Central London’s First 2 All-Electric Bus Routes (51 Electric Buses) To Be Running By End Of 2016

Central London’s first two all-electric bus routes will be running by the end of 2016, supported by a fleet of 51 single-decker electric buses, according to a recent announcement from Transport for London and Mayor Sadiq Khan. What this means (in addition to cleaner city air) is that, once the routes are up and running, [&hellip

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Limited Edition Morgan 3-Wheeler EV To Go On Sale At Selfridges In November

A limited edition version of the new (not yet released) Morgan three-wheeler electric vehicle will go on sale at the department store Selfridges this November, according to recent reports. There will apparently only be 19 of the special edition versions of the all-electric three-wheeler built, all of which will only  be purchasable at Selfridges’ Oxford [&hellip

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US & China Fossil Fuel Subsidies Exceed $20 Billion Annually

As an outcome of the G20 meeting held in China earlier this month, both China and the United States volunteered to publish peer reviews of their current fossil fuel subsidies, and the results show that, together, the two countries are annually providing over $20 billion in inefficient fossil fuel subsidies. The two reports are intense [&hellip

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The Role of Sustainability “Materiality” in Driving Business Value

By John DuPont “Materiality” used to be a word relegated to CFOs, accountants, and investors talking about financial disclosures and risks. But recently it’s become an important topic in sustainability and energy management circles. One only needs to follow the money to learn why. Investors are increasingly putting a premium on companies that perform well [&hellip

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Victoria’s Pricing Regulator Delivers Small Win For State’s Rooftop Solar

Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Victoria’s pricing regulator has come down on the side of the state’s solar households in its final report on the Energy Value of Distributed Generation, recommending changes to tariff structures to reflect the true value of rooftop solar and other small renewable electricity generators – to the grid, [&hellip

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Solar Supply Glut Could Push Module Prices As Low As $0.30/Watt

Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath The cost of solar PV modules is likely to fall dramatically in 2017, driven by a glut in the global manufacturing market that could deliver prices as low as $US0.30/Watt, according to a leading analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Speaking at this week’s Solar Power International conference in [&hellip

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Sweden Again Tops 2016 Global Green Economy Index

Sweden has again topped Dual Citizen’s Global Green Economy Index, the fifth such analysis of how 80 countries are performing in the global green economy. International consulting agency Dual Citizen has published its Global Green Economy Index (GGEI) since 2010, providing “a data-driven analysis of how 80 countries perform in the global green economy, as [&hellip

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Fan-Made Tesla Commercial Features The Doors Guitarist Robby Krieger

Originally published on EV Annex. By Matt Pressman If you’re a serious rock music fan, you probably have at least a few albums from The Doors in your collection. Part of that unmistakable (and incredible) sound was Robby Krieger who played guitar for The Doors. These days, Krieger still performs The Doors songs in concert and [&hellip

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Kangaroo Island, Australia, Would Find It Cheaper To Go 100% Renewables Than Stick With Grid

Originally published on RenewEconomy. Kangaroo Island, the iconic tourist attraction off the South Australian coast near Adelaide, would likely find it cheaper to go 100 per cent renewable, with its own resources, rather than stay connected to the main grid, according to a detailed study led by the Institute of Sustainable Futures. The study, released on [&hellip

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk: How To Build A Better Future

Originally published on EV Annex. By Matt Pressman In a wide-ranging conversation covering Tesla Motors [NASDAQ: TSLA], SpaceX, and thoughts surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), Elon Musk talks with Sam Altman at Y Combinator* about his personal views on how to build a better future. Part of that better future revolves around Musk’s vision for sustainable energy. In [&hellip

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Zero Net Energy Projects To Transform Affordable Housing & Grocery Industry

This post originally appeared on CityMinded.org. With the recent signing of SB 32 by the California Governor Jerry Brown, the State will be maintaining its aggressive emission reduction goals and taking it even further to achieve an additional 40% cut in emissions by 2030. This further strengthened effort to reduce emissions will mean that all [&hellip

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Australian Hopes Revive With 660 MW Dispatchable Solar Plan

SolarReserve has now proposed a total of six CSP projects near Port Augusta in South Australia that would be clones of its 110 MW Crescent Dunes project in Tonopah, Nevada. SolarReserve’s dispatchable solar can be switched on day or night because it incorporates thermal energy storage. I spoke with SolarReserve CEO Kevin Smith, who was at Melbourne airport. “The Repower [&hellip

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Renewable Energy Now Accounts For 30% Of Global Power Generation Capacity

According to a new report from the World Energy Council, renewable energy now accounts for over 30% of the total global installed power generation capacity, and 23% of total global electricity production. The new report, entitled ‘Variable Renewables Integration in Electricity Systems 2016 – How to get it right’, draws on case studies from 32 countries [&hellip

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Bipartisan Group Of Governors Seek US Wind & Solar Development Expansion

A group of 20 US governors has written to United States President Barack Obama seeking the expansion of the country’s wind and solar energy production. In an open letter (PDF) written on behalf of the Governors’ Wind & Solar Energy Coalition, a bipartisan group of the United States’ governors who are committed to developing the country’s [&hellip

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Hewlett Packard, Apple, Bank Of America Amidst New RE100 Members

The Climate Group has announced a number of new companies to recently become members of its flagship corporate renewable energy campaigns — RE100 and EP100. Over the past week, as part of Climate Week NYC, a number of companies have committed to 100% renewable energy programs, subsequently joining either RE100 or EP100, The Climate Group’s [&hellip

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New Weapon For US Air Force: Mobile Solar + Energy Storage

Yes, solar is tough enough: US Air Force tests a new mobile solar powered microgrid with energy storage, to be used at forward operating bases overseas

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1,000 Hyundai IONIQ EVs Sold In First 2 Months Of Availability In South Korea

During the first two months of availability in South Korea, Hyundai sold around 1,000 units of the IONIQ EV, according to recent reports. Hyundai reps have revealed that the company expects to sell around 4,800 units of the electric model in South Korea in 2016, and that it already has around 2,000 more orders to [&hellip

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Toyota Prius Chief Designer Admits Some EVs Already Cheaper To Manufacture Than Hybrids

The Chief Designer of the cutting-edge (at the turn of the century) Toyota Prius, Satoshi Ogiso, recently commented in an interview that some all-electric vehicles are now cheaper to manufacture than conventional hybrids like the Prius. The comment was a somewhat in-depth one, where Ogiso also speculated that all-electrics vehicles (EVs) with single-charge ranges over [&hellip

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Lowest-Ever Solar Price Bid (2.42¢/kWh) Dropped In Abu Dhabi By JinkoSolar & Marubeni Score

Originally published on CleanTechies The United Arab Emirates has seen yet another record-breaking solar power tariff bid. Abu Dhabi received the lowest-ever bid for a solar PV project at a shocking 2.42¢/kWh, taking back the title of cheapest solar power project from Chile. The record-breaking bid has been submitted by a consortium of Chinese module [&hellip

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4th-Gen Toyota Prius Spends 73% Of Time In Electric Mode In Rome Commutes

Vehicles running on electric power with zero emissions are where it’s at. Zero emissions is the name of the clean air game now. Toyota led the way with conventional hybrids, and is slow to get on the zero emissions bandwagon, but the Prius is still having some positive effect for commuters across the world.  Toyota reports that [&hellip

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Lawsuit Alleges Oil Exec Impersonated Elon Musk In Email To Tesla CFO Jason Wheeler In Bid To Attain “Highly Confidential & Proprietary Tesla Information”

The Chief Financial Officer of the oil pipeline firm Quest Integrity Group, Todd Katz, is being sued by Tesla (TSLA) for his impersonation of Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an email sent to Tesla’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jason Wheeler, which was reportedly made in an attempt to “misappropriate highly confidential and proprietary Tesla information.” [&hellip

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Evolt Installs 38 EV Charging Points & Load Distribution Tech At New Development In Fitzrovia (London)

The electric vehicle charging solutions firm Evolt has installed 38 charge points at a new development in Fitzrovia (central London), after landing a contract with the developer, Exemplar. The new, mixed commercial + residential development is now also home to load distribution technology installed by Evolt as well. The load distribution system at the new Fitzroy Place [&hellip

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ChargePoint Announces A New Service — Waitlist (Videos)

Driving and charging an emissions-free EV is a seamless activity 90% of the time (for me). The area where I drive my EV has ample charging stations and choices for my daily commutes. I do wonder about areas with more EVs and how charging availability is. To help with that, ChargePoint’s new service, Waitlist, enables drivers to use [&hellip

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£16.7 Million Solar Grant To End Nigeria’s Power Drought By 2020

By Toyosi Ayo-Bello In the last few years, the rise of Nigeria’s economy to become the largest in Africa has often been heralded for overcoming numerous systemic obstacles, but there remains one obstacle which many believe holds the country back: a chronic shortage of power supply. A new change Fortunately, a new deal has been [&hellip

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BMW To Launch Longer Range i3 At Paris Motor Show — 94 Ah Battery Cells, Real-World Range Of Around ~125 Miles

BMW will be launching its new longer-range i3 electric vehicle at the Paris Motor Show, detailing the new 94 Ah lithium-ion cells, and the overall battery pack there. The new i3, as reported previously, will feature a 33 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery pack and a real-world range of around 200 kilometers (~125 miles) per full charge. The NEDC-rated range [&hellip

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Climate Change Is Raising Tensions Along With Sea Levels

Originally published on Nexus Media. By Marlene Cimons “The heat made people crazy. They woke from their damp bed sheets and went in search of a glass of water, surprised to find that when their vision cleared, they were holding instead the gun they kept hidden in the bookcase.’’ This passage, from Summer Island, a [&hellip

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The Battle Over Energy Progress Continues

Originally published on Nexus Media. By Courtney St. John and Steve Hargreaves Nobody said the third industrial revolution would be easy. As is often the case with systemic change, it’s hard to see radical progress when you’re in the thick of a transition — and the energy transition is no different. Some players recognize the trend towards [&hellip

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Student Team Builds Solar-Powered Helicopter

Originally published on Nexus Media. By Jeremy Deaton This year we saw a solar-powered plane circumnavigate the globe and a solar-powered boat gear up to do the same. As of last week, we can add to that list of clean energy marvels the first-ever piloted flight of a solar-powered helicopter. A team of undergraduates at [&hellip

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Not Just Illegal, Targeting Solar Facilities With Fees Is Also Poor Policy

Originally published at ilsr.org. Should utilities be able to add special fees on customers that have solar or small wind installations? Not only is it against Minnesota state law, but in our recent comments to the state’s Public Utilities Commission, we explain how one-off fees on customers using distributed generation to cut their energy consumption violates [&hellip

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Open Letter: Why Are You Censoring Science, NRC Chairman Burns?

By Mark Leyse Dear Chairman Burns: You and the Commissioners approved the publication of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision to deny proposed regulations on improving evaluations of spent fuel pool fires, provided that the Staff’s draft of the decision was “subject to the attached edits.”[1] But what were the “edits” that you insisted upon? The [&hellip

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One Legacy Of The Rio Olympics Is Enhanced Urban Mobility

Originally published on WRI. By Toni Lindau and Bruno Felin The Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the first South American city to host the modern games, famously faced challenges in the run-up to the event – from construction delays to a polluted venue to worries about the Zika virus and urban crime – many [&hellip

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48 US States Have Wind Projects Under Construction Or In Advanced Development

Originally published on IEEFA. By Seth Feaster, IEEFA data analyst Wind power has rapidly become a significant source of electricity in the U.S., doubling its share of generation in just five years, to 4.9 percent in 2015. The  extremely low cost of wind power, along with cheap natural gas, has put tremendous financial pressure on [&hellip

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The Energy Policies Of The 2016 US Presidential Candidates

Originally published on Thoughts of a Lapsed Physicist. By Allan R. Hoffman, author of the recently published book The U.S. Government and Renewable Energy: A Winding Road When I was born, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was President of the United States. Since then I have lived through many presidential elections, but none as strange as [&hellip

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