September 2013 Archives
Science:
With the help of some clever engineering, Stanford engineers have harnessed tiny microorganisms that give off small amounts of electrons as they digest organic matter in sewage and other wastewater, hooking them into a circuit that charges a battery.
Wind:
Google will buy all the power generated by the 270-megawatt Happy Hereford Wind Farm in the Texas panhandle near Amarillo. No, we're not making that name up.
Concentrating Solar:
The U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service confirms that a protected peregrine falcon was found severely injured on the site of BrightSource Energy's Ivanpah solar facility in September. It died shortly after. Solar flux is being eyed as a possible cause of death.
The Well Next Door:
Culver City, home to NPR, Sony Pictures, and a hopping restaurant and gallery scene, is getting nervous.
Photovoltaic (PV):
An indie band crowdfunds to solarize a popular non-profit working to change lives in Los Angeles, and promotes its new album along the way.
Photovoltaic (PV):
Local opposition may have doomed a proposed 20-acre solar project in Hesperia.
Commentary:
A major transmission project now being considered by the BLM and other agencies could bring 3,000 megawatts of power from Wyoming to cities in California, Nevada, and Arizona, removing an obstacle to much greater expansion of wind turbines in Wyoming's eagle habitat.
coal:
A coal-fired plant operated by the LADWP is among the nation's 50 dirtiest power plants, according to a report released Tuesday.
Government:
L.A.'s Mayor announced the overhaul of the board last month amid heated talks over a labor contract covering 90 percent of employees at the city-owned utility.
Concentrating Solar:
The proposed solar power plant would have a "substantial adverse impact" on visual resources in Riverside County's Chuckwalla Valley, including the views from vantage points in two protected wildernesses and Joshua Tree National Park, according to a state assessment.
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
