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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

California Energy Update 6/6

California Ups Energy Efficiency Standards
Revmodo
The California Energy Commission has approved new energy efficiency standards for new homes and commercial buildings that are expected to reduce energy costs and save consumers money. The standards, effective Jan. 1, 2014, are 25 percent more efficient ...
California – The Not-So-Golden State
Biofuels Digest
In so doing, the legislature has posited as irrelevant such issues as energy independence, national security, a better environment and job creation. In California today, conversion technologies face a permitting process more rigorous than is required ...
Romney seeing red over feds' green energy loans
The Detroit News
Mitt Romney wants to end government efforts to provide loans and guarantees to private businesses for green energy. Romney recently visited bankrupt solar panel factory Solyndra LLC in California to criticize the Obama administration's efforts to loan ...
The Gas Station of the Future Just Opened
Bloomberg
Backed by more than $19 million in venture capital and nearly $12 million in grants from the US Department of Energy and the California Energy Commission, the 23-person Redwood City (Calif.) startup received yesterday an additional, $10.1 million grant ...
Chico Company receives California Energy Commission grant
Enterprise-Record
The locally grown company will receive $758200 from the California Energy Commission, according to a press release issued Monday. The grant will allow the company to develop a pilot fuel production facility in Chico that will sustainably produce low ...
Meeting California's critical need for electricity innovation
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
On May 24th, 2102 the CPUC approved a decision that establishes a framework for investment in energy-related research, development and deployment projects. The Decision will ensure that California electricity customers continue to receive substantial ...

Energy Harvesting for Electric Vehicles 2012-2022
MarketWatch (press release)
Piezoelectric roads for California?5. EH FOR VEHICLES ON WATER5.1.1. Tamarack Lake foldable inland boat USA5.1.2. Kitegen seagoing kite boats Italy and Sauter UK5.1.3. Larger solar lake boats Switzerland5.1.4. SCOD / Atlantic Motors high performance ...
News bites: Strong lobbying push came before $1.6 billion solar loan
The Hill (blog)
... 07:37 AM ET The Wall Street Journal looks at the strong, politically connected lobbying campaign by BrightSource Energy, which won a $1.6 billion Energy Department loan guarantee to build a huge solar power project in California's Mojave Desert.
California Focus: Commission pulls dubious hydrogen grant policy
Hanford Sentinel
... this column exposed a situation where tens of millions of state tax dollars were given to billion-dollar corporations — but only with approval from other billion-dollar corporations — the California Energy Commission suddenly ended that practice.
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S&C constructs electrical systems for Coram wind farm
Energy Business Review
The wind farm is owned by Brookfield Renewable Energy Group and Coram California Development. Mortenson Construction vice president and general manager Kevin Deters said, "S&C stepped up as an integral team member working with Brookfield, Mortenson and ...
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