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News
for November 27, 2001
 Contra
Costa County Homes Inspired by living in harmony with Mother
Earth - Rammed Earth, Solar, energy efficient design.
Bay
Area bid for Olympics features green initiatives - solar,
recycling, organic food...
UMass
Lowell spinoff makes dye-sensitized PV technology
Space-Based
Solar Racing Car Breaks All Records! Wins Solar Odyssey 2001
Nine
Years of Solar Cooking in Nepal - Allart Ligtenberg shares
experiences (Los Altos)
UL
ALERT: Xantrex SW-series PV Inverters May Pose Grid-tie Hazard
IN BRIEF
Solar Forum
- Cal PV Alliance - San Francisco December 14th - The
California PV Alliance is hosting a Solar Forum on December
14th in San Francisco. Hosted at PG&E's Pacific Energy
Center, the Forum is Free and open to all interested
parties. Pre-registration is required
so register early. Learn about nitty gritty of the industry,
while networking with other solar industry/advocates. Preliminary
Agenda.
Cal Power Authority
Decentralized Solar RFB Bidders Conference - Dec. 4th in Sacramento
- The process continues toward the goal of installing more
than 80 MW of Photovoltaics on State Facilities by 2006. for
more details...
Low-Cost Prototype
Inverters - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership
with the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO),
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),
and other sponsors announces an opportunity for qualified
colleges and university engineering programs to submit proposals
to compete for a cash prize in a contest to build prototype
low-cost inverters. The 2003 Future Energy Challenge seeks
to dramatically improve the design and reduce the cost of
DC-AC inverters and interface systems for use in distributed
generation systems. This competition is open to schools with
ABET-accredited engineering programs or the equivalent. Read
about the winners of the 2001 Challenge at http://www.energychallenge.org.
Note that as of 11/19/01, this website has not been updated
to reflect current info on the 2003 Challenge, including the
due date for letters of interest, however, it will be shortly.
(Federal Register 10/30/01)
Solar Energy
in New Home Construction - Workshop -Date: November
28, 2001/ Time: 8:00 am to1:00 pm /San Diego. Hosted by
San
Diego Regional Energy Office, the workshop will provide
an overview of solar electric and solar water heating technologies,
available cash incentives and tax credits for solar energy
and the economics of solar technologies. The workshop will
include two panel discussions: Shea Homes High Performance
Homes Project (Project Team Panel); Builder Perspectives on
Solar Energy (Homebuilder Panel). The workshop is designed
for homebuilder project managers, strategic planners, purchasing
and marketing managers.
Renewables Forum
- Nov. 30, 2001 Sacramento. The Governor's Office of Planning
& Research will host a forum to discuss the progress and
development of renewable energy and technologies. For more
info contact Sandra
Vargas (email) or 916-327-7735.
Renewable Energy
Summit on Fed Lands. November 28-29, 2001 [Washington
DC] - Background: In May 2001, Vice President Cheney's National
Energy Policy Development Group recommended to the President
that the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy
work together to re-evaluate access limitations to federal
lands in order to increase renewable energy production such
as biomass, wind, geothermal, and solar. While oil and natural
gas will remain the greatest source of our energy supply,
renewable energy is a critical part of the supply mix. In
response to this request, Interior Secretary Gale Norton and
Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham will convene a National
Summit on Opportunities to Expand Renewable Energy on Public
Lands.
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