by Greg Lougheed | Jan 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
World’s largest oil producer is putting $5B into renewables – Saudi Arabia has known for a long time that the oil revenue would not flow indefinitely. There have been many conversations… Source: Electrek green energy brief: Saudi oil company $5B into green energy, top...
by Greg Lougheed | Jan 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
President Trump has told the United States Department of Energy Sunshot team that they are not allowed to communicate any information to the public until political appointments are made to review a… Source: Trump administration silences the Department of Energy’s...
by Greg Lougheed | Jan 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
After announcing the project back in September, we have now learned that Tesla and Southern California Edison (SCE) have completed the massive 80 MWh energy storage station using Tesla’s new … Source: Tesla quietly brings online its massive – biggest in the world – 80...
by Greg Lougheed | Jan 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
97% efficient solar thermal technology developed in Australia – The goal of the designers is to get the technology to 12¢/kWh – and with such high amount of energy efficiency when consi… Source: Electrek green energy brief: 97% efficient solar thermal, 10 years of...
by Greg Lougheed | Jan 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Electric vehicles have an obvious potential for saving lives. A recent study by the American Lung Association suggests that EVs could save thousands of lives per year in the US by reducing air poll… Source: Tesla owner credits Model S’ safety features and lack of...
by Greg Lougheed | Jan 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Solar industry employs 373,000 American, 2.8 million globally – Solar power will continue to gain political strength across the nation as we see serious installation volumes spread to all 50 … Source: Electrek morning green energy brief: 373,000 solar workers,...
by Greg Lougheed | Jan 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued a notice of violation to Fiat Chrysler (FCA) over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for installing and failing to disclose engine m… Source: EPA says Chrysler is latest automaker to cheat on emission...
by Greg Lougheed | Jan 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
A week after Tesla and Panasonic announced the start of mass production of their ‘2170’ battery cell, which they claim will have the highest energy density and be the cheapest mass-prod… Source: Samsung unveils its own ‘2170’ battery cell to compete with...
by Greg Lougheed | Jan 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
VW kicked things off at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week with a new all-electric and autonomous microbus concept: I.D. BUZZ. The vehicle is a significant step up from… Source: VW unveils new all-electric and autonomous retro microbus...
by Greg Lougheed | Jan 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
A former landfill for the city of Charlotte is the site for a proposed new solar farm. The property has been idle for for than half a century. The 155 acre site is one of 675 landfills scattered ac… Source: New Solar Farm On Old Landfill (North Carolina) |...
