By Michelle Froese Editor’s note: This article comes from Megger, a designer and manufacturer of portable electrical test equipment. Read the company’s blog postings here. Designed for the location of faults in electrical power supply cables, the TDR2050 is a time domain reflectometer that’s dust and weatherproof to IP54. Energy theft is rarely discussed in…
By James Ayre The country of Austria is now planning to sue the European Commission for its approval of a nuclear energy expansion project in Hungary, government reps have revealed Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
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By Steve Hanley You might think the new solar tariffs are about Suniva and SolarWorld Americas, but there’s a lot more going on in the background than meets the eye. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By Paul Dvorak Commercial Development Company Inc. (CDC), by affiliate Brayton Point LLC, announced the purchase of the retired Brayton Point Power Station from Dynegy Inc. As part of the transaction, Brayton Point LLC purchased real estate assets and assumed responsibility for legacy environmental liabilities associated with the site and its former operators. Environmental Liability…
By Paul Dvorak This article comes from a recent Eaton newsletter Energy storage solutions: Reliable, safe and efficient energy storage for solar and microgrid applications to bring clean energy to remote locations. Learn more Eaton’s sophisticated control interface enables the storage system to perform in multiple modes. It intelligently coordinates the operation of the inverters…
By mmillikin California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed executive order B-48-18, directing all State entities to work with the private sector and all appropriate levels of government to put at least 5 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on California roads by 2030. Brown had mentioned the 5-million target in his State of the State…
By James Ayre We reported a few months back on the news that the German environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) was filing lawsuits against a number of cities in the country, with the aim being to force the ban of Volkswagen diesel cars that are still releasing excessively high levels of emissions Read Full Article…
By [email protected] The market impact from new solar tariffs announced earlier this week is shaping up to be less severe than it could have been. But while analysts don’t expect solar cell and module prices to skyrocket, some big business decisions will be made in the coming weeks and months around the modest price increase…
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By Ray Prince Apple is advancing its self-driving tests, operating a 27-vehicle fleet in California. According to a Bloomberg Technology report, the California Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed the registration of 24 Lexus RX450h SUVs, in an emailed response. These vehicle registrations were staggered throughout the year, following three in April 2017. Of the vehicles,…
By Ray Prince This week Colorado’s state government released one of the most comprehensive plans to date to boost electric vehicle adoption. In the Colorado Electric Vehicle Plan approved by Governor John Hickenlooper, a roadmap is drawn out leading toward electric vehicle progress in the state. The plan is jointly drafted by various Colorado energy…
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By Kathie Zipp The Vans corporate headquarters in Costa Mesa has received the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Platinum Certification, the highest standard for sustainable buildings in the world, making the new Vans headquarters one of the most sustainable buildings in Orange County. The new headquarters comes complete with a 1-MW carport solar array and…
By Kathie Zipp When it comes to solar fasteners, which is better: plastic or metal? Solar fastener manufacturer HellermannTyton has published a white paper to address this frequently asked questions regarding solar wire management. Plastic or Metal? How Wire Management Materials Impact the Lifespan of Solar PV Installations will help solar designers and installers make…