california Archives - Page 6 of 9 - Renew Economy

How EV chargers and energy storage can make good grid partners
ChargePoint and Green Charge link batteries and public EV chargers to limit demand charges and make loads more flexible.
Jeff St John

Jul 23, 2015

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Solar powered desalination in California – the tiny plant that could
Commercial solar desalination could make a huge difference in California’s ability to maintain a viable agriculture sector under drought conditions.
Tina Casey

Jul 21, 2015

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Making electric vehicles easier to buy: the California example
Efforts targeting lower income Californians aim to bring more EV buyers into the market and continue efforts to clean up transportation in the state.
David Reichmuth

Jun 26, 2015

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50% renewable electricity target passed by California Senate
The California Senate recently passed SB 350, legislation that sets a goal of 50% electricity from renewables in the Golden State by 2030.
Jake Richardson

Jun 22, 2015

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As California loses hydro resources to drought, large-scale solar fills in
New solar generation made up for four-fifths of California’s lost hydro production in 2014.
Stephen Lacey

Apr 1, 2015

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Solar could supply five times California’s energy needs
The amount of energy that could be generated from solar systems constructed around existing infrastructure in California is 5x that currently demanded by the state.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 19, 2015

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US solar generation doubled in 2014, renewable output grew 11%
And that’s not counting rooftop solar or distributed renewables.
Jeff St John

Mar 10, 2015

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First solar-powered Tesla supercharger nearly ready
While it may have taken awhile, the first solar-powered Tesla Supercharger is nearly ready to go online.
Christopher DeMorro

Feb 26, 2015

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Alevo promises 200MW of grid storage projects to back its batteries
Can bankrolling deployment of its own batteries help a secretive startup gain market traction?
Jeff St John

Feb 19, 2015

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5 great facts about the Desert Sunlight solar project
Solar power is breaking records all the time. This week saw another one, with the dedication of a ginormous solar project in California.
John Rogers

Feb 13, 2015

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US utility seeks $654m to build 25,000 EV charging stations
PG&E filed a proposal yesterday for $654m in ratepayer dollars to build 25,000 EV charging stations across its service area in northern and central California.
Julia Pyper

Feb 11, 2015

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Hawaii to test rooftop solar limits with island grid
Hawaii is a solar hot spot – and fitting test-bed for DoE research to stretch limits of rooftop PV penetration on island grids.
Jeff St John

Jan 29, 2015

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