October 2012 Archives
Utilities:
New billboards around Los Angeles laud the mayor for working to reduce the city's carbon footprint, and urge him to do more.
Wave Power:
Can California power itself from its 840 miles of ocean front?
Utilities:
One of California's largest utilities and a globally respected charity have teamed up to bring less-affluent Californians into the Solar Age, and the utility says it's ready for more.
Photovoltaic (PV):
The EPA wants your feedback on guidelines for promoting landfill solar projects.
Trade:
Failings in the global market mean solar panel factories go idle when we need their products more than ever.
Biomass:
A San Bernardino County water treatment plant will power itself with the waste it's removing from the water.
Photovoltaic (PV):
A Yale and NYU study says that if you install solar on your rooftop, your neighbor's more likely to do the same.
Technology:
The battery manufacturer responsible for Fisker electric cars catching on fire has filed for bankruptcy.
Policy:
There was some mention of renewable energy in Tuesday's Presidential debate, but if you sneezed during the proceedings you may well have missed it.
Biomass:
A Rialto plant that pledged to turn sewage into sludge is shut down, and its owner is circling the drain.
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
