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Monday, June 11, 2012

California Energy Update 6/11

Cosan and BioFuel Energy Look to Benefit from Falling Corn Prices
MarketWatch (press release)
The company received a $10.1 million grant from the California Energy Commission to help them construct 100 stations over the next four years around the state of California. "The gasoline stations don't want a competitor but the alternative fuels ...
Vote Solar: California Jobs and Economy Show Potential Growth Under Wolk ...
Cogeneration & On-Site Power Production Magazine
California legislation to expand access to solar and other renewables would create thousands of local jobs and deliver tremendous economic benefits to the state according to a new report released by Vote Solar. According to a release, clean energy is ...
China Integrated Energy Inc. Reappoints Steven Markscheid and Liren Wei as ...
MarketWatch (press release)
He is the managing partner of Wei, Wei & Co., LLP, a firm registered with the PCAOB and with offices in New York and California. Mr. Xincheng Gao, Chief Executive Officer of China Integrated Energy, said, "We are very thankful for Steven and Liren's ...
'19 Percent:' California's Great Water-Power Wake-Up Call
Capital Notes (blog)
A few years back, number crunchers at the California Energy Commission tried to add up how much electrical power (and other forms of energy) goes into using water in California. The bottom line number they came up with: 19%. That is, nearly a fifth of ...
Romney Helped Spark Green-Energy Boom
BusinessWeek
By Jim Snyder on June 11, 2012 Mitt Romney's criticism of President Barack Obama for promoting green-energy subsidies may keep the former Massachusetts governor from boasting about his own contribution to his state's expanding clean-energy industry.
Renewable Energy Projects May Create More Jobs
CleanTech Authority
To put the project in perspective, it will create a similar amount of jobs to that of California's largest companies. State funds won't be necessary in creating the opportunity implied by this bill since the benefit of renewable energy projects relies ...
Q. and A.: A Panoramic View of Energy Innovation
New York Times (blog)
Before joining government, Dr. Majumdar served as associate director for energy and environment at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at the University of California, Berkeley.

New York Times (blog)
Bryson, facing hit-and-run charges, has been Commerce chief since October
NECN
He has also advised on energy issues, particularly in the clean energy sector. The former head of Edison International, the company that owns Southern California Edison, has helped oversee Edison's transformation into a leading wind and solar company.
Commerce Secretary John Bryson accused in hit-and-run crashes
Los Angeles Times
... the parent company of Southern California Edison for 18 years until 2008. "Throughout a distinguished career in which he's led nonprofits, government agencies and large companies, he's been a fierce proponent of alternative energy," President Obama ...
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