In any conversation about renewables, it’s the question sceptics, detractors and the just plain unconvinced always ask. “What happens when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine?” Now they might find the answer tucked away on a raw hill close to the M4 in South Wales. It’s an array of storage batteries from… Continue reading
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Pavegen more than a walk on part in renewable energy generation
Could renewable energy start-up Pavegen become the Tesla of walking? Most of us, unless we have lost the use of our legs, walk some distance every day. Some of us are walking more, to meet health and fitness targets, with 10,000 steps a day one popular challenge. So perhaps citing a company that could soon… Continue reading →
100,000 Leafs blown by zero carbon driving’s wind of change
Out on the road I notice all-electric Nissan Leafs, and I can’t help keeping a running total in my mind. What particularly sad obsession is this, you ask. There’s a more positive purpose. I’m keeping up with a story about business and the environment and what is likely to be a radical change to our… Continue reading →
Zero carbon driving comes to the UK
The big solar energy news this week came from California, where Tesla announced a relay of solar charging stations for its electric cars throughout the state, with the promise of rapid expansion next year. The stations should be in Europe before too long. Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla Motors, sent a powerful and persuasive message… Continue reading →
Tesla unveils faster, solar-powered electric car charging station
This story edited from the original © 2012 The Associated Press. Tesla Motors has unveiled a solar-powered charging station that it said will make refueling electric vehicles on long trips about as fast as stopping for petrol and a bathroom break in a conventional car. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at a news conference that the… Continue reading →
Could Tesla sweep up the Leaf and electrify the auto world?
So Californian electric car manufacturer Tesla is suing the BBC over a Top Gear programme in which one of the company’s $100,000 Roadsters is said to have run out of charge during a race with a petrol driven vehicle. The BBC denies the allegation. It’s the company’s second run in with the BBC. Earlier this… Continue reading →