Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Residential Wind Power - Wind & Solar Energy Industry Panel (Pt. 1)




How does Wind Power work? How does Solar Energy work? Does Renewable Energy have the potential to offset fossil fuels? And if so, when? Should I put a solar panel or wind turbine on my roof? How much will it cost me? Who is hiring? Get the scoop on the state of the Renewable Energy Field straight from industry insiders Adam Serchuk and Chance Currington. Students were able to ask questions in a panel format after the presentations. Serchuk is the Director of Market Intelligence for Vestas Wind Systems, the largest manufacturer of wind turbines in the world. Serchuk is responsible for forecasting the world's energy portfolio and Vestas' opportunities. Currington, is Sales Manager and Lead Systems Designer for Sunlight Solar Energy Inc, an Oregon solar provider. Currington is an expert on solar incentives and tax credits to homeowners. Recorded at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Oregon as part of the Annual Sustainability Lecture Series on May 5th, 2011. The Renewable Energy & Sustainability Center Depts.Clackamas.Edu/Sustainability Vestas Vestas.com Sunlight Solar Energy Inc. Sunlightsolar.com Check out the rest of the Sustainability Lecture Series videos on Clackamas Community College's Youtube channel or in DVD format from the Dye Library.



In the News:




Environmental Leader

Japan Solar Shipments May Jump 10-Fold, Industry Group Says
Bloomberg
The subsidies are part of government efforts to cut Japan's reliance on atomic energy after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami led to radiation leaks from a nuclear power plant. Domestic solar battery shipments are about 1 gigawatt a year in Japan, ...
Renewable EnergyEnergy for futureMorungExpress

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House energy committee steps up investigation of Solyndra
Daily Caller
Not really relevant to the article but, I have always wondered where companies like Solyndra get their power to make these solar panels, or wind turbines, or any so-called green form of energy. Don't worry, HRM Obama probably took his tithe beforehand. ...

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Heat puts strain on electrical grid
Jacksonville Daily Progress
According to ERCOT records wind power accounts for 12 percent of installed capacity on the grid, and 8 percent of energy generated in 2010. Other energies, including biomass and solar account for 2 percent of installed capacity on the grid and 1 ...

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China has set a target of creating 3 GW of concentrated solar thermal power ...
REVE
China has recently emerged as the world's dominant player of solar power. China has set a target of creating 1 GW of concentrated solar energy (CSP) by 2015, a government plan showed Friday, as part of its efforts to expand the use of alternative ...

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Telegraph.co.uk (blog)

Green jobs? Wot green jobs? (pt 242)
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Solyndra is the third US solar manufacturer to fail in a month as falling panel prices and weak global demand are driving a wave of industry consolidation. President Obama visited Solyndra's factory in May 2010 to promote investments in renewable ...

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