If you were building an electrical grid from scratch (with no regard to regulations or finance), then long-duration energy storage would be a requisite. It just makes sense — store energy when it’s cheap and/or abundant, and discharge when the price is high, or the energy is needed by the grid. Use it to load-shift, […]
Nine months after the Coastal Commission conducted its first hearing on California American Water’s proposed desalination project, commission staff has again recommended denial of the project in favor of a Pure Water Monterey expansion proposal. On Tuesday, commission staff released a 154-page staff report essentially reiterating its previous arguments against the Cal Am desal project, […]
Three US federal agencies signed an agreement this week that will see them working together on future hydropower development efforts. The US Bureau of Reclamation, US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technology Office and the US Army Corps of Engineers signed the Federal Hydropower generation memorandum of understanding at Hoover Dam on Monday, which was […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced plans to extend the border wall and have it cut across the Tijuana River where the river enters the U.S. in San Diego. The Tijuana River flows from south to north and crosses from Mexico into the U.S. right next to the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
Environmental toxic exposure suffered in many minority neighborhoods is part of the systemic racism evident in society, and environmental justice belongs near the top of discussions to right those wrongs, writes Kevin McKie, an attorney at the Environmental Litigation Group P.C. Communities can take several steps, including passing legislation requiring industries to comply with stricter […]
In Northern California, crews labored Thursday to control megafires sparked by a rare barrage of lightning strikes. Across the country, a Category 4 hurricane made landfall overnight in Louisiana, destroying buildings and toppling powerlines with unrelenting winds and rain.
Long-Duration Energy Storage Makes Progress but Regulation Lags Technology
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /pv magazineby Eric WesoffIf you were building an electrical grid from scratch (with no regard to regulations or finance), then long-duration energy storage would be a requisite. It just makes sense — store energy when it’s cheap and/or abundant, and discharge when the price is high, or the energy is needed by the grid. Use it to load-shift, […]
Water: Coastal Commission Staff Again Advises Desal Project Denial
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Monterey Heraldby Jim JohnsonNine months after the Coastal Commission conducted its first hearing on California American Water’s proposed desalination project, commission staff has again recommended denial of the project in favor of a Pure Water Monterey expansion proposal. On Tuesday, commission staff released a 154-page staff report essentially reiterating its previous arguments against the Cal Am desal project, […]
US Agencies Sign Collaborative Hydropower Agreement
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Water Power & Damn ConstructionThree US federal agencies signed an agreement this week that will see them working together on future hydropower development efforts. The US Bureau of Reclamation, US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technology Office and the US Army Corps of Engineers signed the Federal Hydropower generation memorandum of understanding at Hoover Dam on Monday, which was […]
CBP Plans to Build Border Wall Across Tijuana River, Where No Barrier Exists
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ValleyCentral.comby Salvador RiveraU.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced plans to extend the border wall and have it cut across the Tijuana River where the river enters the U.S. in San Diego. The Tijuana River flows from south to north and crosses from Mexico into the U.S. right next to the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
Opinion: Changing the Climate for Environmental Racism
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg Lawby Kevin McKieEnvironmental toxic exposure suffered in many minority neighborhoods is part of the systemic racism evident in society, and environmental justice belongs near the top of discussions to right those wrongs, writes Kevin McKie, an attorney at the Environmental Litigation Group P.C. Communities can take several steps, including passing legislation requiring industries to comply with stricter […]
West Coast Wildfires, Gulf Coast Hurricanes: How Climate Change Connects These Extreme Events
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Kellie HwangIn Northern California, crews labored Thursday to control megafires sparked by a rare barrage of lightning strikes. Across the country, a Category 4 hurricane made landfall overnight in Louisiana, destroying buildings and toppling powerlines with unrelenting winds and rain.