• Small Businesses Request Resumption of Renewable Energy Support

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:40:18
    For immediate release January 31, 2012 More information RENEW Wisconsin Michael Vickerman 608.255.4044 mvickerman@renewwisconsin.org Small Businesses Request Resumption of Renewable Energy Support Over 150 small businesses, organizations, schools, and local officials appealed to the Public Service Commission (PSC) to restore full funding for a nationally recognized renewable energy program that reduces the cost of solar, [...]

  • Fracking industry executive says 90% of Americans are ‘nuts

    Updated: 2012-01-30 17:30:40
    From a column by Lyle Hopkins in The Capital Times: Wall Street and CEO culture in America is out of touch, arrogant, condescending, and those are probably their good qualities. Recent examples run the gamut, from snooty finance employees sipping champagne while mocking Wall Street protesters to a sign posted in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange [...]

  • Legislature should restore funding to Focus on Energy

    Updated: 2012-01-27 20:00:34
    From a guest commentary by Keith Reopelle and Charlie Higley in the Janseville Gazette: In spring 2011, Gov. Scott Walker and legislative leaders significantly cut funding to Focus on Energy, the energy efficiency program that helps residents and businesses lower energy bills. A recent legislative audit demonstrates that the benefits of Focus on Energy more [...]

  • PV’s levelized cost drops to 11.5 cents per kWh with incentives

    Updated: 2012-01-25 18:49:24
    An analysis by Don Wichert, Director, Renewable Energy Services, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (WECC): My recent (simplified) levelized cost analysis for commercial PV, at $5,252 a kW installed in WI, over 25 years and with a 5% loan (no shading, no maintenance, no output degradation), is 13.8 cents per kWh as shown on the slide [...]

  • Solano County Wind Project is Up and Running, Operators Say

    Updated: 2012-01-20 22:04:01
    , Home Vision Overview Compact Approach Partners Impact Next-Gen Streetlight Initiative Bridge to Clean Economy SunShares Electric Vehicles EV Guidelines EV Fleet Project EV Fleet Working Group 2010 EV Workshop Best Practices Green Building Guidance Green Building Assessment Permitting Guidelines 2010 Sustainable Cities About Overview Director Program Manager Program Associates Diana Chou Eleanor Hughes Opportunities Media Blog Contact Blog Topics BACC Partners Carbon Capture Climate Impacts Adaptation Electric Vehicles Energy Efficiency Finance Investment Green Building Green Jobs Oil Solar Renewables Transportation BACC Organization Share BACC Editor on Friday , 20 January 2012 22:04 Solano County Wind Project is Up and Running , Operators Say San Diego-based enXco has announced that its

  • Sonoma County Inks Deal for Electricity from Wind and Biomass

    Updated: 2012-01-20 15:57:12
    Home Vision Overview Compact Approach Partners Impact Next-Gen Streetlight Initiative Bridge to Clean Economy SunShares Electric Vehicles EV Guidelines EV Fleet Project EV Fleet Working Group 2010 EV Workshop Best Practices Green Building Guidance Green Building Assessment Permitting Guidelines 2010 Sustainable Cities About Overview Director Program Manager Program Associates Diana Chou Eleanor Hughes Opportunities Media Blog Contact Blog Topics BACC Partners Carbon Capture Climate Impacts Adaptation Electric Vehicles Energy Efficiency Finance Investment Green Building Green Jobs Oil Solar Renewables Transportation BACC Organization Share BACC Editor on Friday , 20 January 2012 15:57 Sonoma County Inks Deal for Electricity from Wind and Biomass Sonoma County has signed an agreement with 3

  • Citizen and business action groups help leaders form energy policy

    Updated: 2012-01-19 18:51:06
    From a report by Alex Brasch on RENEW’s Energy Policy Summit: MADISON, Wis. – Can local governments work together with citizen action groups to effectively transition America away from reliance on fossil fuels? The answer in Wisconsin and Colorado seems to be yes. Members of Wisconsin’s renewable energy industry convened in Madison for the RENEW [...]

  • Presentations from RENEW Energy Strategy Summit

    Updated: 2012-01-18 21:56:25
    Leslie Glustrom Renewable Energy’s Day Will Come: Coal is Not Cheap, Plentiful, or Clean Leslie Glustrom US Coal Supply Constraints: The “Sweet Imperative” that Will Help Drive the Repowering of the United States for the 21st Century Mick Sagrillo How To Frame The Debate or Tips and Tricks from Karl Rove

  • Policy Briefs from Energy Strategy Summit

    Updated: 2012-01-18 21:25:22
    RENEW Wisconsin Policy Issue Briefs Prepared for Policy Summit – January 13, 2012 Topic Area: Expanding Market Access Authorizing Renewable Energy Sales from Third Parties to Host Customers BACKGROUND: There are many households and businesses around the state that desire to host a renewable energy system, but can’t afford the up-front costs associated with these [...]

  • Clean Energy Financing Decision Tool and Guide

    Updated: 2012-01-17 21:54:35
    Home Vision Overview Compact Approach Partners Impact Next-Gen Streetlight Initiative Bridge to Clean Economy SunShares Electric Vehicles EV Guidelines EV Fleet Project EV Fleet Working Group 2010 EV Workshop Best Practices Green Building Guidance Green Building Assessment Permitting Guidelines 2010 Sustainable Cities About Overview Director Program Manager Program Associates Diana Chou Eleanor Hughes Opportunities Media Blog Contact Blog Topics BACC Partners Carbon Capture Climate Impacts Adaptation Electric Vehicles Energy Efficiency Finance Investment Green Building Green Jobs Oil Solar Renewables Transportation BACC Organization Share BACC Editor on Tuesday , 17 January 2012 21:54 Clean Energy Financing Decision Tool and Guide States and communities are increasingly investing in energy

  • Google Backs Geothermal Firms’ Effort to Tap Volcanoes’ Heat for Clean Energy

    Updated: 2012-01-17 21:52:48
    Home Vision Overview Compact Approach Partners Impact Next-Gen Streetlight Initiative Bridge to Clean Economy SunShares Electric Vehicles EV Guidelines EV Fleet Project EV Fleet Working Group 2010 EV Workshop Best Practices Green Building Guidance Green Building Assessment Permitting Guidelines 2010 Sustainable Cities About Overview Director Program Manager Program Associates Diana Chou Eleanor Hughes Opportunities Media Blog Contact Blog Topics BACC Partners Carbon Capture Climate Impacts Adaptation Electric Vehicles Energy Efficiency Finance Investment Green Building Green Jobs Oil Solar Renewables Transportation BACC Organization Share BACC Editor on Tuesday , 17 January 2012 21:52 Google Backs Geothermal Firms’ Effort to Tap Volcanoes’ Heat for Clean Energy Mountain View-based Internet

  • CPUC Votes to Strengthen State’s Renewable Energy Rules

    Updated: 2012-01-17 21:50:41
    Home Vision Overview Compact Approach Partners Impact Next-Gen Streetlight Initiative Bridge to Clean Economy SunShares Electric Vehicles EV Guidelines EV Fleet Project EV Fleet Working Group 2010 EV Workshop Best Practices Green Building Guidance Green Building Assessment Permitting Guidelines 2010 Sustainable Cities About Overview Director Program Manager Program Associates Diana Chou Eleanor Hughes Opportunities Media Blog Contact Blog Topics BACC Partners Carbon Capture Climate Impacts Adaptation Electric Vehicles Energy Efficiency Finance Investment Green Building Green Jobs Oil Solar Renewables Transportation BACC Organization Share BACC Editor on Tuesday , 17 January 2012 21:50 CPUC Votes to Strengthen State’s Renewable Energy Rules The California Public Utilities Commission has

  • California Public Utilities Commission Approves 1,000 Megawatts in Renewable Contracts

    Updated: 2012-01-17 14:23:57
    Home Vision Overview Compact Approach Partners Impact Next-Gen Streetlight Initiative Bridge to Clean Economy SunShares Electric Vehicles EV Guidelines EV Fleet Project EV Fleet Working Group 2010 EV Workshop Best Practices Green Building Guidance Green Building Assessment Permitting Guidelines 2010 Sustainable Cities About Overview Director Program Manager Program Associates Diana Chou Eleanor Hughes Opportunities Media Blog Contact Blog Topics BACC Partners Carbon Capture Climate Impacts Adaptation Electric Vehicles Energy Efficiency Finance Investment Green Building Green Jobs Oil Solar Renewables Transportation BACC Organization Share BACC Editor on Tuesday , 17 January 2012 14:23 California Public Utilities Commission Approves 1,000 Megawatts in Renewable Contracts The California

  • PG&E Received 19% of Generating Capacity from Renewable Sources in 2011

    Updated: 2012-01-13 14:47:19
    Home Vision Overview Compact Approach Partners Impact Next-Gen Streetlight Initiative Bridge to Clean Economy SunShares Electric Vehicles EV Guidelines EV Fleet Project EV Fleet Working Group 2010 EV Workshop Best Practices Green Building Guidance Green Building Assessment Permitting Guidelines 2010 Sustainable Cities About Overview Director Program Manager Program Associates Diana Chou Eleanor Hughes Opportunities Media Blog Contact Blog Topics BACC Partners Carbon Capture Climate Impacts Adaptation Electric Vehicles Energy Efficiency Finance Investment Green Building Green Jobs Oil Solar Renewables Transportation BACC Organization Share BACC Editor on Friday , 13 January 2012 14:47 PG Received 19 of Generating Capacity from Renewable Sources in 2011 BACC partner Pacific Gas and Electric

  • UC Santa Cruz Racks up Awards for Energy-Saving Library Lighting System

    Updated: 2012-01-13 14:40:17
    Home Vision Overview Compact Approach Partners Impact Next-Gen Streetlight Initiative Bridge to Clean Economy SunShares Electric Vehicles EV Guidelines EV Fleet Project EV Fleet Working Group 2010 EV Workshop Best Practices Green Building Guidance Green Building Assessment Permitting Guidelines 2010 Sustainable Cities About Overview Director Program Manager Program Associates Diana Chou Eleanor Hughes Opportunities Media Blog Contact Blog Topics BACC Partners Carbon Capture Climate Impacts Adaptation Electric Vehicles Energy Efficiency Finance Investment Green Building Green Jobs Oil Solar Renewables Transportation BACC Organization Share BACC Editor on Friday , 13 January 2012 14:40 UC Santa Cruz Racks up Awards for Energy-Saving Library Lighting System The University of California ,

  • Sustainable Design Update Blog Archive

    Updated: 2012-01-12 01:11:26
    Switch Lighting, creator of the only LED that uses liquid cooling technology, is on the cusp of a breakout year in 2012. The Switch bulb creates the same warm color of an incandescent, yet it’s made with reclaimable or recyclable materials using the Cradle to Cradle methodology. Inside the bulb is a liquid thermal cooling solution that helps cool the LEDs from all sides, producing more light from less LEDs. In fact, a Switch bulb lasts about 25 times longer and uses 80% less energy than an incandescent.

  • Issue Briefs Released for RENEW’s Energy Policy Summit

    Updated: 2012-01-09 15:41:32
    For immediate release: January 9, 2012 More information: RENEW Wisconsin Michael Vickerman 608.255.4044 mvickerman@renewwisconsin.org Issue Briefs Released for RENEW’s Energy Policy Summit To sharpen participant discussions at RENEW’s Energy Policy Summit on January 13 in Madison, RENEW Wisconsin issued several policy backgrounders addressing specific barriers to renewable energy development in Wisconsin, while outlining potential strategies [...]

  • We have to move “so fast” to get to 100% renewables

    Updated: 2012-01-05 16:40:52
    Leslie Glustrom is the featured speaker at RENEW’s Energy Policy Summit, January 13, Madison. Read the report that she mentions about 11 minutes into the interview. Get details and register for the Summit at the Summit Web page.

  • Coal’s liabilities to be a focus of RENEW’s Energy Policy Summit, Jan. 13, Madison

    Updated: 2012-01-04 15:35:42
    For immediate release: January 4, 2012 More information RENEW Wisconsin Michael Vickerman 608.255.4044 mvickerman@renewwisconsin.org Coal’s Liabilities to be a Focus of RENEW’s Energy Policy Summit Long-considered an inexpensive and reliable fuel source, coal is rapidly becoming the Achilles’ heel of the national electric energy picture, according to Leslie Glustrom, Research Director for Clean Energy Action [...]

  • Google Android Apps May Soon Control Your LED Lights

    Updated: 2012-01-03 15:46:07
    In the very near future, expect to be able to control devices, appliances, and lights in your home with the help of Google. That’s the information coming out of Google’s developer conference, Google I/O, where Android@Home was first announced. With the right app, an Android-powered smart device, and an intelligent LED replacement bulb from Lighting Science Group, a savvy homeowner could geek out a home without much effort.

  • Obituary: Plastic coffee cup lid dies at age 44

    Updated: 2011-12-23 13:32:52
    Today the plastic lid was killed, murdered actually , by a radical reinvention of the disposable coffee mug called Compleat. I give this a design grade of A+. Sustainability grade? Well . . . I'm not sure the planet will notice.

  • Thermal Cells – Electricity From Heat

    Updated: 2011-12-12 19:41:45
    Gear heads at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab have created better thermionic power cells by increasing the area of material exposed to heat.  Unlike photovoltaic cells that convert light to electricity, thermoinoc cells convert heat (or more accurately a temperature difference) to electricity.  The theoretical advantage “thermo cells have is that heat doesn’t travel in [...]

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