5 Facts About Energy Storage that Every Californian Should Know
If you aren’t already paying attention to energy storage, you should be.
If you aren’t already paying attention to energy storage, you should be.
Reliable EV charging infrastructure is critical for a transition to electric vehicles, and that includes electric trucks. It seems US West Coast utilities understand that very well, as they are taking a lead and pushing society in the needed direction. Recently, 9 West Coast utilities and two agencies created …
Los Angeles. 2028. The Summer Olympics return for their third trip. The Olympic Committee has fulfilled their promise to only use recycled materials. An easy promise in a city with so much existing Olympic Infrastructure. But will the Olympians be able to breathe? Will Los Angeles, America’s manufacturing hub, be forced to shut down factories (and the ports!) for weeks preceding the Olympics in order to ensure adequately clean air? Or will this not be enough? Will all Olympic events be held indoors? Will Olympians compete wearing filtration masks and oxygen tanks?
In a rapidly changing world with new technologies coming online every day, it’s difficult to keep up. But when it comes to transportation, there’s no doubt that electric vehicles (EV) will replace gasoline- and diesel-burning vehicles.
While Tesla may be the most recognizable brand name in the realm of electric cars, one of the much less talked about aspects of Tesla’s Master Plan is the company’s efforts on the solar front. Are Tesla’s solar panels as good a deal as their cars? Let’s find out.
The City of Los Angeles and 8Minute Solar have entered into a 25-year power purchase agreement that will have the lowest combined price for solar energy and storage in the US.
On July 2, the LA City Council approved a proposal for a 11.6 MW floating solar pilot plant on the Van Norman water reservoir within the LA Department of Water & Power system, in a unanimous vote of present council members. The proposal included instructions for LADWP to report back to the council on the feasibility of the floating solar system program, the next steps of implementation, the optimal system size, how much energy can be created, the environmental offsets, and the economic impact it would have on the city.
Governor Jerry Brown and William Perry. Stanford University Staff Photographer: Harmer.
While America was focused on the upcoming election, and before Global Warming rendered most of Northern California completely uninhabitable, the leaders in energy production got together on a beautiful day at Stanford to discuss the future of energy. Not just clean energy, but all energy.
A few years back, I met Kitty Adams and got introduced to her incredible idea, Adopt A Charger. Ever since, the business model has matured and is now reaching across the US and now Europe.
Following up on my initial “10 Cleantech Solutions Your City Should Implement” post, here are 10 more.