Tesla, which builds electric cars for a niche market, is taking a new approach to now make the car affordable to a large market. As Kristine Owram writes in Canada’s National Post, this includes the construction of a new large-scale battery plant and plans for supercharger stations. Tesla moves closer to mass-market electric car … Continue reading The age of the mass-market electric car will soon be here
Category: renewable energy
Building a grid based primarily on renewable resources will not be easy
Elena Krier and Julia Trezona Peek provide a good article describing on The Hill website about the need for an alternative energy grid in the US to deal with the increased use of renewable energy. Krieger is the director of the Renewable Energy Program at Physicians, Scientists & Engineers for Healthy Energy, and Peek is … Continue reading Building a grid based primarily on renewable resources will not be easy
Investing through crowdfunding platforms
Rebecca Burn-Callander writes in The Telegraph about one “legend” who has made a significant investment in renewable energy through a crowdfunding platform. Is this the way of the future? Vivienne Westwood invests £1m in renewable energy start-up Dame Vivienne Westwood, British fashion legend and environmental activist, has become a major shareholder in Trillion Fund, … Continue reading Investing through crowdfunding platforms
Global solar hot water developments
Kate Galbraith writes in the New York Times about the rapid increase in the use of solar systems to heat water globally, even though the technologies differ significantly. Interest in Solar Water Heating Spreads Globally To produce milk and cheese for the world, dairies need cows and grass. But they also go through enormous … Continue reading Global solar hot water developments
No one said the transition would be easy
Geert De Clercq writes for the Reuters news service about the impact that renewable energy power installations are having on more traditional power plants. No doubt this is happening in more than Switzerland. Cavernous Swiss power plant undermined by renewable energy Deep in a Swiss mountain, workers have blasted out a cathedral-sized hole for … Continue reading No one said the transition would be easy
IEA’s new medium-term renewable energy market report highlights sector’s strength
Renewable energy certainly is gaining momentum globally. It now produces 22% of the world’s electricity. Terry Macalister writes a good article on the report in The Guardian. For further information on how to obtain the report, EiD readers should go directly to the IEA’s website. Renewable energy capacity grows at fastest ever pace Wind, … Continue reading IEA’s new medium-term renewable energy market report highlights sector’s strength
Serious efforts in the energy transition
This is an important article that should make us sit up and take notice. John Vidal writes in The Guardian that the world’s largest private bank predicts large-scale power stations will soon make way for electric cars and new solar technologies. While the article focuses on renewable energy, it also points out the importance of … Continue reading Serious efforts in the energy transition
Africa making good headway in developing renewable energy
Priyanka Shrestha writes on the EnergyLiveNews website about the plans for increasing the capacity of renewable energy in Africa this year. Africa to add 1.8GW of renewable energy in 2014 A reduction in costs for wind and solar power as well as an increasing demand for electricity could see more renewable energy projects commissioned … Continue reading Africa making good headway in developing renewable energy
Focus on Denmark’s renewable energy plans
Helen Tunnicliffe writes in TCE Today about a presentation made by Henrik Lund to a major international audience. While we have heard much about Denmark’s success in sustainable energy, it is well worth taking this fresh look. Denmark aims for 100% renewable energy Henrik Lund of Aalborg University, Denmark, has told the 21st International … Continue reading Focus on Denmark’s renewable energy plans
Understanding more about Iceland’s energy system
World Bulletin writes a good article about the importance placed on renewable energy. This is important for a country that has the highest per capita consumption of electricity. Renewable energy saves Iceland Iceland, which consumes the most electricity power per capita in the world, makes almost all energy production through renewable energy sources, according … Continue reading Understanding more about Iceland’s energy system
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