In Vermont, The Guard has been planning on going solar. And they have already eyed a place where they can build a solar farm. What is currently a field filled with snow would soon become a solar farm if they decide to push through with this solar project.

Col. Doug Fick is the Vermont Air National Guard’s commander. On this, he says, “Right here what we are looking at right now is one of our prime proposed sites if we go the photovoltaic route.”

They are actually looking at putting in 5000 units of solar panels on that available piece of land. That sure will bring in a lot of power to help with their facilities. At present, engineers have been studying the whole project so as to see what would be the best way to actually use the land for solar use.

That’s really a good project if you ask me. And people will know more about solar power and what it can do. Hope this project pushes through.

Source: Vermont’s Own

The airport officials of Los Angeles had purchased some 17,750 acres of land. This piece of lot is located in Palmdale and they were thinking that they could use such for an airport. However, up until now, the airport has still yet to be constructed. And so as they say, idle land is useless land.

But now they have come up with something good for the lot. They now are thinking of building a solar farm there. They have checked with experts and it is said that the whole land could bring in 100 megawatts of power. That is surely a huge amount.

Of course, they still would have to go for an approval for this kind of project. H. David Nahai, the general manager of the LA Department of Water and Power, says that if the project pushes through, then it will be like a clean power plant for the city.

Source: Los Angeles Times

That is the truth for Shasta College. This college in Redding is going to be saving tons in electricity bills. Thanks to solar facilities that the school has, they would not have to shell out much each month.

Joe Wyse is the VP for admin services for the school and he says that he wants to take advantage of the fact that the area that the school is in has a lot of days when the sun shines really brightly. Of course, that is really great. And it is for free so just imagine the benefits that you will be having in the long run.

At present, they are looking at how they can put in the solar project. They are thinking of setting it up at the college’s pasture so that there can be more than enough space for the sun to shine straight at the panels. There are already a number of companies trying to grab the deal with Shasta College.

Source: Redding.com

The town hall of Merrillville is going to be saving a lot on their power bills. See, it has just gone solar.

What happened was that the town hall was given 30 units of solar panels. These have been installed on the roof of the building already last weekend. And when the sun comes a-shining, then the town hall will not need worry because power will not be coming from the grid.

The whole solar roofing project was really not heavy on the pocket of the town. See, they were able to purchase the needed materials with the help of a grant that amounted to $23,250. Plus, there were those with kind hearts who gave additional materials plus those who volunteered to do the task. Estimates have it that the whole of Merrillville will be able to save $600 at the very least for a year. That is thanks to the solar panels.

Source: Post-Tribune

All thanks to Sunetric Hawaii. If not for the company, a solar farm would not be seen in Hawaii’s Wilcox Memorial Hospital. This hospital can be found in Kauai, Hawaii.

The project is actually the brainchild of the Hawaii Pacific Health Partners. Reports say that this solar farm in the Wilcox Memorial Hospital is actually the very first in a hospital in the mentioned state. It is also the second largest in all solar farms in Hawaii, as Sunetric had mentioned in a news report.

What the solar farm will do is take the sun’s rays and use it to supply power to the hospital. It is estimated that when the sun shines brightly, the whole solar farm will bring in at least 52% of the total power needs of the hospital. This solar farm is actually 500 kW.

With this kind of solar project, one can say that the hospital will surely be spending less on energy and electricity bills. The money they save, they sure can use to further improve their services.

Source: Pacific Business News

Like in many places around the world, there are still areas which do not have electricity yet. I know this may sound like it is something that we all are not used to. After all, you may not be reading this article if not for electricity.

Anyhow, in Pakistan, there are still areas which are affected by such. One example is this village known as Arab Goth. See, it has not been receiving electricity from the grid because it is not even connected to it.

Thanks to several non-governmental organizations, those in Arab Goth can now experience the power of electricity. See, the NGOs have brought about a solar project that allows the villagers to have power to light up the dark nights.

The solar project is made up of 15 solar panels. These are able to bring power to light around 65 houses that have at least one bulb. Now people can continue working even during the night because they have light.

Source: Reuters India

It is time for the Solar Decathlon. And students are now preparing their knowledge about solar power and their designing skills once again. For this year, they are going to build a solar house.

The house is going to be built in Washington, DC’s National Mall. Students who will be joining the contest should start building their solar house wherever they are right now. And then come October this year, they will have to bring that house to Washington and put it back down there. There is going to be 20 entries to this Solar Decathlon competition.

Peter Secan is a student of architecture. He is also one of the students joining the contest. He said that they are going to be build a house based on the concept of homeostasis. He said, “The adaptive skin both protects and helps create an equilibrium.”

I do wish you the best of luck guys!

Source: www.azstarnet.com

It is going to be early lessons on alternative energy for those kids who go to the German American School which is located in Portland. See, this school will be having a renewable energy project right there. So everyday that the kids go to school, they will be told of just what they can get from this kind of energy source.

Thanks to the group SolarWorld, the German American School has received 45 solar modules which actually has the capacity to product 175 watts. All of these have been donated by the mentioned group. This number of solar modules could actually help give power to three houses. That is the statistics given by Elaina Medina who is the spokesperson for the Portland General Electric.

Thor Hinckley is the manager of PGE’s renewable power program and on this, he said, “The way the project is structured, the solar panels on the south side of the school are very visible to students in the playground. The school also intends to have a kiosk available for public viewing that shows people how much energy it’s generating.”

Source: Beaverton Valley Times

This company’s project is in Kona Commons. Kona Commons can be found on the Big Island and this area has just been given a very huge rooftop that has got solar panels all over it. This project has already been completed just recently. The company behind it? Sunetric. It was known before as the Suntech Hawaii.

According to the report, the whole Kona Commons project had taken the company quite a lot of effort. See, the whole rooftop had to be covered with 17 various solar power systems. So just imagine how huge that rooftop is and just how many solar power systems they had to create.

BJ Kobayashi is the head of the Kobayashi Group which has been the group behind the Kona Commons. On this, he said, “We are pleased with the results of our collaboration with Suntech Hawaii to create this first-of-its-kind system.” He also disclosed that he is happy that they will be able to offer something new to their tenants which is going to be also green.

Source: Pacific Business News

Tons of members of the US forces have been deployed in various places in the Middle East because of the ongoing war. Now, the US government is looking at shelling out finances so as to be able to help the US forces get better lives there by using the sun’s power. Baghdad is one of the locations where these US forces solar projects are going to take place.

Of course, it is important to keep in mind that not such solar projects for the US military is not something new. In fact, it has been used widely by the US forces because it is the sure means of getting power. Solar power in US forces camps is going to be helpful especially for emergencies.

Another thing that the US forces have been using solar power for is actually putting up solar streetlamps in Baghdad. It is said that these streetlights helps people in the area feel secured and so also as to help lessen the number of insurgents roaming in the areas.

Source: Wired