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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

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CARB unveils revised emissions inventory

California Air Resources Board released a revised emissions inventory related to its rule for off-road diesel emissions equipment Tuesday, during a workshop in El Monte. The new inventory reports significantly lower emissions levels compared with the original report.

Envision Solar inks strategic alliance with Morrow-Meadows

Envision Solar International Inc., (OTC: EVSI), a solar system designer and developer, has entered into a Master Services Agreement with Morrow-Meadows Corp.

SDG&E signs agreement for 45 megawatts of solar energy

San Diego Gas & Electric, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) has submitted a power purchase agreement for 45 megawatts of solar energy for regulatory approval.

Opinions conflict on priority of sustainable features for new homes

In the throws of an anemic housing market, homebuilders and would-be homebuyers are weighing whether technological advancements in sustainable features are making them practical options.

Imperial Valley solar project moves forward following EIS

Tessera Solar should reduce the size of its Imperial Valley solar-power project in Southern California to improve water drainage, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said.

Green building, shifting materials costs complicate construction

Steel, lumber and copper prices keep changing, and green building makes construction more complicated.

Local landscapers take action to save water in San Diego landscapes

Despite recent rainfall, water conservation is still a priority for California due to low reserves, increased population and an aging water infrastructure. It is reported that residential San Diegans use an estimated 60 percent of water on their landscape alone, businesses an estimated 40 percent. Therefore, the landscape industry is often criticized for being the biggest culprits of water waste -- but San Diego landscapers are taking seriously the need to conserve water.

County Operations Complex prepares for next phase

Building nearly a million square feet of office space is hard enough when all you have to contend with is materials and equipment. But what if your job site is also the workplace for several thousand county employees?

SDG&E gets J&J rate in bond sale

San Diego Gas & Electric Co., the third-largest investor-owned gas and electric utility in California, sold 30-year bonds at the same interest rate as Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), matching the lowest coupon on record for debt of that maturity.

Maxwell Technologies reports increase in sales

Maxwell Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: MXWL) says sales of its ultracapacitor products for wind energy applications were more than 40 percent ahead during the first three quarters of 2010, compared with the same period last year.

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Green Roundtables

Profiles

UCSD strategic energy director harmonizes renewable technologies

The University of California, San Diego's power grid is an orchestra of renewable technologies and consumption-cutting strategies functioning together in harmony, says Byron Washom. If that's so, Washom is the maestro.

Serial entrepreneur changes focus toward environment

When the solution is obvious to Lee Stein, he acts. He doesn't just sit there; he does something about it, and he does it in a big way.

EDSA stands on forefront of power grid transformation

The world's next major technology revolution will take place in the power infrastructure sector. As chief technology officer of EDSA Corporation Inc., a company on the leading edge of new power grid technologies, Kevin Meagher looks forward to witnessing the changes the next decade will bring.