50,000 Eyes on Modern Energy!
We love people like Western Michigan University professor John Patten. People motivated by producing “clean, green, energy”. John mentioned this as his main motivator when spending $10,000 of his own money on a 45 foot Skystream 3.7 for the university’s campus. Well done professor! But, what I love about it is the fact that 50,000 (25,000 students) eyes will be on that turbine this year alone. Professor Patten is showing one tenth of a quarter of a million people (I liked how that sounded) that modern energy works. These students will get to see (and hear) the quiet, clean energy. |
Take Action!
In an earlier post I passed along some of my favorite sites so that you can keep up to date on the latest and greatest in the world of modern energy. In my infinite (read: finite) wisdom I neglected to add http://www.votesolar.org/ and http://www.wind-watch.org/alerts/category/sources/action-alerts/ 2 websites dedicated to keeping the citizenry up to date on relevant action items in the fields of solar and wind energy, respectively. With those two sites alone you are able to hound (read:inform, annoy) your local politicians, so that they will realize the importance of, and demand for, modern energy solutions. No matter how important. |
Nanoparticle Research Points To Energy Savings
NIST experiments with varying concentrations of nanoparticle additives indicate a major opportunity to improve the energy efficiency of large industrial, commercial, and institutional cooling systems known as chillers. |
L.A. to Build a Clean Technology Manufacturing Center
 Los Angeles is working to attract new businesses to build the city’s green economy. The Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has designated part of downtown as a new center for green industry. The CRA is converting 1 million square feet of previously industrial area into offices and buildings for research, development and manufacturing that is focused on environmental factors and sustainability.An "infill" project takes abandoned or moderately used land in prime downtown areas for different kinds of developments. By building on previously developed land, the city saves natural resources and can create a greener area without expanding into habitats at the edge of the city.The project, the Los Angeles Clean Technology Manufacturing Center, has been designed to provide office space for the “innovators that will create the jobs of a new economy for the 21st century,” according to L.A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. The center will house clean-technology companies and those trying to make business more sustainable.The city will also offer economic incentives for companies interested in locating their businesses in the center. This effort is one of several aimed at creating a cleaner Los Angeles and “a model for sustainable industrial development in North America.” |
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