July 2012 Archives
Technology:
A Santa Barbara company's solar hydrogen process was inspired by plant biology.
The Grid:
Jerry Brown cuts the ribbon on a controversial $1.9 billion power line in Imperial and San Diego Counties.
Biofuels:
A California biofuel farmer facing serious crop losses points a finger at a desert solar developer.
Photovoltaic (PV):
What would urban solar look like if photovoltaic panels were pretty?
Concentrating Solar:
If BrightSource was wishing there was more water available at their proposed Hidden Hills solar project in Inyo County, they got their wish on Monday. Big time.
Policy:
California has reached a crucial, if forbiddingly wonky, milestone in the implementation of its Cap and Trade program.
Government:
A new bill would make renewables permitting more like public land oil and gas lease sales.
Solar PEIS:
The Interior Department releases its long-awaited blueprint for solar development on 20 million acres of public land in the Western U.S.
Photovoltaic (PV):
Los Angeles' Department of Water and Power now owns its own utility-scale desert solar power plant.
Concentrating Solar:
The only thing BrightSource has to do before claiming the Palen Lake solar project is get a copy of the pink slip.
News and analysis about renewable energy in California. Blog host Chris Clarke is an environmental writer of two decades standing. He currently lives in Joshua Tree and can be contacted at: rewire@kcet.org.
- Wind Power
- PV and Solar Thermal
- Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROEI)
- Watts and Watt-Hours, Kilo and Mega
- 'Enough To Power X Thousand Homes'
- The Grid
- Distributed Generation
- Conservation and 'Negawatts'
- Grid Storage
- PACE Loans, Feed In Tariffs and Net Metering
- Base Load and Peaking Power
- Capacity Factor
- Renewable Portfolio Standards
- Biomass
- Transportation and Renewable Energy
- Geothermal
