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CleanTechnica Interview with Peter Carlsson, CEO of Northvolt: Part One — Background, Mission, &…
Published on July 18th, 2020 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland CleanTechnica recently interviewed Peter Carlsson, Chief Executive Officer of Northvolt, the Swedish battery manufacturing startup-slash-giant. Northvolt plans to use renewable…
Customizable Smart Window Technology Could Improve Energy Efficiency Of Buildings
Buildings Published on July 15th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor July 15th, 2020 by Guest Contributor Originally published on Argonne National Laboratory.By Savannah Mitchem
Windows play multiple crucial roles in our homes. They…
Lior Handelsman, SolarEdge VP of Marketing and Product Strategy and Co-Founder, to Step-Down
This week, SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. announced that co-founder and VP of Marketing Lior Handelsman will be leaving the company to start a career in venture capital. He will serve as an advisor to the CEO for strategic initiatives and…
Biden Has A New Climate Plan That’s Better, But It’s Not $2 Trillion For Clean Energy
Agriculture Published on July 17th, 2020 | by Michael Barnard July 17th, 2020 by Michael Barnard Biden’s new climate plan is okay on transportation (less good than his previous plan), decent on electrical generation (much…
NZ Govt announces six new public sector clean energy projects
The New Zealand Government is quickly turning the antipodean rivalry over climate legislation and renewable energy integration into a veritable Bledisloe Cup. This is to say that for Australia the situation is now plain embarrassing. Today,…
Solar-Powered Car Delivers Zero Waste Wholesale To Zero Waste Retail Store: The Future Is Now
July 17th, 2020 by Scott Cooney I may be the world’s biggest fan of Zachary Shahan. (His wife and kids may argue…). When Zach first gave a talk entitled “The Future is Now,” it sort of became the ad-hoc tagline for CleanTechnica.…
Energy Cast Podcast: Behind the scenes of renewable management
Energy Cast is a podcast featuring some of the top experts across all links in the energy industry chain, including renewables, generation and more! Jay Dauenhauer created the show and has been hosting Energy Cast for several years.…
Interview: Hornsdale expansion powering up, set to tackle SA curtailment
Testing is currently underway at the Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia, recently expanded to 150MW/193.5MWh. With the added capability to provide grid inertia, owner Neoen reports that it will support the grid and reduce…
Low Cost Perovskite Solar Cells Breathing Down The Neck Of Coal, & Fossil Gas, Too
Clean Power Published on July 16th, 2020 | by Tina Casey July 16th, 2020 by Tina Casey Solar cells weighed in at an eye-popping $300 per watt when they first popped on the scene back in 1956. Who woulda thunk those pricey…
FERC revises PURPA rules; dismisses solar net-metering challenge but leaves the door open for reform
The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) today revised the rules for the its regulations governing
qualifying small power producers and cogenerators under the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to address the…