Tag Archives: California
California city to get green prefab housing
Artist’s rendering of completed Tierra del Sol home.(Credit: Zeta Communities) Zeta Communities broke ground yesterday on a net-zero housing development in Stockton, Calif., the company announced.The housing community, which will consist of 22 units, is being developed by the nonprofit group Visionary Home Builders of California.Zeta Communities is known for its affordable, green prefab homes … Continue reading
The Emerging Market for Small Renewables in California
Several communities have tried but none succeeded until the Marin Energy Authority (or Marin Clean Energy) started operations last year. MEA started with 8,500 customers but is adding news customers continually. It estimates it will reach 70,000 customers by 2012. The total potential is about 100,000 customers, or more if other communities join them.“We are … Continue reading
Solar Lifts California Home Sales Prices
“We find compelling evidence that solar photovoltaic systems in California have boosted home sales prices,” said Ben Hoen, the lead researcher on the study and a principal research associate at Berkeley Lab. “The irony is that we found that premiums were smaller for new home sales than for existing home sales, and the big question … Continue reading
Toyota opens hydrogen station in California
A Toyota FCHV-adv refueling at the new hydrogen station in Torrance, Calif.(Credit: Toyota) Toyota opened the first hydrogen refueling station in the U.S. that is connected directly to a hydrogen pipeline. Unlike nearby Santa Monica and Irvine hydrogen refueling stations, this new facility, located in Torrance, Calif., on the Toyota campus, doesn’t use trucks to … Continue reading
3 dead, 1 injured in shooting at California home
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A shooting inside a home Saturday left three people dead, including the suspected shooter, after what investigators believe was a dispute among roommates, a police spokesman said.Fairfield police received a call from a man inside the home shortly after noon reporting that he had been shot and that the shooter was … Continue reading
Macy’s to Offer EV Charging Stations in California
Green Technology: Macy’s to Offer EV Charging Stations in California Green Technology Achieve a Sustainable Future with Green Technology. Create Innovation for New Energy. « Green-ness of UK Energy Grid – Live Stats | Main | University of Nebraska – Roadway Wind/Solar Hybrid Power Generation and Distribution System » Macy’s to Offer EV Charging Stations … Continue reading
California Supreme Court Tosses Solar Project Lawsuits
The court denied Sierra Club’s lawsuit without comment Wednesday and did the same for another lawsuit from California Unions for Reliable Energy. The court rulings are crucial win for California Energy Commission, which started to face legal challenges after approving Calico and eight other solar power projects totaling about 4.1 gigawatts last year. The commission … Continue reading
California to get three new hydrogen stations
A driver fills up a fuel cell vehicle with hydrogen at one of California’s few public hydrogen refueling stations.(Credit: California Fuel Cell Partnership) The mantra for the California’s Hydrogen Highway has been, “build it and they will come.” That planned thoroughfare will soon see more zero-emission traffic now that the California Energy Commission (CEC) released … Continue reading
Ontario’s Solar PV Installations May Surpass California in 2011
The summary of the forecast, one of a series on the Ontario solar market by ClearSky Advisors, will turn heads in the solar PV world.ClearSky Advisors forecasts that Ontario will install more than 400 MW of solar PV in 2011. This would be nearly double that installed by California in 2010, presently the largest North … Continue reading
California superstorm would be costliest US disaster
ScienceDaily (Mar. 7, 2011) — A hurricane-like superstorm expected to hit California once every 200 years would cause devastation to the state’s businesses unheard of even in the Great Recession, a USC economist warns.Researchers estimate the total property damage and business interruption costs of the massive rainstorm would be nearly $1 trillion.USC research professor Adam … Continue reading