PG&E Dam Project Capped with Trout Stocking
Capping a two-year dam retrofit project completed by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and in cooperation with the Department of Fish of Game (DFG), 9,000 pounds of rainbow trout were planted in...
View ArticleThe Future of Power Systems
In case you missed it, IEEE Smart Grid and Zpryme Smart Grid Insights dusted off the crystal ball, asking 460 global smart grid executives 25 questions on the future of energy storage, distributed...
View ArticleSunEdison to Provide Solar Power to Riverside
SunEdison signed a new 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the delivery of 20 megawatts of solar generated electricity to Riverside Public Utilities (RPU), the municipal electric utility in...
View ArticleNatural Gas, Nuclear Most Economic Sources For Power Generation
Today, the 34 member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – primarily North America, U.S. and Europe – and the rest of the world consume about the same levels of...
View ArticleCentinela Breaks Ground on $700 Million Solar Energy Project
A new $700 million solar energy facility will soon generate 170 megawatts (MW) and supply San Diego Gas & Electric with enough electricity to power one million homes annually. The power will be...
View ArticleNatural Gas Exports Could Boost Economy
Energy independence. Two riveting words have gone from political rhetoric to reality in a very short time thanks to new drilling technologies that are freeing huge amounts of oil and natural gas in the...
View ArticleTakes More Than Innovation For Renewable Energy Success
The development of low carbon and zero carbon technologies requires R&D, innovation and, above all, financial investment to ensure a successful transition to clean energy sources around the world....
View ArticleZero Net Energy Home on Display in Stockton
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recently unveiled their first zero net energy (ZNE) home display and modular classroom at the utility’s Energy Training Center in Stockton. The display...
View ArticleCould the Smart Grid Have Prevented the Super Bowl Blackout?
One of the amazing things about America – or should we say America as reflected on the Internet – is how we find ways to politicize everything. And we do mean everything. Take, for example, a tripped...
View ArticlePG&E’s Clean-Energy Portfolio Featured on Fox Business Channel
Pacific Gas & Electric’s clean-energy portfolio – now at 60 percent of all electricity served to customers – was featured recently on Fox Business Channel’s “The Green Room with John Holden.”...
View ArticleEnergy News of Note
We at Energy Viewpoints run across lots of interesting headlines each week – far more than we can possibly address with individual blog entries. To keep these nuggets from passing unnoticed, we came up...
View ArticleThe Million-Dollar Question: What Will Make EVs Take Off?
It’s an age-old question: Which came first, chicken or egg? Here’s a modern-day twist: Which comes first, electric vehicle or charging station? According to a new survey, the question is the most...
View ArticleVerizon Announces Renewable Energy Investment
Verizon Communications this week joined the ranks of major tech and telecom companies taking a major plunge into green energy, announcing that it will spend $100 million installing solar panels and...
View ArticleThe Downside of Energy Independence
In this installment of Energy News of Note, we focus on the downside of shifting energy fortunes, and government allegations that JPMorgan Chase manipulated energy prices to boost the apparent value of...
View ArticleEnergy Week: U.S. Launches the Start of a Wind Turbine Fleet
This week’s energy headlines start with the launch of what the Department of Energy hopes will become a fleet of floating wind turbines. We also saw clean-energy policy developments in several states....
View ArticleEnergy Week: Meet the ‘eGallon,’ and Energy from Kelp
Last week’s energy headlines featured a new government initiative to encourage alternative-fuel vehicles, a military study on natural gas generators and a business that thinks seaweed can be a source...
View ArticleA Battery Inspired by Forests
The week’s energy-related headlines include Google’s investment in renewable energy, President Obama’s expected statement on power plant emissions and researchers’ work to develop a battery made from...
View ArticleEnergy News: Aggies Plan Center for Speeding Solar Energy Projects
In this week’s energy news, the Texas Aggies plan one of the world’s largest research sites for solar energy, and a poll finds small business in support of moving toward renewable energy. Texas A&M...
View ArticleThe Week in Energy: Profits for Solar and a New Installment of Gasland
The energy headlines this week offer a little something for everyone. Among them: Honda and GM are teaming up to figure out feasible hydrogen fuel cells, companies manufacturing solar panels finally...
View ArticleEnergy Notes: Turning Tobacco Into Energy
This week’s energy news is led by government efforts to turn an age-old southern cash crop — tobacco — into energy. Fuel from Tobacco? The Government Hopes So A report by renewableenergyworld.com says...
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