KQED's Forum discusses with experts the status of solar energy in California

This hour show discusses the viability for home owners. This in light of recent actions by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The Future of Solar in California
http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R201007150900

Guests:

• Danny Kennedy, president and co-founder of Sungevity, a Berkeley-based residential solar installation company.
• Eicke Weber, director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Germany
• Severin Borenstein, professor at U.C. Berkeley's Haas School of Business and co-director of The Energy Institute
• Todd Woody, reporter for The New York Times and Los Angeles Times

Tesla/Toyota progress on All Electric

ON Mon, Jul 12, 2010 -- 3:57 PM KQED Radio's "California Money" reports:
Toyota is reportedly developing battery-powered test versions of its Lexus-RX and RAV-4. Some details given.

http://www.kqed.org/radio/programs/californiamoney/index.jsp

Power Grids, Energy Storage and the Politics

NPR's Fresh Air interviews journalist Joel Achenbach about the modern issues with update the Power Grid System, Storing the energy, and the politics of the moving target. He talks about the "Smart Grid" in popular terms -- Not much technical details.

"Living on Earth" Gets the Straight Poop on Bacteria Eating Oil

Microbiologist Ronald Atlas, at the University of Louisville, has real experience with dealing with bacteria to eat oil, etc., and testified in front of Congress and the White House.

http://www.loe.org/shows/shows.htm?programID=10-P13-00027#feature2

Public Radio tracks California's Progess to be 33% green power by 2020

This link will track the progress in a series. But the first two parts are extremely interesting. A green company (Solargen) tries build a solar farm, but get local opposition. Includes maps, videos, and interactive information.


http://www.kqed.org/news/climatewatch/33by20/