The California Independent System Operator (ISO) maintains reliability and accessibility to one of the largest and most modern power grids in the world. Everyday it reports on the production of renewable energy in the Golden State as it strives to meets its target of 33 percent of electricity from renewable sources by the end of 2020. On Christmas
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Welcome to Solar Fred's annual solar marketing wish list, 2013 edition. If you missed my previous years' wishes and still want to make them come true, bless your solar marketing heart. See 2010 here, 2011 here, and 2012 here. This year’s theme, “Stand out and educate,” is familiar to anyone who’s received an email from me, since it’s a quote in my
Trevor Kirsten, manager of the Renewable Energy Systems Lab in Munich, leads a team of GE researchers that investigate a range of energy technologies. In this post, Trevor argues that oil will remain in the future energy mix for many years to come, extended by Enhanced Oil Recovery Technologies. 
Net metering is a common distributed renewable energy policy in the United States, allowing individuals to “turn back” their meter (and reduce their electric bill) by generating on-site electricity. But utility accounting systems typically prevent people from sharing the output from a single, common "community" solar or wind project. Virtual (or g
Please check out our program to teach young Mayan women about electricity, circuits and solar power. Graduates of the class will have the opportunity to start a women’s solar power cooperative! Help us teach solar and replace inefficient dirty and dangerous kerosene lamps in Cameroon. Our great Cameroon team needs your support! 
Learn about solar power, renewable energy and different methods for distributing solar and renewables in less economically developed countries at the ATC Circuits and Solar Workshop August 10 – 18, 2013 in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Nonprofits and International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are invited to learn “Circuits and Solar” the ATC program for teaching solar power. [...]
Problem - Many of the vaccines used to control diseases require cold temperatures for preservation. Without a reliable power infrastructure, developing countries often lack the resources for keeping these vaccines cool in the long-term, hampering the ability to adequately protect citizens. The Appropriate Technology Collaborative Student Design Team has been charged with the task of [...]
Girls Carry Water – Guatemala ATC and Engineers Without Borders, Rutgers University, Work With the Local Comite de Agua to Redesign Water Supply Background: Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan: Approximately 6,000 residents of Mayan descent live in this isolated town, located in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. The town was originally located 20km from where it [...]
Learning to Weave in Guatemala Thousands of women in Guatemala make their living by weaving textiles and selling them to “middle men” who then sell textiles in regional markets. Middle men can make a handsome profit but the women often make less than $2.00 per day. This level of poverty leads to malnourished children and [...]
It’s devastating to see my hometown of New York so crippled by Hurricane Sandy. There are so many tragedies from this one event. Not only was there an estimated $50 billion in economic losses, but at least 38 people have died in the city alone. For these and other reasons, New York’s billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg finally brought climate chang