All Entries in the "Community Development" Category
How To Embed Sustainability Into Corporate Culture: A Cheat Sheet
August 16, 2011 Reprinted with permission Copyright, all rights reserved Derek Wong is a Toronto based sustainability consultant. He holds an Engineering degree from University of Melbourne and is a CSA America certified greenhouse gas professional. See contact info and more posts like this at Carbon49.com. 93% of CEOs see sustainability as important to their [...]
Clever Accounting Lets Utilities Cash In When You Go Solar
August 13, 2011 Reprinted with Permission Copyright, all rights reserved I recently got a copy of a utility bill for a Minnesota business that has a 40-kilowatt (kW) solar PV array. I wanted to learn how quickly he’d pay off his array with the electricity savings. I was shocked. Payback time was 30 years. Even [...]
The Next Logical Step in Solar PV Adoption
I recently ran a small, informal poll on a couple of solar (and related) online discussion groups, asking if respondents had installed solar on their own property, and if not, why not. Results showed, without a doubt, the two most frequent reasons people had not already implemented solar were: (1) the cost; and (2) they [...]
Department of Energy Solar America Communities Report Available
As part of the Department of Energy’s ongoing research and development efforts, it has also been focusing on accelerating a robust nationwide market for the currently available technologies. As a result of those efforts DOE released the Second Edition of its SOLAR POWERING YOUR COMMUNITY: A GUIDE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS in January of this year. [...]
Couple’s Dream of Owning a Solar-Powered Home Meets Opposition
By David Dobs Electrical Engineer, PE Copyright 2011 Having been an electrical engineer with 35 years experience in the profession as a consulting engineer, I have always had the dream of someday owning a solar-powered home. In March 2011, I completed a course of study in the design and installation of solar energy systems and [...]
A Textbook Example: Why American Schools Must Go Green
Schools across the country – including many in California and Colorado – are utilizing their rooftops and PPAs to go green in an affordable and socially responsible way. by Michael Laine, MP2 Capital and Clint Montgomery, Superintendent, Northwestern Regional School District No. 7 Published: September 8, 2010 (This article was originally published by RenewableEnergyWorld.com and [...]
Want to Understand Feed-In Tariffs?
Thanks to Craig Lewis, at Right Cycle, here is a great presentation on the how’s, why’s, what works and what doesn’t: Craig Lewis FIT & WDG presentation April 2009 from Joshua LaForge on Vimeo. Also, here’s a great analysis for further understanding: REESA The Renewable Energy & Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 Contact us [...]
Hiring Managers! Time to Adjust!!
January 8, 2010 by Richard Carter I communicate with a couple hundred people each week. They span a range of occupations, nearly all in the renewable energy industry or related, and they can span anywhere from business owners, engineers, architects, researchers, politicians, recruiters, and the otherwise interested. In the last few weeks a common theme [...]
