Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Wind and Solar So Cheap the U.S. Will Meet Paris Commitments Even if Trump Withdraws
July 11th, 2017Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. — Via: Quartz: Research analysts at Morgan Stanley believe that renewable energy like solar and wind power are hurtling towards a level of ubiquity where not even politics can hinder them. Renewable energy is simply becoming the cheapest option, fast. Basic economics, the analysts say, suggest […]
NZ: Solar Tax Stands
July 10th, 2017Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. — Oh, just wait. They’re just getting started. A little bird told me that odious legislation is coming with regard to energy storage here in New Zealand. The retail electricity cartel knows that solar + storage spells certain doom for them. Now, get this (I couldn’t […]
VW: Auto Industry Needs 40 Giga Factories by 2025
July 10th, 2017Via: Automotive News Europe: A massive shortage of lithium ion battery cells could plague the global car industry in the coming decade if capacity equivalent to 40 Tesla gigafactories is not added by 2025, according to estimates from Volkswagen Group. Ulrich Eichhorn, head of r&d for the world’s largest carmaker, increased projections made just 13 […]
Houston Startup Plans to Store Wind Energy Underground
July 8th, 2017Via: Houston Chronicle: Texans have long stored oil, natural gas and other forms of energy in underground salt caverns, so it’s only natural that a Houston startup wants to store wind energy there, too. The method is in the company’s name, Apex-CAES, where CAES stands for compressed air energy storage. The company plans to use […]
100 MW/129 MWh Powerpack System for South Australia
July 7th, 2017Via: Tesla: This week, through a competitive bidding process, Tesla was selected to provide a 100 MW/129 MWh Powerpack system to be paired with global renewable energy provider Neoen’s Hornsdale Wind Farm near Jamestown, South Australia. Tesla was awarded the entire energy storage system component of the project. Tesla Powerpack will charge using renewable energy […]
Tony Seba: Clean Disruption – Energy & Transportation
July 7th, 2017Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. — Via: Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES):
Volvo: All Vehicle Models After 2019 Will Be Electric of Hybrids
July 5th, 2017Via: Reuters: All Volvo car models launched after 2019 will be electric or hybrids, the Chinese-owned company said on Wednesday, making it the first major traditional automaker to set a date for phasing out vehicles powered solely by the internal combustion engine. The Sweden-based company will continue to produce pure combustion-engine Volvos from models launched […]
Tesla Powerwall 2 User Discussion Thread
July 3rd, 2017Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. — There is very little concrete information publicly available about the Powerwall 2’s actual capabilities. I think that the reason for Tesla’s coyness is that they are still heavily iterating on the systems that have been sold to customers. Tesla does this with cars that people […]
1,800 Tons of Radioactive Waste Has an Ocean View and Nowhere to Go
July 2nd, 2017Via: Los Angeles Times: The massive, 150-ton turbines have stopped spinning. The mile-long cooling pipes that extend into the Pacific will likely become undersea relics. High voltage that once energized the homes of more than a million Californians is down to zero. But the San Onofre nuclear power plant will loom for a long time […]
10 Battery Gigafactories Are Now in the Works, and Elon Musk May Add 4 More
June 30th, 2017Via: Green Tech Media: Overall, Bloomberg reports that global battery-making capacity is set to more than double by 2021, topping 278 gigawatt-hours a year compared to 103 gigawatt-hours at present. The massive planned increase in battery production feels similar to the Chinese manufacturing boom that radically altered the PV landscape around a decade ago, by […]
