July 2013 Archives
Concentrating Solar:
You have until October to comment on the environmental assessment for the Palen solar project, which may affect a newly discovered rare plant species.
Wind:
The company responsible for the worst oil spill in U.S. history says it can't get an adequate offer for its U.S. wind division.
Technology:
We may be considerably closer to generating electrical power with the windows in our homes and offices.
Conservation:
A Tuesday announcement in Sacramento, however, shows that the program can still work for energy efficiency upgrades at commercial properties.
Climate Change:
California's greenhouse gas cap and trade program will basically merge with similar program in Quebec in January. If a Tuesday announcement by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is any indication, Australia may be next.
Photovoltaic (PV):
At no more than 14 megawatts of planned capacity, San Diego Gas & Electric's proposed Ocotillo Sol power plant is a lot smaller than many desert solar projects. But it's still got wildlife and cultural protection activists concerned: the project would occupy 115 acres of Imperial County's Yuha Desert that had been set aside for protection by the feds.
Solar:
California's largest county now has a year-long moratorium in place on new solar facilities
Wind:
The paper published an editorial calling for state and federal agencies to give wind energy a far bigger slice of the pie when portioning out the California desert. Here's why they got it badly wrong.
Government:
The agency charged with ensuring the state's energy infrastructure doesn't endanger public safety is being taken to the woodshed by Federal regulators in the wake of a 2010 gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes.
Natural gas:
Conservation groups announced Wednesday that they are suing the EPA for failing to protect an endangered butterfly species from a San Francisco Bay Area gas-fired power plant.
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
