LES BLUMENTHAL, The Bellingham Herald, May 30, 2009 The Obama administration has proposed a 25% cut in the research and development budget for one of the most promising renewable energy sources in the Northwest – wave and tidal energy. At the same time the White House sought an 82% increase in solar power research funding, [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Obama Moves to Cut Wave Energy Funding
Posted in Dept. of Energy, Dept. of the Interior, DOE, DOI, Electricity Generation, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, Solar Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy, tagged Budget Cut, Dept. of Energy, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, Funding, Geothermal Energy, Obama, Port Townsend, President Obama, Puget Sound, Renewable Energy, Snohomish PUD, Solar Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, US Navy, Washington, Wave Energy, Wind Energy on May 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Molten Salt Technology Sheds New Light on Solar Energy
Posted in California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Molten Salt, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, U.S., tagged Aerospace, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Mirrored Heliostat Arrays, Molten Salt Technology, Renewable Energy, Rocketdyne, Solar Collector, Solar Energy, SolarReserve, U.S. on May 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The mineral is a key part of a Santa Monica firm’s proposed alternative energy project in the desert. The technology was proven workable in a pilot project near Barstow in the 1990s. PETER PAE, The Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2009 Just past Barstow on Interstate 15, Las Vegas-bound travelers can eye a tower resembling [...]
Sonoma Funds First AB 811 Loan
Posted in AB 811, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Funding, News, Northern California, Renewable Energy, Rooftop Solar, Small Solar, Solar Energy, Solar PV, Sonoma, U.S., US Energy Policy, Weatherization, tagged AB 811, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Energy Tax Credits, Funding, Homeowner Funding, Northern California, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Photovoltaic, Sonoma County, U.S., US Energy Policy on May 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
OurGreenJourney, May 20, 2009 Sonoma County has funded its first clean energy loan secured by a lien on property taxes. As we have posted before, the Sonoma County Energy Independence Program is California’s first county wide energy efficiency financing district, authorized by AB 811. The loan of $25,500 went to homeowners and paid for a [...]
Mendocino Energy Launches
Posted in California, Dept. of Energy, Dept. of the Interior, DOE, DOI, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, EPRI, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, MMS, Mushroom Bioremediation, News, Northern California, Obama, Ocean Energy, OCS, Offshore Renewable Energy, Precourt Institute of Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Silicon Valley, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, SRI, Stanford, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged California, DOD, DOE, DOI, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, EPRI, FERC, Fort Bragg, Funding, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast, Mendocino Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, NOAA, Northern California, Precourt Institute of Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy Incubator, Renwable Energy, Silicon Valley, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wind Energy on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, May 20, 2009 At this core energy technology incubator, energy policy is created as renewable energy technologies and science move swiftly from white boards and white papers to testing, refinement and implementation. The Vision Mendocino Energy is located on the Mendocino coast, three plus hours north of San Francisco/Silicon Valley. On the waterfront of [...]
BrightSource, PG&E Strike Up Largest Solar Deal Ever
Posted in Arizona, California, Electricity Generation, Funding, Israel, Nevada, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar Thermal, U.S., tagged Arizona, Arnold Goldman, BrightSource, California, Funding, Ivanpah, Nevada, PG&E, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, U.S. on May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TRACY SEIPEL, MercuryNews.com, May 15, 2009 Declaring it a record total, PG&E on Wednesday announced an expansion of solar-power contracts with Oakland’s BrightSource Energy for a total of 1,310 megawatts of electricity — enough to power 530,000 California homes. The power purchase agreements, which will now include seven power plants, add to a previous contract [...]
PG&E Cancels Mendocino WaveConnect Project
Posted in California, Electricity Generation, Eureka, FERC, Fort Bragg, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, FERC, FERC Pilot Permit License, FISH, Fort Bragg, Humboldt, Humboldt Wave Energy, Humboldt WaveConnect, Mendocino County, Mendocino Wave Energy, Mendocino WaveConnect, MendoCoastCurrent, PG&E, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Pilot License, WaveConnect on May 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Editors Note: On June 9, 2009, PG&E filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) a petition to release the Mendocino WaveConnect preliminary permit. MendoCoastCurrent, May 11, 2009 In early May 2009, PG&E’s WaveConnect team decided to cancel the Mendocino WaveConnect project because the Noyo Harbor didn’t pass muster and was deemed insufficient in several [...]
FERC Issues GreenWave Wave Energy Permit
Posted in California, Electricity Generation, FERC, Fort Bragg, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., Wave Energy, Wave Farm, tagged California, Electricity Generation, FERC, FERC Preliminary Permit, Fort Bragg, Green Wave, GreenWave, Mendocino, Mendocino County, Northern California, Offshore Energy Plan, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Sonoma County, Tony Strickland, U.S., Wave Energy, Wave Farm on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Excerpts of FRANK HARTZELL’s article, Mendocino Beacon, May 7, 2009 GreenWave Energy Solutions, an “alternative energy startup has been granted a three-year preliminary permit to study wave energy off Mendocino. It’s locals’ first look at action by a newly recast Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which is tasked by the Obama Administration to make a [...]
