CleanTechnica Archive
18 Jun 2013
Smart Grid Market Revenue Will Hit $73 Billion Annually By 2020
By On 18 June 2013 In CleanTechnica
If you’re placing bets on which sector of the clean energy industry is primed for the strongest growth, you may want to slide a few more chips toward the smart grid. Smart grid market revenue growth chart
18 Jun 2013
Interview With Maxwell Technologies: Ultracapacitor-based Energy Storage System
By On 18 June 2013 In CleanTechnica
This post first appeared on San Diego Loves Green by Roy Hales A week ago, Maxwell Technologies announced they had been “been awarded a $ 1.39 million contract by the California Energy Commission’s Research and Development program to fund
18 Jun 2013
Renewable Energy Roadmap For Central America — Time To Develop One
By On 18 June 2013 In CleanTechnica
In partnership with the INCAE Business School, the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), and the Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America (EEP), the Worldwatch Institute has published a “roadmap of roadmaps” for renewable energy in Central America.
18 Jun 2013
Solar Impulse Lands In DC, Solar Impulse Founders Presented Top Innovation SEIA Award
By On 18 June 2013 In CleanTechnica
Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, the founders of Solar Impulse have successfully arrived in our nation’s capital with their solar-powered airplane. The welcoming community waiting on the tarmac when they landed gave them a flag. Bertrand and André have given a Clean Generation flag
17 Jun 2013
Zero MMX Builds Stealth Motorcycle For US Special Forces
By On 17 June 2013 In CleanTechnica
Zero Motorcycles has developed a stealth motorcycle for the US Special Forces, touting its silence, acceleration, swappable battery, minimal heat signature, and ability to operate in deep water. 2013 Zero MMX Military Motorcycle.Image Credit: Zero Motorcycles Here
17 Jun 2013
3 GW Of New Solar Photovoltaic Plants Being Developed In China By Yingli
By On 17 June 2013 In CleanTechnica
Editor’s Note: Yes, 3 GW (3,000 MW)! Yingli has apparently landed some huge solar power projects in China. Here are a few more details from this Solar Love repost: 3 GW of new solar photovoltaic power plants
17 Jun 2013
Unzpip A Carbon Nanotube, Find A Graphene Ribbon, Create A “Flexible: Li-Ion Battery
By On 17 June 2013 In CleanTechnica
In what sounds like a solution in search of a problem, a few years ago researchers at Rice University figured out a way to create graphene ribbons by “unzipping” carbon nanotubes. Well, now it looks like a
17 Jun 2013
Anti-Dumping Duties Will Cost EU 1.3 GW Of Solar In 2013 (IHS Report)
By On 17 June 2013 In CleanTechnica
The EU–China solar trade dilemma continues on… and IHS reports that it will mean a significant drop in EU solar power in 2013. More details via Solar Love: A new report from research group IHS has found that
16 Jun 2013
Wind Turbines Are Tornado Proof?
By On 16 June 2013 In CleanTechnica
I have a lot of love for the wind turbine and always have. Driving around the southern coast of Victoria, here in Australia, you’ll come across wind turbines spinning majestically within view of the crashing waves that
16 Jun 2013
Got Gas Money? (Sunday Cartoon)
By On 16 June 2013 In CleanTechnica
Below is a fun EV/oil cartoon that EV leader Don Christian created and sent to me awhile back. I was saving it to stick it into an article, but then I kept forgetting to do so… so I