California Energy UPdate 9/12

The Growing Might of Solar Power Power Engineering Magazine From California to New Jersey, the summer sun was hot this year -- and so was the solar industry. While the business of solar energy is still small enough and young enough to record firsts at the fearsome pace that a toddler does, the milestones are ...

Renewables: California sunshine is source of power Financial Times While the rest of the US employs innovative extraction techniques to rediscover its love of fossil fuels, one state continues to fly the flag for renewable energy: California. Supporters of renewable energy and tougher curbs on emissions could ask for ...

EPA Launches California Map to Highlight Land Best Used for Green Energy ... CleanTechnica The EPA's online map, called Renewable Energy Siting Tool, highlights areas prime for large- and small-scale renewable energy projects on California land that is contaminated or degraded. There are about 11,000 venues screened on the map, including ...

Golazo and Whole Foods Market Team up to Fuel Futbol in Southern California BevNET.com SEATTLE, WA–(Marketwire – Sep 11, 2012) – Golazo, Inc., the passion brand for soccer, arrived today in Southern California, launching its acclaimed All Natural Sports Energy beverage lineup at select Whole Foods Market locations throughout Southern ...

Little Limit to the Amount of Wind Energy IEEE Spectrum “Adding a turbine represents a trade-off: We get energy, but the wind is slowed down,” says Kate Marvel of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in California, who did one of the analyses along with Ben Kravitz and Ken Caldeira, of the Carnegie ...

Ramona, California turns to solar power for water treatment Greener Ideal The small community of Ramona, California has received some “bright” news this week. The municipal water district that provides water, sewer, and recycled water to the community has commissioned a 530 killowatt peak (kWp) solar energy installation. See all stories on this topic » Greener Ideal

First Solar, PG&E contracts for 72 MW of solar photovoltaic energy Electric Light & Power Together, Lost Hills and Cuyama will produce enough clean, renewable energy to power some 24,000 California homes, offsetting about 45,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually — the equivalent of taking about 8,900 cars off the road each year.

NV Energy, MGM Resorts honored for diversity efforts VEGAS INC HispanicBusiness, a publisher serving Hispanic professionals and entrepreneurs, ranked MGM Resorts at No. 26 and NV Energy at No. 46. Topping the list is PG&E Corp., the big utility company in California. MGM Resorts and NV Energy are among the Las ...

Japan PM hints at a nuclear-free energy policy KTVL TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's prime minister has hinted that the government will announce it will eventually abandon nuclear energy when it issues its new energy policy this week. News reports .... Local links for Medford, Southern Oregon and Northern California. Big Retailers Rule In Onsite Solar Power EarthTechling - ‎ Big chain stores have big roofs, and they're being put to good use. A new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association and Vote Solar puts Walmart at the top of the corporate heap in installing solar power on its buildings, with 65 megawatts, followed by ... Chain Stores Said to Lead Firms in Use of Sun Power New York Times -  Alan Rider for The New York Times. Walmart's turbine is to provide 10 to 15 percent of this Pittsburgh distribution center's electricity. But increasingly, on the roof, a less visible green endeavor is under way, in the form of solar panels feeding power to the store. Stat of the Day: Top 20 Commercial Solar Users in the U.S. Greentech Media - ‎ Eric Wesoff: September 12, 2012. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Vote Solar just released a report naming the U.S. companies that have installed the most solar on their facilities. Here's the list: Walmart; Costco; Kohl's Department Stores ... The Growing Might of Solar Power Power Engineering Magazine - From California to New Jersey, the summer sun was hot this year -- and so was the solar industry. While the business of solar energy is still small enough and young enough to record firsts at the fearsome pace that a toddler does, the milestones are getting ... Wind energy could surpass global power demand – with huge hurdles The Guardian (blog) - ‎ Wind energy could provide 20-100 times current global power demand, according to a study published this week in Nature Climate Change. Other studies have shown similar results, but they do not mean that wind power is all we will ever need, says Ken ... Wind Could Meet World Power Demand By 2013 Bernama  September 12, 2012 15:06 PM. Wind Could Meet World Power Demand By 2013. BUENOS AIRES, Sept 12 (BERNAMA-NNN-MERCOPRESS) -- Adapting a sophisticated climate model, researchers show that there is plenty of wind available to supply half to ...