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News
for December 10, 2002
Best Wishes for
the 2002 Holiday Season
May the New Year bring a bountiful Solar Harvest
And a greater Peace on Earth
Tor Allen
The Rahus Institute
Home of the California Solar Center,
Solar e-Clips, and the Solar
Schoolhouse
[link
to Rahus Holiday Greetings in pdf format]
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Redford
Commentary: The Highest Patriotism Lies in Weaning U.S. From
Fossil Fuels
NCPV
responds to BP Solar Thin Film Announcement
Santa
Cruz School tapping energy of sun
How
Green Is BP? [NY Times]
Renewable
energy use fell in 2001, DOE says
Subsidies
boost German solar energy industry, US 3rd largest market
Path
Opens for $200 Million Victorville, Calif.-Area Solar Power-Plant
Project
RWE
Solar, ASE Americas, Schott Applied Power Create Solar Joint
Venture
Solar
panels nixed for LCF City Hall [La Canada Flintridge]
Hydrogen
Fuel Cell Cars and Bus hit the road in California
The
PV Industry: From R&D to Full-Scale Manufacturing
Monrovia
Car Dealership Going Solar
IN BRIEF
Online Video
highlights BP Solar Residential Systems
- Online video on the Michael Holigan show. Highlights include
the installation process, modules, inverter, use of pathfinder,
reasons to go solar, and a wireless system monitor. To
read the transcript or view the video
Toyota Polishes
Green Image [Torrance, CA] - In contrast to the heat carmakers
take from environmentalists for their gas-guzzling SUVs, conservationists
are lauding Toyota Motor Sales for a new Torrance facility
that could become one of the greenest in California. Toyota's
new 624,000-square-foot south campus features a 536-kilowatt
solar panel system that will generate enough electricity to
supply more than 500 homes. It is the largest commercial solar
energy system in North America, and that's just one environmentally
friendly element of the project. read
more here
CEC Public Hearings
on Renewable Energy Program Dec. 12 & 13[Sacramento]-
The California Energy Commission is developing guidebooks
to implement its Renewable Energy Program (REP) pursuant to
Senate Bill 1038 (Sher, Chapter 515, Statutes of 2002). As
part of the public process, the Energy Commission's Renewables
Committee (Committee) will conduct hearings on the draft guidebooks
outlining the proposed structure for the REP overall as well
as the Existing Renewable Resources Account, Emerging Renewable
Resources Account, and Renewable Resources Consumer Education
Account. For a Summary of Major Changes proposed in the Emerging
Guidebook (includes Grid-tie PV), and further details on the
hearing, go
here. [scroll to the bottom of the linked page.]
Million Kilowatt
Hour Challenge (MKHC) launched for Bay Area Schools -
Welcome to the Million Kilowatt Hour Challenge (MKHC)! As
part of this FREE fun and competitive challenge, you’ll
compete with other teens (6th - 12th grades) to promote energy
conservation in your home, school and community by getting
involved in projects that foster learning and energy change.
Certificates will be awarded to classes, clubs or individual
students who complete MKHC-sponsored Action Projects. $500
PRIZES will be awarded to various contest winners and schools,
classes or clubs that score the most Kilowatt Hour-Saving
Points! Our goal is simple: We’re challenging Bay
Area teenagers to get involved in MKHC Action Projects
that collectively score 1,000,000 Kilowatt Hour-Saving Points
between October 1, 2002 and March 15, 2003. 1,000,000 kilowatt-hours
(1 million kWh) is roughly equivalent to the energy used by
150 average California households during one year. (Remember,
that’s the "average" California home, during
"average" California conditions. Broaden the idea
to the entire U.S., and the world!) Start by requesting a
speaker from our Energy Experts Speakers Bureau…or jump
right in with one of the Action Projects listed on the EarthTeam
website…or create your own idea and submit it to the
MKHC! more
info
Events
12/11 Akeena
Solar [Los Gatos] Grand Opening Celebration - The festivities
include a Solar Holiday Gift Fair, an exhibit on local solar
electric installations, complimentary refreshments, and a
knowledgeable staff available to answer questions about practical
applications of solar electric systems. 11am to 7pm.
more
info & directions
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