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Why companies as diverse as eBay, IKEA and Mars are increasingly supporting US clean energy policies
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea My new analysis of companies that seek to buy renewable electricity finds that business is becoming a powerful new ally in the U.S. political battle to stop…
Defence Force to secure headquarters with solar array
The Australian Defence Force is set to install a 1.9MW solar array at its Headquarters of Joint Operations Command outside Canberra. The General John Baker Complex is being expanded to cater to the growing needs of cyber and space…
Why Tesla’s Financial Success Is Critical To The Future Of CleanTech — Part 1
Cars Published on July 6th, 2020 | by Frugal Moogal July 6th, 2020 by Frugal Moogal I write about Tesla a lot. Most of my pieces tend to fall either after major product announcements, or at the end of a quarter when I try to…
Solar mini-grids could be pivotal in electricity access to 111 million households
More than 5,000 mini-grids are already installed in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and small island nations, with some in Latin America Mini-grids
could play a critical role in providing electricity to rural communities and
businesses and in…
Western Power launches 100MW Industry Challenge
Western Australia is pioneering new strategies to manage its burgeoning rooftop-top solar resource. Next stop on its DER Roadmap? Engaging commercial and industrial energy users/producers in rewarding strategies for balancing generation and…
Dynamics of a truly connected energy market
A sophisticated market for distributed energy has the power to strengthen the NEM and enable more renewables, writes Dor Son Tan of Energy Networks Australia. In June 2018, Energy Networks Australia and the Australian Energy Market Operator…
India Sees New Record Low Tariff In 2 Gigawatt Solar Bid
July 6th, 2020 by Smiti Photo by Zach Shahan | CleanTechnica India witnessed a new record low solar power tariff in one of the recently concluded national level tenders. The new tariff bid is 3% lower than the previous record low…
Tesla’s [TSLA] Q2 May Be Very Profitable
Cars Published on July 5th, 2020 | by Frugal Moogal July 5th, 2020 by Frugal Moogal Now that we’ve seen Tesla’s actual Q2 2020 production and delivery numbers, the next thing Tesla bears and bulls turn their attention to is…
Natural Gas As A Bridge Fuel To The Future? Not Anymore
Batteries Published on July 4th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley July 4th, 2020 by Steve Hanley There was a time not so long ago when EV advocates assumed plug-in hybrids would be the bridge technology between conventional cars and…
How To Retire Early: Making Accelerated Coal Phaseout Feasible & Just
Air Quality Published on July 4th, 2020 | by Rocky Mountain Institute July 4th, 2020 by Rocky Mountain Institute Originally published on the Rocky Mountain Institute’s website.By Paul Bodnar,Tamara Grbusic, Sam Mardell.…