World’s largest floating solar plant to open in London
Posted on 9 Mar 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
This month will see the opening of the world’s largest floating solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in London.
Renewables
SunEdison struggling despite global renewable energy boom
Posted on 24 Feb 2016 by Aiden Burgess
US-based renewable solar energy company, SunEdison, is allegedly facing bankruptcy and its stock has plummeted, down 72% this year. Solar power cheaper than coal in Chile
Posted on 24 Feb 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Chile’s solar industry continues to go from strength to strength as the country’s green energy boom has helped to keep down not only greenhouse gas emissions, but high electricity costs that have plagued Latin American countries. SOLIDWORKS World 2016: Taking it all in
Posted on 4 Feb 2016 by Tim Brown
SOLIDWORKS WORLD 2016 (SWW16) - Day 1:
The call for General Session doors to open at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center in Dallas came just after 8:00am. Seconds later, spurred on by the thunderous sounds of AC/DC, the world’s best engineers quite literally sprinted (see circa the 28 second mark in the top video) through Hall D to claim their seats at one of the biggest shows in design technology. Ford commits $4.5bn by 2020 to developing electric cars
Posted on 15 Dec 2015 by Tim Brown
Ford will invest an additional $4.5bn in electrified vehicle solutions by 2020, as well as changing how the company develops vehicle experiences for customers. Beijing ultra-fast EV charging stations fully charge commercial vehicles in 10 mins
Posted on 8 Dec 2015 by Tim Brown
Equipped with Microvast's ultra-fast charging battery, a Foton electric bus stops by a charging point after a few loops of operation. Trained staff plug in the charger and within 10-15 minutes the electric bus's battery is refilled to maximum operating capacity and ready to go again. Electric Tuk Tuk reaches Paris Climate Conference after a 12,500 mile journey
Posted on 8 Dec 2015 by Tim Brown
On Saturday, a group of German and French students who call themselves the Pilgreens arrived at the Paris Climate Conference, after completing a 20,000km journey in an electric Tuk Tuk. London mayor Boris Johnson first politician to experience longer range Nissan LEAF
Posted on 8 Dec 2015 by Tim Brown
As the first week of COP21 came to a close, Mayor of London, Boris Johnson MP, took advantage of Nissan’s zero emission shuttle service as he departed Paris. Tesla looking into potential German ‘gigafactory’
Posted on 19 Nov 2015 by Michael Cruickshank
Electric car manufacturer, Tesla Motors is reportedly considering building a large battery factory in Germany.
Dutch teams win both categories of World Solar Challenge
Posted on 26 Oct 2015 by Michael Cruickshank
Teams from the Netherlands have won both categories of the World Solar Challenge, a cross-desert solar-powered automobile race.