August 2012 Archives
Biomass:
The state of California has a plan to burn forest waste for energy, but recent studies suggest that may make the climate situation worse rather than better.
Photovoltaic (PV):
This video contest will spread the idea of a Solar Los Angeles.
Trade:
China takes aim at a CPUC program that encourages businesses to buy renewable energy equipment locally.
Solar:
CaISO data confirms that California had more than a gigawatt of solar power flowing through the grid yesterday.
Geothermal:
California wants to keep its renewable energy development in-state, but California's geothermal leaders say that policy is hurting their industry.
The Grid:
The Obama administration has approved a transmission line to connect the Sunrise Powerlink to wind turbines in northern Baja California.
The Grid:
More than 1,000 megawatts of electrical power is coming into the state's transmission grid from solar sources today.
Photovoltaic (PV):
DWP is filling up its pilot program to buy power from its customers.
Wind:
California led the nation in new wind turbine installations in 2011, according to the Department of Energy.
Transportation:
A set of reports by UCLA's Luskin Center tackle how we can make it easier to charge electric cars in Los Angeles.
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
