Editor’s Note: They’ve got it going on!
LISA BULE, St. Petersberg Times, November 7, 2009
This is Bob Lyon’s version of a midlife crisis sports car.
“This is the craziest thing I’ve done in my life,” the 47-year-old commercial painter joked Friday after a crane lowered a 19-foot, 1-ton wind turbine onto a pole behind his waterfront vacation [...]
Posts Tagged ‘US Energy Policy’
Bob Lyon Installs Cool Residential Small Wind Turbine
Posted in AWAE, Electricity Generation, Florida, Net Metering, News, Renewable Energy, Small Wind, Small Wind Turbine, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, tagged AWAE, Electricity Generation, Florida, Net Metering, Renewable Energy, Small Wind, Small Wind Turbine, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy on November 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
American Progress Publishes Investment Plan for Low Carbon Economy
Posted in Cap and Trade Policies, Carbon Emissions, Clean Energy, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas, News, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Cap and Trade Policies, Center for American Progress, Electricity Generation, Energy Funding, Funding, Greenhouse Gas Reduction, Low Carbon Economy, Reduce Carbon Emissions, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy on September 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
PODESTA, GORDON, HENDRICKS & GOLDSTEIN, Center for American Progress, September 21, 2009
With unemployment at 9.5%, and oil and energy price volatility driving businesses into the ground, we cannot afford to wait any longer. It is time for a legislative debate over a comprehensive clean energy investment plan. We need far more than cap and trade [...]
U.S. Dept of Energy to Fund 22 Ocean Energy Projects with $14.6M
Posted in DOE, Dept. of Energy, EPRI, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Hydro Energy, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Ocean Thermal, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged Wave Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, U.S., Funding, EPRI, Renewable Energy, US Energy Policy, Dept. of Energy, Smart Grid, Ocean Energy, Marine Energy, Electricity Generation, Hydropower, Energy Funding, Hydro Research Foundation on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, September 21, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced that it is providing $14.6 million in funding for 22 water power projects to move forward in the commercial viability, market acceptance and environmental performance of new marine and hydrokinetic technologies as well as conventional hydropower plants.
The selected projects will further the nation’s supply of [...]
Obama Taking Ecosystem Approach for our Oceans
Posted in DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Fishermen, MMS, NOAA, News, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Offshore Wind Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Coast Guard, Dept. of the Interior, Dept. of Transportation, Ecosystem Approach, Environmental Issues, NOAA, Obama, Ocean Energy, Ocean Research, Offshore Energy Plan, Renewable Energy, Stewardship, Sustainable, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy on September 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
MARK CLAYTON, The Christian Science Monitor, September 17, 2009
With demands on US ocean resources control growing quickly, the Obama administration today outlined a new comprehensive ocean management plan to guide federal agencies in restoring and protecting a badly stressed US coastal and ocean environment.
Today’s policy shift proposed by the president’s Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force [...]
Ted Kennedy – Tribute to a Progressive Green Champion
Posted in Congress, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Issues, News, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Weatherization, tagged Energy Efficiency, Environmental Issues, Peak Oil, Renewable Energy, Senator Ted Kennedy, U.S., U.S. Congress, US Energy Policy, Weatherization on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Editor’s Note: From 1970 to 1980, Senator Kennedy was our single-best crusader from Congress in supporting my family’s attempts to learn the truth about the Kent State Massacre where my protesting sister, Allison Krause, was murdered. We grieve for Senator Kennedy and deeply thank him for always listening to our pain and working alongside my [...]
Salazar’s View on US Offshore Wind Energy Potential
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, News, OCS, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Offshore Wind Energy, Pacific Ocean, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, tagged Atlantic Ocean, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Electricity Generation, Offshore Wind, Pacific Ocean, Renewable Energy, Secretary Ken Salazar, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Farms on August 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Excerpts from Environmental Leader, April 10, 2009
US Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told participants at a summit meeting “that U.S. offshore areas hold enormous potential for wind energy development in all coastal metropolitan centers, and the wind potential off the coasts of the lower 48 states could exceed electricity demand in the U.S.
The [...]
Honda Backs Hydrogen as US Backs Electric Cars
Posted in Alaska, Battery Recharging, DOE, Electric Cars, Fuel Cell Hydrogen Vehicle, News, Obama, President Obama, US Energy Policy, Zero Emission Vehicle, tagged Battery Recharging, Battery-run Car, Car Charging Network, Dept. of Energy, Fuel Cell Hydrogen Vehicle, Fuel-cell car, Honda, Honda Clarity, Hydrogen Fueling, Lithium-ion Batteries, Obama, Secretary Steven Chu, U.S., US Energy Policy on August 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
ALAN OHNSMAN and MAKIKO KITAMURA, Bloomberg, August 12, 2009
Honda Motor Co. is backing hydrogen power for the cars of the future, a stance at odds with the Obama administration’s decision to drop automotive fuel-cell technology in favor of battery-run vehicles.
“Fuel-cell cars will become necessary,” said Takashi Moriya, head of Tokyo-based Honda’s group developing the technology. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
From Coal Mine to Wind Farm in Four Years
Posted in Coal-fired Power Plants, Electricity Generation, News, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, Wind Turbines, Wyoming, tagged Coal Mine, Electricity Generation, Glenrock Wind Farm, Reclamation, Renewable Energy, Rocky Mountain Power, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, Wind Tracking, Wind Turbines, Wyoming on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
DANIEL TERDIMAN, CNET, July 23, 2009
Wyoming — Walking across the former site of the Dave Johnston Mine here, about half an hour outside Casper, you’d never know that over the course of 42 years, 104 million tons of coal was taken out of the ground.
But now, instead of having a heavy carbon footprint–and coal certainly [...]
FERC Guiding & Accelerating Development of Smart Grid
Posted in Electricity Generation, FERC, News, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Cybersecurity, Demand Response, Electricity Generation, Energy Transmission, FERC, Smart Grid, Transmission Issues, U.S., U.S. Power Grid, US Energy Policy on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, July 19, 2009
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) moved to accelerate the development of a smart electric transmission system that could improve the efficiency and operation of the grid. The Smart Grid Policy Statement sets priorities for work on development of standards for the developement of a reliable and smart grid.
Smart grid advancements are [...]
U.S. Treasury, DOE Offer Cash including Ocean and Hydro Renewable Energy Projects
Posted in DOE, Dept. of Energy, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Hydro Energy, Hydroelectric Dams, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged Dept of Treasury, Dept. of Energy, DOE, Electricity Generation, Energy Funding, Energy Research, Funding, Hydro, Hydroelectric Dams, Hydrokinetic Energy, Renewable Energy, Steven Chu, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy on July 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hydro Review with edits, Pennwell, July 9, 2009
The U.S. Treasury and the Department of Energy are now offering $3 billion in government funds to organizations developing renewable energy projects including hydropower and ocean energy projects.
The funds, from the economic stimulus package passed by Congress in February, support the White House goal of doubling U.S. renewable [...]
DOE Awards $153 Million to State Energy Programs
Posted in ARRA, DOE, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Funding, News, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Arkansas, ARRA, Dept. of Energy, DOE, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Funding, Georgia, Kentucky, Local Energy Strategies, Mississippi, Montana, New York, Renewable Energy, SEP, State Energy Programs, Steven Chu, U.S., US Energy Policy, Virgin Islands on July 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »
MendoCoastCurrent, July 06, 2009
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $153 million in Recovery Act funding to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Under the Dept. of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP), states and territories have proposed statewide [...]
DOE Secretary Chu Heralds $32 Million to Modernize Hydropower
Posted in DOE, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Issues, Funding, Hydro Energy, News, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged MendoCoastCurrent, U.S., Funding, Environmental Issues, DOE, Renewable Energy, US Energy Policy, Steven Chu, Electricity Generation, Energy Infrastructure, Energy Efficiency, Hydropower, Pumped Storage Technology, Hydro Energy on July 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, June 30, 2009
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu is making available over $32 million in Recovery Act funding to modernize the existing hydropower infrastructure in the U.S., increase efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
His announcement supports the deployment of turbines and control technologies to increase power generation and environmental stewardship at existing non-federal hydroelectric [...]
Massachusetts Proposes Master Plan for Ocean Energy
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, FERC, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Massachusettts, News, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Wave Energy, Wind Energy, U.S., FERC, Massachusetts, Tidal Energy, Renewable Energy, US Energy Policy, Outer Continental Shelf, Electricity Generation, DOI, OCS Leases on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UCILIA WANG, GreenTechMeida, July 1, 2009
The draft plan covers how the state would plan and oversee all sorts of projects located within the state waters, including wind, tidal and wave farms.
Massachusetts released a draft of a plan Wednesday that would govern the permitting and management of projects such as tidal and wave energy farms.
Touted by [...]
New England Tidal Energy Research Scores $950K Federal Grant
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Maine, Massachusettts, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Research, Rhode Island, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged Wave Energy, U.S., Funding, Maine, New England, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Tidal Energy, Renewable Energy, US Energy Policy, Ocean Energy, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Atlantic Ocean, New England Renewable Energy Center, MREC, Dartmouth, UMass, ATMC, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, MTC on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
GRANT WELKER, Herald News, June 25, 2009
A renewable energy consortium based at the Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center has received a $950,000 federal grant to study the potential for a tidal-energy project between Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, among other projects.
The New England Marine Renewable Energy Center, which includes professors and students from the University of [...]
Zoi Confirmed as Assistant Secretary for EERE
Posted in DOE, Dept. of Energy, EPA, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar Thermal, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged U.S., DOE, Solar Thermal, Renewable Energy, EPA, US Energy Policy, Dept. of Energy, Smart Grid, Cathy Zoi, EERE, Energy Efficiency on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Joseph Romm, ClimateProgress, June 22, 2009
On June 19th, the United States Senate, by voice vote, confirmed Cathy Zoi to be the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Cathy Zoi, CEO of Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection, will now serve as Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) under Energy Secretary Steven [...]
Senate Adopts Marine Renewable Energy Promotion Act
Posted in DOE, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged Wave Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, U.S., Funding, DOE, OREC, Renewable Energy, US Energy Policy, Ocean Energy, Marine Energy, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, US Senate, Marine Renewable Promotion Act, Sean O'Neill, Adaptive Management Program on June 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, June 19, 2009
The United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today adopted legislation to include key provisions of the Marine Renewable Energy Promotion Act (Senate Act 923).
In response, the Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition (OREC) commended Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for including the marine energy provisions to [...]
Obama Energy Officials Reveal New Western States Renewable Energy Initiatives and Strategies
Posted in ARRA, Biomass, DOA, DOE, DOI, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Environmental Issues, FERC, Funding, News, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, Western Renewable Energy Zones, tagged MendoCoastCurrent, U.S., FERC, Funding, Biomass, MOU, Environmental Issues, DOE, Renewable Energy, Obama, US Energy Policy, Smart Grid, Electricity Generation, DOI, Economic Stimulus Plan, ARRA, Reliability Issues, DOA, Western States, National Electricity Grid, Wildlife Data Systems, Western Renewable Energy Zones on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, June 17, 2009
The West has been at the forefront of the country’s development and implementation of renewable energy technologies, leading the way in passing effective Renewable Portfolio Standards and harnessing the region’s significant renewable energy resources. The initiatives announced at the recent annual western governors’ meeting offered a collaboration of federal and state efforts [...]
John R. Norris Appointed to FERC Commission
Posted in FERC, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged FERC, John R. Norris, Jon Wellinghoff, Joseph Kelliher, Marc Spitzer, Philip Moeller, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Secretary Tom Vilsack, Suedeen Kelly, U.S., US Energy Policy on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Editor’s Note: On October 14, 2009 John R. Norris’ FERC nomination received endorsement from the U.S. Senate Panel.
MendoCoastCurrent, June 11, 2009
President Barack Obama nominated Iowa Democrat John R. Norris to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, filling the seat vacated by the resignation of former Chairman Joseph Kelliher, a Republican.
Norris was most recently chief of [...]
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 Wind Energy, U.S., FERC, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Coal-fired Power Plants, Cap and Trade Policies, Natural Gas, US Energy Policy, Smart Grid, Electricity Generation, Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, Reliability Issues, Cybersecurity, Grid Hacks, Cyberattack, Electricity Grids 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 [...]
OPT Leaving California for Oregon Wave Energy
Posted in California, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, Eureka, FERC, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, MMS, Marine Energy, News, Northern California, OCS, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Oregon, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged California, California Wave Energy, California Wave Energy Partners, Cape Mendocino, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Electricity Generation, FERC, FERC Preliminary Permit, Humboldt, MMS, Ocean Power Technologies Inc., OCS, OCS Renewable Energy, OPT, Oregon, PG&E, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, WaveConnect on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Excerpts from FRANK HARTZELL’s article in the Mendocino Beacon, June 4, 2009
Ocean Power Technologies’ subsidiary California Wave Energy Partners in it’s “wave energy project proposed off Cape Mendocino has surrendered its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) preliminary permit, making two major companies that have abandoned the area in the past two weeks.
The moves come at [...]
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 Wave Energy, Wind Energy, U.S., Washington, Geothermal Energy, Funding, Tidal Energy, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Obama, US Energy Policy, Dept. of the Interior, Dept. of Energy, Puget Sound, Electricity Generation, US Navy, President Obama, Budget Cut, Snohomish PUD, Port Townsend 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, [...]
Speaking Your Truth
Posted in California, Environmental Issues, Fort Bragg, Issue, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, National Guardsmen, Northern California, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged 1970, Alan Canfora, Allison Krause, California, Environmental Issues, Fort Bragg, Kent State, Kent State Murders, Kent State Shootings, Kent State University, Laurel Krause, Laurie Krause, May 4, May 4th Kent State, Mendo, Mendocino Wave Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, National Guard, National Guardsman, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger on May 24, 2009 | 39 Comments »
Editor’s Note: More current information at Re-examine Kent State Now; Let’s Finally Get the Truth Out Now! calling for a truth commission, symposium and expo at the 40th Anniversary this coming May 2010. Read more from Laurel Krause & Delaney Brown on Kent State & Allison Krause, The Aftermath of Loss, Becoming Galvanized.
MendoCoastCurrent, May [...]
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 U.S., California, Funding, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Panels, Northern California, US Energy Policy, Electricity Generation, Solar Photovoltaic, AB 811, Sonoma County, Energy Efficiency, Homeowner Funding, Energy Tax Credits 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 [...]
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 | Leave a 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 engineering aspects, [...]
US Senate Bill May Boost Ocean Energy Research
Posted in Alaska, California, DOE, Dept. of Energy, EPRI, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Northern California, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Research, Socio-Economic Issues, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Washington, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Alaska, California, California Wildfires, Dept. of Energy, DOE, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, EPRI, Funding, Marine Energy, Marine Renewable Energy Promotion Act, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, US Senate, Washington, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SustainableBusiness.com News, April 30, 2009
A bill introduced in the Senate aims to encourage development of renewable ocean energy.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today introduced the legislation as a companion to a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Jay Inslee, (D-Wash.), that would authorize as much as $250 million a year to promote [...]
Ocean Energy Surges Forward
Posted in California, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, FERC, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, MMS, Marine Energy, Mendocino, News, Northern California, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Offshore Wind Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, tagged Wave Energy, Wind Energy, PG&E, U.S., FERC, Humboldt, WaveConnect, California, Maine, Hawaii, PowerBuoy, Fishermen, EPRI, Tidal Energy, Verdant, MMS, Minerals Management Service, Environmental Issues, New York, Economic Issues, Renewable Energy, Northern California, US Energy Policy, Dept. of the Interior, Offshore Wind, Electricity Generation, DOI, Offshore Renewable Energy, Ocean Renewable Power, Marine Renewable Energy Center, Surfers on April 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
MARK CLAYTON, The Christian Science Monitor, April 24, 2009
Three miles off the craggy, wave-crashing coastline near Humboldt Bay, California, deep ocean swells roll through a swath of ocean that is soon to be the site of the nation’s first major wave energy project.
Like other renewable energy technology, ocean energy generated by waves, tidal currents or steady offshore [...]
FERC Dismisses All Grays Harbor Permit Apps
Posted in Alaska, California, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, FERC, Hydrokinetic Energy, Leasing Issues, MMS, Massachusettts, Mendocino Coast Current, News, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Leases, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, UAE, US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged California, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Electricity Generation, FERC, Grays Harbor, Hawaii, Massachusetts, MendoCoastCurrent, MMS, MOU, New York, OCS, OCS Leases, Offshore Renewable Energy, Offshore Wave Energy, Renewable Energy, Rhode Island, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, April 23, 2009
In Octoberr 2008 Grays Harbor Ocean Energy applied for seven Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) preliminary permits for projects located in the Atlantic Ocean about 12 to 25 miles offshore off the coasts of New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, and in the Pacific Ocean about 5 to 30 miles off the coasts [...]
Offshore Wind and Wave Energy DOI Regulations
Posted in Atlantic Ocean, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, Electricity Generation, FERC, Hydrokinetic Energy, Leasing Issues, MMS, Marine Energy, News, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Leases, Offshore Renewable Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, tagged Atlantic Coast, Atlantic Ocean, Cape Wind, Dept of Interior, DOI, Electricity Generation, FERC, MMS, Ocean Energy, OCS, OCS Leases, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wind Energy on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
H. JOSEF HEBERT, AP/StarTribune, April 22, 2009
Washington D.C. — The Interior Department issued long-awaited regulations on April 22, 2009 governing offshore renewable energy projects that would tap wind, ocean currents and waves to produce electricity.
The framework establishes how leases will be issued and sets in place revenue sharing with nearby coastal states that will receive 27.5% [...]
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 [...]
Wave Energy Not Yet Ready for Prime Time
Posted in Alaska, California, DOI, Dept. of the Interior, EPRI, Economic Issues, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, FERC, Hawaii, Marine Energy, Mendocino, NOAA, News, Northern California, OCS, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Alaska, California, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, Edwin Feo, Electricity Generation, Energy East, Environmental Issues, EPRI, FERC, FERC Pilot Permit License, Finavera Renewables, Hawaii, Marine Energy, Maurice Hill, MMS, NOAA, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, Palo Alto, Pilot Project Licensing Process, Renewable Energy, Roger Bedard, Socio-Economic Issues, Stanford University, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, US Geological Survey, Washington, Wave Energy on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
COLIN SULLIVAN, The New York Times, April 14, 2009
Palo Alto — Technology for tapping ocean waves, tides and rivers for electricity is far from commercial viability and lagging well behind wind, solar and other fledgling power sectors, a panel of experts said last week during a forum here on climate change and marine ecosystems.
While the [...]
FERC Proposes Smart Grid Energy Policy & Invites Comments
Posted in Electricity Generation, Energy Research, FERC, News, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, Electricity Generation, FERC, Interoperability Standards, Mendocino Coast Current, MendoCoastCurrent, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy Blogger on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, March 20, 2009
Yesterday the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), led by Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, filed this FERC Smart Grid Policy Statement introducing a proposed Smart Grid, interoperability standards with an interim period rate plan. FERC has invited comments by May 1, 2009.
FERC offered this summary:
This proposed policy statement and action plan provides guidance to inform [...]
Wellinghoff Now FERC Chair with Kelly Nominated – Updated
Posted in Electricity Generation, FERC, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, tagged Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, Commissioner Suedeen Kelly, FERC, MendoCoastCurrent, Obama, Ocean Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Editor’s Note: On September 21, 2009 FERC Commissioner Suedeen Kelly declined a nomination to serve a second term on the panel. Kelly, a Democratic commissioner nominated by President Obama, said she was leaving her post for the private sector. A FERC spokeswoman said Kelly would remain in her seat until Congress adjourns later this year.
In [...]
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 [...]
Center for Ocean Energy Tech Funding Ocean Turbine Studies
Posted in Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, FERC, Florida, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Renewable Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Research, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged COET, Commercialization, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electricity Generation, FAU, FERC, Florida, Funding, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Sea Turbine, SeaTech, Susan Skemp, Turbines, U.S., US Energy Policy on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ocean Energy Council, March 17, 2009
Researchers in Dania Beach, Fla., landed almost $1.2 million in a federal grant to continue working on an underwater turbine prototype that will use ocean currents to generate power.
Researchers at Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) Center for Ocean Energy Technology (COET) joined Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., today to announced the funding [...]
MMS and FERC Rivalry Stalls Wind Energy
Posted in DOI, Dept. of the Interior, FERC, MMS, Marine Energy, OCS, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, tagged Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, FERC, MMS, Obama, OCS, Offshore Renewable Energy, Offshore Wave Energy, Offshore Wind Farms, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Secretary Ken Salazar, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
H. JOSEF HEBERT, The Associated Press, March 16, 2009
While the Obama administration has touted offshore renewable energy development, a turf fight between two federal agencies has stymied the government’s ability to issue rules needed to approve wind energy projects off America’s coasts.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday the infighting has got to stop.
“It will be resolved,” Salazar said [...]
Kelliher Leaves FERC
Posted in FERC, News, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged FERC, FERC Leadership, FERC Restructuring, Joseph T. Kelliher, Obama, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
CHRIS NEWKUMET, Platts.com, March 9, 2009
US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission member Joseph Kelliher on Monday said he will leave the agency March 13.
Kelliher was chairman of FERC from July 9, 2005, until January 22, 2009, and has served at the commission since November 20, 2003.
Just before the inauguration of President Barack Obama, Kelliher announced he [...]
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 Publishes Opinion on FERC Role in Ocean Energy
Posted in DOE, DOI, Electricity Generation, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Hydrokinetic Energy, Issue, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Obama, Ocean Energy, Offshore Energy Plan, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Socio-Economic Issues, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged DOE, DOE Review Team Leads, DOI, DOI Review Team Leads, Electricity Generation, Energy Policy Act of 2005, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, FERC, Jon Wellinghoff, Marine Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, MMS, Obama, Ocean Energy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Socio-Economic Issues, US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, February 14, 2009
Acting Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Jon Wellinghoff recently published Facilitating Hydrokinetic Energy Development Through Regulatory Innovation.
Consider it required reading as a backgrounder on US wave energy policy development, FERC’s position on the MMS in renewables and FERC’s perceived role as a government agency in renewable energy, specifically marine energy, development.
Missing from this key [...]
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 [...]
Finavera Sinks their own Wave Energy Projects
Posted in BC, British Columbia, CPUS, California, Canada, Dept. of the Interior, Economic Issues, Energy Research, Eureka, FERC, Funding, Humboldt, Hydrokinetic Energy, Ireland, Issue, MMS, Marine Energy, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Washington, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, Wind Energy, Wind Farm, tagged British Columbia, California, Canada, CPUC, DOI, FERC, FERC Pilot Permit License, Finavera, Funding, Humboldt, Makah, MMS, Northern California, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Washington, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Pilot License, Wave Farm, Wind Energy on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Publisher’s Note: Feb 09, 2009 – Not only has Finavera surrendered their Makah Bay license noted below, they also announced surrendering the Humboldt County, California Preliminary Permit to explore wave energy:
“Finavera Renewables has filed applications to surrender its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license for the Makah Bay Wave Energy Pilot Project in Washington and the [...]
OPT Oregon Wave Energy May Roll In Soon
Posted in Economic Issues, Economic Stimulus Plan, FERC, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, News, Obama, Ocean Energy, Oregon, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, tagged Economic Stimulus Plan, FERC, FERC Preliminary Permit, Funding, Lockheed Martin, Obama, OPT, PowerBuoy, President Obama, Renewable Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wave Energy Devices, Wave Farm on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SUSAN CHAMBERS, The World, February 4, 2009
Coos Bay, Oregon — The jobs are coming, so Ocean Power Technologies insists.
OPT spokesman Len Bergstein said Monday the company wants to get stimulus funds from the federal government.
“We have a strong interest in presenting a project that would be jobs-ready right now,” Bergstein said.
OPT wants to get a [...]
Lockheed, OPT Going for Wave Energy in the West
Posted in California, Electricity Generation, Environmental Issues, Hydrokinetic Energy, Issue, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Oregon, Renewable Energy, Research, Socio-Economic Issues, Spain, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged California, Environmental Issues, Iberdrola, Lockheed, Lockheed Martin, Mendocino Wave Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, Northern California, Ocean Power Technologies Inc., OPT, Oregon, PowerBuoy, Renewable Energy, Socio-Economic Issues, Spain, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wave Energy Converter, Wave Energy Devices, Wave Farm on January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, January 31, 2009
On January 26, 2009, Lockheed Martin and Ocean Power Technologies agreed to work together to develop a commercial-scale wave energy project off the coasts of Oregon or California.
OPT is providing their expertise in project and site development as they build the plant’s power take-off and control systems with their PowerBuoy for electricity [...]
Auto Electrification: Making It Happen
Posted in Auto Electrification, California, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electric Cars, FERC, Funding, Green Recovery, Hybrid Vehicles, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Obama, Peak Oil, Plug-in Hybrids, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Silicon Valley, Smart Grid, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Auto Electrification, California, Economic Stimulus Plan, Electric Cars, FERC, Funding, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jon Wellinghoff, MendoCoastCurrent, Obama, Peak Oil, Plug-in Hybrids, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Schwarzenegger, Secretary Jon Wellinghoff, Smart Grid, Superhighway, U.S., US Energy Policy on January 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
MendoCoastCurrent, January 29, 2009
At his first White House press conference, President Obama declared “the days of Washington dragging its heels are over” and ordered an immediate review of the Bush administration’s refusal to give California authority to enforce tougher emission and fuel efficiency standards on gas and diesel automobiles.
For more than two years California [...]
PG&E Scores $6M for Mendocino, Humboldt Wave Energy Projects
Posted in CPUC, California, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, Environmental Issues, FERC, Fort Bragg, Funding, Hydrokinetic Energy, Issue, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Socio-Economic Issues, Tidal Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Viewscape Issues, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged Wave Energy, Mendocino, Fort Bragg, MendoCoastCurrent, PG&E, U.S., FERC, Humboldt, CPUC, California, Funding, Wave Farm, Stakeholders, Mendocino County, Fishermen, FISH, Mendocino Wave Energy, FERC Rejection, Environmental Issues, DOE, Renewable Energy, Obama, Northern California, US Energy Policy, Dept. of Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, FERC Preliminary Permit, FERC Review Team, DOE Review Team Leads on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Editors Note: On May 11, 2009, PG&E pulled-out of Mendocino WaveConnect, read it here: http://tinyurl.com/qwlbg6 . The remains of the $6M are now solely allocated to Humboldt WaveConnect.
MendoCoastCurrent, January 29, 2009
PG&E caught a major renewable energy wave today as the California Public Utilities Commission approved $4.8 million in funding their centerpiece wave energy [...]
File Your Comment on Mendocino Wave Energy Development at FERC
Posted in California, Dept. of Energy, Electricity Generation, FERC, Fort Bragg, Hydrokinetic Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged California, DOE, FERC, FERC Comments, FERC License, FERC Preliminary Permit, Fishermen, Fort Bragg, Green Wave, Mendocino, Mendocino Wave Energy, MendoCoastCurrent, North Coast, Northern California, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wave Farm on January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Please Take Action By MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009 before 2:00 pm!
MendoCoastCurrent, January 29, 2009
Just a couple of weeks ago, Ann Miles, Director of Hydropower Licensing at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission visited the Mendocino coast. The centerpiece of her presentation on January 13, 2009 at Fort Bragg Town Hall was to explain the FERC Hydokinetic [...]
Mendocino Files Powerful FERC Motion to Intervene
Posted in California, Environmental Issues, FERC, Hydrokinetic Energy, Marine Energy, Mendocino, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Northern California, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Socio-Economic Issues, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm, tagged California, Environmental Issues, FERC, FERC Intervener, FERC Preliminary Permit, Green Wave, Mendocino, Mendocino County, MendoCoastCurrent, Northern California, Renewable Energy, Socio-Economic Issues, U.S., US Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Blogger, Wave Energy Trials, Wave Farm on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MendoCoastCurrent, January 29, 2009
As the Monday, February 9, 2009 before 2 p.m. deadline for filing FERC Motion to Intervene papers regarding the Green Wave LLC wave energy preliminary permit off the Mendocino village coast approaches, locals, the City of Fort Bragg and fishing organization are participating and electronically filing their views with FERC.
Here’s the excellent [...]
Ken Salazar, New Interior Secretary, Voices Openness to Offshore Oil Drilling
Posted in California, Dept. of the Interior, Environmental Issues, Improper Practices, MMS, Mendocino, News, Northern California, OCS, Obama, Offshore Oil Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling Ban, Peak Oil, President Bush, President Obama, Socio-Economic Issues, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged California, Dept. of the Interior, DOI, DOI Review Team Leads, Environmental Issues, Minerals Management Service, MMS, Northern California, Obama, OCS, Offshore Oil Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling Ban, Oil Shale, President Obama, Secretary Ken Salazar, Southern California, U.S., US Energy Policy on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
STEPHEN POWER, The Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2009
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar indicated Tuesday that the Obama Administration could be open to expanded offshore drilling and is considering doing away with a controversial program that allows oil companies to pay in kind for oil and natural gas taken from public lands.
Salazar inherited a Bush Administration [...]
Plan, Baby, Plan
Posted in Dept. of the Interior, Economic Stimulus Plan, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Issue, Legal Issues, Mendocino Coast Current, News, Obama, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Oil Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling Ban, Offshore Renewable Energy, Peak Oil, President Bush, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Research, U.S., US Energy Policy, tagged Dept. of the Interior, DOI, DOI Review Team Leads, Economic Stimulus Plan, Energy Policy Act of 2005, Energy Research, Environmental Issues, Minerals Management Service, MMS, MMS Comment Period, MMS Leases, Offshore Energy Plan, Offshore Renewable Energy, President Bush, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Rulemaking, Secretary Ken Salazar, U.S., US Energy Policy, US Geological Survey on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Washington Post Editorial, February 12, 2009
Interior Secretary Salazar Keeps his Options Open on Offshore Drilling
Here’s the ultimate midnight regulation: On the very last day of the Bush administration, the Interior Department proposed a new five-year plan for oil and gas leasing on the outer continental shelf. All hearings and other meetings on the scope of [...]
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