner says that a “13-mile” battery power range is deceptive. Earlier this month, owner Richard Rosenbaum filed the suit in Michigan federal court claiming that the Prius Plug-In he purchased in 2012 has not been able to meet the 13-mile electric range that Toyota…
By [email protected] Last year, we published a three-part series about community solar as offered by regulated utilities. These articles focused on key program design decisions; many of those discussions are just as relevant now as they were last year. But today I’d like to take the conversation up a level and talk about all the…
By Michelle Froese TRC will provide land acquisition and survey services for the Clean Line transmission project, one of the largest clean-energy infrastructure projects in the U.S. TRC Companies announced that it has been awarded a $12 million contract by Clean Line Energy to provide land acquisition services, survey permissions and overall project management for…
By Michelle Froese Minnesota Power is seeking power-supply proposals for up to 300 MW of wind generation beyond the 625 MW of wind it already has on its system. Minnesota Power has released the first in a series of Requests for Proposals as part of the company’s broad resource evaluation process to further its EnergyForward…
Researchers from Penn State and the University of Michigan have characterized the nanostructure and oxidative reactivity of soot generated by a light-duty turbodiesel engine operating under a dilute, low-temperature combustion process referred to as high-efficiency clean combustion (HECC). THC and CO as well as NO x and PM. Earlier post.) Resources.Brought to you by: EV…