Renewable Energy

Accelerating the Integration & Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies

Submitted by Verdexchange on October 19, 2009 - 10:39am

Questions and answers from the "Accelerating the Integration & Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies: Wind, Solar Power, GeoThermal" panel at the 2009 VERDEXCHANGE Green Marketmakers Conference

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Promotes and Manages Sustainable ‘Water, Wastewater, and Power’ Systems

Submitted by Verdexchange on April 24, 2009 - 11:32am

Laura Spanjian
Laura SpanjianSFPUC Assistant General Manager Laura Spanjian presents a list of the SFPUC’s many ambitious programs to build efficiencies and reduce the emissions of greenhouse gasses from the use of water and power in the Bay Area.

Laura Spanjian

German Green Party’s Heinrich Boll Foundation Offers Guidance on Cap and Trade, Feed-In Tariffs

Submitted by Verdexchange on October 21, 2008 - 11:34am

Arne Jungjohann
Arne JungjohannGermany's history of leadership in renewable energy development serves as an example for the growing renewable energy movement in the United States.

Arne Jungjohann

Austin, Texas' Ambitious Carbon Mitigation Targets, Results Provide Models for Cities

Submitted by Verdexchange on October 21, 2008 - 10:35am

Jake Stewart
Jake Stewart With significant renewable resources available, and a progressive population and local government, the city of Austin has become a model for building the diverse package of renewable procurement, efficiency measures, and public outreach that can achieve substantial results in carbon emissions reductions.

Jake Stewart

US Renewables Group Invests Equity in Utility-Scale Renewable Projects, Alternative Fuels

Submitted by Verdexchange on March 30, 2008 - 2:54pm

Lee Bailey
Lee BaileyLee Bailey, managing director of US Renewables Group, discusses his company's efforts to develop "scaleable" renewable solutions for our country’s vast energy needs.

Lee Bailey

Los Angeles County Public Works Department Exploring State-of-the-Art ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Technology

Submitted by Verdexchange on March 30, 2008 - 12:28pm

Coby Skye
Coby SkyeHaving just completed Phase II of a report on waste-to-energy technology, L.A. County Department of Public Works Associate Civil Engineer Coby Skye describes the county's process to research and facilitate the development of this promising technology.

Coby Skye

A Californian in Wales: Bob Hertzberg, G24i Chairman, Finds Green Pastures for Commercializing Flexible Thin-Film Solar

Submitted by Verdexchange on March 30, 2008 - 12:27pm

Bob Hertzberg
Bob HertzbergFormer Speaker of the California State Assembly Bob Hertzberg discusses his Cardiff, Wales-based renewable energy company, which manufactures and commercializes flexible, thin-film solar as an alternative to batteries for powering electronics.

 Bob Hertzberg

GreenXchange ’07: Governor Bill Richardson Calls for Strong Federal Leadership on Climate Change

Submitted by Verdexchange on February 26, 2008 - 3:34pm

Bill Richardson
Bill RichardsonNew Mexico Governor Bill Richardson speaks passionately about the disconnect between the federal government’s current global warming policies and the level of commitment it will take for the United States to become a global leader in the resolving this challenge.

Bill Richardson

John White on Transitioning Utilities to Clean Energy

Submitted by Verdexchange on February 26, 2008 - 3:33pm

John White
John WhiteJohn White, the executive director of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technology (CEERT) assists governments and utilities of all sizes in making the transition to clean energy.

John White

LADWP’s James Caldwell: Siting,Transmission Present Obstacles for Robust Wind Portfolios

Submitted by Verdexchange on February 26, 2008 - 3:22pm

WindmillsLos Angeles Department of Water and Power Executive James Caldwell, Jr. explains how LADWP became a leader in developing and integrating wind power, and addresses the challenges currently facing public and private efforts to expand the global and U.S. energy market share of wind power.

LADWPThe Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has set an ambitious tar