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11/03/11--00:00: Educator championed for solar water-pumping innovation (chan 2551471)

When Bruce Rasmussen sought to improve a local water system in his role as a homeowners association president, he never dreamed that it would lead him to Washington, D.C.


Bruce Rasmussen led homeowners who use a solar-power pump for their water supply.




11/05/11--00:00: California reinstates small wind, fuel cell turbine incentives (chan 2551471)

The small wind and fuel cell turbine industry will be back in business, after the California Energy Commission this week relaunched the state incentive program.


11/13/11--12:14: THE PUBLIC EYE: $2 million to start up cap and trade effort (chan 2551471)

The state will spend nearly $2 million to develop one of the centerpieces of its climate change programs: cap and trade.







11/13/11--12:28: Firms gobble 'green' subsidies (chan 2551471)

Halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, on a former cattle ranch and gypsum mine, NRG Energy is building an engineering marvel: a compound of nearly a million solar panels that will produce enough electricity to power about 100,000 homes.


11/17/11--00:00: SMUD offers answers on electric vehicles (chan 2551471)

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has launched an effort to help owners of all-electric vehicles and hybrid plug-in electric vehicles, or PEVs.


11/18/11--00:00: Solano County SMUD project doubles Delta wind-power site (chan 2551471)

The Sacramento Municipal Utilities District is more than doubling its wind power plant in the Montezuma Hills near Rio Vista.


11/23/11--00:00: Firm pulls plug on wind farm near Winters, citing risk to birds (chan 2551471)

A San Francisco company said it has abandoned plans for a large-scale wind farm near Winters because the turbines could have harmed golden eagles, bald eagles and other local bird species.


11/24/11--00:00: Area, Chinese firms team on solar project (chan 2551471)

An El Dorado Hills solar developer has teamed up with a Chinese manufacturer to build one of the largest solar projects on an industrial high-rise building.


11/25/11--06:49: UCD wins state grant for wind research (chan 2551471)

The California Energy Commission has awarded nearly $400,000 to the University of California, Davis, to develop a forecasting tool for responding to sudden changes in wind power production.


A small boat passes through the windmills of the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Ramsgate in Kent, England Thursday as it is officially opened becoming the world's largest site of its type. Officials of energy company Vattenfall say the wind farm has 100 turbines and will produce enough energy a year to power the equivalent of more than 200,000 homes. The UK's onshore and offshore wind turbines now produce enough energy to power all the homes in Scotland.




12/02/11--00:00: Sacramento among first cities to share in Obama energy upgrade funding (chan 2551471)

Sacramento will be among the first five cities in the country to benefit from President Barack Obama's plan to invest $4 billion in energy upgrades for the nation's commercial buildings.


12/03/11--00:00: Sacramento completes solar work at four buildings (chan 2551471)

Sacramento has completed solar installations at four of its buildings as part of a plan to make it one of the nation's greenest cities.


12/21/11--00:00: Google buys solar stake in Elk Grove, Galt projects (chan 2551471)

Google Inc. is jumping into the solar energy business in Sacramento.


12/29/11--06:36: 75-watt bulb standard takes effect Sunday in California (chan 2551471)

California, which this year got a head start on the rest of the nation in phasing out 100-watt incandescent bulbs, turns its attention to 75-watt bulbs on New Year's Day.


01/05/12--06:44: Roseville solar firm lands N.J. contract (chan 2551471)

Roseville's SPI Solar said it will design and build a new 11.3-megawatt solar energy system in New Jersey.


01/11/12--00:00: More clean energy jobs are goal of new pact (chan 2551471)

Gov. Jerry Brown and U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will be in Elk Grove on Friday to unveil a new agreement to boost clean energy jobs.


01/14/12--00:00: Gov. Brown signs pact to streamline energy transmission projects (chan 2551471)

In a move to create jobs and help preserve California's leadership in renewable energy, the state and the federal government have expanded a partnership to bring more solar, wind and other clean energy sources on line.


01/22/12--11:00: Engineered for success, middle schoolers create future cities at UC Davis event (chan 2551471)

SeaSun Harbor, for now, is a kind of diorama on steroids. The table-sized city in miniature is the three-dimensional vision of middle schoolers from Merced, who were competing Saturday in an engineering contest at UC Davis.


Andrew Skidmore and Hannah Thibault, from Merced, place their model, SunSea Harbor, before the judges. The contest encourages students to see engineering as cool.


Leena Levya from Porterville gets the windmill going on her future city, Simplicity, as she awaits her turn Saturday in front of the judges at UC Davis. The students are quizzed on their city models, explaining how they'd meet energy needs and keep the planet healthy.


Leena Levya and Audrey Garcia from Porterville take their model city, Simplicity, from the back of the auditorium to the front, where judges grade the projects.




01/28/12--00:00: California air board tightens vehicle emissions standards for 2025 (chan 2551471)

California has approved the nation's most advanced clean-car regulations, solidifying its position as a leader in the electric vehicle industry while slashing greenhouse gas emissions.


02/01/12--00:00: SMUD incentives promote money-saving lighting control systems (chan 2551471)

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District is offering incentives of up to $100,000 to help owners of small and medium-sized buildings install advanced lighting control systems.


02/01/12--10:31: Energy disclosure can aid stock, UC Davis study finds (chan 2551471)

A University of California, Davis, study concludes that voluntary disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon reduction can boost companies' stock.