March 9, 2012
The Oregonian: Under overcast skies, Patti Jarrett learned she had a nearly ideal roof for the 3.29-kilowatt solar energy system she planned to lease. South facing. Good tilt. Little shade. An hour later, she wrote Sunlight Solar a check to install panels she contends will provide significant energy savings over the next 20 years. Jarrett, [...] Read More
March 7, 2012
By Charlotte Duren | KTSK Radio: Wrangell is taking a close look at its future energy needs. The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) held a meeting in Wrangell recently to discuss the issue and the role biofuels are playing in many Alaska communities. KSTK’s Charlotte Duren has more on some of the Southeast projects, as [...] Read More
March 7, 2012
By Bitty in Sitka Conservation Society: Green Girls Grow is an event that toured three communities in Southeast Alaska to bring Girl Scouts a new way to look at renewable energy and conservation. Bitty Balducci, SCS AmeriCorps member, and Melissa Edwards, Girl Scout Southern Tongass Membership and Program Specialist, developed the energy-themed curriculum and made [...] Read More
March 6, 2012
Yoni Cohen | Greentech: “I was involved in the planning for OIF-1 [Operation Iraqi Freedom-1], going across the berm into Iraq,” said Lieutenant General Raymond Mason, the Army’s Deputy Chief of Staff for logistics. “There were a number of decision points. Two decision points that the CENTCOM [U.S. Central Command] commander had were: [1] he [...] Read More
March 2, 2012
By Ed Schoenfeld of CoastAlaska News: Backers of biomass energy pitched wood-pellet heat as a money-saver during a legislative hearing today (Feb. 21st). Alaska Energy Authority staff and others talked to the House Committee on Economic Development about the Southeast Alaska Integrated Resource Plan. The document recommends developing more pellet and other wood heat, as [...] Read More
March 2, 2012
By Ucilia Wang of RenewableEnergyWorld.com: Given the low interest rates and plummeting prices for solar energy equipment, it would seem a good time for investing in solar power generation. GE Energy Financial Services, for one, has been pursuing solar deals actively and on Wednesday it announced a $100 million equity investment in a solar power [...] Read More
March 2, 2012
By Leslie Guevarra of GreenBiz.com: Savvy investments in energy efficiency retrofits for buildings could yield more than three times their value, mounting to about $1 trillion in energy savings in a decade, says new research from Deutsche Bank and The Rockefeller Foundation. The study released today said that yield would be just one of the [...] Read More
February 29, 2012
By Katie Fehrenbacher |Cleantech: Bill Gates told an audience of energy entrepreneurs, scientists and investors at the ARPA-E energy conference on Tuesday that “It’s crazy how little we’re funding energy.” Energy research is underfunded by a factor of two, Gates said, referring to the amount of current U.S. government investment in energy research. Underfunding energy [...] Read More
February 29, 2012
By Stephen Lacey, Climate Progress:: Homeowners associations are notoriously resistant to solar, often banning roof-top installations that conflict with their aesthetic values. But what if you could install an invisible solar system on your home that no one knows is there? Last week, researchers announced they had produced the largest see-through organic solar module to [...] Read More
February 29, 2012
By Rhonda McBride | Channel 2 News: Anchorage business leaders got an update on the proposed Susitna-Watana dam, one of those mega projects that Alaskans have dreamed about since the 1980’s. The Alaska Energy Authority is developing it with funding from the state legislature. Wayne Dyok, the AEA’s project manager for the proposed dam, told [...] Read More
