San Luis Obispo’s REC Solar names new CEO
Former Duke Energy executive Matt Walz replaced Al Bucknam as CEO of San Luis Obispo-based REC Solar, the company announced Aug. 24. Walz previously served as the vice president of marketing and later as the vice president of commercial solar for Duke Energy in the Cincinnati area. He replaces Bucknam, who joined REC Solar in Read More →
BOEM solicits offers to build wind farm off coast of Morro Bay
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said Aug. 16 that it is soliciting offers from companies interested in building floating wind farms off the coast of Morro Bay. The agency filed the request to gauge interest in projects like the floating wind farm proposed by Seattle-based Trident Winds off Morro Bay’s coast and see if Read More →
Proposal to close Diablo Canyon submitted to California Public Utilities Commission
Parties that drafted the joint proposal to close the Diablo Canyon Power Plant formally submitted it to the California Public Utilities Commission on Aug. 11. On June 21, Pacific Gas & Electric announced plans to close the aging nuclear power plant near Avila Beach by the end of 2025 and replace power produced by the Read More →
UCSB’s John Bowers wins 2017 Photonics Award
UC Santa Barbara electrical and computer engineering professor John Bowers was awarded the 2017 Photonics Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers on Aug. 3. Bowers, who has been at UCSB since 1987, helps lead UCSB’s institute for energy efficiency, which is known for making significant scientific breakthroughs. The award recognizes his “pioneering Read More →
Plains pleads not guilty to criminal charges in oil spill
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Lands commission sued over Diablo Canyon lease extensions
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Lands commission sued over lease extensions for Diablo Canyon Power Plant
The World Business Academy, a Santa Barbara non-profit think tank that lobbies for renewable energy use, sued the California State Lands Commission on Aug. 2 in state court in Los Angeles over the approval of temporary land lease extensions at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. On June 28, the lands commission granted Diablo Canyon owner Read More →
