Historic win for frontline communities: Plans for coal power project in Turkey shelved
By 350.org Fossil fuel giant SOCAR abandoned coal power project in Aliağa, İzmir. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Daily Archives: October 31, 2016
Clean Energy & Transport News Roundup (Fisker EMotion, Floating Solar, Wind + Hydropower, Solar + Storage…)
By Derek Markham In this edition of the clean energy and transport news roundup, we’ve got stories about Singapore’s floating solar test-bed, Swell Energy’s storage solutions, Massachusetts solar successes, a 700 MW solar and wind project for Long Island, Henrik Fisker’s EMotion revealed, Infiniti’s EV, electric motorcycles, an in-depth look at the Tesla Roadster, the…
The Skeptic’s Guide to Tesla’s Solar Roof
By [email protected] Back in August, Elon Musk broke into SolarCity’s earnings call to make a surprise announcement: Tesla and SolarCity were designing a building-integrated solar product. “It’s a solar roof as opposed to a module on a roof,” said Musk. Just a few weeks earlier, Tesla went public with its intentions to acquire SolarCity. The…
US Tribal Renewable Energy Projects Continue To Grow
By admin Located about 40 miles northeast of Las Vegas, the Aiya Solar Project is the third utility-scale photovoltaic facility approved for development on the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians Reservation The post US Tribal Renewable Energy Projects Continue To Grow appeared first on Solar Thermal Magazine. Read Full Article Here For more great articles:…
NRG Energy eyes surging North Carolina PV market for growth
By [email protected] (Richard A. Kessler) NRG Energy has brought its first utility-scale PV project into commercial operation in North Carolina, another step in the company’s move to expand its role as a leader in the large US solar market. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
Large Rooftop Solar Installation Part Of World’s Largest LEED Platinum Arena
By Gordon Smith This rooftop array, in conjunction with the Rancho Seco solar array located in Herald, CA, will supply the stadium with 100% of its electricity demands. The post Large Rooftop Solar Installation Part Of World’s Largest LEED Platinum Arena appeared first on Solar Thermal Magazine. Read Full Article Here For more great articles:…
Elon Musk Pitches New Custom Solar Panels On Hollywood Backlot
By Jon LeSage Tesla has found a way to customize solar panels into a new style with its SolarCity partner. On Friday night, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk demonstrated how a new kind of solar roof will come to market starting next year through its partnership with SolarCity. Using a backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood,…
Toyota Announces Mobility Services Platform To Support Carsharing And Other Emerging Applications
By Jon LeSage Toyota is now offering a Mobility Services Platform (MSPF) to support emerging mobility services like carsharing. Toyota is using the platform to collaborate with service providers and telematics insurance carriers. The MSPF will support mobility services and leverage the Toyota Smart Center (TSC), the Toyota Big Data Center, and financial services, according…
Toyota Ready to Enter Electric Car Race With New Battery Technology Used in Prius Prime
By Jon LeSage Toyota has found a pathway to adopt lithium-ion battery technology and join the plug-in electrified vehicle race. Toyota said that its soon-to-be-launched Prius Prime plug-in hybrid electric vehicle will use lithium-ion batteries with enough energy to transport the car about 60 kilometers (37.3 miles) on battery alone before the gasoline engine takes…
Fisker Emotion electric car revealed
By Editorial Staff After releasing a few teaser images over the past few weeks, Henrik Fisker officially unveiled the design and specifications of its upcoming electric car, the Fisker EMotion.Fisker released two renderings of the car that he says will achieve an all-electric range of 400 miles (640 km) and a top speed of 161…
Important ruling from the European Court of Justice #BEL #EUR
By National Wind Watch On October 27, 2016, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a ruling that the Walloon government (Wallonia, Belgium) acted unlawfully in creating a “norme sectorielle” aimed at considerably facilitating the deployment of wind farms in Wallonia without properly informing the general public and asking their opinion on the matter as…
Tangent and Cummins Launch a Joint Venture for Grid Edge-Enabled Generators
By [email protected] GTM Research has identified generator makers like General Electric, Cummins and Generac as key players the microgrid field. That makes sense, since they provide one of the cornerstone pieces of equipment for customer categories for which losing power isn’t an option, like data centers or hospitals. But to earn their keep during the…
US Nuclear Retirements Largely Replaced by Fossil Fuels
By [email protected] Last week, the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in Nebraska became the fifth nuclear power station to shut down in the last five years. Fort Calhoun was the smallest nuclear plant in the U.S., with less than 500 megawatts. The generation from Fort Calhoun will likely be replaced by wind and natural gas,…
IEA sees strong wind and solar growth in Mexico by 2040
By [email protected] (Richard A. Kessler) Wind and solar power could account for more than 50% of all new installed capacity in Mexico through 2040 if power sector policy changes are completed in coming years, according to a study done by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
Argentina to begin second wind, solar energy tender today
By [email protected] (Richard A. Kessler) Argentina should kick off a second tender today to contract 400MW of wind and 200MW of solar in what is being called Round 1.5 of the first tender in the South American nation’s RenovAr renewable energy programme. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com