The winners of the ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12 have been announced. The contest gives Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts. Click on this Environmental Headline for more on this story.
The Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, which monitors the votes of state legislators on environmental issues, reports a number of environmental wins during the course of the 2013 session. CFE says that in a strong session for Long Island Sound, a big victory on Clean Water Funding stood out. Click on this Environmental Headline for the whole story and links to their websites for more information.
Solar electric photovoltaic (PV) and solar heating and cooling (SHC) systems installed in Connecticut after January 1, 2014 will be property tax exempt cutting the cost of solar for state business by thousands of dollars under a bill supported and partially drafted by members of SolarConnecticut, Inc. and signed into law today by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
“The substantial increase to energy efficiency funding in H.B. 6360 is a significant milestone and should be celebrated by all Connecticut residents who care about clean air and economic development,” said Mark LeBel, energy fellow for Connecticut Fund for the Environment.
The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority has awarded an $11.6 million contract for the final phase of capping the 96-acre landfill. This final section – about 35 acres – will have photovoltaic panels mounted on top of a special artificial turf. The project is expected to generate about one megawatt of electricity, or enough to power about 1,000 homes at peak efficiency. Solar generation is impacted by weather and the sun’s position in the sky.
DEEP Offering Training to Volunteers for Monitoring Boat Launches to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species First Training Session for 2013 Connecticut’s Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that training is again available for people interested in volunteering their time to monitor their local boat launches for the presence of the invasive
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CTLCV issues the following strong statement today in response to a move by the legislature to back pedal on the state’s clean energy goals: “The legislature blew it,” they write. “The state legislature’s vote today to retreat from our state’s clean energy goals practically guarantees that we get locked into large, environmentally damaging HydroQuebec power to flood our energy market and damage the growing industry that creates jobs related to clean, renewable power in Connecticut.” Click for more from CTLCV.
Position Responsibilities. The Development Director will lead ENE’s Development team and work closely with our Communication team and program staff and provide key institutional leadership in the following areas of responsibilities: Foundation Relations and Grants Management: Coordinate foundation outreach materials and plans; identify and pursue new foundation opportunities; work with state and project teams to
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New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan’s letter says the Connecticut proposal that would allow hydro to be counted toward that state’s renewable energy goals quote, “undermines our common goal of fostering new and small-scale renewable resources here in New England.”
What do you think? Click on this Environmental Headline for more of this story and to add your comment to the energy mix.
In a close contest, a panel of judges recently selected wildlife artist John Brennan’s depiction of three hooded mergansers as the winner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) 2013-14 Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation (Duck) Stamp Art Contest.
Responsibilities and Qualifications. The Senior Policy Advocate and Director, ENE Massachusetts Office, will have a lead role advancing ENE’s efforts to promote and implement energy and climate policy reforms focusing on energy efficiency, clean energy, utility and power grid policy reforms, and global warming solutions in Massachusetts and regional forums. The position may also
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South Windsor manufacturer ClearEdge Power has installed a 400 kilowatt fuel cell at the Science Building at Western Connecticut State University.
Air Permit Amnesty for Schools DEEP’s Air Bureau has notified all of Connecticut’s public and private K-12 schools about an opportunity to participate in a short-term Air Permit Amnesty Program. Schools often operate boilers and diesel generators that may be large enough to require individual air permits or, combined, may trigger Title V applicability. The
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Fresh from announcing plans to manufacture a 1.4-megawatt fuel-cell power plant to service Hartford Hospital, Danbury-based FuelCell Energy said Thursday it expects to report improved revenue for the second quarter, and investors are taking notice. For more on this story, visit: FuelCell shares jump on revenue outlook – StamfordAdvocate.
Danbury’s FuelCell Energy Inc. will install one of its 1.4-megawatt alternative-energy power generators to light and heat Hartford Hospital. Click on this Environmental Headline for more on this story from Hartford Business.
$816,706 in competitive, matching grants have been awarded to expand Connecticut’s $3.5 billion agricultural industry. The investments are made through the Connecticut Department of Agriculture’s Farm Transition Grant and Farm Viability Grant programs and will assist farms, agricultural nonprofits, and municipalities increase production, promote Connecticut Grown products, and create jobs.
A proposal to build Connecticut’s first wind farm in the state’s Northwest Corner has been blowing around for several years. Now an appeal brought by a citizens’ group that opposes the project will be heard by the state Supreme Court in coming months.
DEEP continues to push hard for a vote on the bill. We need to tell them No Clean Energy Rollbacks Take action: join us at for a protest at DEEP around noon followed by a public hearing on DEEP’s Renewable Portfolio Standard study. The hearing starts this Thursday April 11th at 1pm at 79 Elm
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Located in Hartford, Conn., at the Connecticut Convention Center on Sept. 19 and 20, Alternative Energy & Building Efficiency is designed to promote energy efficiency in buildings and the use of alternative energy technologies to augment the energy needs of residential homes, commercial buildings, campuses, industry and other settings. For more on this story, visit:
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State environmental officials are trying to decrease reliance on energy from wood-burning biomass and tap into hydropower from dams in Canada to help meet its escalating renewable-energy targets, something it expects this year to miss for the first time.
