RenewableEnergyFocus.com, November 25, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will fund $18 million to support small business innovation research, development and deployment of clean and renewable energy technologies, including projects to advance wave and current energy technologies, ocean thermal energy conversion systems, and concentrating solar power (CSP) for distributed applications.
The funding will come from the [...]
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US Dept of Energy Investing in Small Business Renewable Energy Projects
Posted in ARRA, Clean Energy, DOE, Dept. of Energy, Economic Stimulus Plan, Energy Research, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Obama, Ocean Energy, Ocean Thermal, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, Tidal Stream, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged ARRA, Dept. of Energy, DOE, Funding, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Heat Exchange, Ocean Thermal Energy, Renewable Energy, Secretary Steven Chu, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., Wave Energy on November 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
California CPUC Considering PG&E’s Space Solar Energy Project
Posted in CPUC, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Southern California, Space Solar Energy, U.S., tagged California, CPUC, Electricity Generation, PG&E, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solaren, Space, Space Energy, Space Solar Energy, U.S. on November 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
CASSANDRA SWEET, Dow Jones Newswires, November 20, 2009
California regulators have proposed approving a long-term contract between PG&E and Solaren, developers of a speculative technology that would beam 200 megawatts of solar power to earth from outer space.
Under the 15-year contract, Solaren Corp., of Manhattan Beach, Calif., would ship 850 gigawatt-hours of solar power a year [...]
More Sun for Less: Solar Panels Drop in Price
Posted in California, Economic Issues, Incentives, News, Price Issues, Renewable Energy, Rooftop Solar, Small Solar, Solar Energy, Solar PV, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California, China, Electricity Generation, Energy Tax Credits, Evergreen Solar, First Solar, Incentives, Price Issues, Renewable Energy, Residential Solar Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Photovoltaic, SolarCraft, U.S., US Energy Policy on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
KATE GALBRAITH, The New York Times, August 27, 2009
When Greg Hare looked into putting solar panels on his ranch-style home in Magnolia, Tex., last year, he decided he could not afford it. “I had no idea solar was so expensive,” he recalled.
But the cost of solar panels has plunged lately, changing the economics for many [...]
Renewable Energy Projects Stumble on a Need for Water
Posted in California, Energy Research, Nevada, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Power Plant, Solar Thermal, U.S., US Energy Policy, Water Issues, Water Rights, tagged Amargosa Valley, BrightSource, California, Dry Cooling, Electricity Generation, FPL, Ivanpah, Nevada, NextEra Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Mellennium, Solar Millenium, Solar Thermal, Southwest, Tessera Solar, VantagePoint Venture, Water Issues, Water Rights, Wet Cooling on October 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
TODD WOODY, The New York Times, September 30, 2009
In a rural corner of Nevada reeling from the recession, a bit of salvation seemed to arrive last year. A German developer, Solar Millennium, announced plans to build two large solar farms here that would harness the sun to generate electricity, creating hundreds of jobs.
But then things [...]
Solar Forests Shade for Parking and Charging Electric Cars
Posted in Biomimicry, Electric Cars, Electricity Generation, News, Plug-in Hybrids, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, tagged Biomimicry, Car Charging Network, Electric Cars, Electricity Generation, Neville Mars, Plug-in Hybrids, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Forest, Solar Photovoltaic on August 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MIKE CHINO, Inhabitat, July 27, 2009
Although electric vehicle use is on the rise, we’re certainly not out of the woods yet in terms of providing them with a steady supply of clean energy – that’s why designer Neville Mars has conceived of an incredible EV charging station that takes the form of an evergreen [...]
Renewable Energy Has Its Price
Posted in Carbon Emissions, Electricity Generation, Energy Footprint, Energy Research, Energy Sprawl, Renewable Energy, Research, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Viewscape Issues, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, tagged Carbon Emissions, Energy Footprint, Energy Sprawl, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Impact, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Turbine Noise, Wind Turbines on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
CATHY PROCTOR, Denver Business Journal, July 31, 2009
Wind farms and solar power plants may offer free fuel costs and no carbon-dioxide emissions, but don’t assume there’s universal support from environmentalists, according to industry observers.
“The world is changing,” said Andrew Spielman, a partner at the Denver office of Hogan & Hartson LLC who works on renewable [...]
EnviroMission Files to Build Two Solar Towers in Arizona
Posted in Arizona, Australia, Electricity Generation, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, U.S., tagged Arizona, Australia, Electricity Generation, EnviroMission, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Tower, U.S. on July 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
MendoCoastCurrent, July 2, 2009
EnviroMission Ltd. recently filed two land applications in the United States for two prospective Solar Tower power station developments.
Melbourne, Australia-based EnviroMission Limited, also opened operations in Phoenix, Arizona, and established a 100% owned subsidiary, EnviroMission (USA) Inc., to lead Solar Tower development in the American market.
The drive for Solar Tower development in [...]
The Way to a New Energy Future
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, Carbon Emissions, Colorado, Congress, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Energy Research, Geothermal Energy, Green Collar Jobs, Greenhouse Gas, New Mexico, OCS, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Wind Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, tagged Atlantic Ocean, Colorado, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Electricity Generation, Geothermal Energy, Greenhouse Gas Reduction, New Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, President Obama, Reduce Carbon Emissions, Renewable Energy, Secretary Ken Salazar, Solar Energy, U.S., U.S. Congress, US Energy Policy, Wind Energy on July 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ken Salazar, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, July 26, 2009
Just north of the Colorado-New Mexico border, in the sunny expanses of my native San Luis Valley, America’s clean energy future is taking root.
Under President Obama’s leadership, four tracts of land in southern Colorado and two dozen tracts across six Western states may soon be supplying [...]
NextLight Inks Solar Energy Deal with PG&E
Posted in Arizona, Bay Area, CPUC, California, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Funding, News, Northern California, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar PV, Solar Power Plant, Solar Thermal, Southern California, U.S., tagged Agua Caliente, Antelope Valley, Arizona, AV Solar Ranch, California, Energy Capital Partners, First Solar, Frank De Rosa, Funding, NextLight, NextLight Renewable Power, OptiSolar, PG&E, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Power Plant, Solar PV, Solar Thermal, Southern California, SunEdison, SunPower, U.S. on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UCILLA WANG, The Greentech Innovations Report, June 9, 2009
When Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced a deal to buy solar power from a proposed 230-megawatt project last Friday, it shone a spotlight on a two-year-old company with a different business model than many startups who have inked similar deals with the utility.
The deal also raised [...]
The Renewable Energy Vision of FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff
Posted in Cap and Trade Policies, DOE, Dept. of Energy, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Environmental Issues, Fossil Fuel, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, OCS, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Peak Oil, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, Tidal Stream, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy, tagged Cap and Trade Policies, Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, Coal-fired Power Plants, Cyberattack, Cybersecurity, Electricity Generation, Electricity Grids, FERC, Grid Hacks, Jon Wellinghoff, Natural Gas, Reliability Issues, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MARK CLAYTON, The Christian Science Monitor, June 8, 2009
When giving his slide presentation on America’s new energy direction, Jon Wellinghoff sometimes sneaks in a picture of himself seated in a midnight blue, all-electric Tesla sports car.
It often wins a laugh, but makes a key point: The United States is accelerating in a new energy direction [...]
Obama Moves to Cut Wave Energy Funding
Posted in DOE, DOI, Dept. of Energy, Dept. of the Interior, 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 »
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, [...]
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 | 2 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 a lighthouse [...]
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 | Leave a 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 5 [...]
Mendocino Energy Launches
Posted in California, DOE, DOI, Dept. of Energy, Dept. of the Interior, EPRI, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, MMS, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, Mushroom Bioremediation, News, Northern California, OCS, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, Precourt Institute of Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, SRI, Silicon Valley, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, 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 Fort Bragg, utilizing [...]
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 the two [...]
PG&E Exploring Space Solar Energy
Posted in CPUC, California, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Renewable Energy, Research, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Southern California, Space Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California, CPUC, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Gary Spirnak, MendoCoastCurrent, PG&E, Renewable Energy, Socio-Economic Issues, Solar Array, Solar Energy, Solaren, Southern California, Space, Space Energy, Space Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, April 17, 2009
San Francisco – PG&E has begun exploring renewable energy from space as it seeks approval from California state regulators, the CPUC, to purchase power from Solaren Corporation offering 200 megawatts over 15 years.
Solaren’s technology uses solar panels in Earth orbit, converting the energy to radio frequency for transmission to an Earth-based receiving station. The [...]
Interior and FERC Announce Agreement on Offshore Renewable Energy Development
Posted in DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, FERC, Hydrokinetic Energy, Leasing Issues, MMS, Marine Energy, News, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, Solar Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, tagged Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, DOI, Electricity Generation, Energy Policy Act of 2005, FERC, FERC Licensing, MMS, MOU, Ocean Energy, OCS, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Permitting Issues, Renewable Energy, Secretary Ken Salazar, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Flux, Wind Energy on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cherry Creek News Staff, March 17, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – In a joint statement issued today Secretary of the Interior (DOI), Ken Salazar and Acting Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Jon Wellinghoff announced that the two agencies have confirmed their intent to work together to facilitate the permitting of renewable energy in offshore [...]
Secretary Salazar: Renewable Energy Now Top Priority
Posted in California, DOE, DOI, Dept. of Energy, Dept. of the Interior, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, FERC, Funding, Geothermal Energy, Green Recovery, Hydroelectric Dams, Hydrokinetic Energy, MMS, Mendocino Coast Current, News, OCS, Obama, Ocean Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy, tagged Biomass, BLM, Cape Wind, Dept of Interior, DOE, DOI, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy and Climate Change Task Force, Environmental Issues, EPA, FERC, Funding, Geothermal Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, MMS, OCS, Renewable Energy, Secretary Ken Salazar, Solar Energy, Southern California, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wind Energy on March 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
MendoCoastCurrent, March 11, 2009
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that he has just signed his first order establishing renewable energy generation as the top priority of the Department of the Interior. Following President Obama’s lead in steering the United States into this new energy path, he said this agenda would create jobs and grow [...]
Wellinghoff on Energy Stimulus Funds, Removing Renewable Energy Obstacles and FERC
Posted in Dept. of Energy, Economic Issues, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy, Energy Research, Enhanced Geothermal Systems, Environmental Issues, FERC, Funding, Green Recovery, Hydrokinetic Energy, Issue, Marine Energy, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Research, Smart Grid, Socio-Economic Issues, Solar Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy, tagged Demand Response, Economic Issues, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Infrastructure, Energy Resarch, Energy Siting, Environmental Issues, FERC, FERC Restructuring, FERC Review Team, Funding, Geothermal Energy, Jon Wellinghoff, MendoCoastCurrent, Obama, Offshore Energy Plan, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, U.S., U.S. Congress, US Energy Bills, US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wind Energy on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent from Platts Energy Podium, February 12, 2009
The recently approved Economic Stimulus Plan includes expanding the US electric transmission grid and this may be the just the start of what will be a costly effort to improve reliability and deliver renewable energy to consumers from remote locations, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Acting Chairman Jon [...]
Renewable Energy Now Looking for Economic CPR
Posted in Congress, Economic Issues, Economic Stimulus Plan, Funding, Green Jobs, Green Recovery, Issue, News, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Small Solar, Solar Energy, Solar PV, U.S., Wind Energy, Wind Farm, Wind Turbines, tagged Economic Issues, Economic Stimulus Plan, Funding, Green Recovery, NextEra, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Tax Credis, Small Solar, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, T. Boone Pickens, U.S., U.S. Congress, Wind Energy, Wind Farms, Wind Turbines on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
KATE GALBRAITH, The New York Times, February 4, 2009
Wind and solar energy have been growing at a blistering pace in recent years, and that growth seemed likely to accelerate under the green-minded Obama administration. But because of the credit crisis and the broader economic downturn, the opposite is happening: installation of wind and solar power is plummeting.
Factories [...]
Silicon Valley Looks Forward to Obama Stimulus Plan
Posted in Bay Area, California, Clean Energy, Clean Technology, Economic Issues, Green Recovery, News, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Silicon Valley, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Weatherization, Wind Energy, tagged Agilewaves, California, Economic Stimulus Plan, eMeter, EnerNOC, Obama, PG&E, Power Infrastructure, President Obama, Project Frog, Renewable Energy, Serious Materials, Silicon Valley, Silver Spring Networks, Smart Grid, Solar City, Solar Energy, SunPower, U.S., U.S. Congress, U.S. Power Grid, US Energy Policy, Weatherization, Wind Energy on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SCOTT DUKE HARRIS and MATT NAUMAN, San Jose Mercury News, January 27, 2009
As President Barack Obama and Congress hammer out an economic stimulus package expected to be in the $825 billion range, Silicon Valley clean tech leaders are heartened by an energy agenda that starts with an emphasis on “smart grid” technologies that encourage energy [...]
Mendocino Energy
Posted in Biomimicry, Bioremediation, California, Clean Energy, Clean Technology, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, Environmental, FERC, Fort Bragg, Funding, Green Economy, Green Recovery, Issue, MMS, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, Mill Site Clean Up, News, Northern California, Obama, Ocean Energy, Patents, Renewable Energy, Research, Sea Turbine, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar PV, Solar Thermal, Sustainable, Tidal Stream, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Farm, tagged California, Dept. of Energy, DOE Review Team Leads, DOI Review Team Leads, FERC License, Fort Bragg, Funding, Mendocino, Mendocino Wave Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, Northern California, Obama, PG&E, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wave Farm, Wind Energy, Wind Farms, Wind Turbines on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, January 17, 2009
Here’s the post from MendoCoastCurrent in the Citizen’s Briefing Book at President-elect Barack Obama’s change.gov site:
Renewable Energy Development (RED) federal task force
Immediately establish and staff a Renewable Energy Development (RED) federal task force chartered with exploring and fast-tracking the development, exploration and commercialization of environmentally-sensitive renewable energy solutions in solar, wind, wave, green-ag, et [...]
Sopogy’s Global Strategy Expands to Spain
Posted in Hawaii, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar Thermal, Spain, U.S., tagged Hawaii, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar Thermal, Spain, U.S. on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
NANEA KALANI, Pacific Business News, January 12, 2009
Honolulu-based Sopogy announced last week that it will build a 50-megawatt system in Toledo, Spain, using its proprietary technology in partnership with a German energy financier and a Spanish project developer. The system could generate enough electricity to power 15,000 homes.
Sopogy founder and CEO Darren Kimura said the [...]
Toyota Developing Solar Powered Car
Posted in Electric Cars, Electricity Generation, Japan, News, Renewable Energy, Research, Solar Energy, Solar Powered Car, tagged Electric Cars, Electricity Generation, Japan, Renewable Energy, Solar Cell, Solar Energy, Solar Powered Car, Solar PV, Toyota on January 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
MendoCoastCurrent, January 1, 2009
Toyota Motor is developing a vehicle that will be powered solely by solar energy in an effort to turn around its struggling business with a futuristic ecological car, a top Japanese business daily reported.
The Nikkei newspaper, however, said it will be years before the planned vehicle will be available on the market. [...]
Solar Submarine, Project Goldfish
Posted in Batteries, Electricity Generation, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Platform, Solar Submarine, Switzerland, tagged Batteries, BKW, Electricity Generation, Project Goldfish, Solar Energy, Solar Platform, Solar Submarine, Switzerland on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
XAVIER NAVARRO, AutoBlogGreen.com, December 30, 2008
Solar energy and submarines might seem like two things that just don’t go together very well.
A new Swiss project is set to prove that nothing is impossible with a good set of batteries and a solar platform.
Project Goldfish aims to build a submarine powered with electricity obtained from solar power. [...]
Californians Filing Solar Rebate & Subsidy Applications Up Despite Recession
Posted in CPUC, California, Green Recovery, Issue, News, Renewable Energy, Rooftop Solar, Small Solar, Solar Energy, Solar PV, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California Solar Initiative, CPUC, Economic Issues, Rooftop Solar, Solar Energy, Solar PV, Solar Rebates, Solar Subsidies, Solar Tax Breaks, U.S. on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MARIA DICKERSON, the Los Angeles Times, December 27, 2008
At a time when many investors are sticking money in their mattresses, Californians are putting it on their roofs.
Applications for state rebates to install solar panels hit their highest level ever in December, one of the few bright spots in an otherwise gloomy economy.
Residents filed a record [...]
PG&E Signs Solar PV Contract with El Dorado Energy
Posted in California, Nevada, News, Solar Energy, Solar PV, U.S., tagged California, El Dorado Energy, Nevada, PG&E, Sempra Generation, Solar Energy, Solar PV, U.S. on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, December 22, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that it has entered into a long-term agreement with El Dorado Energy, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sempra Generation, to purchase 10 megawatts of renewable, photovoltaic solar energy from Sempra Generation’s new El Dorado Energy Solar facility in Nevada.
“Solar energy is a reliable and [...]
California SB7 Encourages Small Solar
Posted in California, News, Renewable Energy, Small Solar, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar PV, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California, Northern California, Renewable Energy, SB7, Senator Patricia Wiggins, Small Solar, Solar Credits, Solar Energy, Solar PV, U.S., US Energy Policy on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Redwood Times, December 17, 2008
California State Senator Patricia Wiggins has introduced new legislation to encourage more production of solar power by compensating smaller producers for all of the solar power that they generate.
Currently, residential electric customers can participate in the state’s solar program, known as the California Solar Initiative, and receive subsidies for the installation [...]
Australia Unveils A$500 Million Renewable Energy Fund
Posted in Australia, Biofuel, Carbon Market, Funding, Geothermal Energy, Issue, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, tagged Australia, Biofuel, Carbon Market, Economic Stimulus, Funding, Geothermal Energy, Greenhouse Gas Reduction, Kevin Rudd, Kyoto Protocol, MendoCoastCurrent, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy on December 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, December 14, 2008
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called for a “solar revolution” on Sunday as he unveiled plans to bring forward a A$500 million (US$329 million) fund promoting renewable energy in a bid to stimulate the economy.
Speaking just a day before a key announcement on Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions targets, Rudd said the fund’s [...]
Portugal Plugs in Biggest Onshore Wind Farm in Europe
Posted in Europe, Hydrokinetic Energy, News, Portugal, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Spain, Wave Energy, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, Windmills, tagged EDF Energies Nouvelles, Europe, Portugal, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Spain, VentoMinho, Wave Energy, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, Windmills on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Giles Tremlett, The Guardian UK, December 2, 2008
Europe’s biggest onshore wind farm plugged itself into the grid today to provide enough electricity for up to a million people in northern Portugal.
A total of 120 windmills are dotted across the highlands of the Upper Minho region of Portugal as one of western Europe’s poorer nations continues [...]
Los Angeles Municipal Utility Proposes Solar Feed-in Tariff
Posted in California, Feed-in Tariff, Issue, News, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar Thermal, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California, Feed-in Tariff, LADWP, Los Angeles, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar Thermal, U.S., US Energy Policy on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
PAUL GIPE, RenewableEnergyWorld.com, December 4, 2008
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced to much fanfare on November 24 that the city’s municipal utility would launch one of the continent’s largest solar power programs. The mayor’s plan would direct the city’s municipal utility, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), to build or purchase 1,300 [...]
The 10 Big Energy Myths
Posted in Biochar, Biomimicry, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Microgeneration, News, Ocean Energy, Tidal Stream, Wave Energy, Wind Energy, Windmills, tagged Biochar, Biofuel, Biomimicry, Climate Change, Electric Cars, Marine Energy, Microgeneration, Nuclear Power, Ocean Energy, Solar Energy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy on November 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
CHRIS GOODALL, Guardian/U.K, November 27, 2008
Myth 1: Solar energy is too expensive to be of much use
In reality, today’s bulky and expensive solar panels capture only 10% or so of the sun’s energy, but rapid innovation in the US means that the next generation of panels will be much thinner, capture far more of the [...]
Aggressive French Solar Feed-in Tariff Program Launched
Posted in Electricity Generation, Europe, Event, Feed-in Tariff, France, Green Economy, News, Solar Energy, Solar PV, tagged Environmental Issues, Feed-in Tariff, France, Solar Energy, Solar Markets, Solar Photovoltaic, Solar PV, Wind Energy on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wind-Works.org, November 17, 2008
The French Minister for Energy and the Environment announced that the government was launching an aggressive new program to propel the country to the forefront of solar energy development.
The announcement by Minister Jean-Louis Borloo was made at the annual Grenelle meeting of French environmental stakeholders. Minister Borloo outlined 50 actions the Sarkozy [...]
The Renewable Energy Industry’s Obama Wish List
Posted in Biofuel, Cap and Trade Policies, Congress, Dept. of Energy, EPA, Geothermal Energy, Hydrokinetic Energy, Issue, News, Obama, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy, tagged Biofuel, Cap and Trade Policies, Eric Schmidt, Geothermal Energy, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Tax Credit, U.S., U.S. Congress, Wave Energy, Wind Energy on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TODD WOODY, Green Wombat @ Fortune Magazine, November 13, 2008
The wind, solar and geothermal industries have wasted no time pressing the incoming Obama administration to implement an alternative energy agenda to spur investment and create jobs.
During a conference call Thursday, the leaders of the Solar Energy Industries Association, American Wind Energy Association and other trade [...]
With German Example, California Explores Feed-in Tariffs
Posted in California, Feed-in Tariff, Germany, News, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar Thermal, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Berkeley, California, California Solar Initiative, Feed-in Tariff, Germany, Schwarzenegger, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, U.S., US Energy Policy on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MARCEL HAWIGER, SFGate, November 19, 2008
California’s regulators are exploring whether or not California should follow the German model to promote rooftop solar power by adopting a “feed-in tariff” for solar energy. This tariff sets a price for any and all electric power that the solar installation feeds into the electric grid, even relatively small amounts. [...]
T. Boone Pickens Revises Pickens Plan
Posted in Funding, Natural Gas, News, Obama, Peak Oil, Solar Energy, Texas, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, tagged BP Capital, Foreign Oil Imports, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Vehicles, Obama, Peak Oil, Pickens Plan, Plug-in Hybrids, President Obama, Solar Energy, T. Boone Pickens, Texas, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Farm on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
RYAN RANDAZZO, The Arizona Republic, November 12, 2008
Billionaire T. Boone Pickens said that his Texas wind farm is on hold because natural gas prices have dropped but that his plan for wind power and natural gas vehicles is still viable to reduce foreign oil imports.
The Texas oil tycoon spoke Tuesday to about 650 utility and [...]
BP Scraps British Renewables Plan to Focus on US
Posted in Biofuel, Brazil, China, Economic Issues, England, Funding, News, Solar Energy, Turkey, U.S., US Energy Policy, United Kingdom, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, tagged Biofuel, BP, Brazil, BWEA, China, Economic Issues, England, Funding, Goldwind, India, Shell, Solar Energy, The Carbon Trust, Turkey, U.S., United Kingdom, Wind Energy on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TERRY MACALISTER, The Guardian/UK, November 7, 2008
BP has dropped all plans to build wind farms and other renewable schemes in Britain and is instead concentrating the bulk of its $8bn (£5bn) renewables spending programme on the US, where government incentives for clean energy projects can provide a convenient tax shelter for oil and gas revenues.
The [...]
What Obama Presidency Means for Clean Tech
Posted in Biofuel, Cap and Trade Policies, Clean Energy, Clean Technology, Cleantech, Economic Issues, Environmental Issues, Funding, Geothermal Energy, Issue, News, Obama, Plug-in Hybrids, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, tagged ACORE, Biofuel, Cap and Trade Policies, Clean Technology, Cleantech, Dan Farber, Economic Issues, Environmental Issues, Funding, Geothermal Energy, Obama, Solar Energy, Solar Energy Industry Association, Tax Credit for Hybrid Cars, US Energy Policy, Wind Energy on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MARTIN LAMONICA, CNET, November 5, 2008
Energy and environmental policy is poised for dramatic change under an Obama administration even with a slumping economy.
With the incoming administration and Congress, renewable energy advocates and environmentalists said they anticipate a comprehensive national energy plan focused on fostering clean-energy technologies.
“The election is over. Now the hard work begins,” wrote [...]
A Splash of Green for the Rust Belt
Posted in Biofuel, Funding, News, Peak Oil, Research, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar Thermal, Spain, U.S., Wind Energy, Wind Farm, tagged Acciona, Biofuel, Daniel M. Kammen, Funding, Maytag, Peak Oil, Rust Belt, Saudi Arabia Wind, Solar Cell, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Spain, T. Boone Pickens, TPI Composites, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, Xunlight on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
PETER S. GOODMAN, The New York Times, November 2, 2008
Newton, Iowa – Like his uncle, his grandfather and many of their neighbors, Arie Versendaal spent decades working at the Maytag factory here, turning coils of steel into washing machines.
When the plant closed last year, taking 1,800 jobs out of this town of 16,000 people, it [...]
HB-SIA, the Solar Impulse, Begins to Takes Shape
Posted in News, Solar Energy, Switzerland, tagged HB-SIA, Solar Aircraft, Solar Energy, Solar Impulse, Switzerland on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Editors Note: New posting at HB-SIA website:
“At the end of the day there is a big reward, mixed with awe and the intense satisfaction of seeing what one has dreamed up actually takes shape.” After five years of hard work, Solar Impulse will proudly present the prototype “Solar Impulse HB-SIA”, on June 26, 2009.
MendoCoastCurrent, Solar [...]
New Solar Energy Material Captures Entire Spectrum
Posted in Funding, News, Ohio, Renewable Energy, Research, Solar Energy, Solar PV, U.S., tagged Funding, MendoCoastCurrent, Ohio, Ohio State University, Prof. Malcolm Chisholm, Renewable Energy, Research, Solar Energy, Solar Polymer, Solar PV, U.S. on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, October 23, 2008
A new hybrid inorganic/organic material could usher in solar cells that absorb all solar wavelengths. Researchers have created a new material that overcomes two of the major obstacles to solar power: it absorbs all the energy contained in sunlight, and generates electrons in a way that makes them easier to capture.
Ohio State [...]
Scientists Propose ‘Solar Tower’ to Boost Namibia Electricity
Posted in Africa, News, Peak Oil, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, South Africa, tagged Africa, Namibia, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, Solar Tower, South Africa on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
CAROL CAMPBELL & RODRICK MUKUMBIRA, Science & Development Network, August 11, 2008
A huge solar energy tower has been proposed to boost the electricity grid in Namibia, South Africa.
At one and a half kilometres high and 280 metres wide — bigger than two soccer fields back-to-back — the tower could provide electricity for the whole of [...]
Australian Firm, EnviroMission, Engineers Solar Tower
Posted in Australia, Funding, Kyoto Protocol, News, Patents, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Solar Thermal, tagged Australia, EnviroMission, Funding, SMT, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, Solar Tower on September 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
MendoCoastCurrent, September 18, 2008
EnviroMission’s Solar Tower technology is focused on large-scale, clean, green renewable energy generation from the world’s first 200MW solar thermal power station.
One 200MW power station will provide enough electricity to around 200,000 typical Australian households and abates over 900,000 tonnes of greenhouse producing gases from entering the environment annually.
The monolithic scale of [...]
NYC Calling for Renewable Energy Solutions
Posted in Hydrokinetic Energy, Issue, New York, News, Solar Energy, Tidal Stream, U.S., Wind Energy, Wind Farm, tagged Bloomberg, East River Project, Geothermal Energy, Landfill Gas Power, New York, Offshore Wind, Solar Energy, Tidal Energy, Verdant Power, Wind Energy, Wind Farm on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
DAVID EHRLICH, Cleantech Group, August 20, 2008
The Big Apple is looking for offshore wind, as well as bridge- and building-mounted turbines, and tidal, solar, geothermal, and landfill gas projects.
New York City has launched a request for renewable energy projects that could see the city’s skyline altered by wind turbines, solar panels and other clean technologies.
The [...]
Africa’s New Sweet Spot: Building from Day One with Renewables
Posted in Africa, Hydrokinetic Energy, Issue, News, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, Tidal Stream, Wind Energy, tagged Africa, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Tidal Energy, Wind Energy on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
SAM AOLA OOKO, EcoWorldly, August 15, 2008
Watch this space: Africa is fast becoming an important player in cleaner energy sources. If only 0.3% of sunlight falling on the Sahara and Middle Eastern deserts can potentially provide all of Europe’s energy needs because of its intensity, according to a report, how about everything else?
How much wind [...]
NYC Mayor Bloomberg Offers Windmill Power Plan
Posted in New York, News, Solar Energy, Tidal Stream, U.S., Wind Energy, Wind Farm, Wind Turbines, Windmills, tagged Bloomberg, New York, NYC, Offshore Wind Farms, Solar Energy, T. Boone Pickens, Tidal Turbines, U.S., Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, Windmills on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MICHAEL BARBARO, The New York Times, August 20, 2008
In a plan that would drastically remake New York City’s skyline and shores, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is seeking to put wind turbines on the city’s bridges and skyscrapers and in its waters as part of a wide-ranging push to develop renewable energy.
The plan, while still in [...]
Colorado Renewable Energy Growth Presages National Debate
Posted in Coal-fired Power Plants, Colorado, Economic Issues, Environmental Issues, Funding, Issue, McCain, Natural Gas, News, Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, tagged Coal-fired Power Plants, Colorado, Economic Issues, Environmental Issues, Funding, McCain, Natural Gas, NREL, Obama, Renewable Energy, Rulemaking, Solar Energy, Vestas, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, Xcel Energy on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
PETER SLEVIN, The Washington Post, August 18, 2008
DENVER — When Colorado voters were deciding whether to require that 10% of the state’s electricity come from renewable fuels, the state’s largest utility fought the proposal, warning that any shift from coal and natural gas would be costly, uncertain and unwise.
Then a funny thing happened. The ballot [...]
MIT Researchers Breakthrough Solar Energy Storage
Posted in Biomimicry, Funding, Massachusettts, News, Solar Energy, U.S., tagged Artificial Photosynthesis, Biomimicry, Electrolyzers, MIT, Solar Energy, Solar Energy Storage on August 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
ANNE TRAFTON, MIT NEWS, July 31, 2008
Scientists mimic essence of plants’ energy storage system
In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn’t shine.
Until now, solar power [...]
Wind Energy Taking Off in Spain
Posted in News, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Spain, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, tagged Solar Energy, Spain, Wind Energy, Wind Farms, Wind Turbines on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
EuroWeekly News, July 24, 2008
The results of a study by business analysts DBK, which have just been released, show that the use of renewable energy resources is increasing rapidly here in Spain.
The energy generated from wind in 2007 rose to 13.8 Megawatts, with a projected increase to15.9 MW by the end of the year. The [...]
‘Focus on Energy’ Renewable Energy Program Awards Market Provider of the Year
Posted in Biomass, Event, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, U.S., Wind Energy, Wisconsin, tagged Biomass, Focus on Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Wisconsin on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, June 30, 2008
Publisher’s Note: Here’s a recent success story from a Wisconsin-based, grassroots organization supporting the creation of renewable energy options for Wisconsin businesses and residents alike.
Madison, Wisconsin – Focus on Energy’s Renewable Energy Program honored John Hippensteel, of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin based Lake Michigan Wind & Sun Ltd., with the 2008 Market [...]
Put Oil Firm Chiefs on Trial, Says James Hansen
Posted in California, Climate Change, Coal-fired Power Plants, Environmental Issues, Issue, Kyoto Protocol, News, Peak Oil, Solar Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, tagged 350.org, C02, Climate Change, James Hansen, Moratorium, Solar Energy, U.S., Wind Energy on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ED PILKINGTON, The Guardian, June 23, 2008
James Hansen, one of the world’s leading climate scientists, will today call for the chief executives of large fossil fuel companies to be put on trial for high crimes against humanity and nature, accusing them of actively spreading doubt about global warming in the same way that tobacco companies [...]
World’s Biggest Solar Farm at Centre of Portugal’s Ambitious Energy Plan
Posted in Climate Change, Hydrokinetic Energy, News, Portugal, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Wave Energy, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, tagged Climate Change, Manuel Pinho, Pelamis, Portugal, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Farm, Wave Energy, Wave Farm, Wind Energy, Wind Farms, Wind Turbines on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
JOHN VIDAL, The Guardian, June 6, 2008
From a distance the bizarre structures sprouting from the high Alentejo plain in eastern Portugal resemble a field of mechanical sunflowers. Each of the 2,520 giant solar panels is the size of a house and they are as technically sophisticated as a car. Their reflective heads tilt to the [...]
Google-Backed Solar Company Scores Big Deal
Posted in California, Issue, News, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, tagged eSolar, Google.org, Idealab, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal, Southern California Edison on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TODD WOODY, Green Wombat, June 3, 2008
eSolar, the solar energy startup founded by Idealab’s Bill Gross and backed by Google, has signed a 20-year contract to supply utility Southern California Edison with 245 megawatts of green electricity.
The solar power plant will be built in 35-megawatt modules, with the first phase set to go online in [...]
HP Licenses Super-Efficient Solar Panel Technology
Posted in California, News, Solar Energy, tagged Hewlett-Packard, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Transparent Transister Technology, Xtreme Energetics on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TODD WOODY, Green Wombat, June 4, 2008
In another sign that technological innovation will drive solutions to global warming and the United States’ energy dependence, technology born of Hewlett-Packard’s imaging and printing research will be used to make more efficient and cheaper solar panels. HP is licensing its transparent transistor technology, which will eliminate the need [...]
