As the clean energy revolution gathers steam, the sector with attract trillions of dollars’ worth of investments, says S&P. GE got orders 20 new wind turbines last month; 2016 is the tipping point for SSDs; ARM’s new low-power chip can process 4K video; and Tesla is dead set on selling directly to consumers. Those stories […]
Archives for January 2016
Today’s 10: 2015 ‘shattered’ global temperature record
Let’s dust this thing off… NASA and other climate scientists agree: 2015 was a scorcher. Sustainable electronics are gathering momentum; self-healing batteries may one day help EV owners brave the winter better; and GE’s move into Boston could mean good things for the area’s cleantech sector (yes, there is one). Plus, a leak in the Nest […]
Chevy Bolt: Is GM poised to mainstream EVs?
At the Detroit Auto Show this week, GM is still riding high on the buzz surrounding the new 2017 Chevy Bolt since officially unveiling the fully electric vehicle (EV) during CES last week, and not only because the car has a range of 200 miles. Part of the reason is neatly encapsulated in the title […]