Recently in Biomass
Solar:
An Oklahoma firm has produced a map showing the regional energy scenes across the United States, and the results are interesting -- though some of what's going on in California doesn't really show.
Biomass:
About 10 years ago the fuel cell buzz started to die down a bit, but the technology hasn't gone anywhere
Biomass:
Four teenaged students in Nigeria got a lot of press around the world for building a "urine-powered generator." Sadly, the coverage misrepresents what these very bright kids have done.
Biomass:
There's off the grid, and then there's really off the grid. The BioLite Stove promises to give you a source of power for your personal appliances, generated by burning twigs.
Biomass:
A San Bernardino County water treatment plant will power itself with the waste it's removing from the water.
Biomass:
A Rialto plant that pledged to turn sewage into sludge is shut down, and its owner is circling the drain.
Biomass:
Every time you flush in San José, you're creating renewable energy. Sort of.
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.
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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
