RMI Outlet
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With BMW’s i3, a major automaker shifts the EV market with composites
The recent release of the BMW i3 signals the beginning of a shift toward lightweighting that will help to drive the efficiency and competitiveness of electric vehicles.
A New Song for Electricity in Southern California
Grid planners and policymakers in California are now trying to figure out how to replace San Onofre while maintaining reliability and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions.
A Tale of Two Solar Cities
The fight for the title “Solar Capital of the U.S.” is on, and for two towns in California, things are heating up faster than a solar panel during summer peak! On the surface they couldn’t be more different … yet the sun unites them.
Want solar on my roof? Go ahead and pay me for it. Seriously. Here’s how.
In recent years, companies have made great strides in offering third-party financing to bring solar and energy efficiency to residential consumers with little or no money down. What if they paid you to put solar on your roof?
Affordable Housing with Unaffordable Energy Bills
A terrible irony: affordable housing saddled with unaffordable energy bills that burden low-income families and the public housing agencies that assist them.
