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February 8th, 2020 by Andy Miles Nissan Beats Tesla To The Post? The subtitle “Nissan Beats Tesla To The Post?” definitely needs the question mark in it, as, with autonomous driving, there are too many unknowns to make any definite comparisons. Not all documentations of journeys are published, and we know Tesla and Waymo have […]
The following is an excerpt from “The Citizen’s Guide to Climate Success: Overcoming Myths that Hinder Progress” by Mark Jaccard (Cambridge University Press, 2020). Reprinted here with permission from the publisher. Deep decarbonization is a global collective action problem. Over the next decades, we need wealthier countries to rapidly decarbonize and developing countries to slow and then […]
Cars Published on February 8th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan February 8th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan The first 3,000 Audi e-tron buyers* in the US after February 3 are getting a 10-year subscription to solar power for their electric driving, according to a press release from Audi. The German automaker has partnered with Arcadia** to […]
From pv magazine 01/20. The headlines: “The dirty truth of the mobility transformation,” “The real cost of electric cars,” and “People die here for our electric cars” are simply sensational. And stories such as these cast doubt on the sustainability of lithium batteries. Sure, the arguments are plausible: High consumption of raw materials worsens the […]
Cars Published on February 7th, 2020 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland February 7th, 2020 by Dr. Maximilian Holland January saw fossil fuel passenger vehicle sales plummet in Sweden by almost 40% year on year, with diesels more than halved, as plug-in vehicle market share climbed to over 30%. Sweden’s auto industry organization expects 30% to […]
The U.S. International Trade Commission today sent its mid-term review of the Section 201 solar tariffs to President Trump. The Commission’s report assesses the economic impact of the Section 201 tariffs on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. International Trade Commission today sent its mid-term review of the Section 201 […]
Renewables generated more electricity than coal in the EU for the first time ever in 2019, driving the sharpest reduction in the European power sector’s carbon emissions in three decades, according to a new report. February 7, 2020Brian Publicover Solar and wind generated more electricity than coal across Europe last year, according to The European […]
Sierra Wireless Provides Electriq Power with Secure, Reliable, and Global Connectivity, Simplifying Deployment and Management of Its Intelligent Energy Storage Applications San Antonio, TX – January 29, 2020 – Electriq Power (“Electriq”), a developer of intelligent and integrated home energy storage, management, and monitoring solutions, today announced at the DISTRIBUTECH conference that it has signed […]
Energy regulator the RAE has said the country will host its second joint PV and wind capacity auction on April 2. February 7, 2020Ilias Tsagas Greece’s next renewable energy tender, on April 2, will include solar and wind power and will feature a €61.32/MWh (€0.06132/kWh) price ceiling. Interested bidders have until February 25 to pre-qualify […]
Panasonic has achieved the world’s highest energy conversion efficiency of 16.09% for a perovskite solar module (aperture area 802 cm2: 30-cm x 30-cm x 2-mm thick) by developing lightweight technology using a glass substrate and a large-area coating method based on inkjet printing. This was carried out as part of the project of the New […]