Lancaster, California has entered into a partnership with SGH2 Energy for a plasma furnace that will convert the city’s recyclable trash into green hydrogen. Is the project real? We’ll know in about a year.
A landmark agreement could mark a turning point for BYD’s electric vehicles (EV), electric buses (e-bus), clean technology manufacturing, and green growth for the economy and environment in the US.
Lancaster, California, produces more solar power per capita than any other city in the state. Devastated by the recession of 2009, when unemployment rose to 17%, the city has made its commitment to solar the basis of its economic rebirth. Today it is home to the BYD truck and bus factory, which just finished an expansion that tripled its original size.
Lancaster, California, is located northeast of Los Angeles near Edwards Air Force Base. It lies at the edge of the Mojave Desert, where abundant sunshine is the order of the day. The city has been a leader in clean, renewable energy since 2011 and has been requiring builders to install solar panels on all new homes since 2014. Its policies have served as a model for other California communities, including Sebastopol, Santa Monica, and San Francisco. Now, the city seeks to raise the bar by requiring each new home to have a rooftop solar system large enough to meet its full energy needs.
The Chinese firm BYD, one of the top electric vehicle manufacturers in the world (#1 in terms of overall plug-in car sales), recently broke ground on the second of three planned expansion/construction phases at its vehicle manufacturing plant in Lancaster, California, according to an email sent to CleanTechnica. The expansion … [continued]
Originally published on ilsr.org. Community Choice In most states, a city wanting to change its energy future has two options: beg its utility or form its own. But one state-level policy opens a third way for cities to have more choice over their energy options: community choice aggregation (CCA). Now authorized … [continued]
A new San Francisco ordinance puts real teeth in a state solar law that requires rooftop “solar zones” for new buildings.
Originally published on the ECOreport. After 23 years of attempting to bring about change on the state and national levels, Daphne Wysham, of the Center for Sustainable Economy, came to the conclusion that the last bastion of hope in the fight against the fossil fuel industry was at the local … [continued]
If you were checking in over the holidays, you probably noticed that I’ll be one of the speakers at a hot new conference called “Renewable Cities.” There were already several great speakers lined up back then, but a few new ones have just been added that are worth highlighting. The newly … [continued]
The city of Lancaster, California, has installed an energy storage system at its Museum of Art and History. It was connected by Green Charge Networks to store energy to be used at peak times when electricity prices are high. The energy is stored up when costs are low, and then … [continued]
