Clean Tech Los Angeles http://www.cleantechlosangeles.org CleanTech Los Angeles: Establishing LA as the leader in clean technologies en-us Clean Tech Los Angeles http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/images/clean-tech-la-logo.png http://www.cleantechlosangeles.org In Two-Way Charging, Electric Cars Begin to Earn Money From the Grid Finally, payback for the plug-in. http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=2202 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:28:44 PDT US Government Buying Up to 10,000 New Hybrids Move will save 1 million gallons of fuel per year and reduce environmental footprint of federal fleet. http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=2201 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:43:25 PDT LA-based EV Connect Closes Initial Round of Funding for Sales and Cloud-Based Technology Development EV Connect's combination of services allows it to offer corporate and governmental customers their own centrally-managed electric vehicle charge station networks http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=2199 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:51:09 PDT Region’s Leading Cleantech Initiatives Unite Clean Tech Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator join forces to increase both efficiency and impact http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=2198 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:18:36 PDT Obama to Announce Plans to Fund Alternative Fuel Research President Obama plans to announce Friday that he will ask Congress to create an energy security trust to fund research into alternatives to gasoline, according to senior White House officials. http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=2196 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:19:54 PDT Record Breaker: California Blows Past 1,500 Megawatt Solar Mark California quietly set a new solar record on Sunday. At 10:00 am, the state's grid had 1,500 megawatts of solar power entering the grid for the first time ever. But that record didn't last long. An hour later, the solar contribution to the state's grid reached 1,656 megawatts. http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=2195 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:19:46 PDT LEHR Inc. Named 2012 Tech Awards Laureate By The Tech Museum LEHR Inc., founded by Bernardo J. Herzer , was today named as a laureate of The Tech Awards 2012, one of 12 global innovators recognized each year for applying technology to benefit humanity and spark global change. http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=2188 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:44:04 PDT Wind and Solar Power Paired With Storage Could Power Grid 99.9 Percent of the Time Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today's electricity expenses, according to new research by the University of Delaware and Delaware Technical Community College. http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=2186 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:59:02 PDT U.S. Lawmakers to Push Tax Code Change for Renewable Energy in 2013 A group of U.S. lawmakers said on Wednesday that they plan to push ahead in the new year to change the tax code so renewable energy projects could qualify for beneficial tax structures commonly used by pipelines and other energy-related companies. http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=2187 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:00:16 PDT 10 Things to be Thankful for This Year in Cleantech "Despite the difficult year in cleantech, there’s quite a few things that excited me this year. Here’s 10 things to be thankful for in cleantech" http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=2185 Fri, 7 Dec 2012 10:15:48 PDT Tidal Wave of Money Coming to Make California Schools Greener During the fall campaign, California's attention was focused on the presidential race and Gov. Jerry Brown's tax measure. But in a historic, largely overlooked environmental shift, the state's voters also triggered a multibillion-dollar tidal wave of new green spending. http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=2183 Mon, 3 Dec 2012 18:15:16 PDT 13 Things to Know About California's Cap-and-trade Program State regulators are celebrating California's first-ever auction of greenhouse gas emissions allowances held Nov. 14. So what exactly happened? Why does it matter? And what happens next? http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=2184 Mon, 3 Dec 2012 18:19:28 PDT More Than a Quarter Billion Dollars Spent on Carbon Credits Companies spent nearly $100 million an hour to buy carbon pollution credits at California's first auction under the state's law to curb greenhouse gas emissions. http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=2180 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:14:15 PDT Germany Plans to be 100 Percent Renewable by 2050 Fully twenty five percent of Germany’s energy pie is now renewable energy – compared to six percent in the United States. http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=2181 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:16:57 PDT Cap and Trade May be Plum for Homeowners California residents would see no net increase in their monthly utility bills as a result of the state's new cap-and-trade system to fight global warming, under a proposal issued Friday by state regulators. http://cleantechla.international.ucla.edu/news/article.asp?parentid=2182 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:19:59 PDT