Originally published on Gas2. Ben Affleck is slated to be the next Batman, and the Batmobile could get a major overhaul too. A hybrid Batmobile? Even the Dark Knight is going green. Yesterday director Zack Snyder tweeted the above teaser picture of the next Batmobile, and later revealed a more complete look of Bat’s new Ben Affleck May Have A Hybrid Batmobile was originally published on CleanTechnica...
Originally published in the ECOreport (with edits). Critics have been pecking away at Germany’s solar program for years. George Monbiot, a columists for the Guardian, wrote, “The real net cost of the solar PV installed in Germany between 2000 and 2008 was €35bn, at the end of which solar PV was producing 0.6% of the nation’s Germany’s Solar Development Continues was originally published on CleanTechnica...
Originally published on Gas2. A few months ago, we posted a video of the great Bruce Meyers driving one of Zelectric’s electric Volkswagen Beetles. Bruce was mostly positive about the experience, but stopped just short of endorsing the product – and now we know why: the Bruce Meyers Manx V is out, and it’s 100% electric. New Red — Electric Dune Buggy (VIDEO) was originally published on...
Originally published on Gas2. By promising top-shelf road bike performance along with improved safety, data-driven routes, and built-in sensors that monitor and record every part of your ride, the VanHawks Valour have set the bar pretty freakin’ high for themselves. Still, I can confidently say that this “smart bike” concept is well on its way VanHawks Valour Smart Bike On Its Way To Production was...
Speaker at Chicago petcoke protest, May 17, 2014 (Cliff Zimmerman) Saturday marked the second rally of the week in Chicago against petcoke dumping. Last Monday, registered nurses and Southeast Side community activists backed by the Alliance for Community Services, the Chicago chapter of Progressive Democrats of America, the Southeast Side Coalition to Ban Petcoke, and Chicago Refinery Petcoke Protests,...
“It’s the most inspirational work that I’m doing…this is an inspirational and aspirational effort…at the heart of it is love of place and energy democracy.” Mariel Nanasi and the citizens of Santa Fe, NM, are exploring the economic and environmental benefits of more local and locally-controlled energy production. Is their city ready to take the David & Goliath Fight To Tap World-Class Solar...
The UK will very likely be the biggest solar photovoltaic market in Europe in 2014, according to the new NPD Solarbuzz UK Deal Tracker report. The dominance will be largely fueled by big growth in ground-mounted solar PV projects this year — over 120 large-scale solar PV projects in the region have been approved, many UK Will Be Largest Solar PV Market In Europe In 2014, According To New Report...
Editor’s Note: You can say the BMW i8 is overpriced and doesn’t compare to the Tesla Model S. But you can’t say the i8 isn’t a beautiful work of art. You can say that BMW doesn’t “get” going electric as well as Tesla does, but you can’t deny that BMW is one of just a few BMW i8 Hybrid Supercar — Production & Factory Photos was originally published...
A new, all-electric, 14-passenger shuttle-bus is currently in the development pipeline of Phoenix Motorcars. Those of you familiar with the company will no doubt recall that it went bankrupt just a few years ago — and subsequently began a shift away from the development of light-duty vehicles. The new bus represents one of the company’s 14-Passenger Electric Bus In The Development Pipeline...
Originally published on Planetsave. A couple of sparkly infographics tout Google’s improvements to its public transit maps today. Over the years, the information giant has been pretty thoughtful in publishing transit information for those who don’t or can’t travel by car. Apparently, that’s 70% of the world’s population, although just over 50% of Americans are Google...
Originally published on PV Solar Report. By Rosana Francescato Solar: What first comes to mind? Mosaic poll A new poll from Mosaic shows that homeowners still love solar — and many still think it costs too much. The poll also delves into how homeowners feel about owning their system with a loan, versus leasing. It Americans Love Solar & Would Rather Own It Than Lease It (Mosaic Poll) was...
HP’s corporate headquarters will soon be powered partially by solar energy, thanks to a new deal between the tech giant and SolarCity. The new on-site solar energy system being installed by SolarCity will total 1 MW and is expected to offset over 20% of the energy used on-site by HP. The system will be installed, HP’s Corporate Headquarters Teaming With SolarCity To Go Solar was originally...
Originally published in the ECOreport. A member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245, Hunter Stern, recently sent Marin County residents an email supporting state Assembly Bill 2145, popularly called the “Monopoly Protection Act.” According to the PACIFIC SUN, it is “filled with misinformation” – but the real problem is that it may Is California’s “Monopoly...
Originally published on Sustainablog. By Earth Policy Institute The prevalence of bicycles in a community is an indicator of our ability to provide affordable transportation, lower traffic congestion, reduce air pollution, increase mobility, and provide exercise to the world’s growing population. Bicycle share programs are one way to get cycles to the masses. In early 2014, some 600 cities World Bike...
Originally published on Solar Love. Mosaic (formerly “Solar Mosaic”) is well known in the solar industry for pioneering what one might call “crowd-investing.” It has allowed common Americans to invest in large solar power projects for less than $30… or much more if they prefer. That has been a big and exciting story within the solar industry over Mosaic Launches Home...
Bracing for greenhouse-gas rules from the Obama administration, two industries are staking out different positions. Coal companies are pledging to sue. Electric utilities are ready to talk....
Fukushima experienced the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl when a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit three years ago. Now, the region is trying to turn the “lost landscape” into massive renewable energy fields. The prefecture has declared “zero dependency on nuclear energy” and created a goal to meet 100 percent of its electricity needs with renewable energy, such as solar, by 2040. The prefectures...
I recently sized up five renewable energy power producers using the metric that’s most often used for solar panels: Dollars per Watt ($/W). It’s an intuitive metric, but has serious flaws both for evaluating solar installations and stocks. Slightly better is Watts per Dollar (or W/$100 to make the numbers look nice) as shown in the chart from that article below....
Vestas Wind Systems A/S said scaling back Australia’s renewable energy target would cut the value of more than A$10 billion ($9.4 billion) in large projects across the industry and discourage international investors....
India’s new government led by Narendra Modi plans to harness solar power to enable every home to run at least one light bulb by 2019, a party official said....