Much as was the case with this time last year, there seem to be fewer conferences on the topics of sustainability and clean energy during the month of December, especially toward the end of the month. Whether it’s the cold temperatures, the holiday season in much of the western world, or fatigue, most of the [...]
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December Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
December 2nd, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Clean Technology, Conferences, Education, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Sustainable Development 
Tags: Africa, Calendar, Colorado, Lifecycle, Wind Power 
No Comments »New Wind Research Facility in Charleston, S.C.
November 28th, 2010 Justin Manger About a month ago, Clemson University started construction on a $98 million wind turbine research facility that will provide a testing ground for newer and more powerful wind turbines. An old, 82,262 square foot military warehouse located in North Charleston will undergo 18 months of renovation to be turned into what the Charleston Post & [...]
Philadelphia Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field to Produce It’s Own Power
November 23rd, 2010 Eric Wilson While watching the Sunday night football game the other night I noticed a sign in the background that said something to the effect of “When we recycle, everyone wins”. I didn’t think much of it until there was a brief in-game story about on site clean energy produced at the Philadelphia Eagles’ stadium. Last week, [...]
Five Friday Facts – Renewable Energy
November 5th, 2010 Eric Wilson As part of the Eco-Libris’ Green Book Campaign (mentioned in last week’s Five Friday Facts) 2nd Green Revolution is reviewing Thriving Beyond Sustainability by Andres Edwards. It’s chock full of potential Five Friday Facts. This set relating to the energy transition that has occurred over the past decade demonstrates the growth of the renewable energy [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Renewable Energy Tags: Biomass, Grid, Hydroelectricity, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy, Wind Power No Comments »Scientists Quantify Cost Savings of Local Wind Production
November 1st, 2010 Eric Wilson For the past several years, the Great Plains of the United States and the Dakotas in particular, have been referred to as the Saudi Arabia of wind and looked to as a panacea for renewable energy production. However, one of the major concerns is the vast distance the electricity generated by wind turbines would need [...]
Can We Reduce Peak Electrical Consumption?
October 28th, 2010 Eric Wilson One of the barriers to bringing renewable energy online is its unreliability. The fact that wind and solar in particular are intermittent can reek havoc on electrical demand. Peak load, the electrical consumption during the highest demand times, requires base load power: a steady, reliable source of electricity. Because electricity cannot be stored at a [...]
Noise from Wind Turbines and Compostable Bags
October 24th, 2010 Eric Wilson In light of the recent news that Frito-Lay will discontinue the compostable chip bag used by subsidiary SunChips, I came across a story from the New York Times that has some similar sentiments. Some history first though. My sister, a physician in the Northeast, told me some time back that she had come across studies [...]
$5 billion for Atlantic Coast Off-Shore Wind Transmission Backbone
October 12th, 2010 Justin Manger There is some very exciting news this morning regarding wind power. The New York Times reports there is funding for a “proposed $5 billion transmission backbone for future offshore wind farms along the Atlantic Seaboard that could ultimately transform the region’s electrical map.” Google, sticking to its pattern of investing in renewable power, has come on [...]
Weekly Presidential Address Discusses Clean Energy
October 6th, 2010 Eric Wilson This past Saturday during his weekly address (which can be seen below), President Obama stated that there is “perhaps no industry with more potential to create jobs now – and growth in the coming years – than clean energy.” In particular he cited a recently approved solar energy installation in California as an example of [...]
Posted in China, Eric Wilson, Policy, President Obama Tags: Battery, Clean Energy, Green Jobs, Hybrids, Jobs, Solar Energy, Wind Power No Comments »1 Year Ago Today: President Established Sustainability Goals
October 5th, 2010 Eric Wilson One year ago today, President Obama signed an Executive Order that set “sustainability goals for Federal agencies” and focused “on making improvements in their environmental, energy and economic performance.” As set forth, “The Executive Order requires Federal agencies to set a 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target within 90 days; increase energy efficiency; reduce fleet [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, President Obama, Sustainability Tags: Clean Energy, Colorado, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy, Water Conservation, Wind Power No Comments »
