CleanTechnica » California http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 “Ventura In 2030″ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/ventura-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/ventura-2030/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2014 17:33:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76911 Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/ventura-2030/feed/ 2 Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels… Again (+ Other Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/solar-cheaper-fossil-fuels-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/solar-cheaper-fossil-fuels-solar-news/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:33:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76869 Here’s more solar fun for some lazy Sunday (or Monday after Christmas) reading. Enjoy! Solar $$ Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels For New Chilean Projects? UK Solar Installations Still Offer Excellent ROI Peer-to-Peer Financing For Residential Solar Rolled Out In Arizona Living the EV/PV Dream: How I Chose to Pair My Solar System With an Electric

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/solar-cheaper-fossil-fuels-solar-news/feed/ 0 San Francisco Could Lead US Cities In Solar Power http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/26/san-francisco-lead-america-cities-solar-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/26/san-francisco-lead-america-cities-solar-power/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2014 20:51:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76736 Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/26/san-francisco-lead-america-cities-solar-power/feed/ 0 Surprises In NREL State Study Of Where Solar Is Most Economical http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/surprises-nrel-state-study-solar-economical/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/surprises-nrel-state-study-solar-economical/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2014 20:00:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76634 Originally published on Solar Love. State by state, the effects of going solar are influenced by much more than how much the state naturally enjoys sunshine throughout the year. Going solar, according to new research by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, might be a more beneficial economic energy choice in states one does not expect to see at the top

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/bermuda-dunes-2030/feed/ 0 CODA Energy Installs Largest Behind-The-Meter Energy Storage System In Los Angeles Basin http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/coda-energy-installs-largest-behind-meter-energy-storage-system-los-angeles-basin/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/coda-energy-installs-largest-behind-meter-energy-storage-system-los-angeles-basin/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:16:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76633 CODA Energy, which was formed out of CODA Automotive when its electric car sales weren’t going too well, has just installed the largest behind-the-meter energy storage system in the Los Angeles basin. Using lithium-ion batteries, it is a 1,054kWh / 510kW system. CODA Energy has a contract with South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) regarding this project,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/coda-energy-installs-largest-behind-meter-energy-storage-system-los-angeles-basin/feed/ 2 Governor Cuomo Announces Statewide New York Fracking Ban http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/governor-cuomo-announces-statewide-new-york-fracking-ban/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/governor-cuomo-announces-statewide-new-york-fracking-ban/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:05:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76355 Yesterday (Wednesday, December 17, 2014), at a year-end cabinet meeting in Albany called by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New York’s acting commissioner of health stated that he could not support high-volume New York fracking (technically, hydraulic fracturing) because the health issues of the practice outweigh the benefits. [If there is anyone out there who’s unaware of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/governor-cuomo-announces-statewide-new-york-fracking-ban/feed/ 3 One Plug-In Car For Every Two Hybrids Being Sold In California http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/one-phev-every-two-hybrids-sold-california-currently/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/one-phev-every-two-hybrids-sold-california-currently/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2014 09:38:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76448 Roughly one plug-in car (100% electric or plug-in hybrid) is currently being sold for every two conventional hybrids sold in the state of California, according to recent numbers. These numbers are coming to us via a recent article published by Yahoo! Autos that stated that almost 10% of California’s new car sales are now electric vehicles… however,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/one-phev-every-two-hybrids-sold-california-currently/feed/ 1 Tesla Model S P85D Deliveries Begin http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/tesla-model-s-p85d-deliveries-begin/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/tesla-model-s-p85d-deliveries-begin/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 13:50:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76386 Tesla fans have responded with “off the charts” demand for the Model S P85D, and this month the first deliveries of this electric supercar have begun

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/tesla-model-s-p85d-deliveries-begin/feed/ 7 Carbon Markets Link In $500 Million Clean Energy Investment http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/carbon-markets-link-in-500-million-clean-energy-investment/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/carbon-markets-link-in-500-million-clean-energy-investment/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2014 17:18:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76373 North America's carbon markets just completed the first international cap-and-trade system linkage and raised $500 million for clean energy investment

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/carbon-markets-link-in-500-million-clean-energy-investment/feed/ 8 430,000 Advanced Energy Jobs In California… Today! http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/430000-advanced-energy-jobs-california-today/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/430000-advanced-energy-jobs-california-today/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:08:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75955 According to the Advanced Energy Economy Institute, the advanced energy industry in California has about 431,800 jobs. The number of opportunities in this field is expected to grow 17% in the coming year, so that total could reach 500,000 soon. Half a million advanced energy workers in California soon? What would you wager it doesn’t

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/430000-advanced-energy-jobs-california-today/feed/ 5 The State Leading The US In EV Adoption Is… http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/12/state-leading-us-ev-adoption/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/12/state-leading-us-ev-adoption/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2014 15:39:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76260 Originally published on EIA. In 2013, there were about 70,000 battery electric vehicles (EVs) and 104,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs)—small numbers compared to around 226 million registered vehicles in the United States. Total U.S. sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) have increased in recent years, but still represent only about 0.7% of new vehicle

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/12/state-leading-us-ev-adoption/feed/ 9 Eventual Trillion-Dollar Market (Not Al Gore) Spurring Energy Storage Growth http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/07/energy-storage-growth-trillion-dollar-market/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/07/energy-storage-growth-trillion-dollar-market/#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2014 12:00:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75951 By Byron Anderson Utility-scale energy storage is often discussed like it’s the flying car of renewable energy, but unlike the flying car, there is an immediate need and an eventual trillion-dollar global market to go along with it. After speaking with EnerVault’s new CEO, Ron Mosso; Temporal Power’s President and CTO, Jeff Veltri; and Bic

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/07/energy-storage-growth-trillion-dollar-market/feed/ 45 Palo Alto’s Moonshot: Can It Become The First Carbon-Neutral City In US http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/04/palo-altos-moonshot-become-first-carbon-neutral-city-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/04/palo-altos-moonshot-become-first-carbon-neutral-city-us/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2014 10:00:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75859 Originally published on Rocky Mountain Institute. By Erik G. Fowler, Douglas Miller, and Brett Bridgeland In 1961, President Kennedy presented the challenge to land an American on the Moon in 10 years or less. This seemingly impossible goal unlocked a national spirit of ingenuity and became a reality just eight years later in 1969 when

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/04/palo-altos-moonshot-become-first-carbon-neutral-city-us/feed/ 10 Big Bubbly Vs. Big Oil In Workplace EV Charging Death Match http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/03/coca-cola-gets-behind-workplace-ev-charging/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/03/coca-cola-gets-behind-workplace-ev-charging/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2014 13:09:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75822 Coca-Cola is going up against the Western States Petroleum Association with a new workplace EV charging initiative to support California clean energy goals

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/03/coca-cola-gets-behind-workplace-ev-charging/feed/ 7 New Oil “Conspiracy” Aims For West Coast Hat Trick, Could Lose Hat http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/oil-conspiracy-aims-for-west-coast-hat-trick/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/oil-conspiracy-aims-for-west-coast-hat-trick/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2014 13:04:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75777 A new "oil conspiracy" campaign from the Western States Petroleum Association aims to kill clean energy regulations in California, Washington, and Oregon

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/oil-conspiracy-aims-for-west-coast-hat-trick/feed/ 21 World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Is Now In Operation http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/worlds-largest-solar-power-plant-now-operation/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/worlds-largest-solar-power-plant-now-operation/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:11:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75774 Originally published on Solar Love. Did you hear about the largest solar power plant in the world and how it is now producing electricity? Did it make the nightly broadcast news? Probably not, but Solyndra was all over the news media for a while. There’s a blatant lack of coverage for solar success stories, so

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/worlds-largest-solar-power-plant-now-operation/feed/ 84 Movers in the Spread of California’s PACE programs http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/movers-in-the-spread-of-californias-pace-programs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/movers-in-the-spread-of-californias-pace-programs/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2014 19:29:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75473 The origins and growth of property tax assessed clean energy - PACE programs - within California and the first company to start-up in another state

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/movers-in-the-spread-of-californias-pace-programs/feed/ 1 California’s Reserve Fund Won’t Lift The FHFA Boot From PACE’s Neck http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/19/californias-reserve-fund-wont-lift-fhfa-boot-paces-neck/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/19/californias-reserve-fund-wont-lift-fhfa-boot-paces-neck/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:14:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75202 Originally published on ilsr.org. Earlier this year, the state of California announced a $10 million loan-loss reserve to solve the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s severe restrictions on using property-tax based financing for energy efficiency and renewable energy on residential property. It’s a great concept, but evidence from on of California’s best property assessed clean energy (PACE)

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/19/californias-reserve-fund-wont-lift-fhfa-boot-paces-neck/feed/ 6 Indian Manufacturer Vikram Solar’s Modules Now Eligible For Go Solar California http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/14/indian-manufacturer-vikram-solars-modules-now-eligible-go-solar-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/14/indian-manufacturer-vikram-solars-modules-now-eligible-go-solar-california/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2014 07:12:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74932 Vikram Solar, a solar module manufacturing company based in Kolkata (India), has received UL certification for its polycrystalline solar panels. The panels were certified under UL 1703, which covers safety and performance testing of flat-plate photovoltaic modules and panels for both ground-mounted and rooftop applications. This listing covers module wattage sizes from 240 to 270 Wp. The panels have also been

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