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If proper respect for nature means treading lightly on the landscape, Modscape perfectly captures that theory in this self-sustaining Tintaldra cabin in Victoria, Australia. Located on the southern banks of the Murray River, this off-the-grid retreat is equipped with solar panels, a septic tank, and a rainwater tank to ensure minimal environmental impact. The minimalist design was created so as

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If proper respect for nature means treading lightly on the landscape, Modscape perfectly captures that theory in this self-sustaining Tintaldra cabin in Victoria, Australia. Located on the southern banks of the Murray River, this off-the-grid retreat is equipped with solar panels, a septic tank, and a rainwater tank to ensure minimal environmental impact. The minimalist design was created so as

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In case you’re wondering why we’ve been reviewing some portable solar chargers, lately, it’s not just for fun. Okay so it’s fun, but we’re also interested in how the niche market for mobile energy is growing. Since we don’t have prime sun at hand, we’re also interested in how useful portable solar chargers can be when your solar access is

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Five years ago finding two electric cars at a single event was as common as finding a four leaf clover. Last week in Cupertino, California, though, over 500 electric vehicles gathered to set a new record for the Guinness Book of World Records for the world’s largest EV parade, a great way to cap off National Drive Electric Week. All

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The 2015 BMW i8 has finally arrived in America after years of will-they-won’t-they, and while most of us (your humble writer included) will never be able to afford the hybrid supercar, we can still play around with the BMW i8 online customizer, which went live only yesterday. Like the BMW i3 configurator, the i8 has “World” feature levels instead traditional

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The Indian government continues to push proliferation of solar power through publicly owned companies, this time through the world’s largest coal mining company – Coal India Limited. Coal India is planning to develop solar power plants across various states of India. According to media reports, the company is in talks with Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for the

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The town of Kisielice in Poland is 100 percent powered by renewable energy! In recognition of its achievement, the town has just been awarded a European Commission ManagEnergy Award 2014 in the self-sufficiency category. The achievement is even more remarkable given that Poland as a whole derives around 90 percent of its energy from coal. Surrounded by expanses of open

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Although there are plenty of grid-scale energy storage procurement and deployment announcements, the truth is that utilities are still figuring energy storage out. While the grid-scale energy storage industry aspires to enter commercialization, utilities might still be rooted in the demonstration stage. Unveiled today, Southern California Edison’s demonstration project at the Monolith substation in the Tehachapi Mountains happens to be

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WASHINGTON: Japanese automaker Nissan is dismissing speculation that it intends to scale back electric car battery production at its US plant in Tennessee. Nissan’s ambitious electric vehicle program has been a signature initiative of Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive at both Renault and Nissan. “The Renault-Nissan Alliance remains 100 percent committed to its industry-leading EV program,” spokesman Travis Parman said

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Donald Sadoway and colleagues have already started a company to produce electrical-grid-scale liquid batteries, whose layers of molten material automatically separate due to their differing densities. The new formula – published in the journal Nature by Sadoway, former postdocs Kangli Wang and Kai Jiang, and seven others – substitutes different metals for the molten layers used in a battery previously

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