CalCEF Press
- May 15, 2012
- Energy Storage Startups Battle Natural Gas, Looking to Asia and Europe
- AOL Energy, Felicity Carus
- Low natural gas prices in the US have slowed momentum in the development of grid-level energy storage solutions, an expert panel gathered from venture capital, power generation and utility companies said last week. In the absence of official targets on costs, energy storage companies would have to compete “at a unit below” the price ... more ›
- May 1, 2012
- Crossing the “valley of death”
- Renewable Energy Focus, Paul Frankel
- Part 2. Could a new type of insurance provide a helping hand for emerging renewable projects? The first article in this series presented the first portion of a new white paper from the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF), outlining market need, and explaining how current clean energy insurance offerings are limited. ... more ›
- April 27, 2012
- Green California Summit displays “Green Future” for California
- Sacramento Press, Ron Nabity
- Climate change is a “low grade fever for the planet and for our environment, and it weakens the planet’s immune system and makes all other environmental stresses more significant.” With those words, Dan Adler, President of the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF), began his keynote speech at the 2012 Green ... more ›
- April 27, 2012
- Insurance industry begins to take climate change more seriously
- Hydrogen Fuel News, Angie Bergenson
- Climate change controversy not an issue for insures when compared with risks Climate change is often considered to be a controversial issue, even in environmentalist circles. This controversy has spawn political, economic, and scientific debates that call into question the validity of the issue. While many are divided on the topic ... more ›
- April 5, 2012
- Cleantech Risks Losses To Electronics In Energy Storage Quest
- AOL Energy, Felicity Carus
- Consumer electronics could be the winners in the quest for energy storage - cleantech’s holy grail – rather than electric vehicles or the integration of renewables. Dan Adler, president of the influential California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF), told last week’s Cleantech Forum in San Francisco: “It is the holy grail and that’s why we ... more ›
