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Pomfret science team finishes 1st in New England Middle School Science Bowl competitionThe Science Bowl is held annually at the University of Connecticut, and 2010 marked the fourth year a team from Pomfret Community School participated in the race, teacher Tim Hotchkiss said. via Pomfret students’ solar car races to win – Norwich Bulletin. Following the direction of the sun — and a marketplace that is increasingly demanding “green” building components — a local electric company has recently expanded its focus to include solar photovoltaic installations. Anderson Electric Inc., located in Pemberwick, has been nationally certified as a solar photovoltaic installer and is one of only a handful of contractors in the state to achieve the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners certification. via Local electrician follows the sun | Greenwich Post. A private girls’ high school in Middlebury flipped the switch last month on a 520-panel solar power system that will account for at least 25 percent of the electricity use on campus and save an estimated 15 percent on the school’s annual utility bill. The deal — which would have cost Westover $1 million without a partner — represents an ambitious collaboration among the school; Wilton-based Alteris Renewables; Solar Power Partners, Inc. in Mill Valley, Calif., and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund. via Creative Deal Allows School To Flip Switch On Solar Power | Hartford Business. Roger Smith’s latest e-mail tells how the 2010 legislative session gives us the opportunity to advance the use of solar power in Connecticut to create jobs, cut pollution and stabilize electricity costs. House Bill 5362, AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE ENERGY would make it feasible to install enough solar to power the equivalent of 100,000 homes over the next decade. The bill is identical to the bill which passed the state house unanimously last year but was not called for a vote in the state senate. Read more below for information on how YOU can help increase the use of solar energy in the state of Connecticut. Continue reading Roger Smith of Clean Water Action encouraging voters to testify for solar Dank huts, open pits — public facilities in our treasured parks are not always pleasant. So instead, state parks are being equipped with solar-operated composting toilets, a green alternative to outhouses. Solar-powered composting toilets were installed at Huntington State Park over the summer and provide an environmentally friendly alternative to the traditional outhouse. via When nature calls: ‘Going’ green in local parks | Huntington Herald. Citizens for a Greener Manchester will host a program on home solar energy Wednesday at St Bridget School, 74 Main St., from 7 to 9 p.m. via Program Explains Solar Energy, Benefits – Courant.com. The 520 new panels, recently installed on the roof of both the school’s main building and Athletics Center, are in addition to the nearly 8,800 square feet of solar panels on the roof of the Performing Arts Center built in 2008 that distribute power throughout the Middlebury campus. via Westover to begin using new solar panels Friday | The Republican-American. A local glass manufacturing company is seeking a federal grant to help it expand, create dozens of jobs and form a partnership with the University of Connecticut to train students in green energy technology. via Glass company sees future in solar mirror | The Republican-American. Joshua Ross, a partner in the Ross Solar Group of Brookfield, said the energy systems the company installs in homes and small businesses in the Tri-state area can usually lower average monthly electrical costs “by 70 to 80 percent.” Ross and his brother, Jason, recently moved the company, which has about 10 staff members, from Danbury to 72 Grays Bridge Road, in Brookfield. via Brothers Relocate Solar Energy Firm – Housatonic Times. Sandy Point won’t be going to the dogs. That was abundantly clear at the public forum Wednesday night on the Avalonia Land Conservancy’s decision to partner with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to manage the island nature preserve in Little Narragansett Bay. via New enforcement at Sandy Point | The Day. While Congress continues to debate a global warming bill, we can lead the way in CT by investing in solar power. Environment CT came very close to passing a Solar Bill last session, and with our help, we can pass the bill this spring. The Go Solar Connecticut campaign is working to pass this legislation restructuring Connecticut’s solar power incentives to build over 300 megawatts of solar power, the equivalent of up to 100,000 solar powered homes statewide. The solar power generated would help cut Connecticut’s global warming pollution by the equivalent of taking 500,000 cars off our roads. It would also support over 3,000 “green jobs” supporting solar power in Connecticut over the next decade. via Go Solar Connecticut working to pass solar legislation | GoPetition. As Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, works to carry out the goals outlined in the President’s Climate Commitment, the Sustainability Committee and the Utilities Department are considering bringing more renewable energy sources to campus. The plans on the table include two major projects: Ageo-thermal plant and solar panels on top of the Freeman Athletic Center. via Committees Propose Geothermal Plant and Solar Panels — The Wesleyan Argus. WINSTED — Northwestern Regional School has begun harnessing a small dose of electricity from its new solar panels, Superintendent Clint Montgomery said Wednesday night. The roof of the school building contains roughly 2,100 solar panels. Besides using renewable energy, the school district is incorporating the solar panel project into its science curriculum. via Northwestern Regional begins harnessing solar panel – The Register Citizen . Flamboyant billionaire Ted Turner has joined forces with Southern Company, an Atlanta-based utility with 42 gigawatts of capacity, to seek out alternative energy projects. The two will initially focus on large-scale solar projects in the southwest, currently one of the hotbeds of solar development in the country. via Ted Turner Gets Back Into Solar : Greentech Media. COHOES — The Cohoes City School District was awarded a $309,821 New York State Energy Research and Development Authority grant which will be used to fund the installation of a solar panel system, officials said Tuesday. Alteris Renewables Incorporated, with offices in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Albany, will install the panels. They will also provide training for familiarizing the faculty with the system and will provide a free solar electric talk for interested classes. via Solar panels for Cohoes School – The Record News. WINSTED — Northwestern Regional High School officials are still waiting to get the green light to flick the switch for a new solar energy system after a strong winter wind storm late last month delayed bringing the system online. The project, which is being managed by Vermont-based GrowSolar, involved the installation of 3,000 individual solar panels on the district building’s roof. via Northwestern ready to switch to solar | TCExtra.com. EOS Ventures, a renewable energy development company in Hancock, Mass., had a high-profile beginning — the installation of the first 1.5-megawatt wind turbine at any ski resort in the country.At the time, summer of 2007, EOS didn’t exist. But the process of designing, permitting, funding, purchasing and erecting the 1.5-megawatt turbine on Hancock’s Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort was the crucible upon which the EOS concept was formed. via EOS looked at methods to provide solar energy – Berkshire Eagle Online. EAST HAVEN — The town will rebid the project to install photovoltaic solar panels on the roofs of four schools after an unsuccessful bidder raised questions about the low bidder’s state certification, a town official said Wednesday. Low bidder Eric Bartone of DBS Energy in Berlin, Conn., recently obtained what proved to be the wrong bidder certification from a state agency. via Back to square one for solar project – The New Haven Register. WINSTED — Northwestern Regional School will begin harnessing electricity from its new solar panels by next week, district Superintendent Clint Montgomery said at a Board of Education meeting Wednesday. “We expect to throw the switch next week to transfer (from our current electrical system to the solar panel system)” Montgomery said. “We will put the television monitor in the atrium of the building.” via Northwestern Regional School solar panels nearly ready – The Register Citizen. East Lyme – One local family is the first in the region to take advantage of federal stimulus funds to install a solar thermal system to heat their home. Just a few weeks ago, Aegis-Solar Energy installed a solar thermal system at Bill and Kathleen Derry's home on Pennsylvania Avenue. The “green” system works by generating heat from sunlight and reduces fuel bills significantly. Though the cost of installing a solar thermal system is higher than that of installing a conventional water heater, the fuel savings can pay back the cost of the system in a few years, with federal and state incentives. via Let the Sun Shine | The Day |
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