SolarCity IPO goes ahead with slashed share price. Plus: Conergy’s cyclone-proof PV; $170m to US offshore wind; UK power price warning.
Mixed Greens: SolarCity IPO a go, but cheap at nearly half the price
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Top 10 most fuel efficient cars: they’re electric!
The most fuel-efficient and low-emission vehicles available are, of course, electric and plug-in hybrids. Here’s the US EPA’s top-10 list for 2013.
Doha Dispatches: Carbon capture games in the desert sands
The fossil fuel industry is pushing carbon capture and storage in a big way at the Doha climate talks, and is calling for the same policy measures it once ridiculed for wind and solar. It even has the endorsement of a group of leading environmental NGOs. But do we really need it?
Solar Insights: SolarCity sets prices for IPO
SolarCity tests the limits in IPO; Transfield’s Spanish solar thermal project; large scale solar boom continues in Chile, Sunergy says Australia provides one quarter of revenues.
Home EV charging doesn’t come for free… or does it? And are you ready?
Some great deals are emerging for installation of home EV charging stations. Here are some quick tips to make the whole process a cinch.
The fastest hybrid and electric vehicles in the world
Electric Vehicles: Why they should be the option of the future.
Big boost for renewable energy: ABB’s game changing hybrid
ABB says it has developed “game-changing” technology that could mean that Edison and GE have lost the battle of the electricity currents.
Seven reasons why I love electric cars
Not sure what to think about electric vehicles? Here are seven big reasons why you should love them…
Mixed Greens: A123 Systems files for bankruptcy
EV battery maker’s bankruptcy labelled ‘another failure’ of Obama’s green policies. Plus predictions on solar consolidation and efficiency savings; and a geoengineering scandal.
Don’t wait for EV infrastructure, you (probably) don’t need it
When fewer than 10% of cars in Australian cities like Sydney travel more than 100km, do we need electric vehicle charging infrastructure?
