Let me tell you about my Chevy Volt, now that I’ve been driving it for one year. Back in 2011, when the Volt was first announced. I admired the boldness of GM to bring out a range-extended plug in electric vehicle (PEV) in the midst of such economic uncertainty. In accord with the automotive reviews ...
An interview with Mr. Patrick McCabe, CTO, Greenlancer By Leslie Hedrick Just in the last year, the dramatic drop in solar panel prices has brought the ROI solar energy into acceptable levels, making solar energy a very affordable and attractive investment …which is great. Unfortunately, the soft costs—things like labor, sales, administration engineering and permitting—have ...
Douglas Elbinger, co-founder of Detroit based Greenlancer, will be a featured speaker at the Michigan Energy Fair, taking place June 7 – 8, at the fairgrounds in Ludington MI. The annual Michigan Energy Fair is sponsored by the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association. Mr. Elbinger, Energy Policy Analyst at Greenlancer, is an authority on energy ...
Helping to Secure a Healthier Future – for People and the Planet – One Building at a Time www.NewmanConsultingGroup.us It’s hardly news that buildings use 40 percent of the natural resources and more than 70 percent of the electrical energy in the United States. And facility managers know there are plenty of ways to ...
While scanning the horizon in sea of mostly grim economic news, I found three gems …news reports or economic indicators, if you will, that point to solid and profitable growth in the renewable energy sector of the economy in the 3-5 year term. These indicators point toward a shift in the financing, production, consumption and ...
High Efficiency Solar Panels In recent years research in the solar industry has been focused on creating high efficiency solar panels. Right now, the standard solar module has a 17% efficiency rate at the high end, and roughly 15% or lower efficiency for other modules. The maximum efficiency for the most common solar panels is ...
First Building in Michigan Certified under LEED-EB …and it’s GOLD! In 2005, LaSalle Bank Financial Center, Troy, Michigan, now Bank of America, was the first building in Michigan to achieve the coveted LEED-EB Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The building had previously earned TOBY Awards [The Office Building of the Year ...
What: 8th Annual Michigan Energy Fair Where: Mason County Fairgrounds, Ludington, Michigan When: Friday & Saturday June 7-8. Who: Everyone who is interested or active in Renewable Energy Mr. John Sarver, Executive Director of the GLREA announced that Steve Hilfinger, Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) ExecutiveVice President and Chief Operating Officer, will be the keynote speaker ...
Trends in Solar Energy The upward trends in solar energy have been very encouraging. With the price of solar panels (also referred to as modules) dropping by up to 30%, and with the increase in efficiency of the energy conversion process, it’s no wonder the solar energy industry has the highest current growth rate of ...
No longer theory, but proven fact, solar energy technology takes advantage of the world’s most abundant natural resource – energy from the sun – and turns it into a usable power source. Every day improvements in solar technology are helping to combat rising energy costs, concerns about climate change, and fossil fuel dependence. In the ...
