Carlos Aquino, an expert in Renewable Energy in Argentina, believes that “the implementation of renewable energy as an alternative should be promoted, as it represents only 4 percent of the national energy.” He observed actual change of schedule and that if well implemented need not be controversial, but “it should be usual as in other [...] Related posts:

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HAWLEY — Planning Board member Lloyd Crawford doesn’t like what he’s learned about the terms of the Wind Energy Siting Reform Act currently on Beacon Hill under consideration by the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
“What concerns me, and what I think will be of most concern to others in the hilltowns, is that the legislation proposes to allow the Energy Facility Siting Board to trump local zoning bylaws that have been developed, often after extensive local debate,” Crawford . . .

Upland Landscape Protection Society trustee Ewan Carr hopes the organisation can “rise from the ashes” despite it being placed into liquidation.
Mr Carr told the Otago Daily Times he hoped the incorporated society could be taken out of liquidation, depending on the generosity of members.
“It may be that funds can be made available to the society by some members. I would like to think the society can be taken out of liquidation, but that will be in the hands of three . . .

MILWAUKEE (May 20, 2009) – Johnson Controls, Inc., the global multi-industrial leader in energy efficiency, sustainability and renewable energy has completed the largest renewable energy generation system of its kind in the southeastern United States. The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in central Florida now has a solar photovoltaic (PV) system made up of a 1.1 megawatt rooftop single-crystalline PV system, and four 10-kilowatt experimental PV systems located around the facility. An education center inside the convention center will display the system data, performance and solar energy information to the millions of visitors to this world class convention center.

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Eos Estate Winery, based in the California Central Coast wine country, is one of the first energy-sustainable wine brands in the U.S. The winery has successfully adopted a “trifecta of solar energy solutions” to meet its energy needs. Eos Estate Winery utilizes three solar energy systems that include a 504 kWp photovoltaic (PV) tracking system which spans two acres, a 36 kWp, 204-panel fixed-tilt PV system to power the winery’s popular visitor center and a 100-panel roof-mounted solar thermal system that provides the winery’s heating needs. The Solar Panels were all provided by Hamburg, Germany based Conergy, which also has U.S. offices in Dever, Colorado.

In a statement recently released, Jeff Hopmayer, the owner of Eos Estates Winery commented about his decision to incorporate solar energy into his business. “Our primary motivator was to produce wines in a way that honors this beautiful coastal area and respects the environment. Conergy’s solutions enable Eos to optimize power generation throughout the day, avoiding the hours of shading confronted by standard systems set to peak hour production,” he noted. “These efficiencies — coupled with the government incentives associated with this project — made the economics of installing these remarkable earth-friendly systems viable,” Hopmayer said.

The winery’s environmental return on this project is expected to be substantial. According to Conergy, Eos’s solar initiatives will reduce CO2 emissions by over 21,000 tons – the equivalent of eliminating 68 million car miles from California’s freeways. The high return on investment is achieved in part by Conergy’s tracking system that is designed to maximize the winery’s daily solar energy harvest by following the sun’s trajectory from east to west. This type of system delivers up to 15% more energy than traditional fixed-mount solar technologies.

According to Conergy’s Project Developer Micheal DeSousa, “The rebates, tax incentives, accelerated depreciation, environmental benefits and brand cache that go with pursuing clean energy solutions in today’s marketplace have never been more appealing.”

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Wind farm developers in the Far North are being accused of exploiting the planning system at the taxpayers’ expense.
The responses of companies after councillors turned down schemes near Auckengill and at Lieurary have come under fire from Caithness Windfarm Information Forum (CWIF).
According to the protest group, RWE npower renewables and Scotrenewables are cocking a snook at the democratic process.
While acknowledging both have acted within the rules, spokesman Stuart Young yesterday maintained their actions are “morally wrong”. And he claimed it . . .

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(Members of Save God’s Country, SGC, in Potter County have submitted the following account, from a citizens’ group known as Better Plan, Wisconsin. It is reprinted in The Endeavor News with permission, along with this note from SGC spokesman Art Kear: “Potter County residents of Ulysses, Hector, Allegany, Sweden, Homer, Ulysses and Hebron townships may not be aware that developers have been successfully pressuring township supervisors to allow industrial wind turbines to be built even closer to their homes than . . .

IBM and Syracuse University announced today their plans to build a data center at the university that will use 50 percent less energy than a typical data center.

IBM will supply its most efficient computers and computer-cooling technology, while Syracuse will manage and analyze the data center performance and implement new energy-saving operations as they’re discovered. The project will explore how to increase efficiency in computer hardware and software and in the data center infrastructure itself. The $12.4 million project will include its own electrical tri-generation system that uses natural gas-fueled turbines to power the data center and to cool the servers so that the center is run completely off of the grid.

The electrical tri-generation system includes a liquid cooling system that converts exhaust heat from the turbines into chilled water to cool the servers and will also deliver electricity through a direct current instead of alternating current.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is contributing $2 million to the data center, which IBM hopes to use as a showcase for clients trying to increase their efficiency. U.S. data centers use 62 billion kWh a year and current trends show that number doubling by 2011, so an example of a data center that reduced energy use by half is greatly needed right now.

The data center should be built by the end of 2009, but the study of its processes and performance improvements will continue for several years.

via Greener Computing

Upland Landscape Protection Society trustee Ewan Carr hopes the organisation can “rise from the ashes” despite it being placed into liquidation.
Mr Carr told the Otago Daily Times he hoped the incorporated society could be taken out of liquidation, depending on the generosity of members.
“It may be that funds can be made available to the society by some members. I would like to think the society can be taken out of liquidation, but that will be in the hands of three . . .

A large consortium that includes electronics retailers and manufacturers, the EPA and the Natural Resources Defense Council has agreed to start labeling TVs with environmental impact ratings that are based on criteria beyond energy efficiency such as mercury, lead and other toxic content.

The labeling system is being called E-PEAT-for-TV after the E-PEAT labeling system for computers that is used for all government computer purchases. The rating system will be developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and administered by the Green Electronics Council and should start appearing on TVs in the next 18 to 24 months.

The labeling system met a lot of resistance from manufacturers, but the long timeline to get the labels in place will most likely be to their benefit. Many consumers will be buying new digital TVs as the switch from analog to digital broadcast signals takes place on June 12, which means lots of sales long before the labels show up.

No word yet on the exact criteria and ranking system, but it will likely be similar to the standards used for the original E-PEAT.

via Green Inc.

The Maine Medical Association Public Health Committee has decided to take a closer look at the potential health effects of wind turbines.
Last week the Public Health Committee formed a subcommittee to draft a resolution that will focus on four key points:
Encourage the development of government energy policy and improved generation methods that mitigate direct and indirect health effects;
Discourage the granting of waivers by the Maine DEP regarding noise and light effects;
Assist in the development and encourage the use of a . . .

The Patrick administration’s long-term goal to get hundreds of wind towers built in the state could become a whole lot easier if a fast-track permitting bill that the administration is pushing on Beacon Hill becomes law.
   The bill could essentially give the administration the power to override local authorities for projects slated for certain areas. The administration would pick these designated areas that would be appropriate for wind turbines, factoring in wind strength and the possible impact on the surroundings.
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After the exciting news last week that Daimler is purchasing a 10 percent stake in the auto company, Tesla has been hit with a bit of a setback. The Office of Defects Investigation has discovered that many of the already-delivered Roadsters contain "under-torqued" bolts that could lead to major safety issues for the drivers. The company has had to recall 345 of the 400 cars they’ve delivered so far to fix the error.

Tesla is passing the blame for the cars manufactured between March 2008 and April 2009 onto Lotus, saying they built the chassis on those cars and are having to recall some of their own Elises and Exiges for the same problem.

Obviously trying to stay in the good graces of their customers, Tesla is offering to make house calls to repair the potentially-loose hub bolts, plus they’re performing full vehicle inspections and software upgrages at no cost while they’re at it.

The company pointed out that this recall has nothing to do with the electric powertrain and no accidents have been caused the issue.

via Earth2Tech

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Sure the feds have extended solar tax credits and the stimulus package is throwing billions of dollars at renewable energy, but what have they done for us lately? Okay, so maybe they’ve done a lot, but states and utilities aren’t waiting for solar power to come home to roost. With state renewable portfolio [...]

Solar electricity has a bright future: It is renewable and available in unlimited quantities, and it does not produce any gases detrimental to the climate. Its only drawback right now is the price: the electric power currently being produced by solar cells in northern Europe must be subsidized if it is to compete against the household electricity generated by traditional power plants. Researchers are demonstrating how laser technology can contribute to optimizing the manufacturing costs and efficiency of solar cells.

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), a world leader in building materials and glass fiber reinforcements, today announced that it has installed North America’s largest* SolarWall® system of 2008 at the company’s Toronto area insulation manufacturing facility. The use of the SolarWall® technology demonstrates the company’s commitment to sustainability and renewable energy, and Owens Corning’s strong sense of environmental stewardship.

In the past two weeks, two separate installations of Conserval Engineering’s SolarWall systems have broken records.