California Energy Update 8/31 - US Fish & Wildlife Service Wants Moraorium on Solar Power Towers

Second company accused of California electricity shenanigans Sacramento Bee The ISO, which runs California's transmission grid, has blocked the company from continuing the behavior, said ISO spokeswoman Stephanie McCorkle. She said the ISO this week asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to investigate the matter.

Solar Energy and Cars: A Perfect Combination in California GetSolar.com It may seem odd to some to pair together driving and solar energy. After all, one is responsible for emitting greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and the other is one of the cleanest energy sources for homeowners and businesses. However, it turns out ...

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom to keynote energy summit The Desert Sun Business · Energy. PALM SPRINGS — Now in its fourth year, the newly renamed Southern California Energy Summit is expanding and drawing increased attention from a slate of high-powered regional and state policy makers who will speak at the event.

Underground Energy to Present at the 2012 Gateway Conference on September 6 Equities.com SANTA BARBARA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/30/12 -- Underground Energy Corporation ("Underground") (TSX VENTURE: UGE) (OTCQX: UGGYF), an exploration and production company focused on developing the Zaca Field Extension Project in Santa ...

Tenaska Solar Ventures Acquires 160-MW Silverleaf Solar Project in Imperial ... CleanTechnica This is a proposed 160-MW (megawatt) photovoltaic power plant under development in southern California from Agile Solar Holdings, an affiliate of Agile Energy and Bregal Energy, which is an affiliate of Agile Solar Holdings. 3D Render of Solar Power ...

ENERGY: Californians burn more gas in May North County Times Gas demand in California had been lower in 2012 than it had been in more than a decade as a weak economy and high gas prices kept people out of their cars. But despite gas prices over $4 a gallon through most of May, drivers put 1.3 million gallons ...

World's First Commercial Algae To Energy Plant Harvests 81 Tons Of Algae ... Revmodo After beginning construction on the demonstration plant in Columbus, New Mexico back in 2011 at a cost of $135 million, California-based Sapphire Energy has successfully harvested 21 million gallons of algae biomass from its first ponds that were first ...

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Wants Moratorium On Solar Power Towers KCET (blog) An official with the Palm Springs office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has suggested that the California Energy Commission (CEC) and other agencies involved in approving desert renewable energy facilities allow "at least a couple years ...