Greensboro NC green panel, Sustainability council, City Council, January 4, 2011, Green energy The Greensboro, NC City Council, on January 4, 2011, will vote on a plan drafted by the Community Sustainability Council. The plan is directed at reducing emissions, creating green jobs and cost savings. From the Greensboro City Council schedule: “REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY JANUARY [...]
Pepsi refresh project grant voting January 1, 2011, Green Energy On-line, GEO, Energy and jobs On Saturday, January 1, 2011, we will be notified by the Pepsi Refreah Project team if our project application has been approved for voting. If approved, a link will be provided on this site as well as on our social [...]
Energy ball wind generator, Home Energy Americas, Washington Aerospace Training and Research Center From Herald Net December 28, 2010. “Energy Ball wind turbines are planned for the Future of Flight museum” “A building at Paine Field is powered partly by a “whirligig.” That’s one employee’s word for the mini-windmill atop the Washington Aerospace Training and [...]
DOE funds solar technology, Dept of Energy, Innovative technologies, Cost competitive solar energy From the US Department of Energy December 16, 2010. “Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the Department’s intent to fund up to $50 million to test and demonstrate innovative technologies that will lead to cost-competitive solar energy technologies. The demonstration program will [...]
Church cuts energy costs, Mount Washington United Methodist Church cuts cost by 25 percent From Cincinatti.com December 16, 2010. “Mount Washington United Methodist Church expects to cut its energy use by more than 25 percent after completing a $40,000 energy efficiency program, the first nonprofit to complete the new program offered by the Greater Cincinnati [...]
Bob Vila building green pilot, Bob Vila website building green, BobVila.com renovated From Daily Finance December 10, 2010. “Bob Vila, who inspired countless Baby Boomers to restore their old houses, is ready to help Echo Boomers with their do-it-yourself projects, too. Vila has completely remodeled his website, BobVila.com, which now offers digitized TV episodes and [...]
Home Depot solar panel kits for sale, Sunforce panels, 1230 watt kit, How to instructions Sunforce 123 Watt Solar Panel Kit, $8,550.00 Model # 39107 Internet # 100677615 From the Home Depot website: “This kit is an ideal solution for off-grid backup power and rural electrification. This kit includes ten 123 Watt solar panels, one [...]
Greensboro NC solar farm, Mosca Farm, Extend energy installation, Duke Energy purchasing excess Extend Energy of Greensboro, NC has installed a solar farm on the Mosca Farm located in the Browns Summit community. The active solar panels, that use silicon cells to convert solar energy to DC electricity, are expected to produce 52,000 kilowatts per [...]
NC prime spot for wind energy, National Wildlife Federation report, Warm temperatures and large areas of shallow water From the Asheville Citizen Times December 1, 2010. “In a new report released today by the National Wildlife Federation, North Carolina is identified as a prime location for potential offshore wind farms, with warm temperatures and large [...]
NC solar farm approved, SunPower Corp, California company, 5 megawatt project From The Triangle Business Journal December 10, 2010. “San Jose, Calif.-based SunPower Corp. is scouting out investors to finance construction of what could become one of the largest solar energy facilities in the state. SunPower’s proposal to build a 5 megawatt project on a [...]