SharkFest Is A Great Opportunity To Talk About Wave Energy, Too
With SharkFest 2024 comes a reminder that wave energy and other renewables will benefit shark habitats by pushing fossil energy out.
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California Keeps Crushing America’s Clean Energy And Tech Rankings
Even though California once again dominates Clean Edge’s annual Clean Tech Leadership Index, clean energy keeps growing in almost every corner of America.
Word Choice: It Matters For California & America’s Energy Security
AB 2649, A new bill in California’s legislature, will enable military bases in the state to take advantage of available advanced energy technologies, as bases in other states do.
Is California’s “Monopoly Protection Act” Just A Revamp Of Prop 16?
Originally published in the ECOreport. A member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245, Hunter Stern, recently sent Marin County residents an email supporting state Assembly Bill 2145, popularly called the “Monopoly Protection Act.” According to the PACIFIC SUN, it is “filled with misinformation” – but the real … [continued]
Nearly 100% Of New California Electricity To Be Solar In 2H 2013
Herman Trabish of Greentech Media has happened across a pretty interesting find — 97% of new electricity generation capacity in line to be added to the California grid in the second half (2H) of 2012 is from solar power projects. This is according to the California Independent System Operator (the ISO), as … [continued]
US Wind Industry Raises 5,300 MW Of Capacity In December
Approximately 40% of the total 2012 wind capacity additions (12,620 MW) came online in December, just before the scheduled expiration of the wind production tax credit (PTC). During December 2012, 59 new wind projects totaling 5,253 MW began commercial operation, the largest-ever single-month capacity increase for U.S. wind energy. About … [continued]
Tesla Wins Again, Bicycle Rental Made Easy, First Solar Leads US Solar Installations… (Cleantech News…
Here’s some top clean energy, dirty energy, and climate change news from the past couple weeks (beyond what we’ve already reported on): Clean Transport EVs Tesla Lawsuit Over Massachusetts Dealerships Dismissed A Second Time New Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Van Offers 71 mpg US Mitsubishi Sets Outlander PHEV Debut for … [continued]
Top 10 Solar Power Stories Of 2012
What were the top solar power stories of 2012? Here’s my list — chime in below if you think differently or have anything to add. 10. Giant US CSP power plants move along as planned, ready for completion in 2013. While we didn’t see any big CSP power plants … [continued]
California Sets New Record For Winter Solar Power Generation
California just recently passed the milestone of 1 GW of solar power production (in August). And now it has just surpassed another milestone — it nearly reached that peak August generation level during the week of the Winter Solstice, which is the least-sunny time of the year, setting a … [continued]
Community Solar Bill Reintroduced In California
Last week, Senator Lois Walk re-introduced the shared renewable energy self-generation bill, SB43, which could help to advance community solar projects within California. Despite strong backing from consumer groups, environmental groups, one of the top three utilities in the state, and the Department of Defense, the original bill (SB443) … [continued]
