BeyondKONA: Technology
New cleantech and other disrupting technologies that incorporate advances in the electrification of transportation, economically capturing the sun’s power, empowering power consumers to be clean power producers and partners through hardware, software, and communications advances that are now available to address Hawaii’s most pressing economic and environmental challenges.
Technology is also advancing at an exponential rate, presenting new opportunities to address inefficiencies and cost challenges to sustainable economic growth.
- The Rachio Thrive Nutrient System Aims To Support Plants By Restoring Soil Healthby Kyle Field on February 26, 2020 at 4:23 pm
The folks at Rachio first made a name for themselves with their smart sprinkler controller that injected a healthy dose of intelligence into the world of yard […]
- The Solar Industry’s New Power Player: Oil Majorsby info@greentechmedia.com on February 26, 2020 at 3:20 pm
A spate of recent acquisitions has left European oil and gas majors poised to become leaders in the solar market — with offshore wind also a growing […]
- Sunnova Ends 2019 With Growth but Overall Losses, Heralds ‘Year of the Battery’by info@greentechmedia.com on February 26, 2020 at 3:07 pm
Residential solar company Sunnova experienced a surge in customers buying energy storage in the fourth quarter of 2019, CEO John Berger said on an […]
- Fast-Thawing Permafrost Gouges Holes In The Arcticby Johnna Crider on February 26, 2020 at 12:10 pm
An article from Wired has an alarming headline that shows the impact of a fast-thawing permafrost gouging holes in the Arctic
- A Georgia Town Gets Half Of Its Electricity From President Jimmy Carter’s Solar Farmby Johnna Crider on February 26, 2020 at 6:19 am
Plains, Georgia, is a small town that is just south of Columbus, Macon, and Atlanta and north of Albany. It is the hometown of former United States President […]
- Tesla’s Battery Costs Have Been Dropping … Fastby Guest Contributor on February 26, 2020 at 5:23 am
Even Tesla’s detractors in the auto industry concede that the company’s superior battery technology gives it a substantial head start versus the […]
- Krewe of Orpheus Parade Features “Krewe of Tesla”by Johnna Crider on February 26, 2020 at 4:07 am
A small Krewe of Tesla vehicles was a part of the Krewe of Orpheus parade in New Orleans this week on Lundi Gras, which is the day before Mardi Gras. The Krewe […]
- London’s Route 94 Gets An Upgrade With 29 New Electric Double-Decker Buses From BYDby Kyle Field on February 26, 2020 at 4:00 am
An arterial bus route in West London is going fully electric as transit operator RATP Dev subsidiary London United took delivery of 29 fully electric BYD […]
- More Tesla Cybertruck Design & Engineering Tidbits — From Elon Muskby Iqtidar Ali on February 26, 2020 at 3:39 am
Elon Musk recently took to Twitter in order to answer several questions about the automaker’s futuristic Cybertruck. The Tesla CEO said that the […]
- The Blix Packa Is An Ebike That Can Haul The Entire Family Around (Review)by Kyle Field on February 26, 2020 at 3:00 am
The folks at Blix sent us a Packa for a few weeks so we could give it a legitimate run through the paces of life to see how it held up to the rigors of the […]
- WoodMac: Emerging Solar Markets to Come of Age in 2020sby info@greentechmedia.com on February 25, 2020 at 11:45 pm
Emerging solar markets will come of age in the 2020 as countries from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan to Malaysia join the “gigawatt club.”Outside […]
- Volkswagen Is Planning Some Spicy Electric Cars Based On The MEB Chassisby Steve Hanley on February 25, 2020 at 11:14 pm
Volkswagen is drawing up plans for a high performance coupe and/or roadster based on its MEB electric car chassis.
- As California Forests Heat Up, Birds Are Flocking To Higher Groundby Nexus Media on February 25, 2020 at 10:13 pm
Forests are critical to slowing climate change because they soak up huge amounts of heat-trapping carbon dioxide. Birds help keep forests healthy by eating […]
- 7 Winners & Losers From Canadian Teck Oil Sands Project Withdrawalby Michael Barnard on February 25, 2020 at 9:47 pm
Teck made a tough call and made it the right way. Its only fault was letting it get anywhere near this brink. The company should have canceled this process […]
- Where Rising Seas Raise Rents — Climate Gentrification Is Here (VIDEO)by Nexus Media on February 25, 2020 at 8:05 pm
Coastal flooding is driving up the cost of housing in high-elevation Miami neighborhoods like Little Haiti
- GM To US: No 250 Mile, $23,000 Electric Car For You!by Steve Hanley on February 25, 2020 at 7:10 pm
The Chevy Menlo is a variation of the Chevy Bolt with a smaller battery. It will start at $23,000 but is only intended for the Chinese market.
- Tesla’s Shanghai Model 3 Jumps Instantly To China’s #1 Electric Vehicle By Production Volumeby Dr. Maximilian Holland on February 25, 2020 at 6:06 pm
The Tesla Shanghai Model 3 jumped straight to the #1 spot in China's battery electric vehicle production charts in January, according to figures released by […]
- The ChargePoint Flex Makes Home Charging Easy, At Any Speed — CleanTechnica Reviewby Kyle Field on February 25, 2020 at 5:30 pm
The new ChargePoint Home Flex residential EVSE was built to take the difficulty out of selecting the right charger at the right speed for home charging. It is […]
- Equinor Says Thanks But No Thanks To Deep Water Drilling Plan In Australiaby Steve Hanley on February 25, 2020 at 4:38 pm
Equinor becomes the latest fossil fuel company to cancel a proposed energy plan that would have added millions of tons of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.
- Sumitomo Buys Large Stake in Energy Storage Specialist Highview Powerby info@greentechmedia.com on February 25, 2020 at 3:05 pm
Long-duration grid storage company Highview Power announced Tuesday it had raised a major equity investment to support its journey to market.Global […]
- WoodMac: Global Energy Storage Installations to Hit 15GW by 2024by info@greentechmedia.com on February 25, 2020 at 1:12 pm
The global energy storage market quadrupled last year to 4 gigawatts of new installations and will surge to a 15-gigawatt annual market in 2024, even as system […]
- Solar Repowering Could Be Coming Sooner Than You Thinkby info@greentechmedia.com on February 25, 2020 at 1:10 pm
Solar technology is getting cheaper and more efficient. That winning combination means that many of the oldest projects in the global solar fleet may be […]
- Tesla Model Y Deliveries Starting In Marchby Zachary Shahan on February 25, 2020 at 8:28 am
The news today, provided to CleanTechnica on email by early Model Y reservation holders, is that the Model Y production timeline got significantly better and […]
- Tesla Model 3 Crushes Original Tesla Roadster — Like A $70,000–100,000 Car With Cost Of Toyota Camry Or Honda Accordby Zachary Shahan on February 25, 2020 at 7:32 am
As you may have seen by now, 7 year Tesla insider David Havasi and I have been getting together in recent months to talk about the deep history of Tesla from […]
- Electric Car Charging Solutions Continue To Evolveby Guest Contributor on February 25, 2020 at 4:57 am
Electric car charging stations have been growing at an exponential rate. With every manufacturer planning to make the eventual transition towards electric […]
- The Politics Of A Green New Deal (VIDEO)by Nexus Media on February 25, 2020 at 4:48 am
In the summer of 2018, Nexus Media took part in Freedom to Breathe, a cross-country tour that explored how climate change intersects with the racial, social, […]
- Solar Under Storm Part II: Designing Hurricane-Resilient PV Systemsby Rocky Mountain Institute on February 25, 2020 at 4:42 am
The last three years have seen major hurricanes wreak havoc on island nations. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Dorian caused catastrophic damage to homes, […]
- Our Sci-Fi Future: Elon Musk Inspires A Transportation Paradigm Shift (Infographic)by Guest Contributor on February 25, 2020 at 4:00 am
From horses to camels to railroads to Interstate highways, humans have always sought faster and more convenient ways to move around the planet. The next decade […]
- Tesla’s Secret Weapon Is Fueled By The Sunby Johnna Crider on February 25, 2020 at 3:22 am
Tesla's secret weapon is something that many investors don't even think to consider when they think of Tesla. CNN Business reminded us that investors only […]
- New York Governor Takes Aim at State’s Onerous Renewables Permitting Regimeby info@greentechmedia.com on February 24, 2020 at 11:34 pm
New York state is moving to add an Office of Renewable Energy Permitting to ease the approval process for new renewables projects in the state, under a […]
- Michigan Utility DTE Ordered to Seek Out More Renewablesby info@greentechmedia.com on February 24, 2020 at 11:17 pm
Michigan's two big investor-owned utilities, Consumers Energy and DTE Energy, have both committed to meeting state-mandated clean energy targets and retiring […]
- Teck Resources Pulls The Plug On $15.5 Billion Frontier Oil Sands Project In Albertaby Steve Hanley on February 24, 2020 at 8:05 pm
Teck Resources has decided to abandon its plan to build an enormous new tar sands mine in Alberta. It's a significant victory for the Earth but […]
- “Tesla Killers” Are Failing At Killing Teslaby Johnna Crider on February 24, 2020 at 7:11 pm
The idea of "Tesla killers" was put out there by many critics of Tesla, clickbait-happy media outlets, and some of the competition to create the fear that […]
- Report: Community Choice Energyby John Farrell on February 24, 2020 at 7:05 pm
An alternative to electricity monopolies enables communities to center people and planet
- Autonomous Electric Trucks Could Upend Freight Operationsby Steve Hanley on February 24, 2020 at 6:05 pm
Outrider, based in Colorado, is offering electric, autonomous yard trucks that can speed freight operations in America's 400,000 distribution centers.
- Shockwave Motors Introduces 3-Wheeled Electric Vehicleby Johnna Crider on February 24, 2020 at 5:13 pm
Shockwave Motors has a quirky new EV called the Defiant EV3 Roadster that would be interesting to those who would like to invest in new ideas. This new, […]
- Pipelines & Politics In The US: The Latest Developmentsby Steve Hanley on February 24, 2020 at 5:05 pm
Pipelines are in the news. The US Supreme Court will decide whether the Atlantic Coast Pipeline can cross the Appalachian Trail, while a pipeline across […]
- Mining Giants Embrace Renewables, But Decarbonization Remains a Steep Climbby info@greentechmedia.com on February 24, 2020 at 4:14 pm
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto announced last week that it will build its first in-house solar plant to power mine operations, […]
- Tesla Model 3 Outsold Honda Accord & Toyota Corolla In California In 2019by Johnna Crider on February 24, 2020 at 4:04 pm
The Tesla Model 3 outsold both the Toyota Corolla and Honda Accord last year in California. With such high sales, Tesla's Model 3 was the best seller in the […]
- First Solar Misses Profits in Q4, Explores Selling Development Businessby info@greentechmedia.com on February 24, 2020 at 3:23 pm
A hefty legal settlement and delays on multiple projects weighed down Q4 earnings for First Solar, the largest solar module manufacturer in the Western […]
- Perovskite Solar Cells … Toyota Driving Off A Hybrid Cliff … The Boring Company’s 1st Vegas Tunnel — #CleanTechnica Top 20by Zachary Shahan on February 24, 2020 at 7:00 am
The most popular CleanTechnica stories last week involved perovskite solar cell research and projections (a hot topic for the past few — or several […]
- Solar-Powered Vehicles From Solarollaby Cynthia Shahan on February 24, 2020 at 6:16 am
"I’m part of a grass roots solar vehicle production company in Ashland OR, called Solarolla (www.solarolla.com)," Daniel & the Solarolla team wrote
- Ideal US Cities To Survive Climate Changeby Johnna Crider on February 24, 2020 at 4:50 am
Climate scientists have shared where they think would be an ideal place to live in the United States in order to avoid natural disasters. An article, published […]
- Tesla Cyberbubbles — Another Fun Idea For Elon Muskby Johnna Crider on February 24, 2020 at 4:43 am
Cyberbubbles are a fun new idea for the Tesla Cybertruck and could be a fun way to safely "bubble roll" diesel vehicles on the road
- 5 Strategies That Achieve Climate Mitigation & Adaptation Simultaneouslyby World Resources Institute on February 24, 2020 at 4:12 am
Climate actions have often fallen into one of two strategies: mitigation efforts to lower or remove greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere, and […]
- Tesla Model 3 Humbles Honda Civic With Chimney On Drag Strip (Video)by Iqtidar Ali on February 24, 2020 at 3:52 am
Yes, that is a freakin' chimney on a modified fifth generation Honda Civic shamelessly emitting clouds of smoke. Making breathing more difficult for […]
- Why The Dealership Model Is Anti-Americanby Johnna Crider on February 24, 2020 at 3:15 am
In a new video, Sean Mitchell explains why he thinks the US auto dealership model is anti-American
- Tesla Cyber Sedan Concept (Video)by Johnna Crider on February 23, 2020 at 7:49 pm
A Tesla Cyber Sedan is the latest work of creative engineering inspired by the Tesla Cybertruck. This work of art and engineering is brought to life by […]
- Australians On Climate-Related Anxietiesby Johnna Crider on February 23, 2020 at 7:10 pm
Australians shared their climate-related anxieties 10 years ago in a recently published study. The study found that rural Australians are most concerned about […]
- Super Duper Supercapacitors Could Accelerate Electric Car Revolutionby Steve Hanley on February 23, 2020 at 6:43 pm
Supercapacitors offer exciting new possibilities for electric vehicles. Here are two stories about advances in supercapacitor technology.