In an update to the US Dept of Energy’s “Wind 101” featured here in July 2011 is this great article.
“Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Offshore Wind Energy
Great timing with the big Wind 100 event coming up June 14, 2014 to call for offshore wind here on Long Island.
Last year, Team STATE, winners of the 2013 EmPower Solar Student Competition, went to the U.S. Solar Decathlon in California.
This year, EmPower solar are raising the stakes and will send the 2014 winners to the Solar Competition in Versailles, France.
Do you know a high school student on Long Island or in NYC? Encourage them to enter!
Students, it’s this simple:
This Year’s awards night will be in May at the Town of Hempstead Energy Park.
You can find the 2014 competition instructions and registration form here.
Get your passports ready! We wish everyone the best of luck!
New Solar Panels could be just a click away.
It is “Cyber Monday”. You know- when millions have nothing better to do but shop online, now that they’re back on the job after the holiday weekend ; )!
I thought it would be fun to do some online shopping… For Solar Panels!
If you’re going to shop, at least you » Read more..
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The first in a series of reports from the Offshore Wind Power for New York conference, held at SUNY Stony Brook’s Wang Center on November 13, 2013.
One of the themes was the great resource that we have but we are not using.
Many participating speakers said we are missing out on an economical and ecological way to drive a clean energy economy for New York and Long Island.
What they are saying:
Neal Lewis of Sustainability Institute at Molloy College. “We have some 1500 megawatts… A significant resource that we are not today taking advantage of”
Gordian Raacke, Renewable Energy Long Island: “LIPA’s Fuel costs (annually are) … taking 1.5 billion dollars out of our pockets, out of our economy.”
Roger Clayman, LI Federation of Labor: “an opportunity .. the vast potential we have, right at our fingertips here on Long Island, to create a new kind of economy.”
Catherine Bowes, National Wildlife Federation: “It is staggering how much clean energy is available out there. ”
Adrienne Esposito, Citizens Campaign for the Environment: “we need to have offshore wind as part of our clean, safe, homegrown energy portfolio.”
Watch the video to hear them for yourself.
Sierra Club have a petition to take part in to help bring Offshore Wind to Long Island.
you can sign that petition by clicking this link:Tell Governor Cuomo to lead on clean energy .’
There have been some great stories shared on social media, id like to share with you:
first:
please join me at the Third annual Long Island offshore wind conference Wednesday November 13, 2013:
Offshore Wind Power for New York: Reaching America’s Next Clean Energy Frontier
anyone can attend. If you can not and have questions, please let me know and I will try to get you answers!
and
Community Benefits of Offshore Wind
other news:
The usually fossil fuel-oriented International Energy Agency (IEA), says fossil fuel tax breaks ARE subsidies.
Wind Guru Paul Gipe explains:
and
Ivanpah Concentrated Solar Project Goes Pop
Congratulations to my neighbors Pete and Leah who just went solar, too!
Also, I am in the initial formative stages, working on a project for a big local event… stay tuned.
the sky clears after downpours over the Town of Hempstead’s Energy Park at Point Lookout.
Thursday, August 8, 2013 EmPower Solar presented Family Solar Night At the Town of Hempstead’s Energy Park at Point Lookout.
The rain couldn’t dampen the festivities as over a dozen student teams found out the winners of EmPower’s student contest.
Touted as possibly the largest collection of electric vehicles in this area. Includes entries from Tesla, Toyota, Ford and BMW.
David Schieren, CEO of EmPower spoke on how » Read more..
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to follow up the Global Wind Day post with a link to the winners of this year’s contest.
Some very cool shots!
See them all by clicking Global Wind Day 2013
Honor Earth Day; Support Solar, Wind and The Environment!
You could show the love and…join in:
Support Solar Power
Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) has some Great Ways to show your support for more solar energy through policy initiatives: check them out here:
Act Now / SEIA
Support Wind Power
Power Of Wind is the public outreach of the American Wind Energy Association.
become a Wind Avocate here
Get involved with mature, respectable environmental groups
click here to Join Sierra Club. theyve finally taken the gloves off this year in opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline and actually protested and were arrested for it!
You don’t have to go that far, but you sure can help support them!
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Town of Hempstead’s Point Lookout Energy Park at Department of Conservation and Waterways
The Point Lookout Energy Park, was featured in a US Department of Energy webinar.
The Community Renewable Energy Deployment (CommRE) “Renewable Energy Parks” webinar, from March 19, 2013, was presented by Tara Schneider from the Town of Hempstead Dept of Conservation and Waterways, which built and hosts the energy park.
The webinar explored the concept of energy parks as an outreach to the community, educational opportunity, and as a demonstration of what can be done.
Click here to see the presentation
The presentation talked about
Click here to watch the entire webinar
Point Lookout Energy Park 100kW Wind Turbine and solar array
The other half of the webinar featured Bob Titus of the city of Ellensburg, Washington, who also have their own energy park including a small wind turbine test site.
Click here to read the text of both webinars here
Congratulations to this local project getting the recognition they deserve.
News to start 2014
Hello friends. On the newsfront, just click the links to see the stories I’ve been following…
YOU ARE RENEWABLE ENERGY
Watt’s Happening: The Three Shades of Green
Working In Wind blog from Meredith
Thinking about working in wind? Hear from some experts.
ACTION
Sierra Club : Tell Congress to Protect Clean Energy Jobs
INNOVATION
Largest Wind Turbine In World Ready For Production
New Wind Power Cheaper than Existing Coal and Natural Gas in Many Parts of the Country
US Hybrid licenses fuel cell tech from United Technologies
INDUSTRY NEWS
Clean energy future moves closer – legal victory for Cape Wind, FAA approval upheld
Tourists Flock to Wind Turbines: 14 Examples of Ecotourism
Wind Power Rivals Coal With $1 Billion Order From Buffett
LOCAL
Long Island could lead the nation, world in offshore wind power
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