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What if solar cells worked at night? That’s no joke, according to Jeremy Munday, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Davis. In fact, a specially designed photovoltaic cell could generate up to 50 watts of power per square meter under ideal conditions at night, about a quarter of what a […]
In what was the longest Union Budget speech in Parliamentary history, there were a number of key announcements in the form of major tax reforms, budget allocations across categories, and a promise of a simplified GST scheme. Amidst all the lukewarm reaction surrounding the income tax reforms, there were some key announcements concerning the renewable […]
Maine Increases Heat Pump Rebates to $1,500 – Rebates Remain for New Hampshire, Massachusetts – ReVision Energy Skip to content In ReVision Energy’s solar blog, we discuss policy, incentives, news, technology and other issues surrounding renewable energy. Efficiency Maine has doubled their heat pump rebate program, increasing the total available per home from $750 to […]
This is an excerpt from “Strategic Corporate Conservation Planning: A Guide to Meaningful Engagement” by Margaret O’Gorman. Published by Island Press. The science is settled. Climate change is real. — from Exelon’s Corporate Sustainability Strategy It’s simple. Industrial processes have caused the planet’s climate to change, impacting nature in many different and complex ways. A […]
Batteries Published on February 1st, 2020 | by Matt Pressman February 1st, 2020 by Matt Pressman Originally published on the EVannex blog. Tesla’s Q4 2019 earnings call sent the stock into orbit during after-hours trading and in subsequent days. For a quick overview of the company’s financials, check the source — Tesla’s official Q4 and FY2019 […]
From pv magazine 01/2020 Modern nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) battery cells contain between 100 and 360 grams of cobalt per kilowatt-hour of capacity. However, since a report by Amnesty International was released in early 2016, cobalt mining has been the focus of media attention. The report showed that children were involved in mining the metal in the […]
January 31st, 2020 by Kyle Field Tesla takes raw sheets of rolled aluminum and turns them, along with hundreds of other parts, into finished vehicles at its factory in Fremont, California, in less than 48 hours. Screen capture from: Third Row Tesla Podcast The insight came from one of the longest interviews Elon Musk has […]
Joule Assets, via Joule Community Power, rolled out community choice aggregation (CCA) programs to more than 25,000 utility account holders in seven communities in New York State. The six towns that banded together to form Hudson Valley Community Power and the Town of Geneva, New York, through the Finger Lakes Community Choice aggregation, have all […]
As lawmakers convene in Santa Fe for the current legislative session, they face a state transformed by an oil and gas boom. Expanded oil and gas drilling has made New Mexico the No. 3 oil producer in the nation and is transforming large swaths of the state’s landscape. However, while oil and gas production has […]
The state of Colorado is poised to adopt some of the nation’s most sophisticated and protective regulations designed to prevent its 60,000 oil and gas wells from leaking or exploding. Colorado has a history of leading on oil and gas regulatory issues to reduce risks to families, workers and the environment, including the nation’s first […]
