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.
- Total Cost Of Ownership: Tesla Model 3 vs. Toyota Camry & Audi A5by Guest Contributor on August 17, 2019 at 5:11 am
To regular readers of this column, it will be no surprise that Tesla’s Model 3 is cheaper on a total cost of ownership basis than competing luxury sedans […]
- Nothing Succeeds Like Success — Tesla Virtual Power Plant In South Australia Could Expand To 50,000 Homesby Steve Hanley on August 17, 2019 at 3:57 am
The Tesla virtual power plant experiment in South Australia has been an overwhelming success. Soon it may be expanded from about 1,400 homes to 50,000 homes. […]
- The EV Future — Volkswagen vs. Toyota In One Pictureby Maarten Vinkhuyzen on August 17, 2019 at 2:33 am
A picture says more than a thousand words […]
- How Much Range Is Lost On A Parked Tesla Model 3 In 63 Days?by Guest Contributor on August 17, 2019 at 2:00 am
How long can you go on a holiday before the battery in the Model 3 is completely drained […]
- Revenue, Profits Decline For Indian Wind Turbine Maker Inox In Q2 2019by Saurabh on August 17, 2019 at 1:00 am
Large renewable energy companies in India continue to face difficult times as yet another wind energy major reports poor financial results in the second quarter […]
- A Quick Guide To Tesla’s New V3 Superchargingby Kyle Field on August 17, 2019 at 12:00 am
Earlier this year, Tesla launched the third version of its Supercharging stations. While the basic functions of the V3 Superchargers are the same as previous […]
- The Volkswagen Triplets Are Going 100% Electricby Maarten Vinkhuyzen on August 16, 2019 at 11:00 pm
Sometimes it is frustrating that nearly all of the EV news sites are situated in the USA. With the result that news from the rest of the world (RotW) is not […]
- Tesla Makes Solar Affordable Again With New Monthly Rental Plansby Kyle Field on August 16, 2019 at 9:06 pm
Tesla is making solar affordable again with a new solar rental program that lets homeowners simply rent a solar system for a flat monthly rate. To further […]
- California Community Choice Aggregator Sees Promise in Floating Offshore Windby info@greentechmedia.com on August 16, 2019 at 8:41 pm
California community choice aggregator (CCA) Monterey Bay Community Power has signed a memorandum of understanding to explore buying the power from a […]
- How Electric Cars and Renewables Could Beat Oilby info@greentechmedia.com on August 16, 2019 at 8:00 pm
Solar and wind sent European utilities into financial disarray, and U.S. utilities are facing a similar fate. Are global oil companies next?A new […]
- Faraday Grid, the Transformer Technology Startup, Goes Bustby info@greentechmedia.com on August 16, 2019 at 7:48 pm
Faraday Grid, the much-hyped Scottish transformer technology startup, has run out of money and been put under the control of insolvency administrators in the […]
- California Highway Patrol Posts Photo Of Tesla Semi Hauling Cinder Blocksby Steve Hanley on August 16, 2019 at 6:56 pm
The Tesla Semi has been photographed at a CHP inspection station near the Donner Pass. The driver says it is meeting or exceeding its range expectations. […]
- BC Transit Goes Electricby Roy L Hales on August 16, 2019 at 6:15 pm
The first 10 heavy duty battery electric buses (BEBs) will be deployed in Victoria sometime in 2020/2021. Over the course of the next seven years, BC Transit […]
- Dems Build Momentum For Climate Change Action Ahead Of 2020 Electionsby Carolyn Fortuna on August 16, 2019 at 6:00 pm
What plans do the Dems have to act on our climate crisis […]
- India EV Weekly Roundup: Electric Superbike, Incentives For EV Makers, & Moreby Saurabh on August 16, 2019 at 5:03 pm
India’s electric mobility sector is rapidly changing. Here are the top 7 developments from last week […]
- Health Benefits Of Renewable Energy Far Outweigh The Costs, Say MIT Researchersby Steve Hanley on August 16, 2019 at 4:18 pm
A study by MIT claims the health benefits that result from converting to renewable energy are greater than the cost of installing wind and solar projects. So […]
- Using Artificial Intelligence to Design More Efficient Heat Pumpsby info@greentechmedia.com on August 16, 2019 at 4:04 pm
Heat pumps are already incredibly efficient. Researchers in Switzerland say they can push efficiencies even further using artificial intelligence.A research […]
- Astronaut Scott Kelly: ‘What Are We Doing to This Planet?’by info@greentechmedia.com on August 16, 2019 at 4:00 pm
This summer, the United States celebrated the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Fifty years later, many people wonder: If we can get to […]
- Hawaiian Electric’s Landmark Integrated Grid Planning at the Crossroads [GTM Squared]by info@greentechmedia.com on August 16, 2019 at 3:47 pm
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- Sunnova Partners With California Roofer Ahead of Solar Mandateby info@greentechmedia.com on August 16, 2019 at 12:49 pm
A high-profile solar-homebuilder partnership has emerged from the flurry of activity surrounding California’s new solar home mandate, which goes into […]
- Germany Has More EVs On The Road Than Any Other European Countryby Roy L Hales on August 16, 2019 at 11:28 am
There are more EVs on the road in Germany than in any other nation in Europe. More than 83,000, according to the Federal Motor Transport Authority. The […]
- Tesla Model 3 = 12.4% of All Norwegian Vehicle Sales January–July 2019by Zachary Shahan on August 16, 2019 at 5:02 am
California's a huge market for Tesla, the Netherlands loves Tesla, Switzerland loves Tesla, but no state or country is as Tesla obsessed as Norway […]
- $24 Million For EV Charging Stations In San Mateo County — The Eggs Are Coming!by Zachary Shahan on August 16, 2019 at 3:22 am
Once upon a time, I worked for San Mateo County. So, it is especially exciting for me to see that the Silicon Valley county is about to throw a ton of eggs […]
- Did Tesla’s Autopilot Detect A Falling Meteor In Australia?by Johnna Crider on August 16, 2019 at 2:45 am
It was a dark and stormy night with low clouds and light rain. David McLeod and his son George were traveling back to Warrnambool from Geelong on the Princess […]
- Tesla Sales Tank In Europe Again (NOT)by Maarten Vinkhuyzen on August 16, 2019 at 2:00 am
We have the Tesla registration numbers for the first month of Q3, and again the rumor mill that Tesla sales tanked in Europe is in full gear. The narrative is […]
- Volkswagen e-Golf = #1 EV in Germany in Julyby Jose Pontes on August 15, 2019 at 11:10 pm
The German plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market continues on the right track in July, with 9,233 registrations. Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) were up 136% […]
- Canadian Solar Boosts Annual Module Guidance, Shares Jumpby info@greentechmedia.com on August 15, 2019 at 9:10 pm
Canadian Solar handily beat Q2 expectations on Thursday, reporting module shipments that outpaced guidance and better-than-anticipated profits. The module […]
- The Conspiracy Against Tesla … Is Too Obviousby Guest Contributor on August 15, 2019 at 9:00 pm
I generally eschew conspiracy theories under the rubric that little explained by conspiracy cannot as well be explained by incompetence and that the occurrence […]
- Energy Vault Lands $110M From SoftBank’s Vision Fund for Gravity Storageby info@greentechmedia.com on August 15, 2019 at 5:56 pm
Energy Vault, the Swiss-U.S. startup that says it can store and discharge electrical energy through a super-sized concrete-and-steel version of a child’s […]
- New Research Points To Fracking As Cause Of Spikes In Atmospheric Methaneby Steve Hanley on August 15, 2019 at 5:55 pm
Researchers at Cornell are able to prove that much of the increased methane in the atmosphere comes from fracking operations. Now that we know, what will we do […]
- Vestas Profit Falls as Trade Tariffs Bite Wind Supply Chainby info@greentechmedia.com on August 15, 2019 at 5:26 pm
Denmark’s Vestas, the world’s largest wind turbine supplier, reported a sharp decline in profit during the second quarter, as the cascading trade […]
- Bolt-Based Chevy Menlo Crossover Will Debut In China Soonby Steve Hanley on August 15, 2019 at 4:55 pm
The Chevy Menlo -- a longer, taller version of the Chevy Bolt -- will debut in China soon. A version of the car may make it to North America as w […]
- Renewable Hydrogen Launches Sneak Attack On Natural Gasby Tina Casey on August 15, 2019 at 3:55 pm
Natural gas is beginning to feel the heat from a new building electrification campaign, and now here comes renewable hydrogen piling on […]
- Plastics In Rainwater, Plastics In Snow, Plastics In Our Food, Plastics Everywhereby Steve Hanley on August 15, 2019 at 2:57 pm
New research finds micro-plastic particles in everything from Arctic sea ice to snow in the Alps to rain in the Rockies. There is almost no research about the […]
- Spain Moves to Prevent a Second Solar Bubbleby info@greentechmedia.com on August 15, 2019 at 1:41 pm
Spain’s energy regulator is moving to tighten PV plant grid connection rules as the country heads toward a second solar development bubble.The […]
- How Are We Dealing With The Great Pacific Garbage Patch?by The Beam on August 15, 2019 at 8:00 am
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is a major environmental problem, yet, in the context of the many warnings we’ve had over the last decade as to […]
- Sorry, Porsche — Tesla Model 3 Already Has Repeatable Acceleration. Can We Troll Fossils Instead?by Dr. Maximilian Holland on August 15, 2019 at 1:15 am
Porsche's recent attempt to troll Tesla by emphasizing the Taycan's repeated acceleration ability ended up being quickly rebuffed. A Tesla Model 3 Performance […]
- Meet The Americana Teslaby Johnna Crider on August 14, 2019 at 11:00 pm
Images capture words, yet this one evokes the powerful spirit of American patriotism along with a Tesla owner's love for her Model X and her country. The […]
- 1.2 Gigawatt Solar Tender In India Receives Muted Responseby Saurabh on August 14, 2019 at 8:15 pm
Yet another solar power tender in India has received a surprisingly muted response, fueling worries that developers are looking for assurances and action from […]
- $1.9 Million Grant Awarded To Caban Systems For Telecommunications Energy Storageby Jake Richardson on August 14, 2019 at 7:03 pm
Energy storage can also be used during natural disasters to provide back-up electricity for various applications and organizations. In this particular case, […]
- An eVTOL Aircraft That Can Act As A Conventional Electric Airplaneby Nicolas Zart on August 14, 2019 at 5:30 pm
South African urban air mobility (UAM) startup Pegasus Universal Aerospace, founded in 2012, has an interesting electric vertical take-off & landing […]
- Organic Food Cooperative Organic Valley Achieves 100% Renewable Electricityby Jake Richardson on August 14, 2019 at 4:45 pm
Organic Valley, the largest American organic farmer cooperative in the US, recently announced it is now operating on 100% renewable electricity. Organic […]
- Dealership Experience Still Important To New Car Buyers, Says Urban Science Pollby Steve Hanley on August 14, 2019 at 3:46 pm
A recent survey claims more than 80% of new car shoppers want to be able to test drive a vehicle before buying it. Do you agree with that? […]
- Can Uber Elevate Commit to $700/hr eVTOL Flight by 2023?by Nicolas Zart on August 14, 2019 at 2:10 pm
Can Uber Elevate meet its targets, such as $700/h eVTOL flight and cost parity with road transport […]
- Politicians Still Need Convincing When It Comes to a Decentralized Gridby info@greentechmedia.com on August 14, 2019 at 1:54 pm
Electricity grids were once laid out like trees: Power stations were connected to a transmission network or “trunk” through which energy flowed to […]
- CleanTechnica Exclusive: How An Ex-Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Engineer Simplified Folding Electric Bicyclesby Nicolas Zart on August 14, 2019 at 11:00 am
I recently had an interesting exchange with Alex Murray, who rethought how to fold electric bicycles (e-bikes) and launched a very successful Kickstarter […]
- Tesla Model 3 = 3rd Best Selling Vehicle In The Netherlands In Julyby Jose Pontes on August 14, 2019 at 5:00 am
Led by the Tesla Model 3, the Dutch plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market grew 73% in July, with 2,372 plug-in registrations, which translated into a PEV share […]
- China Is Leading The World To An Electric Future: Four Takeaways From My Recent Visitby Guest Contributor on August 14, 2019 at 4:10 am
You don’t have to look far to see that China is leading the world’s electric car revolution. I had the unique opportunity to witness this […]
- The Dairy Alternative Divas At Daiya Are Capitalizing On Plant-Based Meats Going Mainstreamby Kyle Field on August 14, 2019 at 3:00 am
The Impossible Burger has gone mainstream with the introduction of Burger King's Impossible Whopper, and Beyond Meat has even gone public. Daiya, the market […]
- eHang Wants To Start An eVTOL Service In Guangzhou Soonby Nicolas Zart on August 14, 2019 at 2:30 am
China knows no speed limit when it comes to technological advance. Local e-mobility startup eHang is pushing boundaries in the electric vertical take-off & […]