Good News Notes: “The homes are few and far between on the high plains that sweep between Rapelje and Reed Point. Though remote, the area is poised to mark a first in Montana: a place where the power of wind will be stored. Last month, Stillwater County approved two phases of a wind farm that…
Category: renewable energy
Aptera, the solar electric vehicle, SEV
Good News Notes: “Aptera Motors is a Californian based company that has designed and built a solar electric vehicle, an SEV. It requires no charging for most daily use. The vehicle can be ordered now, production and delivery are expected to be in 2022, with a starting price of $25,900 (USD). Using what is termed…
Solar Electric Yacht: A 130-Foot Solar-Electric Trimaran concept is inspired by the Roman Empire
Good News Notes: “A new trimaran concept from Van Geest Design, called Domus, is modeled on single-story homes built in the times of the Ancient Roman, a RobbReport post reveals. The name Domus comes from the Ancient Latin word for “house”. The designers chose that particular point in history as inspiration partly due to the sense of prestige it…
New Zealand Embraces Electric Cars EVs, Hydrogen to Cut Emissions, Fossil Fuels
Good News Notes: “New Zealand will accelerate its adoption of electric vehicles and investigate hydrogen as an alternative energy source as it seeks to phase out fossil fuels and play its role in mitigating global warming. Announcing its first emissions reduction plan Monday in Wellington, the government said it will initially allocate NZ$2.9 billion ($1.8…
Bases get ‘electric facelift’ as Marines deploy smart grids, electric vehicles
Good News Notes: “Marine installations from West Coast air stations to deep South depots are getting an electric facelift as the Corps ramps up its electric vehicle fleetand base “smart grids” for powering the force at home stations. Following new executive orders to reducecarbon fuel use that would also make for resilient, blackout-proof power grids, the Corps is…
World’s Largest Solar Power Carport Launched
Good News Notes: “A 35 MW solar power carport with 90,000 solar panels was launched the first week of May in the Netherlands. Biddinghuizen is the solar carport location, which is the same site for the annual Lowlands music festival. The festival receives tens of thousands of visitors each year, so the parking area covers 35…
shine is a portable wind turbine about the size of a 1L water bottle
Good News Notes: “Canada-based company Aurea Technologies unveils Shine, a portable wind turbine for adventurers. The ultra-compact lightweight device offers unrivaled performance for outdoor aficionados who need power to recharge electronic devices. Super portable, Shine collapses into about the size of a 1,000 ml water bottle and is capable of charging handheld electronics such as phones, tablets, lights, cameras, etc….
Solar generation up 36% in the first two months of 2022
Good News Notes: “The solar PV train has left the station with strong momentum in 2022, showing 36% year-over-year growth through February when compared to the first two months of 2021. This marks significant growth despite a year of challenges for the industry. This figure includes both large-scale and small-scale generation, as reported by the Energy Information…
Construction of the world’s largest offshore wind farm has begun
Good News Notes: “Offshore construction work has officially started for the UK’s Dogger Bank, which will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, with the installation of the first length of HVDC export cable off the Yorkshire coast. Dogger Bank will also be the first HVDC-connected wind farm in the UK. World’s largest offshore wind farm construction…
California runs on 100% clean energy for the first time, with solar dominating
Good News Notes: “For the first time ever, California, the world’s fifth-largest economy, was powered by 100% clean energy on Saturday, April 30. That milestone was driven largely by solar power. California’s 100% clean energy milestone Energy demand statewide reached 18,672 megawatts at 2:45 pm, with 37,172 MW available. (Excess is exported to neighboring states.) 101% of…