By SolarWakeup By Yann Brandt In a stunning November surprise, the Florida Professional Firefighters (FPF) have withdrawn their support for Amendment 1 in Florida. Amendment 1 is the utility backed ballot initiative that could remove net metering altogether. In a press release on Friday, FPF sent out a press release announcing the news to no…
By James Ayre Wrightspeed, a range-extended electric vehicle powertrain (for heavy-duty applications) manufacturer founded by a Tesla Motors co-founder, and the Santa Rosa–based refuse, yard waste, and recycling collection + processing firm The Ratto Group have launched the “first commercial application of a range-extended electric refuse truck.” Wrightspeed & Ratto Group Launch 1st Commercial Range-Extended…
By James Ayre The number of participating companies in the Los Angeles Auto Show’s “GO” destination — where new smart mobility and last-mile transportation technologies will be showcased — has been doubled, according to a new press release Los Angeles Auto Show Doubles Number Of Participating Companies In GO was originally published on CleanTechnica. To…
By James Ayre The Formula E racing series, which we cover quite a lot here at CleanTechnica, has managed to quickly attract a relatively large fan base owing to its environmental and emerging-tech credentials, as well as the excitement of the races Formula E Uses Recharging Generators That Run On Glycerine was originally published on…
By James Ayre Many of the most damaging earthquakes in Southern California over the last 100 years may have been the result of oil industry activity the area, according to new research from the US Geological Survey Deadliest Earthquake In Southern California (1933) May Have Been Caused By Oil Production was originally published on CleanTechnica….
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By Jon LeSage Renault-Nissan will be bringing its new hybrid technology with “e-Power” transmission to Europe to respond to diesel’s decline in the market, CEO Carlos Ghosn said yesterday in Paris. The “e-Power” transmission had been introduced a day earlier by Nissan for its Note subcompact hatchback sold in Japan. The new gasoline-engine hybrid technology…
By Gordon Smith She has solved the physical delema that exists with the compression of air namely rapid heat generation by using water to cool the air on compression and solar thermal to heat it on expansion. The post Forget Nuclear Fusion – Affordable Renewable Energy Storage Is Key appeared first on Solar Thermal Magazine….
By Paul Dvorak Quarter-scale sea tests of Minesto’s unique technology for producing electricity from low-velocity ocean and tidal currents, Deep Green, has been ongoing at Minesto’s test facility in Northern Ireland since 2013. The test results now surpass previously noted maximum levels of electricity generation. The illustration suggests that Minesto turbines will move with the…
By Paul Dvorak Analysis of wind speed trends in Germany from 2009 to 2015, conducted by Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement and provider of renewable energy consulting services, has revealed that 2015 was an exceptional year for the German wind energy sector. In the context of proposed policy changes putting the…
By Oliver Milman The amendment, backed by $20m from large energy utilities, has been described by Al Gore and environmentalists as a dishonest attempt to trick consumersClimate change may have been largely ignored during the presidential election but it will be on the ballot on 8 November, with Florida voters deciding on a measure backed…
By Aisha Abdelhamid The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Climate Corps program has implemented smart energy management strategies while transitioning to a cost-effective, energy-efficient green data centers for 1 in 3 Fortune 100 companies Green Data Centers Save More Than Money was originally published on CleanTechnica. To read more from CleanTechnica, join over 50,000 other subscribers:…
By Paul Dvorak Plan, a new section in Breeze software, brings an overview to all maintenance activities scheduled for a wind farm. Single or recurring O&M tasks, site accesses and turbine downtimes can now be scheduled with ease. Plan enables users of Breeze to save time, stay proactive and plan wind farm activities more efficiently….
By Jon LeSage Tesla Motors should have enough cash to get through the closure of the SolarCity merger, CEO Elon Musk said this morning during a CNBC interview. Tesla has been pressured by investors and analysts recently on whether there will be enough synergy between the electric carmaker and solar energy company to justify the…
By Zachary Shahan Ah, Sir Elon — he can’t stop having fun. One of those quirky things about Tesla cars that many of us love are the Easter eggs the clever Tesla team embeds into the software. Previous Easter eggs have included turning your Model S into the James Bond Lotus Esprit that Elon bought…