photo: PG&E I wrote this story for Grist, where it first appeared. It’s been a big week for Big Solar. On Wednesday, the California Energy Commission approved a license for the nation’s first new large-scale solar thermal power plant in two decades. Over the next month, the energy commission is expected to green-light three more [...]
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Solar eBay: California floats utility auction for green energy
Posted in alternative energy, energy, environment, green policy, renewable energy, solar energy, tagged California Public Utilities Commission, renewable energy projects, reverse auction mechanism, solar energy on August 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Google to map green energy zones
Posted in alternative energy, Ausra, BrightSource Energy, endangered species, energy, enviro startups, environment, First Solar, Google, green startups, green tech, PG&E, renewable energy, solar energy, solar power plants, Southern California Edison, SunPower, wind power, tagged Google, Google Earth, green energy zones, Map Green Energy, renewable energy projects on April 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Can Google help defuse a simmering green civil war between renewable energy advocates and wildlife conservationists in the American West? That’s the idea behind a new Google Earth mapping project launched Wednesday by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the National Audubon Society. Path to Green Energy will identify areas in 13 western states potentially [...]
