by Abriel | Oct 16, 2017 | 2017, Affordable & Clean Energy, Global
In the near future, your home could be battery-operated. The rise of these home batteries is being driven by a powerful need, says Ravi Manghani, of GTM Research: renewable energy. Without batteries and other means of energy storage, the ability of utility companies...
by Abriel | Oct 16, 2017 | 2017, Affordable & Clean Energy
Georgetown mayor Dale Ross is ‘a good little Republican’ – but ever since his city weaned itself off fossil fuels, he has become a hero to environmentalists. Ross is the mayor of Georgetown and he has become a minor celebrity in environmental circles, as a result of a...
by Abriel | Oct 15, 2017 | 2017, Affordable & Clean Energy
Wind isn’t just mysterious, destructive and exhilarating – capturing just 2% of it would solve the planet’s energy needs at a stroke. And as the windiest country in Europe, Britain is at the forefront of this green revolution. In the UK, the wind energy industry is...
by Abriel | Oct 11, 2017 | 2017, Affordable & Clean Energy
China is placing big bets on a plan to reshape the global auto industry by replacing gas-guzzling cars on its streets with new-energy vehicles. China’s industrial goal is to leapfrog over foreign car makers in the domestic market and become an export powerhouse....
by Abriel | Oct 9, 2017 | 2017, Affordable & Clean Energy
An epic 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across the desert heart of Australia –designed to showcase new technology that could one day help develop commercial vehicles – is under way. The World Solar Challenge, first run in 1987 and last held in 2015, began...
by Abriel | Sep 11, 2017 | 2017, Affordable & Clean Energy
The persistent myth that green energy is expensive has been shredded by the revelation that windfarms will be built around Britain’s coast far cheaper than new nuclear reactors. New power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) today are usually only built with the...
