The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted unanimously today to strengthen a key clean energy policy in California called the Loading Order. The Loading Order sets a priority list for electricity sources. California’s utilities must first employ energy efficiency and conservation to meet customer demand; then energy from renewable sources such as wind, solar and Continue reading →
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A $3.1 million solar array is up and running at Naval Air Station Kingsville. The array is expected to offset the base’s consumption of conventional energy by 2.5 percent and is part of the Navy’s push to provide 50 percent of its energy from non-fossil fuel sources by 2020, spokesman Jon Gagné said. At current Continue reading →
Discussions on hydrogen as transport fuel have been going on for many years and trials of vehicles like CUTE (Clean Urban Transport for Europe) buses in European cities, including London (2003-05), came and went. The buses themselves were ten times the cost of a diesel equivalent, so extensive rollout at that point was unlikely. In Continue reading →
The government must provide better strategic leadership to encourage the rollout of smart grid technologies in the UK, according to a critical new report from the cross-party energy and climate change committee MPs, which recommends an urgent upgrade of the UK’s transmission network. Paddy Tipping MP, who sits on the committee, said the existing grid Continue reading →
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will work with two utilities on separate demonstration projects being developed to give utilities a way to integrate solar thermal energy with fossil fuel power plant operations. The results could mean reduced emissions and lower fuel costs, as well as other benefits. via Smart Grid: Utility Demos Will Integrate Continue reading →
