CalCEF Press
- January 31, 2013
- Renewable Energy Industries Push for New Financing Options
- New York Times, Diane Cardwell
- For years, green energy industries like wind and solar have been telling Congress that they cannot yet compete with fossil fuels without hefty tax breaks intended especially for them. But with antipathy for renewable energy subsidies running high among many Republicans, the industries are bringing a new plea to Washington: ... more ›
- December 3, 2012
- $120 million DOE grant boosts California energy storage accelerator
- CalCharge and Berkeley Lab included in national energy storage innovation project SAN FRANCISCO – Dec. 3, 2012 – A new California innovation accelerator for energy storage firms is getting a “fresh charge,” thanks to the U.S. Department of Energy. CalCharge – a partnership between Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and CalCEF, ... more ›
- October 30, 2012
- Mayor Lee Announces CleantechSF Initiative to Support Growth of Cleantech Industry in San Francisco
- City and County of San Francisco, Office of the Mayor
- Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the launch of CleantechSF – a new initiative to support the growth of the cleantech industry and cleantech jobs in San Francisco. CleantechSF has three key goals: (1) to streamline the demonstration and testing of clean technologies utilizing City assets; (2) attract cleantech anchoring ... more ›
- October 30, 2012
- Mayor Lee announces cleantech initiative to grow jobs
- San Francisco Business Times, Lindsay Riddell
- San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Tuesday announced a city initiative to support the growth and development of cleantech businesses. Lee said the CleantechSF initiative will focus on three areas first: using city buildings as demonstration sites for new technologies, attracting institutions to create a cleantech ecosystem here a la Mission Bay and ... more ›
- July 18, 2012
- How to put more homes on an energy diet
- GigaOm, Ucilia Wang
- How do you get homeowners to change their behavior and become more energy efficient? A new report on Wednesday says the best policies should offer incentives at times when homeowners are already examining their financial health because they are selling or renovating their houses or when they get notices of ... more ›
