By Simon Evans For the first time ever, investment in new renewables was more than enough to cover rising global electricity demand in 2015, according to the first World Energy Investment report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). While fossil fuels still dominate energy supplies, the IEA says changing investment flows point towards a […]
The Daldykan river near the industrial city of Norilsk in Russia turned an unnatural bright red on Tuesday, with some locals pointing fingers at industrial waste stemming from a nearby nickel plant. #Norilsk, northern #Russia: the site of copper & nickel #mining & #environment|al degradation pic.twitter.com/2s6kRXPsql — Alex Kokcharov (@AlexKokcharov) September 7, 2016 Russian authorities […]
Could Uber and Lyft make the dream of futurists for personal rapid transit come true? Since the 1950s, thinkers such as city transportation planner Donn Fichter began to envision an automated public transit system for low-density areas where rail and even buses were not practical. Even in denser urban environments, it has always been a […]
Relying on a single charge, today’s electric vehicles could replace 87 percent of daily car travel in the U.S. and cut gasoline consumption by 60 percent. Shutterstock Using the 2013 Nissan Leaf as the base for their calculations, researchers at MIT analyzed driving patterns and battery capacity and found that “range anxiety”—fear that a car’s […]
By Gina Coplon-Newfield and Mary Lunetta Electric vehicles (EVs) are cleaner, greener and more fun to drive. Different mileage ranges, prices and car types abound with about 30 plug-in electric sports cars, SUVs and sedans now available from Chevrolet, Nissan, BMW, Ford, Tesla and many other automakers. Shopping for an EV should be fun and […]
Our global economy is undergoing the “Great Transition” from an energy system based on fossil fuels to one based on clean, renewable energy sources and technologies. So as longtime advocates for a safe, just and sustainable future, we at As You Sow decided to partner with our friends at Corporate Knights and develop the Carbon […]
With Tesla’s historic acquisition of SolarCity now pending, Elon Musk has announced two new solar products, including one that could disrupt the roofing industry. Tesla and SolarCity could change the roofing industrySolarCity Twitter As Electrek reported, during a conference call with investors Tuesday, Musk and SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive said they were working on creating […]
By Laura Goldman Energy conservation is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you think about freeways jammed with idling vehicles. But in California, which has some of the most congested freeways in the country, that’s about to change. The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved a pilot program in which piezoelectric […]
The number of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the United Kingdom will overtake gas stations by the summer of 2020 or even sooner, according to a new analysis by Nissan Motors. More than 75 percent of gas stations have closed in the last 40 years, while EV charging stations have risen from a […]
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