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When Cynthia (CJ) Warner ditched her comfy executive role at a big oil company to pursue a startup that produces crude oil from algae, people thought she was crazy — but she’s never looked back.
With just four days left in the program, the San Diego Solar Program’s administrator is pushing to get consumers in on the action before time runs out.
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy have jointly announced the full commercial operation of the 21 megawatt Auwahi Wind facility on the southeast ridge of Maui's Haleakala volcano.
AUGUSTA -- Wind power generated in Maine is now producing nearly 500 megawatts, enough to supply the average needs of 175,000 households. However, it's still well short of the state's goal for wind generation by 2015.
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power has entered into a definitive agreement to sell one 625-megawatt (MW) block of its 1,250 MW Mesquite Power natural gas-fired power plant to the Salt River Project (SRP) Agricultural Improvement and Power District for $371 million.
EDF Renewable Energy, formerly enXco, has announced that its Spinning Spur Wind Project, located in Oldham County, Texas, is operational and supplying electricity to the regional transmission grid.
As part of The Daily Transcript's special report on San Diego’s economy, we polled a number of local business leaders, each of whom participated in a roundtable discussion in 2012. We asked each business leader the following questions:
A report released Wednesday by the San Diego Association of Governments indicated that 13 local specialized industry clusters are powering the regional economy.
The La Jolla bookstore Warwickís and the San Diego Law Library are teaming up to bring former Vice President Al Gore to San Diego Feb. 10 for a discussion and book signing. Gore will speak at the University of California, San Diego's Mandeville Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, followed by a question and answer session and a book signing.
The La Jolla bookstore Warwick’s and the San Diego Law Library are teaming up to bring former Vice President Al Gore to San Diego Feb. 10 for a discussion and book signing.
NEW YORK -- Booming rooftop solar installations in California are bringing an unwelcome surprise to the homes and businesses that don´t have the devices: an extra $1.3 billion added to their annual bills.
As November’s general election creates numerous possibilities for policy change both in San Diego and across the country, a group of executives from companies and groups involved in the expansion of solar energy systems discussed the state of their economies at a Daily Transcript roundtable.
As the number of buildings attaining LEED status in San Diego continues to rise, the definition of energy efficiency and the technologies that make for it continue to evolve.
In the aftermath of the summer bankruptcy of the government-backed California solar panel maker Solyndra, expectations among renewable energy wonks, who describe the company’s failure as an outlier among many successes, remain generally high. But some policy research analysts are more skeptical — not doubtful, but still skeptical.
Last week, millions in San Diego County found themselves without electricity in the wake of a multi-state blackout. But not everyone was without power.
When entering San Diego's business community about 30 years ago, Clint Walker’s aim had nothing to do with being in the solar business. His success as the co-founder and president of Southwestern Solar Systems since his entrance to the business in 2009 came about in much the same fashion his other major endeavors have.
Holly Smithson's thirst for action and results led her to CleanTECH San Diego, the industry association that was just being put together back then by Mayor Jerry Sanders and Jim Waring, its founder chairman.
When Cecilia Aguillon, director of marketing and government relations for Kyocera Solar Inc., immigrated to the United States from El Salvador as a teen, she grew into a young adult with a lofty goal in mind: to save the world.
In 2007, executives at Baker Electric decided to take a chance on a budding industry. After taking some lumps out of the gate, Baker's emergence into the solar electric installation market is becoming a regular and important part of its business.
Some people look at buildings and see a combination of wood, steel and mortar with a number of things inside to make them more comfortable and workable — lighting, computers and maybe a few windows, even if they can't be opened.
Oct. 9, 2012 -- George Chamberlin talks with Sachu Constantine, director of policy at the California Center for Sustainable Energy, about the solar industry and what its impacts are on the region, state and country.
March 27, 2012 -- George Chamberlin and Jack Clark, building retrofit program manager for the California Center for Sustainable Energy, discuss energy efficiency and relevant technologies.
Oct. 6, 2010 -- Sept. 23, 2010 -- Executive Editor George Chamberlin speaks with David Steel, CEO of Green Chamber of San Diego County, and Sidnee Chong, owner of EcoPackStore LLC, about green businesses.
Learn about new options to finance solar energy systems, how retrofitting a swimming pool can reduce utility costs and local government’s latest commitment to become sustainable.
Read about local pioneers in environmental science, how electric cars are taking over San Diego’s streets, and why one Chargers player loves his Smart car.
From “green roofs” to sustainable surfboards, learn about the latest eco-friendly innovations and how local businesses are trying to reduce their impact on the environment.
Find out what local companies are on the cutting edge of green technologies, who's "going green" and how green building is being incorporated into our communities.
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