'Tracking' Energy Challenges & Solutions
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- Nicolet College Plans Ecovillage. // Energy User News;Jun2003, Vol. 28 Issue 6, p31
Nicolet Area Technical College in Rhinelander, WI, is the first of the state's 16 technical colleges to embrace a campus-wide focus on renewable energy. The college, using grant money from Wisconsin Technical College System Foundation Inc. (WTCSF) and Wisconsin's Focus on Energy program,...
- It's So Easy Teaching Green. Zuger, Sascha // Technology & Learning;Jul2011, Vol. 31 Issue 12, p14
The article offers information on the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program that uses an alternative energy at various schools in the U.S. The Wind for Schools (WfS) program in Idaho and Nebraska uses small wind turbines to show how energy works. The East Side Union...
- LOCAL ENERGY. Pursley, Garrick B.; Wiseman, Hannah J. // Emory Law Journal;2011, Vol. 60 Issue 4, p877
At a point in the future that is no longer remote, renewable energy will be a necessity. The construction of large renewable energy farms is central to a transition away from fossil fuels, but distributed renewable energy technologies-wind turbines in backyards and solar panels on roofs-are...
- ALPINE ENERGY. Jacoby, Charlie // Green Futures;Jan/Feb2007, Issue 62, p31
The article offers information about the renewable energy sources installed in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 180 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels can produce enough power for every sixth ride to the summit, and the stations at the top and bottom of the Piz Nair mountain railway have solar PV...
- Renewable Energy for Existing Buildings. Greene, Jodi // Buildings;Oct2009, Vol. 103 Issue 10, p20
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- All the President's Money. DAVIS, KATHLEEN // POWERGRID International;Dec2009, Vol. 14 Issue 12, p8
The author reflects on the move of U.S. President Barack Obama to provide more than 3.4 billion dollars for grid upgrades. She compares grids with renewables, solar panels and wind turbines. She notes that unlike home electronics, the cables in the electric industries cannot be unplugged and...
- Cities on the Front Lines. FITZGERALD, JOAN // American Prospect;Apr2009, Vol. 20 Issue 3, pA3
The article examines clean-energy initiatives implemented in various cities across the U.S. The entry notes that Austin, Texas is providing financial incentives for solar panel production and has become a renewable-energy portfolio standard with the establishment of Austin Energy (AE). The...
- BIODIESEL FUEL AND WIND POWER TEAM UP IN AURI TEST. // BioCycle;Aug2006, Vol. 47 Issue 8, p11
The article reports that the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute in the U.S. is pairing two renewable energy resources namely, wind and biodiesel to produce electricity even when the wind is not blowing. The demonstration project links seven wind turbines with a diesel engine fueled by...
- Solar in the City. Priesnitz, Wendy // Natural Life;Nov/Dec2004, Issue 100, p20
Describes renewable-energy projects in the United States and Canada. Toronto Hydro's wind turbine with a large industrial solar power generating system; Renewable energy use in Chicago, Illinois; Redevelopment of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyards to include energy efficiency and solar electric...
