This is supposed to be a beautiful beach, but instead it looks like a disaster area because a sea wall built about a decade ago to protect homes has failed. Now property owners are spending millions to fix it. From Mexico to Oregon, the iconic California coastline runs more than 3,400 miles. “CBS This Morning” […]
It’s odd to be writing about an active feed-in tariff (FiT) in 2019. The policy which accelerated Germany into a 7 GW+ market annually and kick-started the global solar market had its heyday nearly a decade ago, with feed-in tariffs being introduced across Europe and Asia. This led to spectacular market growth but also dramatic […]
Engaged in environmental battles with the Trump administration on multiple fronts, California Gov. Gavin Newsom angered some allies on Friday by vetoing a bill aimed at blunting federal rollbacks of clean air and endangered species regulations in the state. The bill would have made it easier for state regulators to counter the Trump administration’s efforts […]
On the Changala family farm in Tulare County, the past and future are separated by a dirt road and a barbed-wire fence. On the south side sits a wheat field. On the north, a solar farm, built three years ago, sending electricity to thousands of Southern Californians. Alan Changala sees little difference between the two.
The southern part of California’s Central Coast from San Luis Obispo County to Ventura County, home to about 1.5 million people, is blessed with a pleasing Mediterranean climate and a picturesque terrain. Yet while its unique geography abounds in beauty, the area perpetually struggles with drought. Indeed, while the rest of California breathed a sigh […]
The utility’s ‘future water company, today’ initiative uses the Newmarket region of its operating area as a proving ground for innovations promising the greatest benefits. As part of this, Black & Veatch is creating a digital representation of the region’s water treatment and distribution infrastructure and embedding Hybrid Adaptive Real-time Virtual Intelligence (HARVI) – an […]
Erosion threatens scenery and real estate along iconic California coastline
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CBS Newsby Jonathan VigliottiThis is supposed to be a beautiful beach, but instead it looks like a disaster area because a sea wall built about a decade ago to protect homes has failed. Now property owners are spending millions to fix it. From Mexico to Oregon, the iconic California coastline runs more than 3,400 miles. “CBS This Morning” […]
Los Angeles Still Has A Feed-In Tariff. And It’s Growing
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /PV Magazineby Christian RoselundIt’s odd to be writing about an active feed-in tariff (FiT) in 2019. The policy which accelerated Germany into a 7 GW+ market annually and kick-started the global solar market had its heyday nearly a decade ago, with feed-in tariffs being introduced across Europe and Asia. This led to spectacular market growth but also dramatic […]
Bill to Blunt Trump Environment Policy Vetoed in California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Associated Pressby Adam BeamEngaged in environmental battles with the Trump administration on multiple fronts, California Gov. Gavin Newsom angered some allies on Friday by vetoing a bill aimed at blunting federal rollbacks of clean air and endangered species regulations in the state. The bill would have made it easier for state regulators to counter the Trump administration’s efforts […]
‘Farming the Sun:’ As Water Goes Scarce, Can Solar Farms Prop Up The Valley?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerOn the Changala family farm in Tulare County, the past and future are separated by a dirt road and a barbed-wire fence. On the south side sits a wheat field. On the north, a solar farm, built three years ago, sending electricity to thousands of Southern Californians. Alan Changala sees little difference between the two.
Often Short of Water, California’s Southern Central Coast Builds Toward a Drought-Proof Supply
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Water Education Foundationby Gary PitzerThe southern part of California’s Central Coast from San Luis Obispo County to Ventura County, home to about 1.5 million people, is blessed with a pleasing Mediterranean climate and a picturesque terrain. Yet while its unique geography abounds in beauty, the area perpetually struggles with drought. Indeed, while the rest of California breathed a sigh […]
Black & Veatch to create digital twin for Anglian Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /WWTby Robin HackettThe utility’s ‘future water company, today’ initiative uses the Newmarket region of its operating area as a proving ground for innovations promising the greatest benefits. As part of this, Black & Veatch is creating a digital representation of the region’s water treatment and distribution infrastructure and embedding Hybrid Adaptive Real-time Virtual Intelligence (HARVI) – an […]