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.
- Germany Will Pay $45 Billion To Rid Itself Of The Scourge Of Coalby Steve Hanley on January 17, 2020 at 9:40 pm
Germany has announced a new plan to close its coal mines and coal generating stations by 2038. Is it enough? Of course not. But it's better than running away […]
- US Energy Storage Market May Grow 12X By End Of 2024 (Interview)by Jake Richardson on January 17, 2020 at 8:43 pm
The recent Wood Mackenzie Q4 2019 US Energy Storage Monitor report contains a number of insights about energy storage trends. Daniel Finn-Foley, head of energy […]
- Oil and Gas Sector Told to Step Up Climate Game or Lose Investmentby info@greentechmedia.com on January 17, 2020 at 4:42 pm
The oil and gas industry is on the verge of losing its “social license” — the goodwill required for companies to attract investors and […]
- India x Cleantech — January 2020by Saurabh on January 17, 2020 at 4:29 pm
Welcome to another issue of our new India x Cleantech series! On a monthly basis, we are pulling news from across clean technology sectors in India into a […]
- Canada’s e-Zn Raises Millions to Commercialize Long-Duration Zinc Energy Storageby info@greentechmedia.com on January 17, 2020 at 4:12 pm
Canadian startup e-Zn has raised money to store clean energy far longer than currently available batteries allow by using cheap and abundant zinc.On […]
- Australia’s Fire-Hit Grid Braces for an Even Bigger Threatby info@greentechmedia.com on January 17, 2020 at 4:01 pm
Bush fires that have razed more than 10 million hectares and killed more than a billion animals are also threatening Australia’s grid, but they're not […]
- Devil in the Details for World’s Largest Coal Investorby info@greentechmedia.com on January 17, 2020 at 3:52 pm
This week, BlackRock, the world’s largest investor in coal, added its name to a list of 117 globally significant financial institutions with a […]
- Leap Lands Investment to Grow Behind-the-Meter Load Flexibility Businessby info@greentechmedia.com on January 17, 2020 at 3:49 pm
San Francisco-based startup Leap has raised $8.2 million in equity and debt, aimed at expanding its business of linking megawatts of flexible […]
- BoxPower Supplies Two Portable Microgrids For Use In Puerto Ricoby Steve Hanley on January 17, 2020 at 3:39 pm
BoxPower has supplied two of its portable microgrids to communities in Puerto Rico left without electricity after a series of earthquakes wiped out parts of […]
- BlackRock CEO Says Climate Is Reshaping Finance. What Does That Mean?by info@greentechmedia.com on January 17, 2020 at 3:20 pm
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is suddenly putting sustainability and climate risk at the center of its investment strategy. […]
- The Hyphenate Makes A Beat With Tesla’s TRAX (Video)by Johnna Crider on January 17, 2020 at 4:00 am
Hip hop artist The Hyphenate not only makes a beat in Tesla's TRAX, but he shows you how to use it, too. For those who get confused when looking at creation […]
- Tri-State G&T To Boost Renewable Energy Goal To 50% By 2024by Steve Hanley on January 17, 2020 at 2:22 am
Tri State Generating & Transmission serves over 1 million customers in the American West. It announced this week it is closing several coal-fired plants […]
- Tesla Gobbled Up 78% Of US Electric Vehicle Sales In 2019*by Zachary Shahan on January 17, 2020 at 12:00 am
While the Tesla Model 3 was the 9th best selling car in the country and had more than 150,000 sales in the USA, the next best selling non-Tesla on the market […]
- A Tesla With Autopilot On Drives ~6.4× More Miles Before An Accident Than Average US Carby Johnna Crider on January 16, 2020 at 10:51 pm
Tesla has released its Autopilot Safety Report for Q4 of 2019, and the results are again positive for Tesla, but also more complicated than they may seem on […]
- Wood Mackenzie’s Key Takeaways From the Grid Edge in Q4by info@greentechmedia.com on January 16, 2020 at 9:09 pm
Last year, utilities, grid operators and grid edge vendors all continued to grapple with their evolving roles in delivering and managing power. The grid edge […]
- How Much Energy Does The US Consume & Where Does It Come From? — Pew Researchby Steve Hanley on January 16, 2020 at 8:25 pm
Electricity from renewables is expected to be the largest source of new electrical supply in 2020. But fossil fuels continue to dominate total US energy usag […]
- Toyota Invests In Joby Aviation Electric Air Taxi Serviceby Steve Hanley on January 16, 2020 at 7:25 pm
Toyota has made a $394 million dollar investment in Joby Aviation, an eVTOL air taxi company based in California […]
- Everon & Arcadia Announce Collaboration — CleanTechnica Exclusiveby Carolyn Fortuna on January 16, 2020 at 6:25 pm
New tools can accelerate EV demand by making charging with renewable energy convenient and affordab […]
- Germany Seals $45B Coal Phaseout Dealby info@greentechmedia.com on January 16, 2020 at 5:40 pm
Germany's federal and state governments agreed Thursday on the tricky terms of the country's coal phaseout, with the total bill set to run […]
- How Far Should California Shift Its Storage Incentives to Protect From Blackouts? [GTM Squared]by info@greentechmedia.com on January 16, 2020 at 5:33 pm
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- Wind & Solar Power Will Dominate 2020 In US, Despite Trumpby Kurt Lowder on January 16, 2020 at 5:24 pm
Trump does not like wind and solar power, but the market absolutely loves wind and solar power. The EIA predicts wind, solar, hydro, and energy storage will be […]
- Volkswagen CEO: We Need To Move Faster On Electric Vehicles Or We Will Follow Nokia’s Fateby Zachary Shahan on January 16, 2020 at 4:35 pm
Volkswagen's CEO, Herbert Diess, has reportedly expressed yet again the corporation's powerful internal struggles regarding the transition to electric vehicles […]
- In 2010, Volkswagen Aimed To Become The World’s #1 EV Producer By 2018by Zachary Shahan on January 16, 2020 at 6:40 am
Steve Hanley wrote an article yesterday titled, "Volkswagen Will Be World’s Largest EV Manufacturer By 2030, Claims New Report." It was based on a report […]
- Neoen Is Hopeful New Tesla Battery Capacity Will Be Online In Marchby Johnna Crider on January 16, 2020 at 5:16 am
Neoen, a French renewable energy developer, is hoping to have the additional capacity at Tesla's big battery in South Australia online in Marc […]
- Electric Aircraft Pilot Training Is Arrivingby Nicolas Zart on January 16, 2020 at 4:33 am
Quantum Air and OSM Aviation Group just announced an electric aircraft pilot training partnership. OSM Aviation Academy will conduct the Quantum-branded pilot […]
- Win A Tesla Winter Driving Experience — On Frozen Storsjön Lake In Swedenby Cynthia Shahan on January 16, 2020 at 3:26 am
This March, Tesla is bringing the Model 3 and Model S to frozen Storsjön Lake in northern Sweden. You have a chance to join the crew at the Tesla Winter […]
- BlackRock Has A New Attitude About Fossil Fuel Investingby Steve Hanley on January 16, 2020 at 3:25 am
In his annual letter to business leaders, the head of BlackRock, the world's largest asset management firm, says sustainability and climate change will now be […]
- Italy’s Tiny EV Market Doubles Again — Over 10,000 Sales In 2019by Carlo Ombello on January 16, 2020 at 2:25 am
It's taken a long time, but Italy's electric car market is finally starting to take off. Official figures released by UNRAE (the association of foreign […]
- Electrify America Appreciation & Suggestions From A Frequent EV Charging Friendby Cynthia Shahan on January 15, 2020 at 10:50 pm
I absolutely appreciate the network of charging stations that Electrify America is providing. I used the network almost exclusively in a 4 state drive with a […]
- LA Shows The Value Of Bus-Only Lanes (Video)by Cynthia Shahan on January 15, 2020 at 7:32 pm
Mass transit, and especially electric mass transit, are top solutions for a variety of transportation challenges. It provides solutions to traffic congestion, […]
- MG Is Back From The Grave In Full Frontal Attack On European Car Marketby Maarten Vinkhuyzen on January 15, 2020 at 7:02 pm
After the bankruptcy of the iconic British carmaker MG/Rover, the MG brand name was sold to a Chinese company. A few years ago, it was bought by SAIC Motor […]
- Transmission Emerging as Major Stumbling Block for State Renewable Targetsby info@greentechmedia.com on January 15, 2020 at 6:40 pm
Demand for renewables from the growing number of states and utilities with 100 percent clean energy goals is almost certain to outpace their ability to supply […]
- Kenya Meets Renewable Energy Generation Target, Should Now Shift Focus To Accelerating EV Adoption To Soak Up Excess Electricityby Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai on January 15, 2020 at 6:01 pm
Kenya’s installed generation capacity is sitting at over 2,700 MW, which now exceeds the current peak demand of around 1,900 MW. At night during the […]
- Volkswagen Will Be World’s Largest EV Manufacturer By 2030, Claims New Reportby Steve Hanley on January 15, 2020 at 4:39 pm
A new report from Wood Mackenzie says Volkswagen is on pace to become the largest electric car manufacturer in the world. Elon Musk and Tesla may have […]
- Differences Between Tesla Model 3 & Tesla Model Yby Johnna Crider on January 15, 2020 at 6:00 am
The Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y may look somewhat similar, but they are not the same vehicle. However, some may not realize that or choose to believe […]
- Delta Flight Dumps Fuel On School Childrenby Johnna Crider on January 15, 2020 at 5:31 am
A Delta flight bound for Shanghai had to make an emergency fuel dump earlier today. That fuel rained down upon Los Angeles near a school playground. Around 40 […]
- Why Tesla [TSLA] Is On A Tear — “No Other Auto Company In The World That’s Growing That Quickly.”by Johnna Crider on January 15, 2020 at 4:34 am
Tesla is growing like no other company in the auto industry and is pretty much on a tear. This is a good thing. In late 2019, as in four days before 2020, […]
- Climate Deniers Would Rather See A Continent Burn Than Be Wrongby Johnna Crider on January 15, 2020 at 4:00 am
Climate deniers, it seems, would rather see an entire continent burned into ash instead of admitting that they were wrong […]
- NIO EV Sales Up — Strong Community Backs The Startupby Nicolas Zart on January 15, 2020 at 3:06 am
NIO has released its delivery figures for December 2019. With deliveries of 3,170 vehicles in December 2019, including 2,537 ES6s and 633 ES8s, the cumulative […]
- Hyundai & Uber Elevate Unveil Autonomous Pods, eVTOL Aircraft, & Hub Ecosystem At CESby Nicolas Zart on January 15, 2020 at 2:39 am
Hyundai Motor Company and Uber Elevate showed us a fairly complete urban air mobility (UAM) electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL) concept vehicle, […]
- Zero Mass Water Shrinks Its Panels – Cleantech Talk With Founder Cody Friesenby Kyle Field on January 15, 2020 at 12:00 am
In this episode of our Cleantech Talk podcast interview series, Kyle Field sits down with the founder of Zero Mass Water, Cody Friesen, about the significant […]
- Scientists Tell Us How To Deal With Ecological Griefby Steve Hanley on January 14, 2020 at 11:31 pm
Many find ourselves grieving for the planet we used to know before fossil fuel pollution began to destroy it. Here are some examples of how climate scientists […]
- Air Filters Used In LA Schools Linked To Higher Test Scoresby Jake Richardson on January 14, 2020 at 8:30 pm
NYU Assistant Professor of Economics Michael Gilraine studied what happened when a number of schools in the Los Angeles area had air filters installed as a […]
- ChargePoint Rolls Out New CPF50 Charging Solution Designed For Fleetsby Kyle Field on January 14, 2020 at 7:30 pm
In late 2018, ChargePoint raised a round of funding to enable expansion overseas into European markets and to push into the fleet space. Today, the company […]
- 25 Climate Activists Occupy Chase Bank & Launch A Major New Campaign Targeting The Financial Industryby Guest Contributor on January 14, 2020 at 6:27 pm
The “Stop the Money Pipeline” Mobilization aims to end the financing of fossil fuels and deforestation.&nbs […]
- Oppenheimer: Tesla Is An “Existential Threat” To Automakersby Johnna Crider on January 14, 2020 at 6:23 pm
Oppenheimer analyst Colin Rusch this week told CNBC that Tesla has proven to be an existential threat for automakers. He said this while explaining his price […]
- Tesla Withdraws Appeal To Connecticut Supreme Court Regarding Direct Sales Banby Steve Hanley on January 14, 2020 at 4:44 pm
Tesla has adjusted its strategy in Connecticut. It has quietly dropped its appeal of the state's franchise dealer law and begun leasing cars at its service […]
- Tesla Filed Model Y Certification Papers With CARB On January 9. Will Deliveries Begin Next Month?by Steve Hanley on January 14, 2020 at 4:17 pm
Tesla has filed certification papers for the Model Y with CARB. Does that mean deliveries will begin next month? […]
- Sony Electric Car … Australian Fire Insanity … Zombie Solar Energy Storage System — CleanTechnica Top 20by Zachary Shahan on January 14, 2020 at 12:00 pm
The biggest, hottest, most enticing CleanTechnica stories last week were led by Sony unveiling an electric car, the impossible-to-comprehend scale of this […]
- Iceland Reaches 25% EV Market Share! When Will The World Follow?by Zachary Shahan on January 14, 2020 at 6:41 am
Iceland made it clear that winning the silver medal was a piece of cake for the island nation, as it logged a massive 25% EV market share in […]