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Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sam Parkinson. The Australia Solar Council says it has passed $150,000 in its “Save Solar” fund-raising campaign after receiving a $100k donation from Greenbank Environmental, a leading renewable energy certificate trader. The Australian Solar Council has been raising money in its fight to try to protect the small-scale element of the How Residential Solar Can Save Money was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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Originally published on Ecopreneurist. In a move that should make the process of donating to charity simpler, faster, and virtually effortless, a new service enables automatic micro-donations, based on when and where you spend your money. Changefolio allows users to sync their bank accounts and set up customizable donation rules, in order to give a bit to Introducing Automated Charity Donations Based On Spending was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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Originally published on Planetsave. A facilities engineer for Shell is featured in the video below in order to inform us of how swell it is to work for Shell. You know, if you can just block out that whole “destroying the world” thing. Anything for a little money, eh? Truthfully, this video really stands out Who Needs A Livable Climate? I’ve Got A Job!! (Shell Video) was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is not beating around the bush when it comes to making his state the greenest in the nation. The Green Communities Act he pushed in 2008 started Massachusetts down the road of expanded conservation and investment in renewable energy. One of his current goals is to generate 1,600 megawatts of solar Nor’easter Raging Over Solar Power In Massachusetts was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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A CleanTechnica reader noticed this week that EV miles driven in the Nissan LEAF, Chevy Volt, and Tesla vehicles have clearly surpassed 1 billion electric miles. That’s based on Chevy Volt drivers who opted to share their info via OnStar, Nissan LEAF drivers who opted to share their info via CARWINGS, and Tesla data. However, Over 1 Billion Electric Miles Driven In LEAFS, Volts, & Teslas (Well Over 1 Billion, Actually) was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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The hosts of podcast This Week In Energy recently invited me to join them for their 128th episode. It was a super-interesting conversation, imho. If you want to have a listen, click the podcast player above or head over to This Week In Energy to listen. Things we talked about included: E-world Energy & Water 2014 (which was apparently a Bob Tregilus, Kirsten Hasberg, & Me Chatting On “This Week In Energy” (Podcast) was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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Originally published on Mosaic. By John Steller. From sci-fi to drama and adventure, movies capture our attention and spur imagination like no other medium. In recent years, as the solar industry has grabbed our attention with increasing efficiency and every-lowering prices, the movie industry has also taken notice of this opportune resource. Not only are Solar Power In Movies was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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Consumer Reports has selected the Tesla Model S as their ‘best overall car’. Their choice is significant, because Consumer Reports reviews are based on scientific tests and they are the largest independent testing entity for consumer products in the world. They specifically try to protect consumers interests and emphasize safety. Winning such an award is Best Overall Car Win for Tesla Model S from Consumer Reports was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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The deal between BYD and London-based Green Tomato Cars, one that would have seen BYD supply 50 EVs to the taxi company, has apparently now fallen through. Signed all the way back in October 2012, the deal was for BYD to supply 50 of its e6 electric cars. As it stand currently, all 500 or Electric Taxi Deal Between BYD & Green Tomato Cars Falls Through was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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New research from consultancy firm EY has proposed the idea that Europe is going to lose a significant share of the global renewables market to Africa and Asia. After a drop of 11% in global investment in 2013, EY predict that “an abundance of opportunities in new markets, new technologies and new sources of capital Africa And Asia Set To Usurp European Renewables was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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Originally published on Rocky Mountain Institute. By Leia Guccione and Peter Bronski. For years, low-cost solar-plus-battery systems were seen as a distant possibility at best, a fringe technology not likely to be a threat to mainstream electricity delivery any time soon. By far, the limiting factor has been battery costs. But thanks to a confluence The Power Grid Might Become The ‘Alternative’ — Off-Grid The Norm was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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Originally published on the website of Tesla Motors (image added). By Jeff Evanson. Tesla announced [this week] an offering of $1.6 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes in an underwritten registered public offering. Of the total offering, Tesla will offer $800 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2019 and $800 million Tesla Offers $1.6 Billion In Convertible Notes was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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Large offshore wind farms — ones possessing thousands of wind turbines — hold the potential to notably diminish the power of large hurricanes, according to new research from Stanford University and the University of Delaware. In particular, the research found that such wind farms could have limited the power of three recent real-life hurricanes (Sandy, Offshore Wind Farms Hold Potential To Weaken Hurricanes, Research Finds was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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Originally published on WWF. By Chris Conner. By embracing conservation measures and renewable energy, China can transition to an 80 percent renewable electric power system by 2050 at far less cost than continuing to rely on coal, according to a new report from World Wildlife Fund (WWF). As a result, China’s carbon emissions from power Analysis Shows China Powered By Renewable Energy While Maintaining Economic Growth & Grid Reliability was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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Tesla’s stock has exploded upwards once again, climbing up to about $264 a share at about 10:00 am on February 26th — that’s a climb of over 15%, and only a week or so after a separate large percentage jump. The most recent big boost that the stock received is largely down to all of Tesla Stock Hits New High Of $264 A Share — Thanks To Report On Gigafactory was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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By Maud Texier. Hardware costs for solar have substantially dropped over the past years. Solar module prices have decreased by 70% from 2010 to 2012. The attention is now directed towards soft costs and financing. An NREL study published in September 2013 analyzed the increasing share of soft cost in PV projects. Among those “non-hardware New Financing Structures For Clean Energy Can Help Bring Down Solar Soft Costs was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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The folks over at Sahara Forest Project have just alerted the Twitterverse that their new pilot facility in Qatar is good to go, and since we’ve been following that project since 2008 we’ll jump at the chance to update you on its progress from high concept to working hardware. The idea behind Sahara Forest dovetails New Math: Solar Power + Salt Water = Sahara Forest was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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National Harbor, MD –The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) [this week] announced that the Agency’s innovative projects are making great strides towards transforming the way Americans use and produce energy. To date, 22 ARPA-E projects have attracted more than $625 million in private-sector follow-on funding after ARPA-E’s investment of approximately $95 ARPA-E Projects Attract More Than $625 Million In Private Funding was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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This bike is so intense. It moves fast. And then faster and faster. Faster than any other electric bike, reportedly, with quickly rising speed. One must be seriously adept, fearless, and full of love for the open air at breathtaking speed to use this bicycle. The bike is aerospace test grade, made with aluminum and World’s Fastest e-Bike. For A Serious Bicylist. was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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Responding effectively to oil and chemical spills may soon become much easier, based on new findings from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Researchers there have created a relatively environmentally friendly form of aerogel that possesses a number of impressive properties, including the ability to absorb oil and/or chemicals without absorbing water. The new aerogel — which Aerogel Technology Offers Great Potential For Oil & Chemical Spill Cleanup was originally published on: CleanTechnica.
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