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The Netherlands has an international reputation as a bike-friendly nation; it’s home to some 18 million bicycles and 21,748 miles of bike lanes. Now, an innovative project—SolaRoad—aims to make even greater use of all that green infrastructure by paving the bike paths with solar cells. On November 12, 2014, the first such path will open: a 70-meter (230 feet) stretch

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According to new statistics released by the World Wildlife Fund Scotland, Scottish renewable energy had a “bumper month” in October, 2014, with wind power alone generating an estimated 982,842 MWh of electricity. This is enough clean energy to power around 3,045,000 homes, and equates to 126 percent of the electricity needs of Scottish households. Solar power and hot water generation

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We’ve seen vehicles with solar roofs that provide an extra boost of power, but the gorgeous Mercedes Benz Vision G-Code takes energy generation to a whole new level. The secret is the car’s paint, which is designed to generate power for the vehicle as an alternative fuel source. The Sports Utility Coupe is just a concept right now, but even

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While Germany has spent the last few years stealing the headlines for its remarkable advances in renewable energy infrastructure, neighboring France has, up until now, remained relatively silent on the matter of green energy. But this week Paris-based company Neoen broke ground on a 300 MW, $450 million photovoltaic grid-connected installation at Cestas, which will provide power to nearby Bordeaux

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The fifth and final of our five nominees for Green Car Reports’ 2015 Best Car To Buy award is the new 2015 Volkswagen Golf range. It’s a completely new, top-to-bottom makeover of the classic compact five-door hathback, now in its seventh generation since launching in 1974. The lineup sold in the U.S. includes a pair of turbocharged gasoline engines, an

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The Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan doesn’t go on sale until next year, but it’s already made its motorsport debut. Sort of. The hydrogen fuel-cell car was “featured” in the final round of the 2014 Japanese Rally Championship over the weekend, where it ran the course but didn’t try for a competitive time. Instead, the Fuel Cell Sedan drove the entire

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Now that the 2015 model year is fully upon us, the decade is half-over. And those kinds of milestones always lead writers to look back and assess how far we’ve come. In the case of automobiles, we see three different vehicles launched over the last five model years that have radically changed the landscape. Two are new models, one is

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Imergy Power Systems, Inc. has entered into a manufacturing services agreement (MSA) with Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc. to manufacture modular flow batteries for Imergy’s rapidly expanding customer base. Under the terms of the agreement, Foxsemicon will supply Imergy with manufacturing, assembly and test services for Imergy’s complete Energy Storage Platform product portfolio. The portfolio includes products ranging from 5kW/15kWh to

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The winners of Southern California Edison’s 250-megawatt energy storage procurement that were announced Wednesday are mostly well-known companies with a long track record of projects in the ground. That includes giants like AES Energy Storage and NRG Energy, as well as startups like Stem and Ice Energy that already have megawatts deployed. And then there’s Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS), a

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Southern California Edison just revealed the list of energy storage companies it has selected to help meet local capacity requirements. “Its a big, big announcement,” said Stem CEO John Carrington. It’s going to be a big week for the energy storage industry. Southern California Edison (SCE) just announced its latest procurement contract — and energy storage is a major winner.

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