January 12th, 2010
Mike Sheehan, P.E., works on state level rulemaking and workshops for IREC, and the UEDS is his particular area of expertise. He’s a highly technical guy (he was one of the original members of the IEEE 1547 Committee on Distributed Resources), and exceptionally adept at simplifying those technical details into easily understandable bits for the ... Read More
January 12th, 2010
Sandia has received ISO 9001 certification by the British Standards Institute (BSI-Americas). Sandia received its ISO 9001:2008 Certificate of Registration following a comprehensive ISO audit conducted by BSI-Americas. In late October, BSI auditors visited Sandia to assess the system of policies, processes, procedures, tools, and roles and responsibilities used to manage Sandia.
Sandia’s ISO 9001 scope ... Read More
January 4th, 2010
Delaware Technical Community College (DTCC) has posted three-full time faculty positions for green energy technology education.
Posted as Energy Management & Renewable Energy Technology Instructor, the three positions will be for DTCC’s New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties campuses. Applicants are encouraged to indicate the location(s) of interest on their applications. According to the DTCC, the ... Read More
December 30th, 2009
If you’ve ever searched for information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency and you haven’t used DSIRE, you’ve been wasting a lot of valuable time.
A couple of impressive (if not enviable) DSIRE datapoints:
DSIRE contains information on over 2,000 renewable energy and energy efficiency programs;
DSIRE is visited by more ... Read More
December 29th, 2009
By all accounts, 2009 was one very active year for DOE’s Solar America Cities Initiatives (SAI), far from the typical business-as-usual model.
Starting in March, with the second Solar America Cities Annual Meeting in San Antonio, to the announcement in October of DOE’s Special Projects grants for Solar America Cities and a network of regional solar ... Read More
December 29th, 2009
January 2010 Small Wind Newsletter
December 17th, 2009
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) released on December 16, 2009 the announcement that they will offer a “seal of approval” for wind technician training programs. Wind Technician Training Programs. The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) applauds AWEA’s work to set the bar high for wind industry training.
“AWEA’s ’seal of approval’ is an important step to assure ... Read More
December 15th, 2009
The December 2 issue of this newsletter featured an interview with Dr. Mary Spilde, President of Lane Community College (LCC). For more than 20 years, and with visionary faculty like Roger Ebbage, LCC has been at the front of the pack for energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) programs. Mention ‘community college green workforce ... Read More
December 15th, 2009
It was 20 years ago when Christopher Warfel, Principal of ENTECH Engineering, responded to a request from his brother to conduct an energy audit at the school at which he (the brother) taught. The audit went well—well enough that Warfel ended up writing a grant for new windows, lighting and a new furnace for the ... Read More
December 15th, 2009
On December 15th, New York’s Governor David A. Paterson accepted the final 2009 State Energy Plan from the New York State Energy Planning Board. The Energy Plan provides a comprehensive blueprint for New York to continue to transition to a clean energy economy over a 10-year planning horizon, and is the first State energy plan ... Read More
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