November 2012 Archives
Photovoltaic (PV):
Here's your chance to comment on a 300-megawatt solar facility in the Ivanpah Valley at the California-Nevada border.
Photovoltaic (PV):
A high-ranking executive of a major solar developer has suggested that the era of "massive" photovoltaic developments in North America may be coming to an end. He has another idea instead...
Utilities:
The plan is the largest utility-scale solar project on tribal land in the United States.
Photovoltaic (PV):
The solar industry shakeout continues as rock-bottom solar panel prices have forced a difficult decision at yet another high-tech California solar firm.
Biofuels:
But some scientists are warning that the fuel may have too high an environmental cost.
Climate Change:
What's a ton of carbon dioxide worth in California? As of this week, there's a new answer to that question: about $12 or $13.
Wind:
A proposed wind turbine installation that would have covered more than 63,000 acres of the California desert has been canceled by the federal government.
Geothermal:
Long Beach's Rancho Los Alamitos' new earth-friendly heating and cooling infrastructure doesn't compromise the park's historic integrity with noisy boilers, condensers, or generators.
Climate Change:
Californians support the state's new cap and trade system of auctioning greenhouse gas emission permits by a margin of two to one, according to a poll released today -- including a majority of Republicans.
Utilities:
The agreement, while raising LADWP bills, could go a long way toward helping DWP meet its renewable energy targets.
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
